Difference between revisions of "Administrative details: font, style, word-length"
From CSEP590TU
m |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
Someone brought up the question of a style manual. We could be low-key and just make sure no one's style wildly diverges from anyone else's. Or, we can choose a style manual if you guys want to refer to one. The AP style guide is a basic one used often in policy journalism. Don't know about academic style guides. We probably want to make sure our bibliographic references match up. The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is a commonly used style for this. Here's info on it: http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/mla.html | Someone brought up the question of a style manual. We could be low-key and just make sure no one's style wildly diverges from anyone else's. Or, we can choose a style manual if you guys want to refer to one. The AP style guide is a basic one used often in policy journalism. Don't know about academic style guides. We probably want to make sure our bibliographic references match up. The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is a commonly used style for this. Here's info on it: http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/mla.html | ||
| + | |||
'''Font:''' | '''Font:''' | ||
| + | |||
How's 12 pt Times New Roman? | How's 12 pt Times New Roman? | ||
| − | '''Chapter length:''' | + | |
| + | '''Chapter length:''' | ||
| + | |||
Given they want 20-40 pages, that breaks down to 4-8 pages for each chapter. | Given they want 20-40 pages, that breaks down to 4-8 pages for each chapter. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 8 November 2004
Style:
Someone brought up the question of a style manual. We could be low-key and just make sure no one's style wildly diverges from anyone else's. Or, we can choose a style manual if you guys want to refer to one. The AP style guide is a basic one used often in policy journalism. Don't know about academic style guides. We probably want to make sure our bibliographic references match up. The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is a commonly used style for this. Here's info on it: http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/mla.html
Font:
How's 12 pt Times New Roman?
Chapter length:
Given they want 20-40 pages, that breaks down to 4-8 pages for each chapter.
