Week 11: Instructions and Manuals: Nov. 1-Nov. 7

  1. Read about your second assignment, Instructional Manual, from the site’s Assignments menu or here.
  2. View PowerPoint 2 on Instructions.
  3. View “Writing Instructions and Procedures” on Youtube.
  4. Complete Discussion Board 7: Locate a document on the Web that you believe to be an example of an instructional manual. You have two options here: 1) find a good one that you could use as an example for your own, which means that you point to its strengths and try to follow them, or 2) find a bad one that you will use as a cautionary tale for your own, which means you will find the weaknesses so you can avoid them. Find at least 3 discussion points and write a paragraph explaining each. Post your initial reaction by 11:59 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5. Respond to 2 classmates by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7.
  5. Start thinking of a possible topic for your instructional manual.