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.
Cover Letters: Putting YOU attitude into a letter about yourself
By erikapaterson on August 19, 2019 @8:04 am
Putting YOU attitude into a letter about yourself. It is a difficult task to write an application cover letter ‘selling’ your skills while making the reader’s needs the most important. Rule # 1: Begin by saying something nice about the…Preparing the Web Folio
By erikapaterson on August 10, 2019 @10:18 am
Good Saturday 301 I am in the process of reading your Reports, which will take me about a week – I’ll send out your grades and comments for you as I work through the reports. I hope you all enjoy…Final Self-editing tips for Formal Report
By erikapaterson on August 5, 2019 @11:26 am
When self-editing 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 a Methods Section for the Report
By erikapaterson on July 31, 2019 @11:43 am
As I review report drafts I see that a number of people need some assistance with composing a well-articulated, detailed, clear and concise Methods section for your Introductions. Here is an example of a well-handled Methods Section. The Introduction section…Preparing to Peer Review a Formal Report Draft
By erikapaterson on July 21, 2019 @9:15 am
As I look through the early Report drafts, I have found some continuing common errors which are worth providing more examples for correcting to assist with peer reviewing. Avoid BIG CHUNKS of text: organize the report into sections and sub-sections.…