Sunday, September 27, 2015

Topic #4 Considering Delivery and Style


With the internet being bigger than it has ever been before, people can find any information they desire within seconds. This source of information also helps people in particular fields, such as engineering. What information can people trust? There are some sights, like Wikipedia, where anyone can write what they want, so their information may not be valid for students trying to learn about a topic. One main source of great information is a scholarly article, which are written by a expert/scholar in their field. However it is a very boring read and many people do not go to these for a first source due to the fact they contain so much information and are so dull. Usually only other scholars in the field will look to those as aid. For an example for what one may look like, click here.


Then there are blogs which are more for the public to use. They are far more user friendly, containing pictures, are shorter, and use more less sophisticated words. However, blogs may not contain the best and most reliable information if one was trying to write a research paper or learn something new in their field.

Some may say that each blog is different to its own subject. However this is not always true taking a look at these two engineering blogs, one chemical and the other mechanical. They both show very similar characteristics; such as many pictures, simple vocabulary, and even changing the color of words to attract peoples attention.


By Ethan Gaskey


To actually look at these sources go here:

Chemical Engineering Blog
Mechanical Engineering Blog
Scholarly Article


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