Minutes for February 3, 2009 by Maria
• 18 students present
• Professor Wagner passed around the book At Work in the Fields of the Bomb, written and photographed by Robert Del Tradici
• Lights off, and chairs in circle before class
Class began at 9:34 a.m.
• Read previous class minutes
• Etymology: an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word
• Etymology of etymology: Greek: etumologiā and Latin: etymologia. (dictionary.com)
Summaries from Science and Society, chapter one, were handed back
• Class did well overall; sophisticated sentence structures with a few stylistic and punctuation errors
• Variety of writing styles, but summaries all had similar formats
Discussed Parallelism
• The Technical Community Handbook, pg 493: “use the same grammatical form for elements that are part of a series or a compound construction.”
• Series: three or more items, separated by commas, in a compound/complex sentence
• Compound Construction: two elements joined by a conjunction
• In series and compound constructions, balance kinds of words (noun, adverb, adjective, etc.) and number of words in order to avoid faulty parallelism
• Use conjunctions, articles, and punctuation to balance sentences
• Proper use of parallelism yields clear sentences and ideas
• Parallelism is important in scientific writing: sentences that aren’t parallel are ambiguous. What is the actual meaning, and what is implied?
• Longer sentences are more difficult to balance and read.
Discussed Resumes
• Check Online Technical Writing link on course blog
• Under Applications heading, choose “Business correspondence and resumes” link; read article about resumes
• Proactive Career Resume
• Focused on determining personal strengths and deficiencies in the context of one’s desired career path
• Deficiencies are addressed and replaced with experience and skills
• Resume is built towards career specific level as individual gains experience and skills
• Proactive and dynamic; resume should change to reflect changes in the individual
• Addresses the “half-lives” of certain careers by constantly developing skills
Discussed two handouts
• Personal Inventory: addresses career specific questions on an individual level
• Questions 6,7,10, and 12
• Look at a person you respect: what traits, skills, and abilities do they have that you admire, and for which you strive?
• Thematic Resume Assessment
• Include educational summary (degree usually implied), key skills, volunteer and professional work, and strengths
• Keep narrative condensed
• Should be neat, legible, well organized, and well designed
Assignments
• Read about resumes and cover letters on Online Technical Writing website (linked in blog)
• Draft of thematic resume due in class Thursday, February 5
• Bring relevant job descriptions to class
• Cover letter due in class next Tuesday, February 10
• Read chapter four in Science and Society by class on Tuesday, February 10
Class ended at 10:40 a.m.
• Professor Wagner passed around the book At Work in the Fields of the Bomb, written and photographed by Robert Del Tradici
• Lights off, and chairs in circle before class
Class began at 9:34 a.m.
• Read previous class minutes
• Etymology: an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word
• Etymology of etymology: Greek: etumologiā and Latin: etymologia. (dictionary.com)
Summaries from Science and Society, chapter one, were handed back
• Class did well overall; sophisticated sentence structures with a few stylistic and punctuation errors
• Variety of writing styles, but summaries all had similar formats
Discussed Parallelism
• The Technical Community Handbook, pg 493: “use the same grammatical form for elements that are part of a series or a compound construction.”
• Series: three or more items, separated by commas, in a compound/complex sentence
• Compound Construction: two elements joined by a conjunction
• In series and compound constructions, balance kinds of words (noun, adverb, adjective, etc.) and number of words in order to avoid faulty parallelism
• Use conjunctions, articles, and punctuation to balance sentences
• Proper use of parallelism yields clear sentences and ideas
• Parallelism is important in scientific writing: sentences that aren’t parallel are ambiguous. What is the actual meaning, and what is implied?
• Longer sentences are more difficult to balance and read.
Discussed Resumes
• Check Online Technical Writing link on course blog
• Under Applications heading, choose “Business correspondence and resumes” link; read article about resumes
• Proactive Career Resume
• Focused on determining personal strengths and deficiencies in the context of one’s desired career path
• Deficiencies are addressed and replaced with experience and skills
• Resume is built towards career specific level as individual gains experience and skills
• Proactive and dynamic; resume should change to reflect changes in the individual
• Addresses the “half-lives” of certain careers by constantly developing skills
Discussed two handouts
• Personal Inventory: addresses career specific questions on an individual level
• Questions 6,7,10, and 12
• Look at a person you respect: what traits, skills, and abilities do they have that you admire, and for which you strive?
• Thematic Resume Assessment
• Include educational summary (degree usually implied), key skills, volunteer and professional work, and strengths
• Keep narrative condensed
• Should be neat, legible, well organized, and well designed
Assignments
• Read about resumes and cover letters on Online Technical Writing website (linked in blog)
• Draft of thematic resume due in class Thursday, February 5
• Bring relevant job descriptions to class
• Cover letter due in class next Tuesday, February 10
• Read chapter four in Science and Society by class on Tuesday, February 10
Class ended at 10:40 a.m.
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