English 2311 Final Exam Fall 2016 Texas Tech University

1. Learning Outcomes
Achieved in 2311
English 2311 Technical Writing: Final
Cody Mayfield
Section #14

2. 2
Fall 2016
English 2311:
I initially took this course for the same
reason as most students, “Because my
advisor told me to.” However, to my
pleasant surprise, I actually enjoyed it.
This course is simply intended to
introduce you to the different patterns of
writing found in various reports and
letters for businesses, industries, etc.
Thankfully, this course is so much more
interesting than the afore mentioned.
Through this course I have learned a lot
about my writing habits, both good and
bad. With my new knowledge of
technical communication I feel that I am
ready to go and create whatever
business related document I can think
of. This course allowed me the
opportunity to work with my classmates
and build lasting relationships with my
peers through in-class and out-of-class
group work.
I would now like to present some of our
learning objectives that we covered
throughout this past semester
introduction

3. Rhetoric
01
Learning Outcomes
Writing
02
Design
03
Collaboration
04
Ethics and Culture
05
Applied Technology
06

4. 4
Rhetoric
Through the readings in our course and
with the assistance of my professor I
was able to gain a fair knowledge of
rhetorical language throughout this
semester.
In everything we do there is always a
different rhetorical situation.
In the first section we focused on
presenting ourselves to future
employers and ensuring that they knew
just who we are. With our hardcopy and
visual resume, we were able to display
visual communication.
Continuing onto the second unit, we
focused more on linguistic
communication as well as visual as we
learned how to work with out groups in
the creation of our mobile app prototype.
In unit three we used direct
communication to inform potential app
users of our research findings.
Finally throughout both the fourth and
fifth sections of the course we used
many examples of linguistic, spatial, and
visual communication. These two
required us to be very professional and
proactive in seeing that our work was
attended to and that our
accomplishments were still in reach.
Learning Outcomes

5. 5
Writing
Writing played a very large and
important role in this course. Throughout
each unit we used some of our classic
writing knowledge such as good
grammar and correct spelling. In
addition, we had to use different writing
concepts in each different unit.
In unit one we had to focus on being
very clear and concise as this was for
our resume. We also needed to create
verb-first phrases when we listed out our
skills.
Unit two focused on revising text to
make it more comprehensive to the
reader, for example, adding steps, tips,
and directions to a car manual.
Our third unit focused on the delivery of
results found throughout our usability
testing, as well as the usability test itself
where we had to create unique
questions for our prototype.
For the fourth unit we needed to write a
script for our video presentation that
was
Learning Outcomes
Example of steps used
during mobile app prototype
easy to
understand, as
well as provide
subtitles to our
video.
Finally, in the fifth
unit, we composed
a proposal letter to
the manufacturer
using professional
rhetoric while
remaining clear
and concise.

6. 6
Design
Design. Where to begin?
This is the learning outcome that I
believe I struggled with the most. Before
this semester I was not a very organized
person and I think that hindered me at
first with this objective.
Formatting our resume was the big
design objective we focused on in unit
one.
In unit two our design was not very
organized. We were storyboarding and
creating mock-ups for our prototype. In
turn, at times it was a mess. See image
to the right!
Our design for the third unit was focusing on
creating an easy to follow survey and
comprehensive scenarios for our testers.
For the fourth unit we created a video
presentation which took time designing how
we wanted our video to look (lighting,
backdrop, team member, etc.).
Lastly, design became a huge concept to
follow in unit five. We created a professional
proposal full of images, graphs, and helpful
information.
Learning Outcomes
In addition, we created
an attractive cover
page, included a helpful
table of contents, and
even included a
qualifications section
tucked in at the end of
the proposal.

7. 7
Collaboration
Collaboration and teamwork was a huge part of this course, and I loved it! I think it’s
great getting to fuse your ideas with your peers to see what they are thinking. Unit one
is the only unit in this course that was not group work heavy. We broke up once into
groups in this unit
Body content +/or images/examples.
Learning Outcomes
when we got into
hiring committees to
judge sample
resumes. Throughout
the other units
everything was done
with our group and
managed via a project
management board
hosted on Google
Sheets. This image is
a screenshot of my
groups board upon
completion of the fifth

8. 8
Ethics and Culture
Ethics and culture: perhaps one of the
most important learning outcomes out of
these five covered so far. This objective
played a crucial part in each unit.
In units one through five it was important
to remain truthful and not make things
up.
For units two and four (prototype stage
and video presentation), we focused on
being accessible to the users. We don’t
know who will be reading or watching,
so be as helpful as you can. We
ensured that we provided subtitles with
our video and even typed them out
ourselves so we could be sure our
In units three and five we really focused
on not singling anybody out. We avoided
the key “danger words” such as you, he,
she, they, your, etc.
We were sure to never mention anything
offensive or not politically correct for the
safety and enjoyment of our users.
Learning Outcomes

9. 9
Applied Technology
Learning Outcomes
We used many different software and
technology products throughout the
course of this semester.
We used SlideDoc and Microsoft Word
throughout the first unit before quickly
changing things up at the beginning of
unit two. For our prototype we used a
paper prototype creator
called Marvel.
a program called Google Sheets which
assisted myself and my group with
staying on task and getting our
assignments completed.
For the third unit we used a survey host
on the Google platform as well as a user
research tool called Lookback.
Progressing into unit four, we used
iMovie to edit our video clips shot using
a Canon Repel T5 DSLR camera before
posting our final product on YouTube.
In the final unit we headed back to the
basics where we only needed Microsoft
Word to get the job done.
Beginning in
unit two and
continuing all
the way to unit
five, we used

10. I’ve learned a lot.
I can genuinely say that
this course has helped me
prepare for many business
interactions to come. I’m
ready to take my
knowledge and apply it to
my daily life!
In
Conclusion
…

11. thank you Cody Mayfield
cody.mayfield@ttu.edu
Texas Tech University
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