Now that you’ve read about what Technical Writing is, it’s time to put those concepts to use by exploring and analyzing an increasingly common form of technical writing: Infographics.
Infographics are visual representations of data, knowledge, or processes designed to make information easily understandable.
Conduct a Google Image search for infographics related in some way to nursing or healthcare.
Tip: Search the term “infographic” along with a literally any healthcare or nursing-related term you’re interested in. For example, try “infographic NCLEX,” “nursing infographic ER,” or “nursing infographic pain management.”
Choose one infographic and analyze it against the characteristics for good technical writing in this week’s reading. Write up your analysis into a document and submit it via this page to complete the assignment.
For easy reference, here again are the 6 characteristics from the reading:
1. Focus on audience
2. Rhetorical, persuasive, purposeful, and problem-oriented
3. Professional
4. Design Centered
5. Research and Technology Oriented
6. Ethical
Your analysis should assess how well the infographic you’ve chosen achieves the characteristics above. If it falls short in any of these categories, explain why.
Your document should:
· Include an image of the infographic you chose, along with a full APA reference. Here’s a page that tells you how to create a reference for an infographicLinks to an external site.. (Information under “Graphic Data” section”
· Be 12pt, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, double spaced.
· Be 3-4 paragraphs long (with a minimum of 3 sentences per paragraph).
· Be a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) only. Submissions in any other format, such as PDF, will not be accepted. Please ensure you use the correct file type before submitting.
Optional: Get ahead! Receive specialized writing feedback by submitting your paper for review.
· Click here to begin the review process.Links to an external site.
Rubric
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310
GE Concept Worksheet Rubric_ENG310
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent (70%)
Assignment meets required length and setup expectations as outlined in the assignment description.
24.5 to >17.5 ptsExemplary (70%)Meets all guidelines with no errors.
17.5 to >0.0 ptsAcceptable (50%)Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.
0 ptsNo Submission
24.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and Structure (30%)
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar are correct. Both sentence and paragraph structures conform to current conventions.
10.5 to >7.0 ptsExemplary (30%)Meets all guidelines with no errors.
7 to >0.0 ptsAcceptable (20%)Meets some of the guidelines; contains errors.
0 ptsNo Submission
10.5 pts
Total Points: 35
· APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition)
· Reference List: Electronic Sources
Reference List: Electronic Sources
Important Note: Some electronic citations necessitate the use of brackets. APA style dictates that brackets should directly surround their content without spaces (e.g., [bracketed content] should look like this). When possible, include the year, month, and date in references. If the month and date are not available, use the year of publication. Additionally, APA 7th edition no longer requires the use of “Retrieved from” before URLs or DOIs; special exceptions, however, are made for resources that are unarchived. Including the retrieval date for these sources indicates to readers that the version of the work they retrieve may be different than what was originally used.
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Please note: the following contains a list of the most commonly cited electronic sources. For a complete list of how to cite electronic sources, please refer to the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Webpage or Piece of Online Content
If the page names an individual author, cite their name first:
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site Name. URL
Price, D. (2018, March 23). Laziness does not exist. Medium. https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01
If the resource was written by a group or organization, use the name of the group/organization as the author. Additionally, if the author and site name are the same, omit the site name from the citation.
Group name. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site Name. URL
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (2019, November 21). Justice served: Case closed for over 40 dogfighting victims. https://www.aspca.org/news/justice-served-case-closed-over-40-dogfighting-victims
If the page’s author is not listed, start with the title instead. Additionally, include a retrieval date when the page’s content is likely to change over time (like, for instance, if you’re citing a wiki that is publicly edited).
Title of page. (Year, Month Date). Site Name. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL
Tuscan white bean pasta. (2018, February 25). Budgetbytes. Retrieved March 18, 2020, from https://www.budgetbytes.com/tuscan-white-bean-pasta/
If the date of publication is not listed, use the abbreviation (n.d.).
Author or Group name. (n.d.). Title of page. Site Name (if applicable). URL
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). Mental health conditions. https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
Wikipedia Article
APA 7 treats Wikipedia articles as special instances of entries in reference works. Thus, there are a few differences between reference entries for pages on Wikipedia and those for generic webpages.
