found object procedure
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How to Make anAbstract Bull’s Head
Joseph KardosENG 352-004 Technical WritingFebruary 17, 2009
Table of Contents
Reflection.............................................................................................................................1Building Your Abstract Bull’s Head...................................................................................2
Parts:................................................................................................................................2Directions:........................................................................................................................2
Photos..................................................................................................................................4
Reflection
In designing and writing directions about an object someone else had to build, my
application of the knowledge and techniques gained in class suited me well. After
observing the objects recreated three times, it appeared that no tester had any
issue because each object was built correctly and could not be differentiated from
one another. I attribute the success of the written directions to its simple design
and layout of written directions, both of which I previously concluded from class.
Knowing that three students would be testing my directions in building the object,
I designed something that possessed very little skill in construction. The student
did not have to cut, draw, trace, or apply any skill that differs from person to
person. The only skills required were stacking and taping, which I believed were
minimal skills that would allow for all three results to look extremely similar. In
building other students’ objects, I found objects that required a decent amount of
drawing and cutting to be the least consistent and reassuring when I compared my
result with the other two tests.
An organized layout of directions also assisted the students in testing the object.
After learning about the value of short steps spaced evenly from one another, I did
just that, making sure the appearance of the written directions did not detract from
understanding them. I also found that a parts section is additionally helpful, since
it acts as a reference as the student comes across the parts within the written
directions. In testing the directions of other students, I found that I was most
successful when the layout did not detract from understanding the directions. In
one test, I found the amount of text without spacing very distracting, complicating
my ability to understand how to build the object.
Upon completion of each test and the project as a whole, I was extremely satisfied
with the accuracy of each construction and the successfulness of the directions.
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Building Your Abstract Bull’s Head
Parts:
Empty PowerAde Bottle
Red Cup
CD-R Disc
1 Spoon
2 Forks
Geico Caveman Coaster
Green Cup
Scotch Tape
Directions:
1. Place PowerAde bottle on table standing up.
2. Place red cup upside down on top of standing PowerAde bottle. The
bottom of the cup should be at the top.
3. Hold the spoon so that the spoon is vertical, the handle is at the top, and
the bottom round portion of the spoon is concave to you.
4. Take the CD-R Disc and place it onto the spoon so that the handle of the
spoon fits through the hole of the disc. The CD-R should go down until
the spoon becomes too wide and stops the disc. Make sure the label-side
of the disc is facing you.
5. Using a straight piece of tape, tape the spoon’s handle (the flat side) to the
side of the red cup, keeping the vertical orientation of the spoon and CD-R
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disc from step 4. The top of the handle should not stick up past the top of
the cup.
6. Take the Geico Caveman coaster and tape the coaster to the top of the red
cup. Tape can be applied by making a loop of it and using it to connect
both the bottom of the red cup and the center of the coaster. It does not
matter what side of the coaster is facing up, but make sure the coaster is
centered on top of the red cup.
7. Take both forks and tape them (with a couple straight piece of tape) 180
degrees from each other on top of the coaster, so that the prongs of each
fork are touching but not intersecting each other. The forks should be
oriented perpendicular to the direction of the spoon and CD-R disc. The
forks should also be bending upwards, so that when properly placed, the
forks resemble a bull’s horns.
8. Place the green cup upside down on top of the fork prongs and coaster.
The cup should be centered. The green cup can be tape if desired, but it is
not required.
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Photos
Original Photo
Test #1
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Test #1, Test #2, and Test #3All three tests were correctly made
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