For this class your written work must be consistent with standards for professional technical writing.

MECHANICS

• Please include at the top of your submission your name, the course and section number, and the assignment number.
• Unless otherwise specified, all written work is to be typed and submitted on standard 8.5" by 11" white paper.
• Use double spacing between lines, and leave adequate blank spaces so you can hand write in the solution discussed in class.
• Use at least 12 point font.
• You may stable multiple pages together, or leave them unstapled if your name is at the top of all pages. Do not fold corners. 
• Work submitted on ragged edge pages torn from a spiral binder will receive no credit.

    Printouts

• Inkjet or laser jet output must be clear and legible, not streaked or blurred.

CONTENT

When you provide a written response to a homework or exam question it is important that you communicate your ideas effectively.  The quality of your writing is as important as (some say indistinguishable from) the quality of your ideas.  You writing will be graded using the university standard scoring guide, which is the Cal Poly Writing Proficiency Exam level 4 or greater.

GRADING SYMBOLS
The instructor uses the following shorthand symbols for marking grades and noting problems in your written work. More than 3 errors per page will get an automatic R.  This includes e-mail correspondence.

Star - really good, outstanding
Plus sign - good, proficient
Check mark - acceptable (or "passing")
Minus sign - poor or flawed
weak - lacking depth, needs development
X - incorrect
inc - incomplete
R - resubmit.  The work is inadequate and must be resubmitted within one week. Attach the original deliverable to the back of the complete new deliverable.  Failure to resubmit will earn a zero.
NC - no credit. The work is not at an acceptable level of quality.
FWG - Follow Writing Guidelines. The work must follow the "mechanics" guidelines above.

sp - spelling error. See the humorous "Ten words you need to stop misspelling."
gr - grammar problems
awk - awkward usage
vague - unclear, lacks specifics, wanders, too vague
? - confusing, unclear, I can't figure it out.
punc - punctuation
ww - wrong word. Could be similar words such as "your" instead of "you're", or simply using a word whose meaning is not what you intended.
colloq - colloquial, slang, too informal.  E.g. "look-over", "sorta", "stuff", "info", or heaven forbid, "UR".
cliche - Don't use cliches like "click of a button."
circ - Circular definition.
exagg - exaggeration or over-generalization.
No "  - write your answers in your own words; quotes are not appropriate
nm - not measurable
nf - not feasible