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0260 - Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2019/Office 365

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Course Details    This in-depth course introduces PowerPoint’s functions and teaches you how to plan and create professional-quality presentations. You will learn how to catch your audience’s attention with PowerPoint’s visual features like photo album. As you become acquainted to Office 365, you will learn how to utilize OneDrive and PowerPoint Online’s cross-functionality — saving, editing, and sharing your presentations online.  This course is perfect for beginners looking to learn how to use the latest PowerPoint software. You will have the opportunity to create a custom presentation with content specific to your needs. By completion, you will be able to create captivating presentations and contribute to your company’s business processes.    How It Works    This course is fully online, you require internet access and an email account. The course duration is 6 weeks, followed by a 2-week period to complete the final exam (online, open book). Lessons are released on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, for a total of 12.   You are not required to be online at any specific time. In addition to the specific lesson content, there is a discussion board with each lesson and often there is an optional assignment to apply the learning. Following each lesson,   there is a short multiple choice quiz. Your score on these quizzes does not count towards the final mark but completing these helps solidify your learning as well as prepare you for the final exam. The final exam is an open-book, multiple choice exam   and you need to achieve a minimum of 65% on the final exam to pass the course. There is only one opportunity to pass the exam. A certificate of completion from WatSPEED is available within four weeks of successful completion of each course and can be accessed in your student portal . Many of the Ed2Go courses are eligible towards the various online certificates offered by WatSPEED.    Requirements    Requirements: Hardware Requirements:   This course must be taken on a PC. A Mac OS is not compatible.  Software Requirements:   Windows 10 operating systems. PowerPoint 2019 is not compatible with earlier Windows versions. Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible. Microsoft PowerPoint, a subscription to Office 365, or Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 (not included in enrollment). Adobe Flash Player. Click here to download the Flash Player. Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the Acrobat Reader. Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.  Other:  Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.  Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites to take this course. Instructional Material Requirements: The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online. 

Lesson 1 - The PowerPoint 2019 Interface. Lesson 1 explores the basic features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2019. You'll explore the Ribbon and learn how to start the PowerPoint program and plan a presentation. And you'll practice working with different views, task panes, tabs, and templates.

Lesson 2 - Creating Presentations. Now that you know the basics of PowerPoint, it's time to create a presentation from scratch. We'll start by choosing a theme for a presentation and create slides with a variety of slide layouts. You'll explore the Live Preview feature, and we'll discuss how to save a file for future use. You'll also create and edit slides in Slide pane and Outline view. Finally, we'll explore ways to play a slide show.

Lesson 3 - Working with Files and Creating and Editing Tables. Including tables in your presentation lets you present a lot of information in a compact space. In this lesson you'll add, revise and format tables. You’ll also explore multiple ways to open a presentation. Then, you’ll learn how to preserve different versions of your work by saving with new file names. Lesson 4 - Creating Professional Presentations.

Lesson 4 covers two topics: proofreading and printing. We’ll explore the Spelling, Auto-correct, Thesaurus and Smart Lookup feature. You'll learn to print your presentation as slides, an outline, handouts and notes pages. This versatility really helps you connect with audience members!

Lesson 5 - Working with the Images Group. This lesson switches gears and works with images instead of text. You’ll learn how to embellish your slides with media images, including online pictures, Icons, 3D models and photographs. You'll also learn how to download an image from a website and insert the image on a slide.

Lesson 6 - WordArt and the Illustrations Group. Lesson 6 includes instructions for using WordArt, Shapes, Icons, 3D Models and SmartArt Graphics. You’ll learn how to transform text into colorful WordArt objects and add Icons and 3D Models. You’ll also practice drawing and filling shapes with color and special effects. You'll learn to group and edit the objects you create. And you'll add visual sophistication to your text with SmartArt Graphics.

Lesson 7 - All About Charts. In this lesson, you'll create a chart to illustrate statistical data. You’ll explore chart components and learn how to add and edit specific chart elements. You’ll discover how to change the look of your chart by using options on the Chart Tools contextual tab and the chart formatting buttons.

Lesson 8 - Making Global Changes to a Presentation. Making duplicate changes to dozens of PowerPoint slides is boring and time-consuming. This lesson focuses on making global changes to slides, handouts, and notes. You'll also make global changes to modify your presentation's background or theme colors.

Lesson 9 - Creating Links. In this lesson, we'll work with hyperlinks and action buttons. Enliven your presentation as you create links from text or objects to other slides, presentations, documents, and Web pages. You can add sounds and 3-D effects if desired. Also introduced in Lesson 9 is the Zoom feature which sets up presenter-driven links between slides in a presentation.

Lesson 10 - Applying Animation to Slides, Text, and Objects. Lesson 10 explores slide transitions and the Transition tab options. You'll apply animation to text and slide objects and use the Animations tab to add animation to slide or layout masters. You'll also find out how to add sound effects, such as chime or coin, to slide transitions.

Lesson 11 - Adding Advanced Animation Effects to Text and Objects. Using the Animation Pane, you'll add and reorder animated text and objects on slides. You’ll discover how to apply advanced animation effects to text and objects on slides, and slide and layout masters. You'll also add an audio clip to your presentation.

Lesson 12 - Sharing and Saving Your Presentations. In Lesson 1 2, we'll focus on different ways to save and share a presentation. You'll practice converting a presentation into a PDF file, so it’s accessible on computers without PowerPoint 2019. You'll learn to open, edit, and share your presentation online with PowerPoint Online and a Windows OneDrive account. Last, you'll learn how to transform your presentation into a video.

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Please complete the following form to request to give a master’s thesis presentation. this information is also used to ensure that your master’s thesis presentation is posted on the cs website as well as announced to the cheriton school of computer science through the weekly scs newsletter. .

If you are presenting in person : If you wish to give your master’s thesis presentation in person, please email [email protected] first to book a suitable room. Indicate the purpose for the booking, as well as the date, time and number of people expected to attend. When you have the room booking confirmed, please include that information in the online form below.

If you are presenting virtually : Please include the full link and passcode for the video presentation platform you will be using. If you do not have the video presentation platform link available when you submit your request to present, please send it to  Joe Petrik by email  as soon as it is available. 

Creating a Zoom link for your presentation Graduate students or their supervisors can generate a Zoom link for their master’s thesis presentation using the university’s Zoom account . Once on that page, click on Sign In . You will require two-factor authentication to log in. After you have logged in successfully, schedule a date and time for your Zoom meeting, then copy the Zoom link AND passcode into the appropriate fields below.

Please note : When your master’s thesis presentation is posted on the CS website, the embedded password (i.e., the bit of the Zoom URL that begins with ?pwd= ) will be deleted to thwart videobombers, who have in the past disrupted presentations.

If the embedded password is deleted from the Zoom link people will need the passcode to attend your presentation. This is why we need the passcode as well as the URL. The Zoom passcode will be announced internally within the School of Computer Science in the weekly SCS newsletter. It will not be posted publicly unless you specify otherwise. 

Please provide the passcode for your presentation. Note that the passcode will be announced internally within the School of Computer Science in the weekly SCS Newsletter. It will not be posted publicly unless you specify otherwise.

If your video presentation platform does NOT require a passcode, please enter NA — i.e., not applicable.

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• Think about the admissions committee when you write. Ask yourself “Does each bullet point show that I’m a good fit for the program?”
• Contact information (always first)
• Objective (if using)
• Research and/or Professional Interests (if using)
• Summary of Qualifications (optional, but strongly recommended)
• Selected sections to highlight your candidacy for the program, in order of relevance to the program (e.g., Education, Publications, Research Experience, Health-related Experience, Volunteer Experiences, Activities & Interests, etc.)
• Highlight your strengths so they appear on the first page
• Include sufficient, well-written details about yourself to enable a clear assessment of your qualifications
• Omit negative words or information
• Edit for correct spelling and grammar, appropriate font sizes, etc.
• 2 to 4 pages in length is typical for a CV submitted to a graduate/professional program
• If the program does not ask you for a CV, you don’t need to submit one
• If you have only 1 or 2 points under any section heading, consider including the information under an existing heading rather than creating a new one (e.g., include one or two awards as a sub-section under Education)
• High school activities that are relevant can be included in your CV if you are applying to a program after 2nd year of university
• Instead of talking about your skill with a specialized piece of software, could you talk about how you can design a research study, choose the best tools to conduct it, and find meaningful results?
• A one-time event is the best proof only if you have no other relevant experiences. Most commonly, your best proof is more general. Share your two years of experience at summer camps and/or three years of volunteer work in clinical contexts instead of that one time you managed a difficult relationship
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• Use this section if you are able to state something unique about what you want to accomplish in the program
• Do not focus on your career objective (save that for your résumé)
• 1 point is sufficient

Research and/or Professional Interests (optional, but highly recommended for some programs)

• Provide a brief summary of research interests and areas of expertise (if any) and ensure these align with potential supervisor/group
• Identify your research contribution expectations
• Provide a brief summary of interests (e.g., experiences in teaching, research, clinics) and areas of expertise if they align with the professional program
• More details on research interests can be included in your personal statement/letter of intent or research statement
• Professional interests could include teaching/research/projects if relevant to program (e.g., BEd, MEd, Public Health, Public Service)
• List in point form, beginning with a general or broad statement and ending with more specific areas
• 3 to 5 points

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• Use as abstract for CV
• Summarize strongest points of your candidacy as favour to reader to show your competitive advantage
• Grab reader’s attention to compel them to read further
• All points should be targeted to field/program, reflect your background, and be elaborated on in CV
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• Include key words (competencies) commonly used in field/program to which you are applying
• When you make a claim, prove it. Everyone says they are good with Excel, but it means different things for different people. Prove your skills with some high-value examples. You might use the duration of time, a complex or difficult task, or a numerical outcome
• Provide a general reference to where you developed the skill (e.g., “Proven leadership skills developed through team lead experiences”). Include this level of detail only once or twice so that points do not become too lengthy
• Include 4 to 6 points (typically) outlining relevant strengths, beginning with most relevant to program
• Points may begin with nouns or adjectives

Summary of Qualifications

• Academic and research background with focus in material science engineering
• 2+ years of health-related volunteer experience, relevant academic background, and research experience
• Academic, research and co-op work experiences in process engineering with key focus on product design and implementation
• Relevant knowledge/expertise (e.g., research experience: literature review, methodologies used, ethics approval, etc.)
• Relevant skills (e.g., computer proficiency, report writing, program planning, public speaking, problem-solving)
• If applicable, technical, computer, and/or laboratory skills (e.g., GIS, SPSS, SAS)
• Relevant specialized training/education (e.g., Certificate in Project Management, CPR)
• List of competencies relevant to graduate/professional program

Education/Professional Training/Certifications

• Include all information on Bachelor, Master, or other relevant studies, in reverse chronological order, i.e., most recent first
• Include degree awarded or anticipated, name of institution, location, date
• List a qualifying year for a program of study as a separate entry, in the same format as your other degrees, e.g., Master of Arts (Qualifying Year), 20xx
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• Create separate sections (i.e., Education, Professional Training, Certifications) to highlight details, if beneficial
• Create separate sections for relevant experiences that demonstrate skills/competencies that will be helpful in program and put in order of importance (e.g., Relevant Courses, Thesis, Thesis Supervisor, Relevant Projects)

Relevant Courses

Consider creating this section as a sub-heading or as a bullet point of the Education section.

• List 3 to 6 courses related to program applying to that are relevant to area of study as this helps the reader identify themes in your academic knowledge. Highlight the specialized areas of knowledge gained through courses and if relevant list the research skills obtained (i.e., methods, stats, analysis, etc.)
• If the name of the course does not convey its relevance, elaborate (e.g., “Basic Human Resources Management: trained in labour relations and various recruiting and salary negotiation techniques”); use extensive course descriptors sparingly
• Prioritize the list or arrange it by themes to make it easier to scan
• Place information in columns for easy reading, or separate courses with commas (if space is an issue)
• Do not include the course number

You may choose to create this section as a sub-heading or as a bullet point under the Education section.

• List thesis/dissertation titles with brief description/abstract
• Provide name of thesis supervisor(s)
• The full scope of your thesis research should be included under the “Research Experience” section in order to highlight the skills used/gained during research

Relevant Projects

Include one to three substantive projects and/or assignments you have completed in university that are relevant to the program/profession or provide proof that you participated in (e.g., research, teaching, health-related projects). Consider creating this section as a sub-heading or as a bullet point of the Education section:

• Method of Practice Report, Introduction to Social Work, Sept. — Dec. 20xx
• Payroll Database Assignment, Introduction to Computing, Sept. — Dec. 20xx
• Circuit Analysis Project, Circuit Analysis Lab, Feb. — June 20xx
• List your points in reverse chronological order, most recent first
• Include several bullet points to describe what you accomplished; begin each bullet point with an action verb (e.g., Presented 50-page report to panel of five faculty resulting in grade of 95%)
• Be sure to include a thesis or relevant academic projects that are in progress and not yet completed

Candidate for Degree Name (remove “Candidate for” if completed) Plan (i.e., major), Specialization/Option, Institution, City, Province, Start date - present (or completion date)

Relevant courses: (optional) 3 - 6 related to program of interest, list by course name, not number

Thesis title: description/abstract of thesis ( if completing thesis )

Dean’s Honours List, Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 20xx—20xx

• Maintained >80% GPA over 4 academic terms

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Project or Assignment Title, Class or Lab, Month/Year — Month/Year

• An accomplishment/statement relevant to program, preferably detailing unique actions and benefits to program
• 3 to 5 points beginning with action verbs (use proper tense)

Publications/Inventions/Patents

Create separate sections if accomplishments are lengthy (this is not relevant to all applications)

• Include all, most recent first, in correct bibliographic format. Include relevant information such as author(s), title, publisher, place of publication, name of periodical, volume, issue number, date, page(s)
• refereed or peer reviewed journals, full papers or letters
• authored or co-authored books, book chapters, monographs
• invited and/or non-refereed research contributions
• book reviews
• “Research in Progress” or “Manuscripts in Progress” and indicate the status of work (e.g., data collection, data analysis, under review, revise and resubmit, etc.)
• creative writing outside of one's professional field (if relevant)
• List inventions and patents; when listing a patent, it is mandatory to include the country and year of issue

Presentations/Conferences (not relevant to all applicants)

• List the type of presentation (e.g., divisional paper presentation vs. a poster presentation)
• State if your presentation(s) were peer-reviewed and what type of presentation (e.g., “Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations” vs. “Non-peer reviewed Conference Presentations”). If you don’t have many to separate into different sections, then simply denote these differences when you list presentations and conference papers
• Create an “Invited Presentations” section if appropriate
• Follow the reference style conventions for your field
• If you attended a conference, but were not part of a paper that was presented please go to the Professional Affiliations/Professional Associations/Professional Development section to learn more about how to denote that on your CV
• Describe your experiences relating to the program you are seeking
• Include any type of research completed to demonstrate the skills/competencies gained
• The research topic does not have to be relevant to the program you are applying to as the goal is to demonstrate your understanding of conducting research
• List all teaching positions and experiences: TA, lecturer, trainer, tutor
• Mention class size, undergrad/grad levels, course preparation, marking
• Use action verbs to list accomplishments in order to display competencies/skills required for program
• Include any type of health-related experience to demonstrate the skills/competencies gained or interaction with unique populations
• Create an “Academic Experience” section to include both research and teaching experiences if you do not have enough experience for separate sections
• Organize experiences in reverse chronological order within each section, i.e., most recent first. Include experience title, name of company/organization, location, beginning and terminating dates

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (paid or unpaid) (or section title most related to program)

Thesis, Class, Month/Year - Month/Year

Most Recent Research Title, Organization, City, Province, Month/Year - Month/Year

INDUSTRY (CO-OP)/GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT/TEACHING/HEALTH-RELATED EXPERIENCE (or section most related to program)

Most Recent Job Title, Organization, City, Province, Month/Year - Month/Year

2nd Most Recent Job Title, Volunteer, Organization, City, Province, Month/Year - Month/Year

Volunteer Experience

Include volunteer experience in one of these three ways depending on the significance of the experience relative to your goal

• If your volunteer activities are as impressive as other experiences, add information on volunteering to your Experience section, with a notation (e.g., Assistant to Director—volunteer)
• If you wish to highlight your volunteer activities separately from your work experience, create a separate heading (e.g., Volunteer Activities, Volunteer Experience, or Community Service)
• Put your Volunteer Experience before other Experiences if they are more relevant
• If your volunteer activities are not directly related to the field/program you are applying to, add them to the Activities and Interests section
• Regardless of the heading you list your volunteer experience under, list the organizations for which you volunteered and, if relevant, add detail about your contributions, beginning each point with an action verb
• 3 to 5 points for each experience

Awards, Scholarships, Fellowships, Prizes, Grants (use title relevant to your situation)

• Include both academic and professional in reverse chronological order
• State the name of the award, the name of the institution from which the award was received, and the date it was received
• Explain the significance of the award if it is not clear in the award’s title
• Explain acronyms; the meaning of the recognition may not be clear
• These sections could be subsections under the Education section (e.g., Dean’s Honours List, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo, >80% received, 20xx-20xx)
• Include no more than six entries; include monetary value, if significant

Professional Affiliations or Professional Associations or Professional Development (if relevant)

• Consider joining a relevant professional association as a student to show interest in a particular field and to build a network
• Include current memberships, with dates to demonstrate length of membership
• List conference seminars, professional workshops, and presentations attended particularly if relevant to the program/profession (e.g., “Attended Ontario Public Health Association 2-day Conference, November 20XX”, “Attended Department of Psychology Colloquium Series, University of Waterloo, September 20xx-April 20xx)

Languages spoken, read, written (if relevant)

If you are proficient in several languages and this skill is relevant, create a “Languages” section.

• List languages in which you are fluent (other than English)
• Specify your verbal and/or written competency level (e.g., Written and verbal proficiency in English and Spanish)

Activities and Interests

• Show those with relevance to academic life (e.g., photographer with expertise to use as a teaching tool), or include a broader range of activities, such as athletic, social, intellectual, cultural

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Most Recent Position Held, Club/Organization/Team, City, Province, Month/Year - Month/Year

2nd Most Recent Position Held, Club/Organization/Team, City, Province, Month/Year - Month/Year

List of hobbies and activities that show your knowledge and passion in your field (e.g., social media groups you actively participate in, personal projects) separated by commas (no dates necessary)

Consider creating one or more sections to highlight strengths in these areas:

Computer proficiency, laboratory skills, technical skills, scientific instrumentation, certifications.

• Present an overview of qualifications relating to your objective
• List similar proficiencies together (e.g., for computer proficiency: hardware, software, languages,) in columns or as bullet points
• Be sure to accurately describe level of proficiency (e.g., “familiar with” does not equal “proficient in” or “working knowledge”)
• If including dates (e.g., for Certifications), list them in reverse chronological order
• Include these points under Summary of Qualifications if there is not enough information to include in a separate section

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Research Essay

The main goal of a research paper is to investigate a particular issue and provide new perspectives or solutions. The writer uses their own original research and/or evaluation of others' research to present a unique, sound, and convincing argument.

Although the final version of a research paper should be well-organized, logical, and clear, the path to writing one is not a straight line. It involves research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization, and writing. These stages are not linear; instead, the writer weaves back and forth, and the paper's focus and argument grows and changes throughout the process.

Click on the Timeline for a visual representation of the timeline. Click on the Checklist for a document containing the checklist items for a research essay.

According to your start and end dates ( 2024-11-12 to 2024-12-09 ), you have 27 days to finish your assignment.

Step 1: Getting Started Complete by Thu Nov 14, 2024

A: understand your assignment 1%.

Determine exactly what the assignment is asking you to do. Read the assignment carefully to determine the topic, purpose, audience, format, and length. For more information, see the Writing and Communication Centre's resource  Understanding your assignment .

B:  Conduct preliminary research 3%   

Do some general reading about your topic to figure out:

• what are the current issues in your subject area?
• is there enough information for you to proceed?

See the Library's resource  Conduct preliminary research (PDF) .

C:  Narrow your topic 3%

Use traditional journalistic questions (who, what, where, when, why) to focus on a specific aspect of your topic. It will make your paper more manageable, and you will be more likely to succeed in writing something with depth. Read more about  Developing and narrowing a research topic (PDF) .

D: Develop a research question 3%

A research question guides your research. It provides boundaries, so that when you gather resources you focus only on information that helps to answer your question. See the Writing and Communication Centre's resource  Develop a research question (PDF) .

Step 2: Research Complete by Sun Nov 24, 2024

A: design your research strategy 5%.

List the types of literature that may contain useful information for your topic, and isolate the main concepts. Use these concepts to build a list of relevant/useful search terms. For more information, see the Library's resource on Effective research strategies (PDF) .  

This Search statement worksheet (PDF) can help you organize your research strategy.

B: Find and evaluate sources 10%

Not all sources are equally useful. The content of sources you choose must be relevant and current, and you need to make sure you're using academically valid sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles and books. See the Library's resource on  Evaluating your search results critically  and the  RADAR Evaluation Method (PDF) .

C: Conduct research 20%

Gather your information and keep careful track of your sources as you go along. See the Library's resource  Conducting research and note taking (PDF) .

Step3: Organizing your essay Complete by Thu Nov 28, 2024

A: move from research to writing: how to think 8%  .

This critical step involves using the information you've gathered to form your own ideas. This resource can help you get the most out of what you're reading: Reading and listening critically . You've read a good deal of information and now you have to analyze and synthesize it into something new and worth writing about. See How to think: move from research to writing (PDF) for the kind of questions that can guide you through this process.

B: Develop a thesis statement 3%

A strong thesis statement is the cornerstone of a good research essay. Your thesis needs to be clean, concise, focused, and supportable. In most cases, it should also be debatable.

C: Outline the structure of your paper 4%

Organize your ideas and information into topics and subtopics. Outline the order in which you will write about the topics. For more information on how create a good outline, see  Two ways to create an outline: graphic and linear .

Step 4: Writing the first draft Complete by Tue Dec 03, 2024

Time to get writing! A first draft is a preliminary attempt to get ideas down on paper. It's okay if your ideas aren't completely formed yet. Let go of perfection and write quickly. You can revise later.

For additional help, check out the Writing and Communication Centre's resource on  Writing a first draft .

Step 5: Revising and proofreading Complete by Mon Dec 09, 2024

A: evaluate your first draft and conduct additional research as needed 10%.

Determine if there are any gaps in your draft. Do you have enough evidence to support your arguments? If you don't, you should conduct further research.

B: Revise your draft 5%

Print out your paper and work from a hard copy. Read it carefully and look for higher order problems first, such as organization, structure, and argument development. For more help with these higher order issues, check out the tips for revision . 

C: Evaluate your second draft and rewrite as needed 5%

Narrow your focus to paragraph-level issues such as evidence, analysis, flow, and transitions. To improve your flow and transitions, see the Writing and Communication Centre's resource on Transition words .

D: Proofread and put your paper into its final format 5%

Last step! Read carefully to catch all those small errors. Here are some tips on Proofreading strategies . Also take time to make sure your paper adheres to the conventions of the style guide you're using. Think about titles, margins, page numbers, reference lists, and citations.

The University of Waterloo's Writing and Communication Centre has a number of resources that can help you in revising and proofreading. 

Tips for writing: 

• Active and passive voice (PDF)
• Writing concisely (PDF)
• Writing checklist (PDF)

Style Guides:

• APA style guide (PDF)
• Chicago author-date style guide (PDF)
• IEEE style guide (PDF)
• MLA style guide