The slides from last night's lecture are now posted to BB in the usual place and formats, and you can view an embedded Prezi here:
The question of the origin of "scare quotes" was raised in class, and although I don't have an answer to that one directly, I can recommend this piece by Laura Estill on the history of quotation marks: http://drc.usask.ca/projects/archbook/commonplace.php . It might seem like a topic removed from research methods, but imagine trying to disseminate knowledge of any kind without quotations. They're part of the basic writing infrastructure for research, in a way.
In class I also recommended bookmarking and frequently using online writing guides. For citation formatting you can find the APA Style guide linked on the right-hand side of this blog, and for general writing tips (like when and -- mostly -- when not to use a semicolon) I recommend the Chicago Manual of Style, even if you're not using Chicago as your citation system.
Next week: research ethics. Please bring lots of questions for Dean Sharpe!
The question of the origin of "scare quotes" was raised in class, and although I don't have an answer to that one directly, I can recommend this piece by Laura Estill on the history of quotation marks: http://drc.usask.ca/projects/archbook/commonplace.php . It might seem like a topic removed from research methods, but imagine trying to disseminate knowledge of any kind without quotations. They're part of the basic writing infrastructure for research, in a way.
In class I also recommended bookmarking and frequently using online writing guides. For citation formatting you can find the APA Style guide linked on the right-hand side of this blog, and for general writing tips (like when and -- mostly -- when not to use a semicolon) I recommend the Chicago Manual of Style, even if you're not using Chicago as your citation system.
Next week: research ethics. Please bring lots of questions for Dean Sharpe!
