| Communications for the Stationary Engineer |
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| Renton Technical College |
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"The single biggest problem
in communication
is the illusion that it
has taken place.”
-George Bernard Shaw
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| My Quia activities and quizzes |
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https://www.quia.com/quiz/2855553.html |
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| Useful links |
- ----------THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION---------
- "10 Things Employers Want From A New Hire" [Rich Alexander, Sell Your Smarts.com]
- "E-mail Survey Points to Expensive Problems" [Marcia Tillett-Zinzowin "On Balance", Jan/Feb. 2008]
- "Miscommunication costly" [Martin Willoughby, Mississippi Business Journal, Aug. 21, 2011]
- "Miscommunication leads to costly mistakes" [Steve Adubato, NJ.com, May 30, 2010]
- ----------UPWRITE PRESS (publisher of textbook, Write for Work)
- UpWrite Press -- online videos
- "Write for Business -- Blog" [UpWrite Press]
- UpWrite Press -- sign up for eTips newsletter
- ----------THE WRITING PROCESS----------
- "The Writing Process" [Ali Hale, Daily Writing Tips]
- "Why it takes longer to keep things short" Plain Talk By Al Neuharth, USA TODAY
- "Three Words for Moving Forward" [Lester Smith, Write for Business Blog, May 5, 2012]
- ----------REFERENCE RESOURCES FOR WRITERS----------
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), "Welcome" [Purdue University]
- Purdue OWL Sitemap: "Purdue Online Writing Lab" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "A Writer's Reference" [Diana Hacker]
- ----------PROOFREADING & EDITING----------
- "Word 2010: Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking" [GCF LearnFree.org]
- ----------PLAGIARISM----------
- "How to Tell if You're Plagiarizing" [Easy Bib]
- "Examples of Plagiarism in the Workplace" [Miranda Brookins, Demand Media]
- "Avoiding Plagiarism: Overview and Contradictions" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "Avoiding Plagiarism: Is It Plagiarism Yet?" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "Student expelled for internet plagiarism" [Sarah Cassidy, The Independent, May 28, 2004]
- "Student's dismissal for plagiarism is upheld" [Kevin Sheerin, NY Civil Service Attorney Law Blog, July 6, 2012]
- "143 students expelled for plagiarism" [Rebecca Attwood, The Times Higher Education, June 12, 2008]
- "Food fight: Chef accused of plagiarism" [Dunn Lambert, LLC, Feb. 23, 2012]
- Articles about plagiarism [Los Angeles Times, various dates]
- "Times business columnist resigns over plagiarism" [Michael R. Fancher, Seattle Times, Aug. 22, 2004]
- "Plagiarism: Avoid Academic Theft for Research Success" (online video, 14 minutes) [Robin Simmons, et.al, Grammar Bytes]
- ----------CITING SOURCES---------
- "Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style®" [American Psychological Association]
- "APA Citation Style Examples" [Baker College]
- "APA Reference Style Guide" [L.M Olson Library, Northern Michigan University]
- ----------EMAIL---------
- "The Key Forms of Business Writing: Email" (video, 9 minutes) [UpWrite Press]
- "Writing Effective Email: Resist These 10 Cardinal Sins" [Dennis McCafferty, CIO Insight, May 22nd 2012
- ----------MEMOS----------
- Memos: "Audience & Purpose" (1st of 4 pages) [OWL, Purdue U.]
- ----------BUSINESS LETTERS----------
- "Writing the Basic Business Letter" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "Sample Letters" [OWL, Purdue Univ.]
- Cover Letters and Resumes --> link to Job Search Page
- ----------GRAMMAR---------
- "English Grammar 101: Sentences, Clauses and Phrases" [Daniel Scocco, Daily Writing Tips]
- Dr. Grammar "FAQs [University of Northern Iowa]
- "Making Subjects and Verbs Agree" [OWL, Purdue Univ.]
- "Grammar Bytes" [Robin L. Simmons]
- "Guide to Grammar & Writing" (with online quizzes & PPt) [Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut]
- "Parallel Structure in Professional Writing" [OWL, Purdue University]
- ----------MECHANICS & PUNCTUATION ----------
- "Punctuation is Important" (It saves lives.) (online video, 30 seconds) [stickfigureparades]
- "How to Use Quotation Marks" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "Commas: Quick Rules" [OWL, Purdue Univeristy]
- "Commas" [Jane Straus, The Grammar Book.com]
- "Does a comma always come before 'such as'" (restrictive vs. non-restrictive) [Answers.com]
- "Capitalization Rules" [Jane Straus, GrammarBook.com]
- "Capitalization Rules: Grammar Guide" [Grammar Girl]
- "AP Style: Courtesy and Professional Titles" [Nancy Edmonds, Minn. St. Univ.]
- "Do I Capitalize This Word?" [Chelsea Lee, APA Style Blog]
- "A Little Help with Capitals" [OWL, Purdue University]
- "Avoid Capital Offenses When Using Job Titles" [Mark Nichol, Daily Writing Tips]
- "Capitalization" including "Capitalizing People's Titles . . ." [Capital Community College]
- Capitalization -- "Sales Department or sales department" [Lynn Gaertner-Johnston, Business Writing]
- "Capitalization of Job Titles" (note the "ego rule") [GrammarBook.com]
- "Dashes, Parenthese, and Commas" [Grammar Girl]
- "Colons" [Jane Straus / GrammarBook.com]
- "Punctuating Bullet Points" [Lynn Gaertner-Johnston, Business Writing]
- ----------CMMS: Computerized Maintenance Management Systems----------
- SchoolDude.com
- "Facility Management" on SchoolDude
- DirectLine by MegaMation
- "Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)" [By Dan Sapp, and revised & updated by Dan Eckstein in Whole Building Design Guide, updated Nov. 10, 2011]
- "Maximum CMMS: Maintenance Mobility" [Kris Bagadia, Facilities.net]February 2012
- "cmms - updates, tips, insights, strategies, best practices" variety of artcles on CMMS [Facilities.net]
- CMMS Software -- list of articles at Maintenance World
- ----------DOCUMENT DESIGN-----------
- "Document Design: part 1 of 2" (online video, 22 minutes) [DRJRV, Minnesota State Univ.]
- "Document Design: part 2 of 2" (online video, 19 minutes) [DRJRV, Minnesota State Univ.]
- ----------NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION----------
- "Types of Nonverbal Communication: 8 Major Nonverbal Beahviors" [Kendra Cherry, About.com Guide]
- "Six job interview mistakes to avoid" [Matthew Randall, Christian Science Monitor, June 2012]
- "Men and Women’s Communication is Different—Sometimes" [Communication Currents, Feb 2011, National Communication Association]
- "Boost Power Through Body Language" (video, 3 minutes) [Harvard Business Review]
- "Cross Cultural Differences In Body Language" (video, 11 minutes0 [by Image Matters Asia / Alisa Lohitnavy]
- "Busting 5 Body Language Myths" [Carol Kinsey Goman / Forbes.com]
- ----------PLANNING YOUR COMMUNICATION / STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNICATION---------
- "How to plan communication strategically?" (including a KAP analysis) [Toolkit CEPA]
- ----------ONLINE COMMUNICATION: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS-----------
- Facebook and coworkers: A lesson in etiquette [NWJobs.com; May 31, 2009]
- ----------INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Active Listening / Open Communication
- "Open vs Closed Questions" [Conflict Resolution Education Connection]
- ----------INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (some ideas to help us understand it)----------
- "Paul Watzlawick" (5 axioms of communication) [Wikipedia]
- "Watzlawick's Five Axioms" [Gordon Coates, Wanterfall]
- "Axioms of Human Communication" [Cam Soucy, LiveStrong.com]
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