And why it’s important in technical communication.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
African Americans in the War
Advertisements

Citation. Why cite sources? Facilitates research Improves you ethos and helps make your argument more persuasive Avoids charges of plagiarism. Indicates.
1862: Antietam and Emancipation
Emancipation and the Thirteenth Amendment. Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; hair parted on Lincoln's right side.
Civil Liberties Illustrated ** National Government National Government Citizens Civil Liberties Protects Liberties Oppressive Actions.
Chicago/Turabian. History Art Philosophy Business Communications.
Abraham Lincoln A Bitter Struggle Divides a Nation.
DBQ Quiz Review. PERSIA Chart Almost every essay prompt will require you to understand various categories historians utilize to analyze historical events.
Emancipation Activity: Answer the following question: What does “emancipation” mean?
Problems, Issues, and Interpretations. In what ways and to what extent did constitutional and social developments between the years 1860 and 1877 amount.
“The Emancipation Proclamation” Lincoln Get out your paper, and pencil.
1862: Antietam and Emancipation. Antietam & Emancipation Activity Pick up a post-it note and answer the following question: What does “emancipation” mean?
Library Workshop ECET 401 Fall, 2009 Librarian: Haymwantee Singh Professors Ron Rockland and Alex Blinder
Writing a Bibliography
Writing a Bibliography Using Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) Two-part PowerPoint Presentation.
RESEARCH. STEPS TO RESEARCHING 1. Identify and Develop Your Topic 2. Find Background Information 3. Use Catalogs to Find Books 4. Find Internet Resources.
1862: Antietam and Emancipation. Antietam & Emancipation On your notes worksheet, answer the following question: What does “emancipation” mean?
MLA Format!!!. What’s This For???  Plagiarism is a serious offense in the educational world.  In high school, you will either lose significant marks,
1862: Antietam and Emancipation. The War So Far The Confederacy was hoping that Great Britain and France might help them in the war, giving the Confederacy.
Lecture 11 – October 17, 2012 Homefront North & West / War on Slavery How’s/ Where’s the War Going in 1863? – Eastern Theater: Central Virginia Corridor.
How to Reference Using APA
Civil Liberties Illustrated ** National Government National Government Citizens Civil Liberties Protects Liberties Oppressive Actions.
TELSTAR Owen Stephens 12th January references.
The Formal Report The Formal Report Documentation.
APA Style Bibliographies. Print Encyclopedia Wagner, D. H. (2002). Photosynthesis. The world book encyclopedia. (Vol. 15, p. 430). Chicago: World Book,
INLS 151 wed april 1 today’s line-up pass back midterms (for you to keep) online privacyethics cases – class discussion ethical use of information visual.
Formally by: Abraham Lincoln Presented by: Lizzy Natherson.
APA Style Bibliographies. Newspaper Article from Internet Markoff, J. (1996, June 5). Voluntary rules proposed to help insure privacy for Internet users.
1 McGraw-Hill Professional Learn More. Do More. Search & Browse..…………………………….………..…………..3-9 Using My AccessScience Profiles …………
Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Race Relations in the South 1863.
Citation Formats Usually, a Professor requires citations on a paper to be in either the APA or MLA format. These formats are very different, and they are.
EndNote. What is EndNote? EndNote is referencing software that enables you to create a database of references from your readings.
Appendix B Primary & Secondary Documents. Appendix B Documents Primary Documents are written or physical objects that are created at the time of the.
Document your sources of information. Show the foundation on which your work is built. You need two forms of documentation in your document: Parenthetical.
Citing Journal Articles 12 Basic Skills for IQ. The Four Pillars of IQ Find Retrieve Analyze Use Correctly citing information resources belongs to the.
The MLA Style: Formatting According to the Modern Language Association Guidelines.
Academic English GROUP 1. Annotated bibliography  An annotated bibliography provides a brief account of the available research on a given topic. It is.
Yes. I freed the But it ’ s a Story. You WANNA About it?
“We are all liberated by this (emancipation) proclamation. Everybody is liberated. The white man is liberated, the black man is liberated, the brave men.
ZOTERO Powerful Research Tool. Why use citation software? Less time spent on minutia; more time to spend on essay content or other pursuits… Depending.
Slavery Divides the Nation. The Dred Scott Case Dred Scott was a slave who traveled with his master from Missouri (slave state) to Illinois & Wisconsin.
Pgs Northern Plans As the fighting dragged on into 1862, Northern war plans began working. The blockade stopped trade in the South. Plantations.
Warm Up-10/29 When was the battle of Antietam? Write down three facts that you know to be true about Antietam.
APA Citation is a way to document sources. Your list of references appears at the end of your paper so a reader can easily locate every source you use.
Warm-up #4 1)Which battle was a turning point of the Civil War? Why was the Confederate loss of this battle significant? 2)Explain the Union strategy during.
INLS 151 mon oct 12 today’s line-up ethical use of information ethics case example style guides (APA example) Data to Story project – determine presentation.
Understanding reading lists Birkbeck Library. Outline Understand the references on your reading list. How to find the items in the Library. Citing references.
THE END OF CONCILIATION Emancipation. The End of Conciliation Many Federal generals had sought to wage war consistent with Winfield Scott’s limited approach.
What does the evidence tell us?.  Underline the sentence that best explains President Lincoln’s position on slavery.  Draw arrows that point to sentences.
Harvard is one of the two main styles of referencing, the other is Numeric There are two main differences between the Numeric and Harvard style: 1. The.
A New Birth of Freedom for America. "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons.
Opening Question  How did sectional differences (i.e. economic, social and political) lead to tensions that ultimately caused the Civil War?
Finding Credible Sources Online
Opening Question How did sectional differences (i.e. economic, social and political) lead to tensions that ultimately caused the Civil War?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Slavery: Lincoln’s Dilemma
EndNote by: fatimah alotaibi.
Colonization to Revolution
Colonization to Revolution
על יחידה זו לא יהיו שאלות במבחן
Unit 3: Civil War
Citations.
Documentation in Engineering Writing
Emancipation Proclamation Notes
The Emancipation Proclamation.
Emancipation .January 1, 1863.
The Civil War Key People & Places.
Lincoln and Abolition I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored;
What’s New Maureen Fitzpatrick & Kathryn Byrne English Department
Emancipation Proclamation
Presentation transcript:

And why it’s important in technical communication

 Take five minutes with your favorite search engine and find an example of each – then compare them. What makes them identifiable as a certain style? Styles: Plain, Persuasive, Grand

 Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free … The Emancipation Proclamation

 Style is “the essence of what remains of an author’s writing” after the writing and the author are gone (147). ◦ From: Butler, Paul. Out of Style: Reanimating Stylistic Study in Composition and Rhetoric. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, Print. So … what is Style?

 Don McMillan’s “Life After Death by PowerPoint” Ck So … what is Style?

 Does style affect (perception of) content?  Whirl: So … what is Style?

 Style can also refer to a set of prescriptive rules in academia, as in MLA Style, APA Style, Chicago Style, etc.  In technical communication, one oft-used style is the style of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. We’ll call this IEEE Style.  A link to the IEEE Style Manual can be found in the “online reading” section of the course wiki So … what is Style?

 The bibliography is a lettered annex that appears as either the first or last annex  In general, the title or author of the publication and the bibliographic reference number should be cited [B4]. If the item is a standard, the designation (e.g., IEEE Std ) and bibliographic reference number (e.g., [B4]) should be cited.  The bibliography should be ordered alphanumerically, without respect to the type of publication being cited. IEEE Style

 [B1] Boggs, S. A., and Fujimoto, N., “Techniques and instrumentation for measurement of transients in gas-insulated switchgear,” IEEE Transactions on Electrical Installation, vol. ET-19, no. 2, pp , Apr  [B26] Peck, R. B., Hanson, W. E., and Thornburn, T. H., Foundation Engineering, 2d ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972, pp  Default to Chicago Style when there is no direction in IEEE Style. IEEE Style