Iterate Book Chapter: References/Figure captions

May 6, update

Per our class discussion today, many of you have not cited your sources in your text.

“Research writing requires you to connect outside sources to your own ideas. Research can be seen as a conversation between various researchers and audiences. By framing the sources you use, you put your own ideas into dialogue with the ideas of others while clearly giving them credit. Effective, ethical use of sources can increase your knowledge about a subject, build your ethos as a writer, and allow you to become part of the larger conversations within your discipline.”

Take a few minutes to review Howe Center for Writing Excellence handout (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for Integrating Sources.

For consistency and guidance use Howe Center for Writing Excellence Handout (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for following APA style, to cite sources both within the text (in-text citations) and at the end of the document (References page).

Figure captions appear below the figure. Write the figure number and the title on the same line and follow each with a period. Figures should be labeled with a number followed by a descriptive caption or title. Captions should be concise but comprehensive. They should describe the data shown, draw attention to important features contained within the figure, and may sometimes also include interpretations of the data. (Figure 1. Title of figure, lowercased.)

The final chapters are due May 12, 2019.

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Based on our class discussion upon reviewing your submissions for “Book Chapters,” here are the guidelines to iterate and finalize your draft.

Reread the suggested content and Layout Guidelines.

You need to add more pages to your InDesign Document (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Expand your story to a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum of 6 pages. The idea is not to add more text or fluff but to polish it and make it a more effective research story. Your piece gains length by adding more images to make it visually rich and support your story. Use Photoshop to compose multiple images to support your narrative.

What/How to submit:

1. Submit proof of writing consult from Howe Writing Center (as a file upload here on Canvas Assignments).
2. Upload the following to Google Book Chapters (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. folder:
   A folder named “topic_yourlastname”

• • • topic_yourlastname.indd – InDesign file saved with all links
    • topic_yourlastname.pdf – of your layout
    • folder with all the images used (high resolution preferred)
    • folder with movies (videos of your project, screen captures of interactions, etc.)
    • folder with your project files (the code you might have written, content files, etc.)

Rubric:

• Submit proof of writing consult (as a file upload here).
• Upload (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. the support documentation/files.
• 4-6 pages in length.
• Follow the structure and layout: Book Chapter: Research Story- make it visually interesting with substance.
• Clearly state your “Thesis Question” (your main argument) at the end of the first paragraph in the Introduction.
• Include at least 2–3 case studies with how this technology is successfully applied to support your thesis statement, include images, clearly cited references.
• “It’s not the finish line that matters. It’s the struggle that went before.”-unknown
  Don’t just celebrate the “shiny thing” you made using this technology, but include your process showing failures, iterations, discoveries. The process could be messy but is the point of your project. Assemble multiple images into a visual story in photoshop.
• Discussion: Be sure to revisit your thesis question in the Discussion section and convince your audience of the worthiness of your argument.
• References.