I intend to write instructions on how to install a set of Active EMG – 81 pickups into an electric guitar. A pickup is a device in a guitar that captures the vibrations from the strings and converts them into an electronically signal which can be amplified. For this particular set of pickups we will install Active pickups (requires a battery pack) instead of Passive pickups(do not use a battery pack). Included in the instructions will be showing proper soldering techniques, safety requirements/warnings, removal of connecting part(if not already done by user), proper placement of pickup in body cavity, assembly process, a check list of require parts and necessary tools to complete installation.
Pictures will be provided to aid in understand the steps to be taken. The instructions, with the aid of diagrams will clearly identify where exactly to connect the volume/tone pots, +/- 9 volt battery pack, jack socket, and a three way toggle switch. Along with the diagrams, written instructions will be used to support the explaining how to perform these tasks. The task is not entirely difficult, but is can be to an unfamiliar novice. Some trouble shooting tips will be provided. The most likely areas of concern would be the inability to have proper working circuits, damage parts, and general assembly issues.
I’ve been playing guitar for seven years and have rebuilt three guitars from complete scratch. These instructions are necessary for guitar owners who want to upgrade their pickups to produce better sound or to replace their old/damage pickups with new ones.
Instructor Feedback: Beachside32
OK, you've got a start here. You specifically identify the task you're covering, establish your credibility, and provide some ideas about graphics and layout. However, you don't clarify the differences between your two audience groups (novices and experts) sufficiently. This will probably be your main challenge, because this task is specialized enough that it isn't immediately obvious who the novice audience would be (especially if you're getting into tasks such as soldering and wiring). As the project description states, this proposal should identify who constitutes your two separate audiences and what the needs, expectations, and values of each are. Part of this is identifying why instructions for this process are legitimate and necessary for each group. What is the tangible benefit to each potential audience?
Defining your audiences will have a big impact on the construction of your two instructions sets, because you need to make sure that you are treating the groups as distinct entities. You don't want your two instructions sets to differ only in degree (i.e., the expert set is just a reduced version of the novice set); you want them to differ in kind (i.e., the expert set is qualitatively different from the novice set). Clearly define who the two audience groups are as your next step, then move forward by considering how to suit each of these groups through your choices of design.