Week 7: February 18-22

First Meeting:

• Proposals due in class
• Introduction to and discussion of collaborative unit:
  • Mini-collaboration activity
  • Collaboration case studies
  • Requirements for collaborative projects:
    • Personal log
    • Group log/minutes
    • All drafts
    • Collaborative Project Evaluation Form

For Next Meeting:

• From PW Online, read Principles:  Designing and Writing Instructions

Second Meeting:

• Process Paper introduction/groups assigned
• Workshop time in class with group

For Next Meeting:

• As a group, select a process and begin researching and drafting
• From PW Online, read the following sections:
  • Document Design:
    • Style, Audience, and the Arrangement of Information
    • Thinking about Document Design
    • Ordering Information for Understanding
    • Constructing Visuals
    • Designing with Color
  • Usability Testing
    • Overview
    • Methods for Testing Documents
    • Setting up a User Test
    • Charting User Interactions with a Document

Third Meeting:

• Workshop time in class with group
  • Write a 100-word memo to me informing me of the process which you have selected and addressing any questions or concerns you may have. This memo is due in typed form by the end of class.