Progress Report, Late and Lamented Part 2

History Graduate Program Informational Booklet Progress

Purpose:

The document in question is a booklet designed essentially to increase awareness of the History Master's Program here at Clemson. The goal is to both provide information and persuasion, something along the lines of why you might decide to attend Clemson's History MA program, rather than going elsewhere or not at all. The document is meant to be provided by advisors to their advisees.

Work To Date:

Thus far work on the booklet has been mostly research and planning. I was given a trifold (If you want to get technical, it's got four folds, and is done in the oddest manner I've seen for a brochure, but essentially the same thing) that the Clemson Graduate School put out. I was also given some materials on the Graduate School itself that may prove useful. I'm currently trying to evaluate what will be useful to include in the document. I had hoped to be taking photos for use in the booklet, but the weather has been against me.

Work Planned:

I need to start working on the actual document itself. I have to decide what to incorporate from each of the various sources, and what I'm going to have to try to supply/obtain myself. Graphic design considerations need to also be examined. I need to be writing content, but I also should be developing a template for the manual at the same time. I intend to develop a template with a visual style that I can use in the related booklet as well, since I intend for them to be part of a package. So while I am planning, I will be attempting to put together a template as well.



Conclusion:

My biggest concern at this moment is trying to get the proper content established for the document. Writing needs to begin soon.