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Old 05-21-2008, 04:16 PM
alix alix is offline
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  • Know about abstracts (this site should tell you what you need to know).
  • Know the structure of a lab report (here's one possible description).
  • Know that appendixes go at the end of a book or report, and what kind of information goes there (i.e., more technical/detailed backup information)
  • Know the difference between types of charts (line, pie, bar) and tables, and have an idea of when you might choose one over the other.
  • Be clear on the difference between passive and active voice

There are a lot of questions of the variety "what best connects these sentences," "if you were going to rewrite this portion of this sentence for clarity, which version would be best," and "in the paragraph above, which is not a sentence" (or, which is not punctuated properly).

My exam made me write something at the end (a product comparison for a report to my boss, including recommendations) which was automatically graded. I did not expect that!

Good luck to you!
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Alix

Excelsior College, pursuing a B.S. in Psychology
Initial Transfer: 38.67 community college credits

Exams taken (39 credits):
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)

Comm. college courses taken since enrolling (4 credits): Info Lit, Drawing & 2D design

Next up:
ECE Cultural Diversity
ECE Ethics
More in-person art classes
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