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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Questions about First Major Assignment

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18 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    What are different genres of writing that we should look for in this assignment?
    What is APA style writing?

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  2. Allie WendellAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    What does the goal 'Give your more information about the discipline of your interest mean'?
    Where will we find the three non-academic/academic writings?
    Can my interviewee be my dad?

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  3. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    1.) Am I pulling direct quotes from both the articles and the interview or just summarizing?
    2.) Do I have to conduct the interview in person or can I do it over the phone or Skype?
    3) How specific do I have to be with my major if I am not fully committed to a major?

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  4. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    1. How much of the content in my report should come from the website that gives us additional information about the writing in that profession as opposed to the information from the interview itself?

    2. Can you explain the difference between academic and non-academic a little more thoroughly?

    3. Are the six sources that need to be cited from the website that gives us additional information about the writing in the profession?

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  5. AnonymousAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    1. Will we be including the answers from the interview in our paper or is that for our own knowledge?
    2. How many questions should we ask in our interviews?
    3. Is our audience we're writing to the people who are in the same field as us?

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  6. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    Does the five pages requirement include citations?
    Where are good places to find sources for the academic and non-academic sources?
    Do you want a hard copy of the essay once it is complete or have it posted to icon?

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  7. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    Do we have to interview someone that's in our exact field or can it be someone that is in a relating field of work?

    How do professionals write non-academic works about their field when they are the most credible source of information on their respective field?

    What is the difference between an academic and non-academic report?

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  8. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:43 AM

    1) What do you mean by academic writings and non-academic writings?
    2) Does this need to be an in person interview?
    3) How advanced does the writer need to be to be suitable to interview?

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  9. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    1. Can I choose creative writing as the field to do the research?
    2. If I can, then what kind of writing in this field can be "academic writing"? May be the comments letter for their peers or for their students?
    3. Is there any page or word limitation for the sources we find?

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  10. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    How many academic articles do we need? How many non-academic?

    Can I interview someone whose writing may not align exactly with the career I am pursuing?

    How can we arrange meetings with you outside of your office hours?

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  11. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    1. What if we don't have a declared major yet?
    2. Is there a certain type of writing you are looking for or will all of these pieces be different?
    3. What do you mean by academic and non-academic pieces?

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  12. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    Will we need to cite our interview or just the writings?

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  13. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    How do you find the advanced writer that you shall interview?
    How will we know if we have achieved the purpose of this writing assignment?
    How long does this assignment normally take?

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  14. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    For this specific assignment, when we interview people, can the interview be over the phone?
    What are some good starting questions to ask my person?
    What day do you recommended starting the interviews?

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  15. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM

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  16. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:45 AM

    Q1: Does each individual academic or non-academic writing need to be different genres or just different genres between the two categories of writings we need to find?

    Q2: Is the report supposed to be about our major or the field of work we are trying to go into?

    Q3: What are APA citations?

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  17. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 9:46 AM

    • My area of study is Enterprise Leadership, but I’m also interested in a career in music. Can I write about something in that field?

    • Are we being asked to use just any writings about the field/area of study that we are analyzing?

    • Can/Should we use writings that we find in the interviews we will be conducting?

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  18. UnknownAugust 22, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    Gabriel Trokel, Parker Murphy, and Jordyn West

    1. What types of writing do you do?
    2. How often do you have to write?
    3. How do you prepare to write?
    4. What is the main purpose of your daily writing?
    5. Would you say the majority of your writing is academic or non-academic?

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