After the first few weeks in which we focus on practicing using a clear and concise writing style for any audience, we move into developing several practical examples of instructional materials. Students will produce instructional/procedural documents as correspondence, brochures, booklets, and electronic/PDF formats.
Students will work with the UTA FabLab to help develop documentation for the FabLab even as students have the opportunity to learn more about and to practice the kinds of maker-driven competencies this program encourages. (That means, you get to make stuff at the FabLab and write about it.) I am hoping that (1) students will produce great documentation for users of the FabLab that (2) students can then include in professional portfolios and point to in their job searches.