Wiki Entry
What was I asked to do?
For this assignment, I was put into a group with Connor Strang, and we were tasked to write a Wikipedia-like entry for a technical writing concept that did not already have a Wikipedia entry.
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What did we do?
We selected Compressed Writing, and after researching the term in the context of technical communication, made the entry on it.
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What did I learn?
Since this was my first group assignment, most what I learned about was part of writing in a group. I learned that I need to write similar to my group-mate to keep consistency in the flow of the entry. I learned more about how to communicate with my group-mate to increase efficiency. Lastly, I learned a lot more about compression.
Sonic Warning
What was I asked to do?
For this assignment, we were tasked to create a sound byte that warned of an accident related to one of our majors, and we were not allowed to use words.
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What did we do?
Since Connor's major was mechanical engineering, we went with a warning for getting injured by a motorized saw in the workplace.
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What did I learn?
This was a very new assignment for me, I learned a lot about how to use audio software. I learned where to go to get public domain sound effects. I learned how to place sound bytes in the background and the foreground. most importantly, I learned about using familiar sounds to convey a message that would be recognizable to another person.