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Midterm Exam

Due date: Tuesday, October 20

The midterm exam gives you the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge you have learned so far in the semester from both our class discussion and from the following chapters of the Burnett textbook (in the order they were assigned):

Chapter 1 - Characterizing Workplace Communication
Chapter 7 - Planning and Drafting
Chapter 8 - Revising and Editing
Chapter 3 - Reading Technical Information
Chapter 6 - Locating and Using Information
Chapter 10 - Organizing Information
Chapter 4 - Addressing Audiences
Chapter 9 - Ensuring Usability
Chapter 11 - Designing Information
Chapter 12 - Using Visual Forms
Chapter 13 - Designing Electronic Communication
Chapter 5 - Collaborating in the Workplace
Chapter 14 - Creating Definitions
Chapter 15 - Creating Technical Descriptions
Chapter 19 - Preparing Proposals

The format of the exam will include an unspecified number of the following:

multiple choice questions
identification questions, in which you are given a term and you must supply a specific definition
an essay question in which you are asked to write out a proposed solution to a technical communication problem

You can do well on this exam by taking detailed class notes, reading the chapters closely as they are assigned, and following the advice in this Exam Question Examples and Study Guide.