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For your Unit 9 Assignment, you will be developing a tutorial describing how to complete a task or process. Your tutorial will need to meet a specific audience's needs and expectations, rather than a large or general audience. Although you can choose your tutorial topic, avoid overly simple tasks (e.g., “how to tie your shoes” or listing a cooking recipe), as these topics will not fully illustrate all the technical communication skills you have developed thus far. Furthermore, choose a topic that you are already familiar with and do not rely on text/research from other sources.

Review the following list of sample topics to help you with your brainstorming process. You are not limited to the topics on this list, but you should choose a topic that is similar in complexity to the sample topics.

· Making a self-watering container for small plants

· Creating a video with PowerPoint® and Windows® Movie Maker®

· Refinishing an old armoire

· Training for a half-marathon

· Using photo-editing software to make a conference poster presentation

· Repairing a broken USB flash drive

· Setting up a campsite for a family of four

· Creating a personal blog using WordPress ©

The tutorial content must take the form of either an original slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint® or Prezi©) or video. The tutorial's length depends on audience needs, as you will need to make sure the content is detailed enough for the audience to successfully complete the described process. Minimally, though, the tutorial should describe a process with at least seven steps. The following requirements must also be met:

· The tutorial must have engaging, helpful, and consistent design through color, font, and layout.

· The tutorial must consist of at least  12 slides if a slide presentation; or, be at least  2 minutes long if a video.

· At least two relevant graphics must be provided in the tutorial; if you did not create the graphic yourself, then it must be cited in APA citation format. All graphics need to be labeled.

· The presentation must have the following content: an introduction, a description of the process, and a conclusion. Consider including a list of necessary materials and relevant warnings/risks to further help the audience.

· The description of the process must go beyond a set of instructions and provide insights that give an original and insightful perspective of the process.

· All text in the tutorial should follow Standard American English rules for grammar, punctuation, and word choice.

All text representing ideas from a source and graphics you did not create must be cited in APA format; this includes in-text citations and a references page with full-citations . Failing to cite information paraphrased, summarized, or directly from a source is a form of plagiarism and subject to the consequences noted in the Policy on Plagiarism. Choosing a topic that you are familiar with will help avoid the need for outside research in the project.