Chrissy+Interview+with+Dr.+Hawrelak

back to my personal page       1.   What kinds of writing do you do in your field/job?
 *   Interview with Dr. Hawrelak   **

  I write grant proposals (technical science), papers (technical science), committee reports (basic English), lecture assignments (mix of basic English and technical science), and a lot of emails

  2.   Please tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day.  <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> On an average day I write about 30 to 40 emails and work on lecture assignments.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 3. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> For what purposes do you write? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Most of my writing is for communication purposes. Grants and papers are to communicate scientific ideas; committee reports to disseminate committee information; lectures to communicate chemistry to students; and email is pure communication.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 4. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> For what audiences do you write? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> My writing is aimed at a mix of students and professional colleagues.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 5. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> What do you get out of the writing you do? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> I guess what I get the most from my writing is a feeling of a job complete. Once a written item is complete I can move on to the next task. It is such a normal part of my job I don’t really think that much about it anymore.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 6. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> What form of writing do you write in most often? (MLA, APA, bullets, etc) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Scientific writing is the most common form I use

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 7. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> What citations do you use, if any? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> The majority of my citations are from chemistry journals (organometallics, Journal of American Chemical Society, etc.) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">     __**Reaction**__

I chose my chemistry teacher to interview because as of right now, I am a chemistry secondary education major. I am not completely sure whether that will change, but I thought it was good to have an idea of what type of writing my career will endure if I do decide to stay with this major. Basically, his writing consists of grant proposals, technical science papers, committee reports, and lecture assignments. His writing is mostly targeted towards students and professional colleagues. Nothing really surprised me when I received his answers. Science isn't one of those jobs that requires regular essay writing. It is mostly findings, observations, lab reports, and exchangings with other professional colleagues. Over all, I pretty much got the answers that I expected to get. When I look at my future and career plans if I do decide to stay with chemistry as a major, I see myself doing the same thing. I will exchange with other colleagues and write for students that I teach. I will also be teaching them how to write a lab report as I know how to. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">