Instruction manual topic and audience profile assignment

Instruction on using the Microscope:

The purpose for my manual topic is showing on how to use the microscope and also the assembly of a microscope when is taken out of the box. The very first and most important fact is picking a title that is clear on what it is going to explain. Also picking a readable font is really important for making the audience want to read the manual. At the beginning of my manual, I will have the table of content, which is the most basic part that a manual should have. The first part of my table content will include safety, which in my opinion is the most important fact using a product, although there is not that much peril utilizing a microscope. After safety, I will have the introduction, which will provide brief information about different types of microscopes and how they differ in terms of the purpose they are used. I also will give brief descriptions about what a microscope is and what is exactly used for; assuming part of the audience doesn’t know that much about microscopes. I will explain about parts of the microscope and what function they have; parts such as eyepiece, objective lens, focus adjustment knob, stand column, and etc. I will put a figure showing each part so the audience has a better understanding of the microscope. I will mention all the parts that are included in the box and all the extra equipment needed for the assembly of the microscope such as screwdriver. After all that, I will start with how to operate the microscope with a quick start and also a detailed description on how to operate it, in case some of the audience is unfamiliar with a microscope. I will try to give a detail description on how to do each step on operating the microscope. After the description on how to operate the microscope, I will try to provide some information on troubleshooting, even though that is the part that I don’t have that much information on. That is the part that I will have to do some of my secondary research to find out more about the operation of microscopes. The secondary research can include reading articles, magazines and other manual instruction on microscopes. I will try to do a brief description on most of the parts for trouble shooting the microscope. If I were designing this manual for a company, I would include information about the warranty of the product (if it has one) at the end of my manual.
Along with all these steps that I provided, I would include graphics and pictures to make the manual more understandable. Picking a topic such as microscope, which is specialized equipment that not everyone has the experience of using it, makes it hard to explain to a primary, secondary, and tertiary audience. His can be a challenge. The primary audience of my manual will be high school and college students who have some experience with microscope. High percentage of my audience will already have some experience with microscope, but there also will be a low percentage of the audience who might be not much familiar with microscopes. A lot of high school students have hand on experience with microscopes and already know how to use them.
The primary audience of my topic is people who do research such as high school and college students who have experience working in the lab. Also people who had taken some science classes and have some experience in the science field. The secondary audiences are people who may not have that much experience about microscope and that is why I will include two descriptions on how to operate the microscope, a quick start for the primary audience who has experience, and a detailed description for the secondary and tertiary audience. Also, I think the trouble shooting part will mostly help the secondary and tertiary users. Same with the introduction, which will give a sense on what really is a microscope for secondary and tertiary audience. I also will include some pictures on how a microscope shows a detailed picture of bacteria, or a living matter to get the audience more interested in the topic. Also I will include surveys online for the primary users, secondary, and tertiary users to contribute their opinions on the manual and based on that make improvements on my manual. Having different audiences in one place makes one try to write a good detailed manual for the secondary and tertiary audience and at the same time have some parts such as the quick guide for the primary users to get started with their product as soon as possible. Having more figures and pictures will also help the audience to catch what exactly the manual is trying to explain. Also for my primary research I will interview prospective readers, finding out what motivates them about microscopes and what intrigues them, so I can have a better idea my real audience. Another task that I will do, will be a lecture for my live audience in the science center to give a better idea of microscopes. Overall I believe having diverse audience will help in building a more complete manual.