Unit 10

For the unit 10 Blog we were asked what advice we would give to someone writing their first scientific paper, one thing I can think of the most is to tell them "do not procrastinate." Get your subject or idea and start researching it right from the beginning, and never think to yourself that you are not going to be able to present the paper that you would like to. Always keep an open mind about it, this really helps. By setting a schedule for yourself and sticking to it anyone preparing to do a paper should have no problem completing it. Always have someone else read through your paper. Make sure that they have an open mind about the subject you are presenting to them. Sometimes it even helps if they have the opposite opinion about the subject, because that gives your paper a chance to make them see the your side of the issue, if you can sway them, then perhaps you can sway a larger audience. One other thing, do not always trust spell check, get a good old fashioned Websters Dictionary and keep it available as well. You will find that it comes in quite handy.
For the areas of strengths gained, and areas that still need work. Throughout this class I have noticed that my post have become more detailed in respect to the subject matter at hand. I feel that my writing ability has grown (thank you Julie). Writing will always be an area that constant improvement will be a work in progress. The more we write, the easier it will be. Dot all of your i's and cross all your t's.
This has been a great term! I wish the best of luck to all of you in all of your future endeavors!