
Mary Mowery,
Technical Writing &
Editing Freelancer

Work Samples
This page provides samples of my work, mainly completed through certifications and academic projects.
NOTE: Unfortunately, I am not able to post most of my work completed through my previous employers, due to confidentiality. However, the work I have posted below definitely pertains to real-life situations and the job environment.
User Guides
Program User Guide, TextAnalysisTool.NET Version 1.0
TextAnalysisTool.NET is a program used mainly by coders and helps search and filter through large amounts of text in a text file. Although this software is easy to install on a PC, the instructions on how to navigate and open files were not available.
The user guide for TextAnalysisTool.NET provides instructions on how to: 1) download the software to a user's computer, 2) open an existing text file on the software, 3) add filters, 4) edit filters, and 5) remove filters. TextAnalysisTool.NET is a free program intended for users who need to analyze large amounts of data in a text-based document only. This project was also done with the help of a subject matter expert.
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Reference Guides - Coming Soon!
This is a (partial) reference guide to reselling that I have created and is still in the works. As a side hustle, I purchase items such as vintage clothes, shoes, trinkets, etc. at a very low cost, flip, and then sell them through online platforms such as Mercari, Facebook Marketplace, Poshmark, and eBay. Please feel free to check out my online selling pages.
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Instructional Manual #1
Web-Based Training (WBT) Manual
The purpose of this instructional manual was to provide knowledge and application for Patient Account Representatives of a hospital to successfully navigate and document both patient and insurance accounts while utilizing the system. This instructional manual addressed the following areas in navigation and documentation:
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Log-In procedures
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Workstation tabs
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Activities screen
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Insurance management functions
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Account revisions
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Billing functions
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Exit procedures
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Documentation procedures
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Instructional Manual #2
How-to Document Adobe FrameMaker
This how-to document was completed to obtain my technical writing certificate. The purpose was to provide step-by-step instructions on creating autonumbering for sections in FrameMaker. Some of these steps included:
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Opening Adobe FrameMaker
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Creating a new document
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Creating a new style in the Paragraph Catalog
Proposals
This proposal was completed as a writing project to obtain my technical writing certification and responds to an announcement on a company's website to develop a training support package for an Army Field Artillery Basic Office Leader Course (FA BOLC).
Assessment Reports/Plans
The focus of this 60+ page assessment project is to identify, describe, and demonstrate the different types of assessments and evaluation measures applicable to the learning process for Army writing. The following assessments were analyzed, identified, and developed for student learning progression:
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Learning Step Activities
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Learning Objectives
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Assessment Types (Peer-Based, Self-Assessments, Formative, Summative)
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Assessment Tool Criteria
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Practical Exercises
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Check on Learning/Discussion Questions
Research Papers
Comprehensive Examination Research Proposal
This 130+ page research paper focused on Educational Technology in aviation on the following topics:
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Blended learning in aviation training and education
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Training fidelity in relation to human factors
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Comparison of scanning technologies versus profiling during airline passenger screening process
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Aviation Maintenance Technicians (human factors)
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Instructional Systems Design (ISD) process in aviation
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Data Reports
The focus of this 14-page data report was to provide an assessment of trends in materials management for the following data: materials generated, recycling, composting, energy recovery, and landfilling. This report also includes a lot of figures and tables supporting this data.
Guidance Documents
General Water Quality in Oklahoma
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General requirements in protecting, maintaining, and improving the quality of waters (surface, ground, and other waters
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Water quality certification requirements
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Common questions and answers on obtaining a water quality certification and conducting environmental assessments and remediation projects
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Water Permit Exceptions
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Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) mission and vision statement
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Water Quality Standards Rule
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Acronyms and Definitions
Evaluation Plans
Evaluation Plan Outline Fires Pre-Command Course (PCC)
The need for evaluation was addressed for an Army Fires Pre-Command Course. The following areas were researched and discussed in this 30+ page evaluation plan:
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Reason for evaluation
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Program/course background
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Course structure
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Target audience of evaluation
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Evaluation purpose
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Stakeholders
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Evaluation design, process, product, revisions
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Evaluation plan going forward
Instructional System Design Project (ISD) Documents #1
ISD Project #1: Automotive Services Tech Engine Oil Changes
This ISD project was completed with the help of a subject matter expert (SME) in auto mechanics. The focus of this project was to demonstrate the ISD model commonly known as Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE). The following areas needed to be addressed and analyzed in order for students to successfully perform engine oil changes on the job:
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Front-End Analysis
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Lesson Goals (Goals Analysis and Identifying Learning Types and Skills)
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Lesson Objectives
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Instructional Materials (Description)
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Evaluation (Formative)
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Assessments
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UX Writing Course - Completed November 2023 from Technical Writing (TW)-HQ
Instructional System Design Project (ISD) Documents #2
ISD Project #2: Army Basic Developers Course
This ISD learning project focused on the Basic Developer Course (BDC), a 2-week program designed to providing Army training curriculum developers the skills necessary to product training support materials and lesson plans for operational and educational settings. This project addressed the need to restructure the Capstone Project for the purpose of enhancing student learning and retention with identifying:
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Business Outcomes
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Learner's Job Performance Requirements
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Learning Design Strategies
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Data Collection Process
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Learning Objectives
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Methods of Instruction
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Learning Activities
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Evaluation Strategies
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The certified UX Writer training by TW-HQ is a course that takes candidates through the basics of effective microcopy writing, content style guide creation, conversation design, content testing and revision, and how to land a great UX writer job. - Information gathered from Technical Writer HQ