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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 17, 2014
Rebecca Weaver
rebecca.weaver@lmc.gatech.edu
Summary Sentence:
This fall, Rebecca Weaver's Fall 2014 Technical Communication class had the opportunity to work with Hagar Civilization Training Missionary (HCTM) to create the WestSide non-profit's digital presence.
Full Summary:
This fall, Rebecca Weaver's Fall 2014 Technical Communication class had the opportunity to work with Hagar Civilization Training Missionary (HCTM) to create the WestSide non-profit's digital presence.
Weaver's class with Sister Precious and Erik Levine
Rebecca WeaverThis fall, Rebecca Weaver's Fall 2014 Technical Communication class had the opportunity to work with Hagar Civilization Training Missionary (HCTM) to create the WestSide non-profit's digital presence—a website, social media presence, and tactile marketing materials, including letterheads, business cards, event flyers, and newsletter templates. HCTM, headquartered at 19 Joseph E Lowery Boulevard NW in Atlanta, works on neighborhood revitalization and community building.
The technical communication class, part of Georgia Tech's Writing and Communication Program, provided students with a semester-long experience working for a community client with real deadlines while developing strategies for composing professional communication. In addition to creating communication projects for HCTM, students produced an instruction manual to guide the organization in learning to utilize these new materials. While working on this rel-world application, students studied communication theory, including the causes and effects of the digital divide, characteristics of digital philanthropy, best practices for non-profit digital communication, and the WestSide's history and relationship with Georgia Tech.
On December 4, students presented their completed projects to representatives from HCTM, the WestSide Communities Alliance, Tech's Community Engagement Office, and various LMC and other faculty, students, and staff. Sister Precious Mohamed, HCTM's founder, expressed deep pleasure and gratitude for the students' work in helping her organization "enter the digital age and become available to the community."
