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.
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By erikapaterson on May 29, 2018 @11:16 am
One of the tricks of technical writing is to avoid generalities and provide details – as concisely as possible. Here are a few examples to learn this trick: Example: “The target population of your proposed survey is relevant and appropriate.”…Unit One Writing Tips
By erikapaterson on May 28, 2018 @6:11 am
Focus on Conciseness Here is a good tip for eliminating words and writing concisely: Edit out pro-nouns For example: I have written to my teammates and now have a small team for our assignment. The application letter mentioned my strengths,…Writing Teams and writing definitions
By erikapaterson on May 25, 2018 @6:27 am
Good Friday morning 301 First, a quick note on forming your writing teams; if you receive an invitation to a team, you can write an email message responding to that invitation in place of a message of invitation. I have…Welcome
By erikapaterson on May 19, 2018 @11:33 am
Welcome to our course of studies together I will post new blogs on a regular basis and you should read before beginning each week’s lesson. The principle purpose of this Blog is to respond to your work and the progress of our course…You Attitude and drafting the formal report
By erikapaterson on March 21, 2018 @8:29 am
The 5 essential rules of YOU attitude: Avoid starting with “I” or “We.” Avoid “you” when it criticizes the reader. The best way to do this – is to take the reader out of the sentence. See example below*. The…