It’s UCSB Senior Capstone time again! On June 5, eight teams of Computer Science and Computer Engineering students presented their industry-sponsored projects to the public in an all-day event centering on 22-minute team presentations and a poster…
Wouldn’t it be interesting to eavesdrop on what a bunch of writers say about their writing philosophies? I asked the writers in my UCSB Academic Writing Class for PhD students in Computer Science to think…
“. . . At the end of the two-year [MFA in creative writing] program, I read aloud from my thesis novel. People complimented me afterward, but no one laughed, not even a titter. It was…
We know that voice and tone are very important in a written text. Every word we choose in every sentence we write will have a nuanced impact on our reader. No matter the genre or…
Writing for Research Publication. Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCSB. May 2014. Senior Capstone Design in Computer Science (CS189B) with Professor Tim Sherwood. Department of Computer Science, UCSB….
Adam Jorge is a first-year graduate student at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. With undergraduate degrees in philosophy and political science, he has chosen to follow his heart and pursue work in…
Academic Writing. Materials Research Lab, UCSB. July 2013. Great Presentations (CS594). Department of Computer Science, UCSB. Spring Quarter 2013. Senior Capstone Design in Computer Science (CS189B), Presentation skills and preparation for project presentations. Team taught…
• “It’s worth the work to find the precise word that will create a feeling or describe a situation. Use a thesaurus, use your imagination, scratch your head until it comes to you, but find…
This interesting insight about the organization of content in a science talk comes from Adam Waksman, a PhD student in Computer Science at Columbia University: “One challenge that is always present in computer science talks…
“. . . We approach style in its broader meaning: style in the sense of what is distinguished and distinguishing. Here we leave solid ground. Who can confidently say what ignites a certain combination of words, causing them to explode in the mind? Who knows why certain notes in music are capable of stirring the listener deeply, though the same notes slightly rearranged are impotent? These are high mysteries . . .”
“. . . There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rule by which writers may shape their course. Writers will often find themselves steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.”
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