Fri.-Mon., March 08, 11, 2013 Communicating Techniques and Technology (CT2)

WOD-- Specification (Spec): Exact statement of the particular needs to be satisfied, or essential characteristics that a customer requires and which a vendor must deliver. Specifications are usually written in a manner that enables both parties to measure the degree of conformance to the specs.

Specifications are divided generally into two main categories:

• Performance specifications: conform to known customer requirements such as keeping a room’s temperature within a specified range;

• Technical specifications: express the level of performance of the individual units and are subdivided into

(a) individual unit specifications which state boundaries of the unit’s performance consisting of a nominal value and tolerance (allowable departure from the nominal value);

(b) (b) distribution specifications which define an acceptable statistical distribution (in terms of mean deviation and Standard Deviation) for each unit, and are used by a producer to monitor its production processes.

DO NOW…

•Which is a performance spec and which is a technical spec?

2013 Jeep Grand CherokeeSpecifications:

Performance & Technical

Gas Mileage: 17 mpg city / 23 mpg hwy

Combined Fuel Economy 19mpg

Engine: 4.7L V8, 24 valve, 300hp@4700rpm

Brakes:4-wheel disc

Steering:Rack and Pinion

Transmission: 8-speed Automatic

# of Cylinders 8 (45 degree)

DrivetrainAll Wheel (on Demand)

DO NOW…

Write an 8-10 sentence paragraph that would: • Persuade someone to buy a jeep using the specification information researched on the Internet.• Use a picture and the categories of information to the left to complete the paragraph.• Use Monroe’s Motivated Sequence as your outline:attention > need > satisfaction > visualization > action

2013 Jeep Wrangler Specifications

Gas Mileage: •City/highway ?

Engine: •# of cylinders ?•Volume (Size) ? •Horsepower ?•Torque ?

Brakes:•What kind?

Steering:•What kind?

Transmission: •How many speeds ?•Automatic or Manual?

Weight •Curb Weight?

Speed •0-60 ?•1/4 mile ?

Towing capacity (lbs.) ?

2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8