Author: Gen Li

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Update

Collaboration: PPP Coordinators (Gen Li and Jun Liu) teams up with SSCJ Team Researcher (Christopher Bell, Sadeek Brown, Joel Tejada, Samay Shrestha)

The project is close to completion. Here is what each member has worked on:

Jun Liu: -Used Bootstrap framework template to build a website. Coded the navigation menu (pages include home, challenge, mission, support, contact, and many more), added background and optional instrumental music, and created a simulation of the infection that corresponds to the worldwide coronavirus tracker.  Also, responsible for the support page, which consist of collapsible menu to some federal and state support and services and a brief description for each item.

Gen Li: Wrote a comprehensive description of the coronavirus (including how the virus invades the human body on a cellular level and organ level, methods in which the disease can spread, some evaluation of the symptoms, and a list of ways to take precautions and protection). Links will be provided for reference. Wrote about perspective, an opinion mixed with facts, to encourage the readers to continue their role in the reduction of COVID-19 transmission.

Sadeek Brown: Researched and wrote about the chronological history of the coronavirus. Provided an in-depth introduction to RNA such as explaining its function and its importance in carrying out the disease. A brief depiction of suspected sources from wildlife animal cross-species transmission. In addition, some background information about the previous type of coronavirus that affects human such as NL63, SARS, and MERS.

Joel Tejada: responsible for google translating Sadeek’s portion of writing into Spanish. And stringing together an informational video (starts off with what the virus is, then the history, and finally the method of prevention) in Spanish.

 

06/10/2020

Audience:

As a class, our target audience are New York residents (particularly those from NYC). Most of our information and research will be relevant specifically for the city/state that we live in.

As a group (The PPP Coordinators), we decided on the following:

Age group: Although our information intends to be for everyone, we recommend our readers to be 13 years of age or older. Children might misconstrue what they read on the internet. Therefore, parents are encouraged to have the appropriate conversation with their kids.

Understanding: We will be operating under the assumption that the audience has little to no basic knowledge about the coronavirus. The goal of the challenge is to educate those who does not understand the severity of the pandemic and, hopefully, to motivate them to take precautionary measures against the disease.

Language: NYC is a melting pot. The city houses diversity from every spectrum of the rainbow. But it is impossible to cater to every ethnic groups. We recognize that not everyone speaks English, but English will be the primary language used in this project. However, links, translations, and drawing will be provided, if possible, for a more inclusive audience.

Technological Background: We are distributing information mostly on a digital platform. As a group, we decided to create a website with downloadable contents such as PowerPoint slides, pdf, and electronic pamphlet. Therefore, our audience are expected to have basic understanding on how to navigate the internet.

Income: The COVID-19 affects everyone’s lives. But we want to supplement our work with links to federal/state support for the low-income families or anyone struggling financially due to the state lock-down. We believe financial assistance helps to stop the bleeding before the economy recovers.

Team Members and his respective roles

Gen Li: Editor in Chief

Jun Liu: Website Manager

Asif Nabi: Visual Organizer

Miraz Nabi: Research Specialist

Challenge:

For the technical writing coronavirus challenge, our group will focus primarily on public health strategies to hinder the spread of coronavirus on a local scale (N YC). Also, we plan to provide information on government (federal and state) support and services. We came up with the slogan for our PowerPoint and electronic pamphlet called: Protection, Perspective, and Prevention. Protection: the goal is to educate everyone with facts (like symptoms) from reliable sources on the coronavirus and teach precautionary tips on reducing the risk of exposure. Perspective: many people have relaxed their view on the severity of the pandemic, some learned from certain media outlets that coronavirus is just another flu, and some people simply do not care about the wellbeing of others. We aim to change their perspectives on those matters. Lastly, prevention: we will proactively address issues that might lead people to contaminate others in a public space. As a long-term goal, we hope to prevent the virus from proliferating into a massive second wave by controlling the spread within our city.