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Question:
Purposes of the Assignment
Reading about what makes a great tutorial is one thing, but planning, creating, writing, and designing your own shows that you understand the concepts at a much deeper level. In short, this project will show that you know how to APPLY the concepts that you have learned so far this semester.
The major assignment for this course is creating your own original tutorial, including images, and once you are finished, you will have achieved all of the Learning Outcomes for this course:
apply general principles for writing and designing effectively for the online environment.
analyze computer software industry documentation and its specialized language.
evaluate and apply current trends concerning online help and tools for creating it.
write and design a software tutorial, procedure, or reference guide from a task-oriented point of view.
create a brief tutorial to include in your professional portfolio.
apply minimalist technical writing principles: knowing your audience, removing nonessential content, and focusing on user goals instead of product functions.
For this assignment. You will be making Instructional document/tutorial for creating and using Instagram Account aiming senior citizens. the instruction manual type of tutorial (even though there may be some overlap with other types) of something that you already know how to do.
Task:
You will create a Instructional document/tutorial for creating and using Instagram Account aiming senior citizens in a PDF
REQUIREMENTS:
Awareness of audience and purpose consistent throughout the document Originality
Step and substep numbers for ALL ACTIONS Follows design best practices
Headings and subheadings with contrast for each topic/subtopic
CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION:
Introduction section:
overview of the software or topic (you can include a history section, and make sure you cite your source with a proper hyperlink or footnote to the source),
hyperlinks to more information,
statement about who your specific audience is, what they need to know, and why they should use this tutorial (purpose)
list of tools, materials, and parts (if necessary)
Multiple chapters/webpages:
Organized and logical content: Think like your audience. Most software tutorials should include: download/installation
toolbar/ribbon starting from the left and moving to the right explaining each tool drop down menu options for each tool
Descriptions, definitions, and HOW-TO steps for each action
Content is relevant and need to know: Don't add advanced info if your audience is beginner level
Appropriate definitions of terms within the tutorial or in a glossary with contrasted terms in the tutorial</span
Logic and connection of ideas/steps in each section
Conclusion section: congratulate your audience, provide links to more information Back matter: FAQ, Troubleshooting guide, Index, Glossary, Credits
Requirements: Length (30+pages/8 webpages, at least 2000 words), audience and purpose awareness, title page/homepage, table of contents/menu, imperative steps
Instructional document/tutorial for creating and using Instagram Account aiming senior citizens.
The sample student tutorials provided below are from previous semesters. The tutorials vary in quality, but all have many strengths. Also, four of the tutorials are 43 to 45 pages while one is 109 pages. Because of the overall quality, the length is fine for all five.
Notice that four are aimed at novices while one is aimed at intermediate users. I recommend providing a section in the opening or introduction of your tutorial where you clearly identify your intended audience--one specific group of novices (senior citizens or retirees or new hobbyists, for example). You should also discuss the scope of your tutorial--what the particular focus is for your tutorial.