Putting Mobile First - July 2013PrecedentThe document discusses strategies for putting mobile first in design and development. It covers analyzing the changing mobile landscape, identifying opportunities, design considerations, and approaches. Key points include:
- Smartphone and tablet usage is surging globally and replacing desktops in many regions. Mobile operating systems are dominated by Android and iOS.
- Understanding user needs, behaviors, and contexts through research is important to identify opportunities. Motivation, ability, and triggers influence user actions.
- Effective mobile design considers factors like screen size, reach, and usage contexts like one-handed use. Images should prioritize recognition over description.
- Responsive, hybrid, and native apps each have pros and cons depending on needs like functionality
Writing and GrammarEmilyMcCaffThis document provides tips and examples for improving grammar and reducing unnecessary words in business writing. It discusses common grammar mistakes like run-on sentences and issues with subject-verb agreement. Specific topics covered include gender-neutral pronouns, forming possessives, distinguishing acronyms from abbreviations, and removing filler words like "which" and "that". The goal is to help business writers communicate more clearly and concisely.
Putting Mobile First - July 2013PrecedentThe document discusses strategies for putting mobile first in design and development. It covers analyzing the changing mobile landscape, identifying opportunities, design considerations, and approaches. Key points include:
- Smartphone and tablet usage is surging globally and replacing desktops in many regions. Mobile operating systems are dominated by Android and iOS.
- Understanding user needs, behaviors, and contexts through research is important to identify opportunities. Motivation, ability, and triggers influence user actions.
- Effective mobile design considers factors like screen size, reach, and usage contexts like one-handed use. Images should prioritize recognition over description.
- Responsive, hybrid, and native apps each have pros and cons depending on needs like functionality
Writing and GrammarEmilyMcCaffThis document provides tips and examples for improving grammar and reducing unnecessary words in business writing. It discusses common grammar mistakes like run-on sentences and issues with subject-verb agreement. Specific topics covered include gender-neutral pronouns, forming possessives, distinguishing acronyms from abbreviations, and removing filler words like "which" and "that". The goal is to help business writers communicate more clearly and concisely.
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Communication skillsEmilyMcCaffThis document provides guidance on assertiveness skills for business professionals. It discusses the importance of assertive communication and active listening. Some key aspects of assertiveness covered include being direct, honest and respectful while also respecting others. The document also provides tips for dealing with difficult people, conflict resolution, introductions, public speaking, body language, and giving and receiving feedback. Overall, the document offers advice for communicating effectively and handling interpersonal interactions in a professional business setting.
Poetry and Fiction PPT Sinta Jimenez OwensThe document discusses several key elements of poetry, including its origins in oral tradition, common themes like love, and historical conventions around rhyme and rhythm. It also defines scansion as the analysis of a poem's meter, or rhythmic pattern, and describes different types of rhyme schemes like end rhyme, internal rhyme, and eye rhyme. Finally, it briefly touches on unrhymed poetic forms and how to analyze poetic elements like structure, diction and adherence to conventions.
Introduction to Literature and CompositionSinta Jimenez OwensLiterary form refers to the structure and architecture of words used to create meaning in a piece of writing. It can be analyzed through elements like punctuation, paragraph length, and conventions of specific forms like letters. Literary content examines the genre, setting, characters, events, themes, imagery, and metaphors presented. Critical reading requires analyzing both the form and content to fully understand the intended meaning. The reader should consider expectations, notable elements, patterns, reactions, and conclusions to critically analyze a piece.
English 102 syllabus spring 2013Sinta Jimenez OwensThis document provides the syllabus for an English Composition and Literature course. It outlines the grading breakdown, assignment details, submission process using SafeAssign, and the course schedule. Over the 15-week semester, students will complete 5 papers of varying types, 4 quizzes, homework, and in-class writing assignments. They will read and analyze works from different genres and time periods. Topics include literary devices, translation, textual analysis, and comparing works from different regions. The final exam will be during the last week of the semester.
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