English 421Y: Technical Writing Online

This week our group was responsible for collaborating and delivering the final draft of our white paper project. We needed to update our original draft according to the instructor’s suggestions. There were several notes in the feedback that our group needed to address and complete for our white paper final draft deliverable.

This week our group’s main priority was to complete the white paper draft. In order to achieve this, we had to organize our approach and deliver accordingly. I began initiating the process by emailing everyone on Monday. The first thing I suggested we did as a group was to choose a thumbnail design and divide the work properly. Through a series of replies we decided to work on individual portions of the white paper relative to the research everyone has done.

In week fourteen, the students had to complete several tasks relative to the White Paper Project. At the beginning of the week, I was mainly responsible for our white paper thumbnail. I used several suggested items from the examples offered on the course website. Utilizing all of the space and inserting special locations for text boxes and graphics, my thumbnail design was optimal for what our group was explaining.

Skystream is a company that offers a residential and small commercial solution to alternative energy. It is compatible with most homes and buildings and creates an effective independent energy source. Skystream offers a reliable product and is can be found all over the country.

This research blog post contains detailed information on Swift Wind Turbine. Swift Wind Turbine is a company that supplies residential wind turbine technology to homeowners that are environmentally concerned and wish to use an alternative energy source.

My research blog will consist of possible solutions relative to Group 2’s White Paper Project topic, domestic wind turbines. There are several different companies that offer alternative energy solutions. The companies that I researched are Swift Wind Turbine and Skystream. Both are accountable companies that offer wind turbine products for households. These options will be explained in further detail in our white paper as possible sources for wind turbine technology.

Ethics in industry is the same principle everyone was taught growing up. Whether a factor of personal moral or common law, it is important to value these ideas for appropriate conduct. Ignoring such important standards, companies such as Enron see disappointing consequences. The workplace is exposed to a countless amount of ethical decisions and situations.

This week our group’s main priority was to change our proposal according to instructor feedback, establish research goals and begin working on our thumbnail deliverables. Given the vague audience we suggested, it was understand that our group needed to be more focused. In a number of replies, the group collectively decided the audience type (contractors) and the method our white paper will choose to relay its information.

When beginning any technical document, it is crucial to have valuable research performed correctly. Our White Paper Project revolves around the idea of providing the correct information for home owners to make the proper decision if renewable energy is right for their home and choose a type of domestic renewable energy source. Part three of The Thompson Handbook suggests several good processes of potential research methods when beginning our White Paper Project.