...Unit 4 Exercise 1: 1. The basic format for a proposal includes the following steps: Introduction Problem Analysis; major causes, Evidence and Effects of the probem. Plan for solving the problem: Major steps, Support and Deliverables. Benefits of the Plan: Costs-benefits analysis Conclusion 2. Proposals are used in college, in the workplace and anywhere you want to pitch a proposal or new project idea including grant writing. 3. The steps for inventing your proposal’s content are defining the problem, analyzing the problem, researching, inquiring, and finding similar projects. 4. The three primary sources of information for proposal writing are online, print, and empirical sources. 5. The steps to planning to solve the problem are map out the plan, explore each major step, figure out costs and benefits, and finding similar projects. 6. Costs and benefits should be listed to prove to the readers that the benefits of their investment are worth the risks. 7. In choosing an appropriate style, the steps are creating an Authoritative Tone, use metaphors and similes, pay attention to Sentence Length, and minimize the jargon. 8. Three tips for designing the proposal are creating a look, create white space and use meaningful headings. 9. The four steps in revising and editing a proposal are looking for inconsistencies in content, getting rid of extra stuff, tweaking the design and proof reading. 10. Five major problems listed are students...
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...POLI3001 Short Essay (20%) - 2015 - Due Friday 21 August 5pm (Turnitin) Student: Criteria/ Standards Research/ Literature Knowledge/ Understanding Argument/ Analysis Submitted: Poor 85% Student demonstrates inadequate research skills; literature used is irrelevant or insufficient; did not use a minimum of 8 scholarly sources. Poor knowledge and understanding of the essay topic; student has not read sufficient and/or appropriate material to engage with key concepts and issues. Student demonstrates adequate research skills; some literature used is irrelevant but includes 8 scholarly references. Student demonstrates good research skills; good choice of literature; 8 relevant scholarly references. Student demonstrates very good research skills; very good choice of literature; 8 or more scholarly references. Student demonstrates outstanding research skills; excellent choice of literature; 8 or more scholarly references. Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the essay topic; evidence of sufficient reading on the topic but limited critical engagement with key concepts and issues. Good knowledge and understanding of the essay topic; evidence of sufficient reading and emerging critical engagement with key concepts and issues. Excellent knowledge and understanding of the essay topic; evidence of substantial reading and sophisticated critical engagement with key concepts and issues. Unsatisfactory...
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... Extra Credit (UB Center for Excellence in Writing) Today I sat down with Becky, one of the writing consultant, talking about what she normally do to help people in their writing and her goal. After the conversation, I have learned three important lessons which will benefit me in my future. First, having an obvious statement is important in writing. According to Becky, she meets both undergraduate and graduate students on a daily basis who needs help editing and improving their writing skills. For instance, Becky helps those people how to organize ideas, convey clear thoughts, brainstorming, and fix sentence structures which would look more appealing. Second, proofreading is also very essential to be a good writer. Becky faced problems with students for not proofreading their work properly. For example, she noticed some people who didn’t use proper grammar in their writing, never say new things but repeatedly using too much vocabularies, and did not do thorough work analysis. Becky adds that most people just wanted their writing to be as beautiful as possible. Unlike other students, Becky’s main goal is to make sure people don’t use many big words and make the writing as simple as possible. In other words, she emphasized the importance of “clarity” in writing. I also think maintaining the structure of both clarity and simplicity is important for students who need to improve their writing. Lastly, being confident in yourself is necessary...
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...create documentation in many forms, such as printed, web-based, or other electronic means. Engineers, scientists, and other professionals may also produce Technical Writing, but often hand it off to a professional technical writer for developmental editing, proofreading, editing and formatting. Skills Sets: In addition to solid research, language, writing, and revision skills, a technical writer may have skills in: 1. Information Design 2. Information Architecture 3. Training Material Development 4. Illustration / Graphic Design 5. Website Design Management 6. Indexing 7. Localization / Technical Translation 8. User Interfaces 9. Business Analysis A Technical writer may apply their skills in the production of non-technical content, for example, writing high-level consumer information. Most Important Skill that each and every Technical Writer must have will be a Good Communication and Interpersonal Skills so that they may write across a variety of genres and fields. Roles & Functions: Effectively Analyze the Rhetorical Situation creating effective technical documentation is driven by the writer's analysis of three elements that comprise the rhetorical situation of a particular project: 1. Audience Analysis 2. Purpose 3. Context. Career Growth: There is not necessarily one standard career path for...
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...Essay writing (Assignment writing) Examples from Deakin University (Some editing – WHJ – April 2013) What makes a good essay? These are the views of one lecturer on good essays. “Follow these relatively simple rules and a student will produce a good essay” The student does the following: * Answers the question set by the lecturer. * Develops the argument logically, so that one point follows from another coherently. The essay should hold together and be consistent. * Indicates the evidence on which the argument and individual points are based and acknowledge the sources of information. Paraphrase and summarise the writers mentioned – do not just use direct quotes. * Keeps to the word limits and other directions set by the lecturer and is as concise as possible. * Avoids irrelevant or extraneous information that detracts from the main argument. * Uses words that he/she understands and is comfortable with. Some students will have a better command of language and a wider vocabulary than others. However, the important thing is to get the message across clearly * Is sure to edit the work for spelling and typographical mistakes before handing it in. Sloppy work detracts from what might otherwise be a good essay. To summarise, a good essay will: a) develop a logical argument b) be coherent, consistent and concise c) provide evidence d) acknowledge sources e) conform to directions f) use clear language. The...
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...edu Lynn C. Owens Department of Communications Peace College Kristine Trever School of Mass Communications Point Park University H E L P W A NT E D 2010: An examination of new media skills required by top U.S. news companies Debora W enger, L ynn C . Owens, K ristine T rever Determining the skills needed for employment and success in the journalism profession has never been more important. In a period of severe economic stress, journalism companies continue to hire staff, but at much reduced levels and amid vast layoffs, particularly within the print industry. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the impact of technological and economic change on the hiring practices of American news media organizations. A content analysis was conducted over a period of three months in 2008 and 2009 for all the employment opportunities posted by the top ten newspaper and broadcast journalism companies in the United States. Each year, more than 700 postings were coded to determine the most desirable skills and attributes for job candidates and the amount of emphasis placed on multimedia expertise. The study also relied on interviews with recruiters for these companies who share their own views on what makes a desirable job candidate and reflect on some of the study’s findings. The paper argues that these job postings reflect an entire industry in transition. And in fact, the researchers identified several important changes from year-to-year, including an increased...
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...Copyediting & Proofreading FOR DUMmIES by Suzanne Gilad ‰ Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2007 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, fax 317-572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All...
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...Personal Information Name Address Ogbara Samuel Temitope A-8-9 PV13, Jalan Danau Suajana 1, Danau Kota, 53300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. +60162710569 ogbara.samuel@yahoo.com Nigerian 13th July, 1986. Male A highly motivated, target driven, enthusiastic and versatile person with an outstanding academic record, good interpersonal skill and an excellent attitude to work. Bright, articulate and numerate with excellent communication skills. A person who achieves and surpasses set targets in a challenging and merit driven work environment as well as enhances and develops professionalism through dedication and hard work. Phone Number Email Address Nationality Date of Birth Gender Personal Profile Education and Training 2011 to 2013 KUALA LUMPUR METROPOLITAN UNVERSITY COLLEGE (KLMUC) Wisma Sachdev,16-2, Jalan Raja Laut 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Field of study: BACHELORS DEGREE In Information Technology (CCNS). CGPA: 3.85/4.00 2002 to 2005 OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA. Field of Study: BOTANY. Employment History 2000 to 2003 TAYELOLU MEMORIAL NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL. Position Held: School Teacher Managed a class of forty and five students. Labored to transform their moral and mental wellbeing. Inculcated discipline and integrity into their moral and mental fibre, both within and outside the classroom. EBENEZER POLYTHENE COMPANY NIGERIA LIMITED Position Held: Production Manager Supervised the fabrication and design of quality extrusion machineries...
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...deal with conflict together? How does a team combine each member’s different creative thoughts and ideas into one? Doing research about how teams write together before starting the project will help with the process once the team is ready to begin. Even though everyone has creative differences, collaborative writing is more effective than individual writing because each person brings a variety of thoughts to the table and five heads are better than one. “In an article on the technology and processes of collaborative writing, David Farkas offers four possible definitions useful in approaching collaboration through an analysis of processes. For his purposes, collaboration is: 1. two or more people jointly composing the complete text of a document; 2. two or more people contributing components to a document; 3. one or more person modifying, by editing and/or reviewing, the document of one or more persons; and 4. one person working interactively with one or more person and drafting a document based on the ideas of the person or persons. ([Farkas1991] p. 14)” (What is collaborative writing?, 1991, ¶ 3) Collaborative writing is a group interacting together on a project with the team’s ideas and input merged in an organized manner with an agreed upon final product. For collaborative writing to be...
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...banks were giving loans and by early 2006 housing prices reached their peak. Later that year and in 2007 and up till 2008 the United States recorded increase in foreclosure rate among home owners. According to the case- Shiller home price index reporter its largest price dropped in his history. Between that time and now the Houston real estate market remains one of the strongest in the country. According to statistics generated from many real estate and economic analysis the general conclusion is that the Houston real estate market was ranked the no.2 this year, in terms of home values. According to research Houston gained nearly 10,000 new jobs in 2010 because the real estate market is attractive, hesitant home buyers have a good reason to go ahead with their purchase. Mortgage rates are expected to stay below five percent. The phrase “Now is the time to buy” it’s very applicable to the Houston area real estate market. This article will go through the process of proofreading using an online word processor to make editing easier. The word processor is able to identify grammatical error, spell check, paragraph notation to mention a few before its final publication to make it easier for the readers to understand when...
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...Contents Introduction............................................................................................ 1 1 Planning your business report ........................................................... 2 1.1 What is the purpose of this report? .................................................... 2 1.2 Who are the readers of this report?..................................................... 2 1.3 What are the report’s main messages?................................................ 3 1.4 How will the messages be structured?................................................ 3 2 Structuring your business report ....................................................... 4 2.1 Covering letter/memorandum.............................................................. 4 2.2 Title Page............................................................................................. 5 2.3 Executive Summary ............................................................................ 5 2.4 Table of Contents................................................................................. 5 2.5 Introduction ......................................................................................... 6 2.6 Conclusions/recommendations ............................................................ 6 2.7 Findings and discussion........................................................................ 8 2.8 References..................................................................................
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...|Standards |Criteria | |Areas of Assessment|A |B |C |D | |Format |__includes typed final,|__includes typed final, |__includes typed final, |__ missing prewrite/outline,| | |prewrite or outline, |prewrite or outline, |prewrite/ outline, draft, &|draft or Works Cited; | | |marked draft, & Works |marked draft, & Works |Works Cited, but |insufficient editing of | | |Cited in prescribed |Cited - some (minor) |insufficient editing of |draft or outline; numerous | | |format |errors in prescribed |draft; several errors in |errors in format | | | |format |prescribed format | | |Understanding of |__ writing shows |__writing shows strong, |__writing shows adequate |__writing shows little or no| |literature/ texts |unusual insight |clear understanding |understanding but may be |understanding of text | | |understanding | |too general or superficial | | |Idea Development |__ presents fresh |__ presents an effective|__...
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...BEGIN TITLE THREE INCHES FROM TOP OF PAPER Bachelors Capstone Final Project First Name, MI, Last Name Course Number and Section Professor Table of Contents Section 1: Executive Summary (Business Description) 2 Section 2: Code of Conduct 3 Section 3: Marketing Plan (Strategy and SWOT) 4 Section 4: Operations 5 Section 5: Finance 6 Section 6: Cash Flow Analysis 7 Section 7: Information Management 8 Section 8: Management Summary 9 References 10 Appendix 11 (After you copy and paste each section, return to the Table of Contents, right click on the table and select Update Fields. Once this is done, delete all instructions in the template and delete them). Section 1: Executive Summary (Business Description) In addition to information from Executive Summary "Business Description" from Unit 1, please include the following information in just a couple of paragraphs: Type of Business The Professional Typing Services (PTS) is owned and operated by Katina Jones. PTS will cater to the needs and demands of varies corporations. Also, PTS will specialize in a wide range of services such as typing, graphic designs, business plans, thesis, resumes, business letter, photographs, and family documentation. PTS also provide services to small businesses, and individuals. Mission: “To bring different corporations a wide range of services, clerical, administration support that they can trust.” Vision: “To be the most trusted company to our customers...
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...Company Struggling or Failure Paper You have a choice to work individually or in a team (maximum of 5 people). You are to pick a company from list provided that is struggling or failing and research why it is struggling. Then you will provide a solution/implementation of how to turn the company around (critical analysis). It is important to study the Business Model (file attached) of the company and utilize the model in your analysis. You will be graded to the extent of the depth, breadth and analysis of your report. Company Introduction Overall business model: How did the company come into existence? Target Market? Company changes? Current leadership? Reason(s) for Company Struggling/Failure Discussion of the major business environments – Economic challenges? Technological challenges? Legal challenges? Competitive challenges? Marketing challenges? Global business changes? Customer preference changes? Was it financial failure or marketing failure? Was leadership at fault? Was this failure avoidable? Possible Solutions List possible general solutions and with reasons why these solutions could potentially lead to business success/revival? How would each solution affect how the company currently operate? How would each solution affect the customer? – the workforce? – the competition? Utilize the business model to help explain. Detailed Recommended Solution Pick one solution and detail the action steps (who will do what and when and how things will be done)....
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...LECTURE 2 – POWELL THE WRITING PROCESS KINDS OF WRITING/DISCOURSE TYPES: THE BASIC PURPOSES OF WRITING ARE TO INFORM, TO PERSUADE, AND TO ENTERTAIN. Prose is ordinary written/spoken language without poetic structure. Prose that informs is called exposition/expository writing. Expository writing explains how things work, ideas, how to solve a problem, facts about everyday life, history, controversial issues. Expository writing is constructed LOGICALLY – organized around structures like cause and effect, true and false, less and more, positive and negative, general and specific, sequences or series of steps/procedures, chronology, etc. Ideas in exposition are moved along by connectives like therefore, however, but, in fact, and, for example. An example of expository writing is the information report – facts about a subject with descriptions, definitions and classifications, e.g. scientific reports or business reports with diagrams, technical language or jargon (words/expressions specific to a particular profession). Certain descriptive and narrative writing can also fall under the category of writing that informs. Descriptions of the details of experiences, people, places, situations, processes should be arranged into a meaningful pattern, and narration should give an account of related events/incidents as in a report and in a logical sequence. Prose that persuades is often called argumentative writing. The writer takes a stand, proving an opinion/argument...
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