ASSESSMENT

Assessment

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Assessment - SET TASKS

Compare three manuals for different audiences. Compare the writing styles, the way instructions are formatted, the illustrations used and the lengths and presentations or each. (You might look at manuals for products you have at home or work).

The three manuals which I have chosen for this assessment are the manuals most of the youngsters are most familiar with. I choose between the three of my favourite products that includes the Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Swatch Watch manuals.

Looking at the manuals of these products from which many of the youngsters must be familiar with will notice its first outlook and appealing looks which can manoeuvre many of the users to simply forget the manual part to the look over the functions of the device by themselves. The manuals are so created in order to be in readable form and to cover the most of the basic functions and the accessories which are provided with the product within the package.

Looking at the Apple iPhone 5 manual, the first thing which can be notices is the apple's simplicity in choosing the design and having the unique outlook that suits the users to look over it with basic writing techniques which are used. The writing styles cover the basic Arial font with left aligned and the phone picture on every page makes it more convenient to look over the product and easily access its functionality. The illustrations are quite clear and the detailing has not yet been done on how to use or short cut keys and tricks are still to be mentioned in the manual section which most of the manufacturers usually forgets.

Apple iPhone 5 Manual

Upon comparing on the Apple iPhone's manual, the Samsung has its own traditional way of publishing their manuals. They have basic templates with the 12 sized fonts and much of the detailing have been done in the manual booklet provided with the product Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus. The headings are illustrated with succinct styling of APA formatting and are much understandable.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Manual



The manual of the Swatch watch, is much different from the others, as it is a semi electronic and semi mechanical device and the other two devices were purely electronic device, so this manual will be much different from the two mentioned above. The user manual is small like a booklet with brief functionality of the watch. The swatch trademark and brand name is imprinted on every page so that it can show its traditional style. The fonts chosen are so that it can be readable and eloquently used picture depicts the working of the knobs and buttons on the watch.

Swatch Watch Manual

Most cars come with a car maintenance manual. Do you find the instructions easy to follow? Are the steps simple and do you think they would be interpretable to such a generic audience?

The maintenance manual which is chosen is the comparison amidst the two competitors, Toyota Corolla and Honda City. The two cars have been ...