Introduction+to+Wiki

In this information age and dawn of social media occupying a prominent portion of our lives, writing holds and plays an integral role. Ever since the first writing forms till Shakespeare and till perhaps Chomsky, and further on from here, writing has always played and will continue to play a vital role in human development.

Ever since our childhood years we have learned to write or draw something, however, unliterary it may be in its beginning stages. However, as we further delve into writing we slowly develop the jive for it and start not only improving but our own standard of writing.

When an average student enrolling into New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) starts taking classes in their respective technical academic field, little will they realize how significant is writing to the NJIT curriculum.

In contemporary times writing has evolved into many different genres relating to several different fields. Here at NJIT an average student encounters many of these genres. Students of STS 304 have worked diligently throughout the semester on various different types of writing forms relevant to development in the 21st century and have taken time to put together a survival’s guide for freshmen students entering NJIT.

The guide covers the following:
 * Key Issues in Writing
 * 1) Writing as Process
 * 2) Writing Genre
 * Writing Genres
 * 1) Print Environments
 * Elements of Design in Print Environment
 * The Lab Report
 * The Academic Essay
 * The Magazine Article
 * The Project Proposal
 * The Cover Letter and Resume
 * 1) Digital Environments
 * Elements of Design in Digital Environments
 * The Blog
 * The Collaborative Wiki
 * The EPortfolio
 * Oral Presentations


 * Information Literacy
 * 1) Academic Integrity
 * 2) Directed Bibliographic Search


 * Settings for Writing
 * 1) Home
 * 2) Dorm Room
 * 3) Library
 * 4) Computer Labs
 * Assessing Writing
 * 1) Time Management
 * 2) Writing Task Clarification
 * 3) Drafting
 * Peer Review
 * Instructor Review
 * On Campus Resources
 * 1) Writing Center
 * 2) CAPE
 * 3) Librarians
 * 4) Career Services

By: Syed Rizvi