CIS1000 Introduction to Information Technology Assessment

Task Description

Preamble

Task 1: Developing User Manual Structure

Dr Georgie Handel, your supervisor atMendelssohn Technologies, has asked you to develop aUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness Queen of Sheba Wedding Emporium.TheUser Manualmust be designed to be displayed (and printed) as a book.

Create a single new word document and name the file -[lastname] [initial] _ [student number] _ [course code] _ [assignment number](eg. NerksF_0050051005_cis1000_assign2.docx).

Ensure that theComponents of aUser ManualandCommon Contents of a User Manualare presented in theorder givenin theNon-Technical Writing: User ManualTheory Learning Activities andUser ManualPractical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Set up appropriate sections, headings, page headers and footers (including Roman and Arabic page numbering where appropriate) to display theComponents of aUser ManualandCommon Contents of a User Manualidentified in theNon-Technical Writing: User ManualTheory Learning Activities andUser ManualPractical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Task 2: User Manual Contents

TheUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness must contain theComponents of aUser Manualas identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual Theory Learning Activities and User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials, including: front covers, title page, edition notice, license agreement, table of contents (using Word Automatic Table of Contents tool), appendixes (where appropriate), glossary, index, and back cover.

Task 3: User Manual Contents: Preface

TheUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness must contain preface information you believe the client and users need to know about the product itself and an overview of the user manual for the Decision Support System (Assignment 1) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual Theory Learning Activities and User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Task 4: User Manual Contents: Precautionary Information

TheUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness must contain any precautionary information you believe the client and users need to know such as ethical or privacy concerns that could arise from using the Decision Support System (Assignment 1) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual Theory Learning Activities and User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Task 5: User Manual Contents: Getting-Started Information

TheUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness must contain any getting-started information you believe the client and users need to know to use the current Decision Support System (Assignment 1) with the current data. This should be in the form of a written getting-started information tutorial with visual aids (screen captures) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual Theory Learning Activities and User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Task 6: User Manual Contents: About the Product

TheUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness must contain a description of the product and a review of its essential features as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual Theory Learning Activities and User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Task 7: User Manual Contents: Instructions

TheUser ManualforDr Wagnersbusiness must contain a step-by-step set of directions on how to assemble, operate, or troubleshoot the Decision Support System (Assignment 1) using new data and with visual aids (screen captures) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual Theory Learning Activities and User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials.

Task 8: Referencing

YourUser Manualshould includein-text referencingand aList of References, including any references to materials obtained from the textbooks, websites and other reference materials.