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.
Drafting a Formal Report: the most common and serious errors
By erikapaterson on March 19, 2018 @11:28 am
When drafting your Formal Report keep in mind the 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 already…Writing Tips: framing survey questions
By erikapaterson on March 19, 2018 @11:16 am
When composing survey questions, it is essential that the questions are framed in the positive, and do not lead toward a particular answer. In other words, avoid ‘leading questions.’ For example: Leading Questions: At what time of day or in…Avoid the Negative
By erikapaterson on March 8, 2018 @12:43 pm
Always ‘avoid the negative’ when writing proposals; stress positive outcomes rather than negative situations Here is an example: negative With the rise in employees and with the lack of an organized HR information systems and management in place, it is…More Unit Two Writing Tips
By erikapaterson on March 1, 2018 @12:51 pm
When writing a list of things to do – try replacing imperative verbs with “ing” verbs – your writing tone will improve. For example: Post a professional profile photo. Profiles with photos are more likely to be viewed. When taking…Writing Tips: Unit Two
By erikapaterson on February 20, 2018 @6:38 am
Three Writing Tips for Unit Two Organization of Peer Reviews; Ensure that peer reviews are organized with the same sections of the document you are reviewing: Create sub-sections with titles for each section of the document you are reviewing. For…