In
an effort to increase the quality of writing in the MSSE Program and to
prepare you for the final Capstone Paper, everyone will participate in
peer editing as assigned. When you are assigned to peer edit, please
follow these procedures:
• Edit for both content and writing conventions.
• Use the Track Edit feature of Word when editing. If you aren’t certain how to use it, do a YouTube search for track changes in word mac or track changes in word 2010. Both are by Terry Jorgensen.
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Return the edited papers to each author no later than FRIDAY midnight
before the due date. That means the authors will need to get you their
papers by mid week in order to give you time to edit.
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As the original author, take the feedback from your editors and prepare
a final paper for submission. You are the final author and not all
suggestions by peer editors are viable or correct. Be sure to ask John
if you don’t know.
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When posting your final paper to the Dropbox by midnight Sunday,
include your paper and the two edited papers you received from your
peers. You do NOT submit anything to me as an editor.
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Keep deadlines in mind. Since you know who is editing your paper, if
there is a scheduling conflict by either party, try to work it out
between you. As always, you can ask me for an extension. So, a typical
assignment cycle might look like this:
Sunday-Tuesday…work on 1st draft;
Tuesday-Wednesday…submit to editors; Saturday…work on final draft based
on editor feedback; Sunday…submit final and edited copies to the
Dropbox by midnight.
• For writing formatting, please refer to the MSSE ETD Formatting page. Refer to the writing formatting podcast for tips on how to use the MSSE Narrative Template.
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Pay attention to detail. For example, there is a difference between
the heading for a Table and the caption for a Figure. I suggest
printing the sample pages from the Capstone Template and keeping them by
your computer. Other examples include citations, the placement of
periods/quotation marks and the spacing/indentation in the references
section. Be diligent about correct formatting, including but not
limited to, margins, font type and size, etc.
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If you receive differing suggestions from your editors about the same
thing, feel free to ask ME before the final submission of the paper for
clarification. Simply drop me a mail message with the example in
question.
On weeks that peer review is assigned, complete the Peer Editing Rubric. You will receive credit for editing, so please take it seriously.
Peer Editing Rubric
If Peer Editing was assigned this week, please complete the following:
Standard: I was assigned to review papers from (insert names):
Standard: I sent MY paper to (insert names)
Standard: I completed the peer editing in a timely manner, by Tuesday-Wednesday in an ideal world, but at least by Friday night before the due date? Making prior arrangements with the author for an alternative due date is acceptable. If not, please state the reason(s).
Standard: I send MY paper to the editors in a timely manner, by Tuesday-Wednesday in an ideal world, but at least by Friday night before the due date? Making prior arrangements with the author for an alternative due date is acceptable. If not, please state the reason(s).
Do you have any Peer Editing Muddiest Points for the instructor regarding peer editing?
All standards met? Yes/No.
An example of a Peer Editing List
