...the information I gained from my informational interview will Jeffrey Meek, project manager at the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability. Jeffrey provided firsthand knowledge of what is it like to work in the field and what to expect. Being two of the most important aspects of the job, professionalism and writing were covered in depth and what they entitle when working in this specific field. Jeffrey Meek For my interview I choose to meet with Jeffrey Meek who is the project manager at the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability. I choose to interview Jeffrey for numerous reasons. Once I get out of college it is my dream to work for the Office of Sustainability, I currently am employed as the recycling intern at IUPUI’s Office of Sustainability and found we have many things in common regarding college paths. He is a SPEA, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, alumni and had a lot of useful discussions with me regarding opportunities and resources I should take advantage of since I am going through the same program. We also discussed study abroad opportunities for environmental and sustainability studies...
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...APELAC students when it is their time to complete this project, and as a survivor of the Columnist Project, I was able to increase my canon of memory, style, and my ability to write as a whole. Suzanne Fields is not only a skilled writer, but is also an independent thinker. When I began the project, I wanted to find a strong, independent woman who was not afraid to voice her opinion on an issue — Suzanne...
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...My audience is an important factor in the writing process. As the person writing the essay I must consider who will be reading it. My thoughts are a key factor in holding the audience’s attention and keeping it as they read. When writing, I must make sure I know that my purpose and audience are aligned with each other. Different types of writing need different types of audiences to make sure that the writing is successful. When writing a personal piece I can play on any part of the audience’s emotions. When writing technically or for a special subject then I must be able to adapt to the audience that would read and respond to the essay. When writing for my audience I consider the subject at hand. I tend to make sure that my writing can translate into thoughts that the audience can relate to. I try to make sure that my writing skills are precise and that I stay on the subject. I know that I must be able to write a piece that will engage the audience and allow me to express my opinion. I also try to make sure that I state facts in my writing to make sure that the audience is not led under false pretenses. When writing a piece for an academic subject I must make sure that I am using the correct vocabulary for that subject. I must use subject-verb agreement and make sure that I stay on that subject. I must make sure that I rely on what I have learned in that academic area and use it in my writing. To be able to communicate the subject matter with the audience is also...
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...to this field? What events and/or experiences have led you to your choice? This essay should be between 250 and 500 words in length. The summer before my senior year, I participated in Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease through Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which exposed me to various aspects of medicine. It gave me the opportunity to learn about subjects related to medicine, such as microbiology and the hallmarks of cancer,...
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...My Approach to Writing I have three educational goals of this course. I want to gain a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. My next goal would be to get a job within my field such as a Public Relations Specialist or an Office Administrator. My third goal of this course is to pursue my education to a master’s degree gaining even more knowledge about my field. In expect to use writing in my university career writing reports and essays, summarizing, and researching. In my professional life writing plays a major role especially in business. Business fields such as marketing, finance, and research need excellent writing skills to properly convey ideas and concepts. Types of writing in professional careers include resumes, company communications, emails, presentations, reports and visual aids. Professionals use factual statements, evidence and reasons for statements they made, which encourages readers to agree with them. Keeping a journal since junior high trained me to be more observant. Instead of paying attention to the negative side of things I pay attention to the positive side. Have you ever lost train of thought? My memory is improved by writing down my ideas in my journal. In my personal life writing also helps me express my thoughts. Sometimes I write down things from a lesson in my journal to help write more detailed statements. In writing an academic paper my goals are to write a paper that will be acceptable. Some papers are poorly written, which makes it harder...
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...On the other hand, there is no better way to further understand writing in the medical field than from a first hand credible source. A close family friend of mine, Sara Hess, is an occupational therapist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Chicago. A short background regarding occupational therapists is to note that they are very different from physical therapists. Physical therapists deal with rehabilitating the physical well being of a patient. Occupational therapists focus their work on aiding patients in being able to do everyday tasks they are not able to do because of their impairment. Considering this, to enhance my knowledge for you and I video interviewed her to understand what writing really means in this certain field. If you are...
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...opening passage from Tahir Shah’s In the Caliph’s House is a memorable one for me. It is the first line I read from many readings to come in my eager preparation for Morocco last summer. I remember my professor reading this line aloud during our first class meeting months later, and my anticipation at the trip to come. And now, over two months after returning from my trip to Morocco, I can instantly picture the scene, so familiar, and I am transported back to the streets of Fes outside our hotel. Travel writers like Shah, as well as anthropologists, use the power of writing to weave words into deep meaning. Before the classes and trip, I had little knowledge or experience in the fields of anthropology or travel writing. In becoming acquainted with these disciplines fall quarter, they seemed like completely different fields to me. Anthropology is a social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings. Travel writing, on the other hand, seemed a broad category of writing that encompassed basically any traveler writing about a different country or culture for practically any purpose. The main differences between anthropology and travel writing are the audience and purpose, the level of objectivity of the writer, and the role of the author in the piece. The differences I noticed initially between these two fields can be exemplified by two of the works I studied in preparing for the trip- David McMurray’s In and Out of Morocco and Tahir Shah’s The Caliph’s...
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...It is simple to agree that writing is easy as texting or simply putting a pencil on a paper. However, if we start to dig deeper, writing is a work of art. The amount of creativity and clarity that goes into writing is inconceivable. I never gave it much thought except that it was something enforced on us in school. I never knew writing could be a career—a doctor, a pharmacist, a teacher—now those are careers, but writing? I never knew anyone who wanted to become a writer. In fact, I did not care about any of that. I was more focused on hanging out with friends and watching TV, I never thought about what I wanted become. It was not until my freshman year in high school when I thought about making writing a priority. During my freshman year in...
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...On this page, the UW-Madison Writing Center Writer's Handbook offers advice on writing abstracts and answers questions such as: including: • What is an abstract? • Do abstracts vary by discipline? • What should an abstract include? • What should each section of the abstract look like? (objective, method, results, conclusion, title) • What if my project isn't finished or my results didn't turn out as expected? • How can I fit all of this into just 125 words? • How should I start writing my abstract? • What stylistic techniques will improve my abstract? • What kind of feedback should I get on my abstract? On the "Abstracts: Examples" page, you will also find sample Undergraduate Symposium abstracts from a variety of disciplines. What is an abstract? An abstract is a concise summary of a larger project (a thesis, research report, performance, service project, etc.) that concisely describes the content and scope of the project and identifies the project’s objective, its methodology and its findings, conclusions, or intended results. Remember that your abstract is a description of your project (what you specifically are doing) and not a description of your topic (whatever you’re doing the project on). It is easy to get these two types of description confused. Since abstracts are generally very short, it’s important that you don’t get bogged down in a summary of the entire background of your topic. As you are writing your abstract, stop at the end of every sentence...
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...My first year at Colorado College has greatly pushed my writing ability. This began in my FYE which was a uniquely interdisciplinary history of science course, focusing on the development of physics as a field. I was first introduced to writing to write at the collegiate level while I learned to apply the writing traditions of multiple fields of study to create interdisciplinary scholarship. Later in the year, I progressed my development as a writer by focusing on the traditions of literary analysis in two highly impactful English course. I was introduced to collegiate study of the English language in an Introduction to Poetry course, a comprehensive overview of a significant aspect of literature. This course set me up for a much greater challenge...
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... September 2, 2014 Because my career field consists of medical, criminology and legal situations, I had to take into account the dress code and behavioral characteristics of three of the scenarios listed and merge them together. In Medical Professional, Law Firm, and Law Enforcement, I found that all of them showed professionalism with their attire as well as behaviorisms. The Medical professional was appropriately dressed in scrubs and smiles with a very approachable and empathetic visage. As a Psychologist, wearing scrubs will not be a necessity for me except possibly in very rare clinical hospitalization occasions. Additionally, as I will be working within the court system, I reviewed the scenario for Professional Law firm. In this scenario the dress is very business professional and conservative. It also requires a certain amount of communication skills, assertiveness, tactfulness, correct posture and excellent vocabulary skills. Last I reviewed the scenario for Law Enforcement. In this scenario we find uniforms are generally worn, there are strong ethics and knowledge of law and notes of authority within one’s body language. In not one of these scenarios did I detect any unprofessional aspects of professionalism or presentation. My chosen career field is that of a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with a focus on Applied Behavioral Analysis. As part of this field of expertise, I will also be writing the true crimes stories associated with the cases...
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...ABOUT MY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PROSPECT OF MY SCIENTIFIC CAREER Firstly I want to introduce myself. I’m E. Suvd. I graduated from Mongolian University of Science and Technology in 2006 and got my bachelor degree in an engineer of gas supply and transmission but after I acquired to specialize in engineering teacher. Now I’m the first year postgraduate student of Novosibirsk State Technical University. I study at the faculty of Humanities, at the department of Psychology and Pedagogy. In the course of my postgraduate studies I’m to take candidate examinations in Philosophy, English and the special subject. That is why I attend courses of English and Philosophy. I’m sure the knowledge of English and Philosophy will help me in my research. I think what science can answer any question we have about the universe, while scientific research allows us to follow our interests, to learn something new, to give our problem solving skill. Therefore, learning to do scientific research is very important but hard. Every field of study has its own research problems and methods. After I got my master degree, I started to be interested scientific research. For this reason I enrolled to postgraduate course. I’m doing research in the field of pedagogy. My scientific research is devoted to the theory of value and engineering education in Mongolia. My dissertation topic is “Axiological aspect of engineering education in Mongolia”. I was interested in this problem when I was worked in the field...
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...My experience as an electrician gives me the knowledge, but learning management skills through my courses at JIU will give me the tools I need to succeed. The fact of changing field of work would require a total different skill set and I do believe my choice in degrees will provide that transition. Plotting the course to a future filled with security and longevity has its questions. The first question that comes to mind is; in my future would a degree in college be worthy for advancement in my career? With that being answered rapidly, I decided to enroll in a degree in business with emphasis in project management. Discussing the question of how the degree I have chosen will help me has many other questions before it. Like, can I use this chosen degree in other fields other than my current field of trade and will this degree be versatile in the workforce? History of Business is one of many courses that prove worthy to indulge in. Through the objectives in the path to complete, the course thoroughly breaks down the history of business in many markets. Learning the structure of today’s businesses they were form and refined from the businesses of yesteryear and with that knowledge it will allow me to become more versatile in today’s business world. The chosen career I am seeking after my degree at JIU is that of a Project Manager and a Project Manager is a professional in the field of managing projects no matter the detail or the size of the project.. Project Managers...
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...Course Reflection December 13, 2015 Dear Professor This course has been very informative. English has never been one of my strong suits. Your course this semester has helped me with strengthening this skill to help prepare me for the business management field. The assignments I felt were most beneficial included the bad news and memo assignments. Being in a management position, there will times that I need to deliver bad news to staff members. This assignment gave me insight on how to handle these types of situations in a professional manner. Memos are an integral part of any office. The memo assignment showed me the proper way to prepare a memo so that it did not look like a personal email. My least favorite assignment was the Persuasive Message. I do not feel that I am very persuasive and this is a skill that I am lacking. It was very helpful by making me practice this skill, but it was not my favorite assignment. I do feel that my writing skills have improved. With writing, there is always room for improvement and the more that you practice your writing skills, the better they will become. Since I want to work in the healthcare management field, my writing skills are going to be used on a daily basis. This course has greatly increased my chances for successful business writing that is professional looking. I would like to thank you for teaching English in a way that could be easily understood. Your feedback was insightful as well as useful. I truly...
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...Throughout the course of my English 102 class, there have been many attributing factors that have not only geared me toward meeting the course objectives but have challenged and strengthened my analytical and critical thinking skills. My portfolio highlights these acquired skills through two outside of class essays, which required two completely different styles of writing. Another key element that has helped to illustrate the writing process for the two essays in my portfolio was the use of reading various types of literature. This included but was not limited to, editorials, newspaper articles, books, and specific disciplines of research in course related fields. These two essays essentially reshaped my ability to write for specific audiences...
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