Research Grant Proposal
— Overview
As part of my Writing for the Technical Professional course at UCF, I was tasked with writing a research proposal. Specifically, an adapted version of the UCF Office of Undergraduate Research’s “Student Research Grant” proposal.
For this project, the necessary steps included:
-Identifying the proposal topic and scope
-Reviewing example proposals to better understand the genre
-Studying the context of the OUR Student Research Grant
-Conducting background research about the topic
-Writing out the proposal
This project highlights my ability to come up with a unique proposal topic and clearly define the ways in which it can be achieved.
The title of my project is: “Technical Communicators within Environmental Organizations: An Analysis on the Impacts of
Their Role in the Success of Environmental Efforts”
Published Magazine Article
— Overview
As part of my work with the nonprofit Loyal Guardians Service Dog Training, I was tasked with writing an article to spotlight their business within the magazine Montrose Living. The magazine is distributed across the Western Slope of Colorado.
For this assignment, I interviewed one of the co-founders of the business and researched the nonprofit to put together this journalism piece.
This assignment showcases my ability to effectively and eloquently put together information that highlights and outlines the essentials of a business.
The title of my article is: “The Western Slope Welcomes Loyal Guardians Service Dog Training”
The Magazine is based out of Montrose, Colorado and is called: Montrose Living
It was published in July 2024.
Instruction Manual
— Overview
As part of my Writing for the Technical Professional course at UCF, I was tasked with creating a set of instructions and accompanying visuals. The objective of this assignment was to learn to explain how to divide a complicated task into small tasks and use clear, unambiguous language and meaningful illustrations.
The first part of this project involved identifying a specific process of specific interest, then researching and brainstorming appropriate steps, and finally putting an original set of instructions together that is user friendly. This particular manual describes a yoga sun salutation and demonstrates my ability to convey clear instructions through just text and images.
Article
— Overview
As part of my time with the Future Technical Communicators club at UCF, I wrote this article as a contributor of the publication’s committee.
This article is called “Exploring Accessibility for the User Experience” and it dives into specific features of accessibility within the tech comm world. It highlights the importance and necessity of fine tuning accessibility in writing and helps readers understand the appropriate steps to achieve effectiveness and success.
eBook
— Overview
I created this document for a client looking to add an opt-in offering to her website for new clients who signed up for her newsletter. I followed guidelines set forth by my client to create an appealing document that acts as a collective of information regarding my clients chosen topic of loss and grief and the transformative process of healing.
To complete this project, I worked with my client to develop the content of the eBook and from their I utilized varying design programs to develop and compile the entire eBook to her specifications.
Research Paper
— Overview
As part of my Technical Writing Style course at UCF, I was tasked with researching and writing about a topic of style within technical communication. I chose to write about emotive language and bias within our American democracy. The objective of this assignment was to learn how to analyze and relay information appropriately within the context of technical writing styles and communication.
This project involved significant research and development for my chosen topic, and a dedicated amount of time spent writing out my findings.