MECHENG 2A03 TC Module: Assignment #1 page 1 of 2 MECH ENG 2A03 – DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS Technical Communications Module Assignment #1 Due: Wednesday October 16, 2013 in the TC Module lecture Instructions: Submit the requested work in typed form; hand-written final documents will not be accepted. Proper formatting, spelling and grammar will be taken into account when assigning marks. Please set your word processing software to U.K. spelling; U.S. spellings will not be accepted. Please note that the pages of your memo and outline must be properly fastened together before being handed in. The TAs will not be responsible for lost documents not properly fastened. Assignment For the attached memo from Sean Parker entitled “New Productivity Software”, perform and write-up the following analysis: 1. Write a clear objective statement for this memo, keeping in mind that this statement should be short, concise and answer the question “Why is this memo being written?”. 2. Audience Awareness: Using the methods discussed in class, analyse the audience this memo is intended for, including their decision making ability, their role as advisors and/or their role as receivers of the contained information. In your judgement, does this document fulfil the needs of the audience? Briefly justify your answer(s). (Tip: Do not extrapolate the audience past the immediate receiver of the memo – you cannot assume that this memo will be passed on further than the addressee.) Use the Planning Form (located on the course website in the TC module area) to develop your objective statement and analyse the audience for this memo. An outline should be constructed for your answers to Question 2 and must be attached to your submitted work. Hand-written outlines are acceptable and encouraged.
MECHENG 2A03 TC Module: Assignment #1 page 2 of 2 Pfeiffer and Adkins: “Technical Communications Fundaments” (2012).