ENG 218

Technical Writing
Project Proposal
Project Title: An Intro to CS & English Majors at HU
Prepared for:
Joy McDonald
Prepared by:
Helena Bemberry
Keziah Cash
FVCproductions
Nina McCray-Brown
Mia Owens
Date:
April 16, 2015

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Overview

Our project involves creating 2 books (one for English and another for Computer
Science) that holds helpful tips that will aid first year students succeed in that given
major. There is also a one page website that will host this book and provide the
overview/proposal of the books.

The Computer Science GitBook can found at

bit.ly/hu-book
.

The English GitBook can be found at

bit.ly/eng-hu-book
.

Rationale

The books will be used to give a better insight on what is needed in order to perfect
performances in these specific majors and be successful.

Audience

The books are targeted toward freshmen that are Computer Science or English
majors, but they are not limited to just first year students since the information can
benefit any range of incoming, current, or undecided majors.

Format

This book will be virtual and hosted through

GitBook
, which allows users to write
and publish using Markdown. The GitBook can be converted to PDF, ePub, and Mobi
formats.

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We will also have a one page website hosted through

Strikingly
. This webpage will
showcase the book and highlight its features. The website can be found at
hubook.strikingly.com
.

Please refer to Figure 1 for a screenshot of the websites main page.

Figure 01. Strikingly Website

Scope

Each book will be at least 25 pages long with each member contributing at least 4
pages each, not including the table of contents, cover, authors page, and so on.

Its a real world application since the freshman have a viable source of information
provided to them.

A general outline will include a

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cover

table of contents

general information

faculty information

specific topics

authors

Personnel

Each member was assigned their own tasks to complete. The tasks for the book will
be divided as follows...

Nina McCray-Brown
-

4 pages of content
-

General Information/Resources about both majors

Specifically: faculty database, possible careers, how the majors are

related/different, and online resources (i.e.
Purdue Owl
and
GitHub
)

Keziah Cash
-

4 pages of content
-

Multiple fields you can go into with English major

Graduating seniors

FVCproductions
-

4 pages of content
-

Various tutorials and resources

Graduating seniors

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Table of Contents

Cover

Overall design and format

Mia Owens
-

4 pages of content

Helena Bemberry
- 4 pages of content
-

Why you should study major

Intro to major and job placements

Funny cs jokes

Department specifics

Please refer to Figure 2 for the latest Table of Contents.

Figure 2. Table of Contents for CS GitBook

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Design

The color scheme is navy blue and white and light grey.

The logo for the CS book will be a book with the CS@HU logo on it. The logo for the
English book will simply be a book in the HU colors.

Similar documents can be found on GitBook, but here are two examples:
Applying to
MakerSquare
and

97 Things Every Programmer Should Know

.

Evaluation

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We will have an ENG 101/ENG 102 and then also a CSC 151/CSC 152 professor
allow their students to get a quick glance at the project and see how they feel about
the book and website.

This feedback of the students will help judge the quality of the final document.

Related Skills

Our group is well rounded in both the fields of Computer Science and English. Due to
this, we are able to target multiple audiences and combine our skills for great
communication and pull readers in through visual arts and create an eBook utilizing
our technical abilities.

Resource Needs

We will be utilizing and online processor called GitBook to create our piece, which
group members have experience with. We will add photos to create visual interest
and stimulation. We may also interview graduating seniors to display their
perspective on what they have learned and how prepared they feel for their futures,
as well as answer questions in retrospect about their major.

Learning Goals

We intend to inform CS and English majors of the various opportunities available as

well as tools and advice for succeeding in the major. Freshman in these majors will
learn about tips, internship information, job occupations and many more.