Instructor’s Blog
Hello, and welcome to my Blog. Below this post you will see previous posts from last semester’s class. This is the first Blog for our class.
Extensions
By erikapaterson on December 10, 2018 @5:56 am
Requests for extensions at the end of the semester: While I am sorry to hear about difficulties keeping up and the pressures of final exams, unless a student is ill — it is not really fair to other students (who…DETAILS – please …
By erikapaterson on December 4, 2018 @6:53 am
This is a re-post of a re-post of a blog that too many people seem to have missed or forgotten. One of the tricks of technical writing is to avoid generalities and provide details – as concisely as possible. Here…Example of a Methods section
By erikapaterson on November 22, 2018 @1:41 pm
Here is an example of a well-handled Methods Section. The Introduction section of a Formal Report always includes a Method Section that provides a description of the methodology. It is important to remain concise and at the same time provide…Writing the first draft of a formal report
By erikapaterson on November 20, 2018 @6:51 am
When drafting your Formal Report keep in mind the three most common and serious errors: Writing with a negative tone: Avoid the negative. Writing with a demanding tone: Respect your reader, edit out imperative verbs. Writing information that your reader…Editing out Pronouns
By erikapaterson on November 16, 2018 @5:57 am
Hopefully, the YOU attitude hand-out and lesson has made a BIG impression on the significance of pronouns (and imperative verbs) in terms of shaping the tone and clarity of your writing. I have been asked why I wait until this…