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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/07%3A_Presenting_Yourself_in_Person_and_Online/7.01%3A_IntroductionAs a veteran teacher, what I always appreciated about this list is that it really did make me think about the experiences of the incoming class as well as my own experiences, especially in regard to w...As a veteran teacher, what I always appreciated about this list is that it really did make me think about the experiences of the incoming class as well as my own experiences, especially in regard to writing and technology. Whether you’re writing an e-mail to a professor, giving a Powerpoint presentation, creating an online portfolio, or sitting down for an interview, you need to focus on how well you present yourself, both in the corporeal world and the virtual world.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/03%3A_Commonly_Misused_Terms_and_Phrases/3.46%3A_Pretty___Quite___Rather___VerySome writers mistakenly use these words to create emphasis or lend the appearance of exactitude, but this backfires—“the pebble is round” is clearer than “the pebble is quite round.” By definition, th...Some writers mistakenly use these words to create emphasis or lend the appearance of exactitude, but this backfires—“the pebble is round” is clearer than “the pebble is quite round.” By definition, these words are nonspecific, and many professors are highly sensitive to their use.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/08%3A_Resumes/8.06%3A_More_Advanced_More_Daring_ResumesIf nowhere else, many writers give the heading of the resume a bit more dazzle by using different fonts and sizes, perhaps even drawing a line or using an underscore beneath the heading that crosses t...If nowhere else, many writers give the heading of the resume a bit more dazzle by using different fonts and sizes, perhaps even drawing a line or using an underscore beneath the heading that crosses the entire page. Keep in mind, however, that resume templates do have constraints in format, they often put categories into a different order than they would be on an undergraduate resume, and the resulting resume may not be suited to the conventions of your field.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/02%3A_Punctuation_Mechanics_Capitalization_and_Spelling/2.11%3A_CapitalizationAlso, referring to specific geologic time frames, the Chicago Manual of Style says not to capitalize the words "era," "period," and "epoch," but the American Association of Petroleum Geologists says t...Also, referring to specific geologic time frames, the Chicago Manual of Style says not to capitalize the words "era," "period," and "epoch," but the American Association of Petroleum Geologists says that these words should be capitalized. Do not capitalize the names of the seasons, unless the seasons are personified, as in poetry ("Spring’s breath"). (It is, of course, highly unlikely that you would personify a season in a technical paper.)
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/03%3A_Commonly_Misused_Terms_and_Phrases/3.50%3A_That___WhichA law that does not have public support cannot be enforced. ("A law that" helps to limit the meaning to just one kind of law.) The air dry loss moisture factor appears to control the amount of airborn...A law that does not have public support cannot be enforced. ("A law that" helps to limit the meaning to just one kind of law.) The air dry loss moisture factor appears to control the amount of airborne respirable dust that is liberated from the product. ("Airborne respirable dust that" restricts the dust just to that liberated from the product.) This is the rat that ate the cat that lived in the house that Jack built.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/03%3A_Commonly_Misused_Terms_and_Phrases/3.34%3A_Imply___InferThese two words are too often used interchangeably, but they are completely different in meaning. "Imply" means to suggest or to indicate; "infer" involves a person actively applying deduction: Water ...These two words are too often used interchangeably, but they are completely different in meaning. "Imply" means to suggest or to indicate; "infer" involves a person actively applying deduction: Water droplets accumulating on the outside of a cold glass of water can imply a hot humid day. We can infer that Stonehenge was an early calendar. Another way to look at it: We can substitute "suggest" for "imply" and "reason" for "infer," still retaining the correct meaning.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/05%3A_Using_Sources/5.09%3A_Best_Practices_in_the_Modern_LibraryIf the journal is online, you can try to determine if it is peer-reviewed by reading its root pages, but the surest way is to find a print version of the journal and look at its "Information for Autho...If the journal is online, you can try to determine if it is peer-reviewed by reading its root pages, but the surest way is to find a print version of the journal and look at its "Information for Authors" page, typically appearing in the back or front of the journal.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/06%3A_Writing_Documents_for_Classes/6.04%3A_ProposalsRecently, I worked closely with a professor as she prepared a proposal for some vital funding for her research, and her revisions during our discussion were effective because they were completely audi...Recently, I worked closely with a professor as she prepared a proposal for some vital funding for her research, and her revisions during our discussion were effective because they were completely audience-centered and goal-oriented, even to the point that she revised tentative-sounding phrases into positive affirmations, shortened paragraphs and provided more transitions so that her sentences were easier to read and reread, and changed certain past-tense verbs to present tense to establish a st…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/04%3A_Equations_Figures_and_Tables/4.01%3A_IntroductionThis example provides a simple demonstration of how critical it is to write helpful figure captions, and shows how even the simplest graphic can be enigmatic to the reader (especially when not drawn t...This example provides a simple demonstration of how critical it is to write helpful figure captions, and shows how even the simplest graphic can be enigmatic to the reader (especially when not drawn to scale, as in the Zappa figure) when effective clues about its meaning are absent. However, some professors long for the days when figures had to be drawn laboriously by hand, because the cost and the labor made it inviting to keep figures and tables to a minimum.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Effective_Technical_Writing_in_the_Information_Age_(Schall)/08%3A_Resumes/8.03%3A_Quality_Checking_Your_ResumeIf you need a bit more space horizontally for just a line or two, see if you can "stretch" the relevant lines by resetting the margin on the ruler at the top of the page just for the lines in question...If you need a bit more space horizontally for just a line or two, see if you can "stretch" the relevant lines by resetting the margin on the ruler at the top of the page just for the lines in question. If you need to submit the resume by e-mail to an employer, do not count on a Word version of the resume looking the same on someone else’s computer as it does on yours—fonts may not translate perfectly, tabbed material may be misaligned, and line length may be compromised.
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