Full Description
The Writer's Handbook for College and Career offers complete coverage of topics expected in a handbook-writing, research, and grammar-that you use through out your college experience, but it goes one step farther and includes instruction and examples that span a range of workplace situations. For example, chapters on argument, design, and presentations discuss fundamental principles but then also explore how usage strategies vary in classroom or workplace settings. You learn practical writing skills you can use to connect the writing you do in college to the writing you do at work.
Contents
ContentsPart 1Writing in College and at Work1 Writing in College & Work a. Moving between college and workb. How this book can help 2 Purpose and Audience a. Purpose b. Purpose statement c. Audience 3 Planning and Prewriting a. Planning the project b. Prewriting c. Thesis or goal d. Outlining 4 Drafting 19a. Writing the draft b. Getting feedback 5 Paragraphs & Structure a. Paragraphs b. Transitions c. Headings and lists d. Development 6 Revising & Editing a. Revising b. Editing c. Proofreading Sample final paper Sample final memo 7 Argument a. Making claims b. Purpose & audience c. Elements of argument d. Establishing credibility e. Sample arguments Sample page from research paper Sample memo 8 Visual Elements a. Design b. Visual aids c. Adding visuals Sample memo d. Creating Web pages 9 Writing with Others a. Types of collaboration b. Technologies 10 Ethical Writing a. Plagiarism b. Ethics c. Dishonesty 11 Presentations a. Planning b. Drafting c. Coordinating visuals Sample PowerPoint slides d. Overcoming anxiety e. Presenting Evaluation form 12 Online Communication a. Email, IM, chat rooms b. Listservs, blogs c. Netiquette 13 Technical Communication a. Purpose, features b. Types 14 Cultures and Communication a. Institutional b. Disciplinary, occupational, professional c. Ethnic, religious d. Avoiding offensive language Part 2Writing in College15 College Reading and Writing a. Entering b. Contributing 16 Online Learning a. Online classroom b. Features c. Guidelines for success 17 Essays a. Thesis and development b. Personal essay c. Response essay Sample response essay d. Critical essay Sample critical essay e. Persuasive essay 18 Library of Academic Writing a. Journal Sample entriesb. Summary Sample summary c. Review Sample review d. Report Sample page e. Case study Sample case study f. Portfolio Sample portfolio cover letter Part 3Writing at Work19 Writing at Work a. Communication b. Purpose, audience c. Guidelines d. Medium, genre e. Putting it all together 20 Correspondence a. Email Sample email b. Memo Sample memo c. Letter Sample letter d. Deciding on the form 21 Job Search a. Resume Sample resume b. Cover letter Sample cover letter 22 Library of Workplace Writing a. Report Sample reports b. Proposal Sample proposal c. Executive summary; abstract Sample executive summary Sample abstract d. Announcement Sample announcements e. Job description Sample description f. Performance evaluation Sample evaluation form g. Code of conduct Sample code h. Thank you, congratulatory note Part 4Research Strategies23 Research Process a. Purpose b. Audience c. Narrowing a topic d. Research question e. Preliminary thesis f. Resources g. Working bibliography h. Schedule 24 Library and Database Research a. Accessing resources b. Library resources c. Online catalogs d. Periodicals, indexes, gov't. documents e. Evaluating f. Electronic databases g. Evaluating 25 Internet Research a. Search strategies b. Search engines c. Types of sites d. Evaluating 26 Field Research a. Uses b. Surveys, etc. c. Interviews d. Ethnographies e. Human subjects' consent 27 Avoiding Plagiarism, Integrating Sources a. Plagiarism b. Avoiding plagiarism c. Summarizing d. Paraphrasing e. Quoting f. Synthesizing g. Incorporating visuals 28 Drafting and Revising Research a. Reviewing goals b. Planning & drafting c. Revising Part 5MLA Documentation29 MLA a. In-text citations b. List of Works Cited c. Sample paper Part 6APA Documentation30 APA 274a. Content footnotes b. In-text citations c. References list d. Sample paper Part 7CMS and CSE Documentation31 CMS a. Endnotes and footnotes b. Bibliography c. Sample paper 32 CSE a. Elements of CSE: two formats b. In-text citations c. References d. Sample paper Part 8Grammar33 Basic Grammar a. Words b. Sentence elements c. Clauses, phrases d. Sentence types 34 Verbs a. Simple present, past b. Progressive, perfect c. Lie, lay; sit, set d. Active and passive e. Tense sequence f. Subjunctive mood 35 Pronouns a. Forms (case) b. Pronoun problems c. Who and whom 36 Subject-Verb Agreement a. Simple agreement b. Complex agreement 37 Adjectives and Adverbs a. Identifying b. Avoiding confusion c. Comparatives and superlatives Part 9Guidance for Multilingual Writers38 Articles & Noun Clauses a. A, an, the b. Gerunds, infinitives c. Noun clauses 39 Agreement a. With troublesome verbs b. Paired conjunctions, separated subjects + verbs c. Words affecting agreement 40 Verbs a. Troublesome forms b. Simple present, present progressive c. Conditionals 41 Adjectives and Prepositions a. Adjectives in a series b. Preposition choice Part 10Sentence Problems 42 Sentence Fragments a. Identifying b. Revising c. Partial sentences 43 Comma Splices, Fused (Run-on) Sentences a. Identifying b. Repairing 44 Pronoun Reference and Agreement a. Unclear reference b. Specific reference c. Who, which, that 45 Modifiers a. Misplaced b. Dangling c. Disruptive 46 Shifts a. Person and number b. Tense, quote, mood, voice 47 Mixed and Incomplete Sentences a. Mixed sentences b. Incomplete 48 Parallelism a. Problems b. Creating parallelism c. Lists 49 Coordination and Subordination a. Coordination b. Problems c. Subordination d. Problems Part 11Clarity and Style50 Conciseness & Clarity a. Wordiness b. Cliches c. Clear sentences 51 Sexist and Discriminatory Language a. Sexist language b. Discriminatory language 52 Words and Vocabulary a. Diction, purpose, persona b. Specialized diction c. Precise diction d. Editing diction e. Building vocabulary Part 12Punctuation and Mechanics53 Commas a. Joining sentences b. Introductory elements c. Concluding elements d. Non-essential elements e. Items in a series f. Coordinate adjectives g. Clear meaning h. In writing 54 Semicolons and Colons a. Semicolons b. Colons 55 End Punctuation a. Periods b. Question marks c. Exclamation point 56 Apostrophes a. Possession b. Contractions and omissions 57 Quotation Marks a. Marking quotations b. Block quotations c. Dialogue d. Titles of short works e. Special uses 58 Other Punctuation Marks a. Parentheses b. Brackets c. Dashes d. Ellipses e. Slashes 59 Capitalization a. Beginning a sentence b. Proper nouns and adjectives c. Titles 60 Abbreviations a. Titles, persons, organizations, numbers b. Inappropriate abbreviations 61 Italics (Underlining) a. Conventions b. Specific terms c. For emphasis 62 Hyphens a. Splitting words b. Joining words 63 Numbers a. Spelling b. Using numerals c. Conventions d. Overuse 64 Spelling a. Correcting errors b. Improving Glossary of Usage Index
