Communication of Technical Information

Welcome to the class blog of COM 315! This course adderssses the specific challenges involved in communicating complex, technical information to both lay and experienced audiences. Throughout the semester, we will be reading several journal articles relating to how presenters can communicate complex ideas in a clear and understanding way. Students are required to reflect on these articles in the blog, as well as apply the readings to real-world instances.

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Wikipedia??

Fortunately, several of you are using good quality citations in your speeches. We have talked "around" the Wikipedia issue in class but we haven't really discussed it in depth. While I realize that Wikipedia is a useful source for finding out some basic information, we should be aware of its limitations.

Sorin Matei, Professor of Communication at Purdue, researches Wikipedia and its usage. He has posted a link on limitations of Wikipedia that I think we all might find interesting.

You can read his WIKI link here:

How to use Wikipedia
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