For your third assignment, you must create individually either 1) a resume and

application letter or 2) a tutorial.

The Resume & Letter of Application

The resume and one page application letter must be addressed to a named representative
of an existing organization or company. The pair should display and argue for your
strengths as potential member of that organization. You should adopt an appropriate
typographic style consonant with the image you want to project and that of the
organization. You should display knowledge of the organization and its goals.
Information should be arranged in a conventional pattern (order of importance or
chronology -- reverse or normal) and should highlight your specific skills and
accomplishments at work and in your education. Both documents must be mechanically
correct without exception.

The printed resume usually adopts a multi-column page design with great restraint in font
selection. It is usually printed on heavier stock, 60-100 lb bond, with a variety of finishes
(e.g. laid). The letter stock and fonts should match that of the resume. PDF files are
acceptable products for this assignment.

The Tutorial

Alternately, you may choose to create a tutorial, probably for a small set of tasks within
one piece of software or perhaps for a simple device, aimed at an audience of real users
(students enrolled in ENGL 4182/5182, for example). The tutorial should teach a novice
user to perform a clearly defined task or set of tasks. If it is a software task, it should
include screen captures that illustrate device responses to prompts. Tutorials are often
but not always set in a multi-column page layout.

Working drafts of tutorials should be tested on representative users in carefully defined

observations. Potential users/ testers should be interviewed about the knowledge, skills,
and attitudes they bring to the test. Their work with the tutorial should be carefully
recorded and reviewed (note-taking, video or audio taping) for problem areas. Their
responses to the test should be recorded (post-test interview). Drafts should be revised in
response to user tests. Your portfolio should include evidence of user interviews, at least
one user test, at least one post-test interview, and revisions.