This workshop begins our consideration of document design, and establishes standards for some of the technical knowledge and classroom procedures required for this course. During the workshop, you will design a professional profile to established specifications, convert the file to portable document format (pdf), and submit the document through Dropbox.com.
This workshop requires you to design and submit a one-page profile that provides details about your academic and professional development. Completing these tasks requires that you demonstrate understanding of some of the core processes for the course. Each of the stages described here sets a standard for work for the semester.
During this workshop, you will complete 4 tasks.
Use Microsoft Word (or an equivalent word-processing package) to design a professional profile according to the guidelines provided in the file Williamson - ProfileGuidelines2023 (see SVSU Canvas Files: Workshop Support). Use the sample profile posted in that same folder as a guide: Williamson - SampleProfile2023.
Note: Do not attempt to complete this assignment using the Google Docs app. It lacks the design capabilities needed to meet the specifications for this workshop.
The guidelines describe that your profile should be 1 page long, and that it should follow the design specifications detailed in that document. Note that some of the content is required. Provide all of those details. If that material does not offer you enough content to make 1 full page, develop additional content using the optional categories as your guide. Your profile is not complete until your content comes within 1 physical line from the bottom margin of the page. (In other words, do not go under or over one page.)
Hint. If your profile document does not match the formatting of the sample document provided to guide your work during the Document Design workshop, then you will not earn full points for this workshop.
Title your document using this formula: Lastname-Profile.docx. That is, replace the text Lastname with your last name.
Convert your profile to portable document format. This can be accomplished through either the Print function or Save As function in Word. If you are not familiar with this process, and cannot figure it out, use this as an opportunity to do some research. A search on YouTube using a phrase such as convert Word file to PDF would offer a good place to start.
When you have completed this step of the design process, your filename will change: Lastname-Profile.pdf.
You should have already created and shared a class folder through Dropbox.com. If not, then refer to the Week One Checklist on Canvas Files: Course Docs. Create a folder called Workshops inside of your shared class folder. That is the location where you will submit your profile document.
Post your draft profile document inside your Workshops folder on your shared class space on Dropbox.com.
Note: Do not share the document file or Workshop folder with me. By placing your profile in your shared RPW233 folder, you have already granted me access to this submission.
There are 50 possible points for this workshop. You will earn points according to this standard.
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