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BA's Short Writing Assignments

Page history last edited by Brian Atiyeh 9 years ago

SWA 1 (linked)

 

 

SWA 2

     One of the most interesting strategies I found from chapter two would be learning what your reader wants. This, I thought, was pretty obvious but it is interesting because it could be what gets you or what doesn't get you the job. Adapting your resume for each job application instead of just sending out one mass resume style would definitely help someone in their job search. The book presents two resume styles separately, (skills or experience) but I was wondering why not both? I feel like both would be the best option to give the employer the best idea of who you are.

 

     One of the potential jobs that I would apply for is an internship position as a system software engineer at Nvidia. To research and analyze the job I will begin at the actual Nvidia website where they list requirements as a recent college graduate and other benefits like tuition reimbursement and paid for relocation to where their headquarters is. This position in particular is looking for a strong background in C++ programming (the course which i'm taking right now) and will require me to work on OpenGL shading language compilers to construct realistic graphics for games. http://www.nvidia.com/page/job_descriptions.html#W11

 

     Another potential job/internship I would apply for would be a software development intern position at Microsoft. To research and analyze the job I would again start at their website which lists the positions and qualifications needed for the job. Many programming jobs require the C++ coding language which I will be learning this semester in my computer science class.

http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/university-apply-technical.aspx#US,UG,IN,415

 

     The length of resume I would write would be one page so more information can be shown quickly if there are hundreds of applicants to look through. It would have emphasis on skills rather than experience (mostly because I don't have any experience in computer science or programming right now). 

     

     Right now, the most recent college activities I've done that are most important to my resume would be invited to the Honors college and completing CSC 1100 and 1101 (C++ Programming course).

 

 

SWA 3

 

Subject Line: Results of Workshop and Peer Feedback for Project One

 

Dear Jared,  

 

     A couple revisions I've decided I'll take on are: an example of computer work that has helped me for the internship instead of just the soccer refereeing example,  beefing up the education section of my resume greatly, and majorly changing the home page of my portfolio. The critique I was given was good and were exactly what I needed to change to make both my cover letter and my resume much stronger. Giving me a few more key words for my cover letter would have also been a good revision, because if I didn't already know It was one I needed to make then it could go unread by potential employers because of the lack of strong key words. I was complimented on multiple things like easily readable skills and experience as well as meeting all of Anderson's guidelines for my cover letter well. The highest order of concern for me is fixing the education section on my resume, then adding more to my cover letter in terms of computer examples, and finally fixing the home page on my portfolio. I already know for my cover letter that I will add in examples of me teaching myself multiple different softwares to explain my attribute as a quick learner. For my resume I will be adding in things like C++ programming classes, this class, and math classes that I need to be able to use in the field. 

 

Thanks,

Brian Atiyeh

 

         

SWA 4    

 

     The goal of my usability test is to ensure that anyone who has either little or no knowledge about Adobe After Effects can complete the task of motion tracking text into footage. The main feature I hope will contribute most to my communication's usefulness is the screenshots with the very brightly circled items in red. The only thing I am unsure about in my usability test is if people will be able to motion track with footage other than the one used in the example. My target audience for testing is people who have pretty much no knowledge in Adobe After Effects and are just doing motion tracking for the first time through my instructions alone. I would like to test 5 total and have 3-4 testers from our class. I think the best way to test my How-To is to have someone go through the entire thing on my computer and try it out for themselves (performance tests). If they can do it successfully then I feel as though I have done my job. The key challenge on this performance test is doing something that the testers will probably have never done before. Ensuring I have enough beginning detail about the program is important here. 

 

  1. Scope: I will be testing with Adobe After Effects and It will specifically cover importing footage and using the tracking tab.
  2. Purpose: My purpose is to teach someone with little to no knowledge on Adobe After Effects how to motion track text into some video footage. Can users get the text to follow the footage as laid out in the instructions?
  3. Schedule and location: In class on Thursday the 19th.
  4. Sessions: The sessions will probably take around 10-15 minutes for the user to get acquainted with where everything is in the software and to follow the instructions on my wikiHow.
  5. Equipment: My laptop, mouse, mousepad, Adobe After Effects, and video footage.
  6. Participants: Preferably 3-5 participants. The only question I'll ask is if they have ever had any experience with video editing software and more specifically, Adobe After Effects.
  7. Scenarios: I will use two different types of video footage which will be pre-tested by me. One will be much more difficult to get a smooth track on and the other will be fairly easy.  Both scenarios will follow my instructions on my wikiHow.
  8. Metrics: I will ask beforehand if they have ever had experience with Adobe After Effects. The only questions I need to ask during the actual test is how easy the images are the follow (if they need to include more of the screen) and If finding where to put the tracking box is clear.
  9. Quantitative Metrics: Successful rate and how smooth the motion track itself is (no bumpyness/jumps).
  10. Roles: N/A

 

SWA 5 

 

After reviewing the new ideas for project three, my top three choices would be the defective parking meters around campus, bitcoins as a currency, and the 3D modeling one. I rate the defective parking meters at Wayne State as my top choice because of personal experience with getting a ticket on a broken meter as well as the mass frustration that the parking situation at Wayne state causes. Bitcoins as a general currency as well as a way to help Wayne State students also really interests me as I do have some background knowledge in bitcoins and a few scandals with programs that I have used that mined bitcoins off of users' computers is a relatively big problem that needs a solution as well. Finally, the 3Dcolab idea interests me because I do have a little background in 3D modeling and think it would be a cool idea for companies to widely use.

 

Both articles went into technical writing in a team and the issues that may arise because of working in a team. I think the main thing that is necessary as a team is keeping everyone contributing to the end product and ensuring that no one is slacking. As a project manager this would require some solid delegation and keeping up constant contact to ensure what needs to get done is getting done. One solution mentioned in the articles for keeping everyone working is to reach a common ground in which the team can discuss and work with. The second article shows multiple ways of collaborating such as face-to-face, divided, and layered. Divided seems to be the one that I generally use for schoolwork but I think layered is the best way to go in terms of creating the best possible final project as long as there aren't too many time restraints for everyone to go one after another.

 

 

 

 

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