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March2,2015

TO:ProfessorVytautasMalesh,WayneStateUniversity
FROM:PopyAziz
SUBJECT:ResponsetoWeekSevenReadings
ProfessorMalesh;
Lastweekwewereassignedtodousabilitytestingonourwritteninstructionson
WikiHowwebsite.Theusabilitytestingwentreallywellandthisweekwearerequiredto
writetheformalmemo.Wehadtoreportourfindingsfromtheusabilitytestsinthe
memoaddressedtoyou.Thereportsformattingareexactlysimilartotheempirical
researchreportsonchapter25ofAndersonsTechnicalCommunication.
Thereporthastobereadercenteredandinordertoachievethattheformattinghastobe
writtenaccordingtowhattheaudienceisquestioningabout.Therehastobean
introductionthatgivesabriefoverviewofthetopicandtheinstruction.Whatareyou
testingonisthequestionthatshouldbeansweredintheintroduction.Whyitisimportant
forthereadertokeepreadingyourmemoshouldbeveryclear.Thesecondsubheadingis
theobjective/s;inthisportionofthememo,thereasonwhythetestingwasconductedhas
tobeevidenttothereader.Explainwhattheoutcomeisneededtobettertheinstruction.
Furthermore,thethirdsubheadingismethods.Inmethods,thetesterdescribesthesteps
theytooktoconductthetestingveryprecisely.Howmanypeopleweretested,whatwere
theindividualsweaknessesandhowweretheydifferentordidthetesterpickdifferent
individualswithdifferentbackgroundstoconducthis/herresearchshouldbeclarifiedin
thisportion.Usemethodsthatarecredibletothereadersandarefactual.Also,which
approachesdidthetesttakertaketoconducttheresearch/test?Wherewasthetesttaken
place,howthesettingwas,andwhatproceduresdidthetestertakeareallnecessary
componentstothememo.Thiswillmostlikelybethelengthiestportionofthememo.
Keepingtheaudiencewantingtokeepreadingisabigportionofhowwellwrittenthis
portionis.
Thefourthsubheadingtalksabouttheresultsanddiscussions.Inthispartofthememo,
explainthedifficultiesyourtesttakershad.Ifobservationalapproachwasused,explain
howthetesttakerreactedtocertainsteporhowlongtheytooktorespondtoacertain
step.Thediscussionofthissubheadingiswherethetesterdiscussesthecommentsmade
bythetesttakers.Alsodiscusswhatthisindicatesaboutyourinstruction.
Inyourconclusionsubheading,explainwhatyoulearnedfromtheusabilitytestingand
whatchangesyouwillbemakingtobettertheinstruction.Explaintheimplementations
andhowitwouldhelpmakethereadersfollowtheinstructioneasily.Afterthe

conclusion,anappendixshouldpresentthereaderwiththenecessarydocumentsuchasa
copyofthequestionnaire/survey,andsamplesofthetesttakersanswerstoeachquestion.
Itwillfurthercreatecredibleresultsources.
ThereadingsforthisweekwereallfromAndersonsTechnicalCommunication,the
readingshelpedmeputtogethermytestmemoanditwasveryhelpful.Thankyoufor
reading.
Sincererly,
PopyAziz

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