English 222: Technical Writing — Team Project Overview

Team Project Overview

In the 21st Century workplace, strong teamwork skills are essential. To help you further develop your teamwork skills, we will be doing a large class project together. Every class member will write articles for this project which will be a web site for new IUP students.

Team Project Tasks

Step 1: Create a New Company

• Team Project Web Site Overview
  • dot.com Writing Company Web Page
    • Sample 1: Writing Company Page
    • Sample 2: Writing Company Web Page
    • Sample 3: Writing Company Web Page

Step 2: Join a Department in the Company

• Department Web Page
• Employee Profile Web Page

Step 3: Create the First Company Project

• TechJournal: Reflections on Being a New Student
• Categories of IUP Information
• IUP Survival Guide
  • Survival Guide Cover Web Page
    • Sample 1: Team Project Cover Web Page
    • Sample 2: Team Project Cover Web Page
    • Sample 3: Team Project Cover Web Page

Step 4: Write 2 Articles for the Company Project

• Assignment: Department Article

Step 5: Evaluate the Company Project

• Team Project Evaluation
  • TechJournal Entry: Collaborative Learning
  • Team Project Critiques

Sample Team Projects

• TechWizards
  • A Team Project Created by Students of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Fall, 2003)
• Surviving IUP 101
  • A Team Project Created by Students of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• The Spelman Guide to Student Success
  • A Team Project Created by Students of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia