Technical Writing Homework Assignment 3

1.     a.) (meaning he will withdraw from the class for this semester)

b.) (A method of raising money through a crowd or fans of an idea)

c.) (a software that allows its employees to share work at any time)

            2.  a.) Catalyst is a substance that increase the rate of a reaction in two or more chemicals.

                 b.) Job interviews are formal events where a person is being examined for a job.

                 c.) Websites are internet web pages that have certain information on them depending on its use.

            3.

a.) A thermometer is a tool used to find the temperature.

b.) The spark plugs are the engine component that ignite the air/gas mixture in a cylinder.

c.) good

d.) A strike is when employees stop working for a business because they want change.

e.) Multitasking is a time when you are completing more than one task.

4.        

I will be describing a resistor to an electricity class.

A resistor is a simple yet very useful tool in electronics. When a voltage is traveling through a wire it has little to now resistance. This can cause to much power being distributed through a circuit. This is why we use resistors to control the flow of electricity. Resistors are read in ohms and can have small values like a 1.2 ohm resistor or high values like a 330 ohm resistor. A resistor is place in a circuit and takes power in through one end and sends only a fraction of that power out the other. A good way to look at a resistor is as if it is slowing down the movement of power through a circuit. Resistors are color coded so an electrician can identify the resistance of it before using it. The color code system is very simple and can easily be determined with a chart for the different colors.

5.        

I will be describing a breadboard to an electricity class.

A breadboard is a construction base for electronic circuits. Normally when creating a circuit you would need to solder wires together in order for them to transfer electricity. In a bread board there is no soldering needed. It is a hand-held board that has hundreds of small terminals that can have a wire inserted into it. A bread board has six different columns. Every column has 5 normal ports and a positive and negative power source. In each column there are about 100 rows of possible inputs. This make it very useful when creating large circuits that need to be tested still. A bread board can except resistors and a power source. This widens the usability of the bread board and lets you test out what type of resistance you will need for a certain voltage.

6. 

I will be describing how a volt-meter is used

When using a volt-meter, the main use is finding the voltage in a circuit. To do this you would need to plug the red and black wires into their color-coded holes on the volt-meter. Then you will turn the knob on the meter to V meaning volts. After it is turned on you will need to place the positive and negative wires at opposite ends of the circuit to get a reading. The reading can be negative or positive, that just determines the direction the power is moving.  With a volt-meter you can also measure the current. This is done in the same way but you need to turn the nob to the current setting which has a C for current. There are also different ranges for all readings. If a reading is to large or to small you can hit the range button and it will bring you to the correct range to read the value.

7.

Analyze any question ... any way you see fit

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I am not sure where we were supposed to find these instructions on knowledgehound.com but I did find this. It allows you to analyze a question any way you want. You can use charts or tables which is very useful in displaying your data. This is really helpful because you do not need an entire separate software to analyze data and make it look presentable.

8.

These instructions are good but lack a few important details. In step 7 things become a bit fuzzy. In step 7 I think there is more information then what is needed for that step. We do not need to know what the other holes are used for at this time in assembling. Also, when moving the glass door into position it should be stated that having an extra person to help would be very helpful and much safer. Moving large pieces of glass around by your self is very dangerous and difficult. In the instruction it also fails to mention where and when the hardware for this project is used. There is a lot of guessing in assembling these doors.

9.

I will be writing a brief manual for the process of riding a dirt bike.

First, it is extremely important to have all the correct gear for riding a dirt bike. I would recommend going to your local outdoor store and talk to them about the proper gear needed. After the rider is geared up, you can start thinking about riding the bike.

First thing you will need to do it turn the key into the on position. With the key in the on position you will need to press the small black button on the right handle bar to start the engine. Now that the engine is started, it is time to put the bike into gear. Hold in the clutch which is the brake bar on the left side of the handle bars. This put the bike into neutral no matter what. (so if anything goes wrong, pull the clutch in).

Once the bikes clutch is in you can step on the gear sifter, which is on the left side of the bike by your foot. Going down on the sifter will put the bike into first gear. Now, slowly give the bike gas while slowly letting go of the clutch at the same time. You will begin to move forward. Once the clutch in completely released you will be riding in first gear.

Every time you need to shift you need to pull in the clutch and shift either up or down. First gear is always down from neutral and gears 2 and up are all up above neutral. When you are done riding the bike, pull in the clutch and turn the bike off.

Technical Writing Homework assignment 2

2.1) 

If I was applying for a summer job while in college but the job I was applying for was a “continuing, full-time position” it would be unethical for me to withhold the fact that I would only be working in the summer before returning to college. An ethical way of applying at this job would to leave a few sentences on your application explaining the situation I am in and if there is anyway to get a part time summer job. Not letting the employer know about my schooling would be bad candor meaning truthfulness.

2.2) 

With six departments condemning the sale of Simple Study Guides, I think it would be a good idea to listen to the departments. If six departments do not want the book to be sold, then these departments will not advise purchasing this book causing the books sales to be much lower then what the bookstore head has seen in other stores.

3.1) 

Outline work.

3.2) 

I choose the template for a business letter. The template is very simple and has all the need information laid out for you to fill in. It is lacking some extra information that someone might want to put in the letter but it can easily be added. There is a small design on the top and bottom that can have the colors changed to match the businesses or of the like. Overall this template is very simple yet effective for business letters.

4 - Document Analysis

1.     The tone of the comments made on this document are very condescending and do not do much to help the writer. These comments should have tips and helpful ideas in them.

2.     The collaborator does not do a good job at addressing the larger issues. They should be more concerned with if a reader will know what the piece is about, and if the reader can make sense of the piece. There is a bunch of random information throw together without much thought.

3.     The collaborator does address the writing more then he addresses the writer. There are questions about what certain things mean and how they could be explained better.

4.     The collaborators comments do an awful job on focusing on the goal of the document. Instead there are comments that are short and worthless considering what else needs to be worked on in this document. This document needs to better explain the situation and what is being done.

Campus Signage Project Reflection

Working on this project has shown me a lot about signage and how to properly present a sign. I found my sign in the Still Hall on the NIU campus. At first I thought it was an okay sign that had all the needed information and had it laid out properly. After further looking into the sign I began to notice that it had all the information needed, but it was laid out on the poster in a challenging way to understand. I also did not like the background of the poster as it was all black. My poster had to do with a group called Campus Missions International and had a meeting about how life is found in Jesus. Having the background of this entire poster being a black that looks like it could suck you up was not very appealing to the eyes. The poster also had the date slightly hidden in the middle of the page making it hard to find. Overall I think this poster could have been designed differently and a different color scheme could have been utilized to provide the reader with a clear understanding of what the poster is trying to convey.

Homework 9/25

2.1) If I was applying for a summer job while in college but the job I was applying for was a “continuing, full-time position” it would be unethical for me to withhold the fact that I would only be working in the summer before returning to college. An ethical way of applying at this job would to leave a few sentences on your application explaining the situation I am in and if there is anyway to get a part time summer job. Not letting the employer know about my schooling would be bad candor meaning truthfulness.

2.2) With six departments condemning the sale of Simple Study Guides, I think it would be a good idea to listen to the departments. If six departments do not want the book to be sold, then these departments will not advise purchasing this book causing the books sales to be much lower then what the bookstore head has seen in other stores.

3.1) Outline work.

3.2) I choose the template for a business letter. The template is very simple and has all the need information laid out for you to fill in. It is lacking some extra information that someone might want to put in the letter but it can easily be added. There is a small design on the top and bottom that can have the colors changed to match the businesses or of the like. Overall this template is very simple yet effective for business letters.

4 - Document Analysis

1.     The tone of the comments made on this document are very condescending and do not do much to help the writer. These comments should have tips and helpful ideas in them.

2.     The collaborator does not do a good job at addressing the larger issues. They should be more concerned with if a reader will know what the piece is about, and if the reader can make sense of the piece. There is a bunch of random information throw together without much thought.

3.     The collaborator does address the writing more then he addresses the writer. There are questions about what certain things mean and how they could be explained better.

4.     The collaborators comments do an awful job on focusing on the goal of the document. Instead there are comments that are short and worthless considering what else needs to be worked on in this document. This document needs to better explain the situation and what is being done.

Chasing Coral Reflection

Chasing Coral Reflection

This film was one of the most interesting films I have ever watched. It begins with showing all different types of amazing coral and the ecosystem that revolves around it. Then slowly the film introduces the problem, being the coral is dying from the oceans warming. The film really doesn’t point fingers as to what is causing the warming, but it is getting warmer. A man named Richard Verves decides to quit his marketing job and markets the dying coral for the world to see. He creates a team and begins to capture the harsh reality we live in; our coral is dying at an extraordinary rate.  The Great Barrier Reef is their main subject to analyze. In 2016 it lost nearly one third of its coral, so there was plenty of evidence to film. The team would go out and film the reef each day in the same spot in order to make a time-lapse. The finished product is devastating. The coral over just a few months goes from an amazing color to a bleached white. Then as it continues to die, algae begins to grow on it and the coral disappears. The entire process is awful to watch and really makes a point that this needs to be stopped.

Homework 1

Homework 1

NIU has a very simple yet effective home page that looks professional and provides all needed information. Niu’s homepage is accessible from any computer at any time. The home page has a task bar that has most things students and staff would need like the calendar and directory. There is a slide show of students and past events that where at NIU. The slide show takes up majority of the screen when you go to the home page. I don’t think the slide show needs to be that large and take up space that could have other important links. NIU’s homepage is very professional. There are the main links on the task bar up top for quick access. If you keep scrolling there is information about NIU that acts as an advertisement so students go here. It lists how many different degrees are offered along with social media account associated with NIU. Overall our homepage is very clear, accessible and professional.

Reflection on Scardeycat

Reflection

After watching Scardeycat again, I came across some emotions I did not experience in class. When Andy was talking to his attacker, Andy asks him if he had any violence in his past. The attacker says he only had an occasional fist fight with his step father and that it wasn’t that violent. Andy seems so surprised that the attacker does not think of that as violence. I also would consider that to be quite violent, but it really depends where and how you grow up. That scene really hit home on showing that some people think of a fist fight just as a quick rumble. While there are people like Andy and I who would consider a fist fight very violent.