APA and MLA Assignment

MLA is Modern Language Association. Basically what it is a format, which is used to correctly cite material.

MLA formatting and style guide includes 11 sections. The most common ones are works citied page on books, periodicals, electronic sources, other non-print sources and formatting questions.

Document design is a very important aspect in technical communication. According to Boogieland-Information Design and Information Architecture, “Problems associated with the use of electronic documents are too often wrongly attributed to user incompetence, when in fact it is poor design that is to blame. If an error is possible, someone will make it. The designer must assume that all possible errors will occur and design so as to minimize the chance of the error in the first place, or its effects once it gets made” (http://www.bogieland.com/ucd_techcom.htm). This is a very convincing point. Whenever creating or designing documents, the audience should always be taken into consideration. It is the creators’ responsibility to create good document.

“The effectiveness of a document largely depends on how well it is designed, because readers see the document before they actually read it. In less than a second, the document has made an impression on them, one that might determine how well they read it-or even whether they read it at all” (Markel 256). My motto is if it looks good, it’ll sound good. “Your documents should reflect your own professional standards” (256).

Works Citied
“User-Centered Design in Technical Communication.” Bogieland.com. 10 November 2003 .

Markel, Mike. Technical Communication Eighth Edition.Boston:Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007.

APA stands for the American Psychological Association. This is used to cite material in the social sciences area.

APA has 12 sections and the most common are in text citations, footnotes and endnotes, reference list of authors, reference list of articles, reference list of books.

3. Document design is a very important aspect in technical communication. According to Boogieland-Information Design and Information Architecture (2003), “Problems associated with the use of electronic documents are too often wrongly attributed to user incompetence, when in fact it is poor design that is to blame. If an error is possible, someone will make it. The designer must assume that all possible errors will occur and design so as to minimize the chance of the error in the first place, or its effects once it gets made”. This is a very convincing point. Whenever creating or designing documents, the audience should always be taken into consideration. It is the creators’ responsibility to create good document.

“The effectiveness of a document largely depends on how well it is designed, because readers see the document before they actually read it. In less than a second, the document has made an impression on them, one that might determine how well they read it-or even whether they read it at all” (Markel 2007). My motto is if it looks good, it’ll sound good. “Your documents should reflect your own professional standards” (256).

Reference List
(November 10, 2003). User-Centered Design in Technical Communication. http://www.bogieland.com/ucd_techcom.htm

Markel, M. (2007). Technical Communication (eighth edition). Boston: Bedford/St Martin’s