Week 3

Week 3

By Monday, June 23, at midnight

• Instructions Project Step #2: Usability Test Due. Here's a chance for some informal usability testing of your instructions. Find a willing volunteer, such as a friend, roommate, parent, co-worker, sibling, etc, preferably not someone familiar with the object covered in your instructions. Provide them with your instructions and the object, and have them complete the desired task by following instructions step by step. Do not assist them when they encounter difficulties. Do take notes about where they seem confused, stuck, frustrated, or places where they skip a step. Then, in a 200 word blog post, describe how the testing went. Where did your instructions work well? Where did they fail the user? How did the user interact with your design? How will this inform your revision of your instructions? Don't forget to tag the post under the Project 1 category in order for it to be considered turned it.
• Read and comment on 2 other student usability blogs by tomorrow night.

By Tuesday, June 24, at midnight

• Read project description for Project 2: Employment Project. Post any questions to the FAQ.
• Continue working on the instructions. Final instructions due tomorrow!.

By June 25 at midnight

• Final Instructions Due! Post instructions as a .pdf attachment in a comment under the blog Final Instructions Turn-In. Don't forget to attach. Instructions not attached by midnight are considered late. (Remember, Drupal cannot accept .docx files or files over 5 mb).

By June 26 at midnight

• Read Instructor Blog #5: Getting a Job Sucks! Post a comment responding to, furthering, or challenging the ideas to the blog. You may share positive or negative stories you have about job searches as well.
• Find a job for the Employment Project. Consult the following sites:
• http://www.careerbuilder.com/
• http://www.collegegrad.com/
• http://www.job-hunt.org/
• http://www.truecareers.com/
• http://www.monster.com/
• Purdue Center for Career Opportunities
• yahoo jobs
• yahoo career fields

By June 27 at midnight

• Read Instructor Blog #6: Resumes. Post a comment responding to, furthering, or challenging the ideas to the blog.
• Read this fantastic Career Journal article by an HR coordinator.
• Read "A Glimpse and a Hook" and scan the corresponding comments.
• Read Writing Descriptions.
• Read the Purdue Owl's information on resumes.
• Revisit TH Chapter 12 on Resumes and Cover Letters.
• In a new blog entry, post a 300 word Reading Response to the above readings. In light of your career goals and the job you are considering, how do you want to portray yourself in your resume and cover letter? What kind of professional do you want to be, and what kind of employee does the company want? (consult the company website if possible). How will you use your resume and cover letter to portray yourself in a favorable light? Don't forget to put your reading response in the "Reading Response" category. You can select your category from the list below the title of your blog. Posts that are not tagged will not be graded.
• Post 3 comments to other reading responses by tomorrow night. (2 comments on Monday plus 3 tomorrow equals five for the week.)

Check out Week 4. No later than today, you should read through the course calendar for the following week. Make sure that you understand all of the assignments. If you have any questions, contact the instructor.

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