1-22-2017
Response to: “What ‘voice/tone’ is recommended, for a
piece, of professional writing?”
After studying up on this
week’s lesson, I have learned that there are two forms of authorial voice that
can be used in academic writing. They are expert voice and self voice. Expert
voice is presenting arguments or information presented by well-regarded authors.
Self voice refers to the ideas that writers attempt to articulate based on
their own experience or knowledge.[3] -Megan Smith
When writing, at a higher academic
level-at the post graduate level, it is preferred, that the student, be capable
enough a writer, to incorporate, both: the opinions of others, as well as their
own analysis, of what they have read. However, graduate studies, at a
university level, should not be limited-simply, to commentary, on the writings
of others, or, to a student’s opinion. Graduates studies, in the US-stress:
“practicum studies.” The voice, of a graduate student, engaged in: “practicum
studies,” is the voice, of learned, and practiced experiences.
“Practicum studies,” can be referred
to, with other names as well, such as: experimental research, internship based
research, volunteer work in the community-all related to your specific field of
study, etc. One of the major objectives, of: graduate studies, and professional
graduate writing, in the United States-is to gain some advanced experience,
related directly, to the employment field.
Experience, in the employment environment-even if not working, as a direct
hire-demonstrates, that you will be able to perform the same, or similar
professional writing activities-in an employment position.
Graduate studies, because they are
“practicum based”-in the US, are usually reserved, for people, who, already
have working experience, in a field, such as, an: RN, who is studying to become
an: LPN, or, a high school teacher, who is studying for a PhD, to become a
college professor. It is helpful, in gaining work experience, towards working
in your specific field of training, to be: “proactive,” and to seek out:
learning, internship, and part-time student work/study positions-that, are
conducive to teaching you, the basics of your trade.
And, at the same time, as an:
“intelligence officer in training,” you should be exposed to environments, that
provide you with: evidence, documents, information, intelligence, data, etc.,
to write about-in your classes, at, a graduate school level, in order
to-develop your professional writing skills, about subject matters, relevant to
your field:
At present, I am working in the field, of: OSINT, Collection:
Once a task has been
accepted for collection, the OSINT element will begin the process of acquiring
the raw open source information needed to fulfill the requirement. The best
approach when conducting OSINT acquisition is to begin with the end in mind.
(Clark and Lowenthal 2016, 30)
I have been
“self-training” myself, as an intelligence officer, for the past 10 years, of
my life. I began slowly, with a focus on: information studies, and information
resources discovery, and research:
·
What specifically is the question I am
trying to answer?
·
What are the most critical elements of this
question?
·
How much time do I have to acquire the
information so I provide ample time for processing and analysis of the acquired
information?
·
What are the best sources for this type of
information?
·
How should I collect and store the
information? (Clark and Lowenthal 2016, 30)
My first Master’s Degree,
was in: Library and Information Science. In, this-day-and-age, with such a
heavy focus, on the Internet, and connections, that are made-terror, and
otherwise, through online devices-beginning my assent, to the higher playing
field, of: “intelligence officer,” it is still my strong belief, that, a strong
foundation, in the field of: information science-has been key. The field of
information science, and of: cyber-security, are: “high-demand,” employment fields,
because of the grave importance, placed-on cyber-security, and, how it relates
directly, to: national, and international security issues:
The next war, could take
place in cyberspace and this needs to be avoided. The conventional wars have
shown us that first of all, there is no winner in any war and second, the best
way to win a war is to avoid it in the first place. (Reveron 2012, 10)
After, my first Master’s
Degree, in: Library and Information Science, I moved on to: Advanced Accounting-at
a doctoral level of study, with a specialization, in: fraud, fraud and
financial accounts analysis, financial accounts auditing and reporting, etc.,
and now, I am finally enrolled, in the APUS, Master’s Degree program, to
obtain, my official intelligence studies degree.
I travel all over the
world-independently. I am building my own, reliable network, of: “intelligence
contacts”-who are located worldwide. I submit, pressing information-regarding
International: information and intelligence issues, to intelligence
agencies-all over the world now. I am applying to work, for an intelligence agency
overseas. By traveling abroad, and making contact with different peoples-all
over the world, to collect pertinent information, and intelligence information
on my own, and then-writing some of it up, to submit for homework, and/or, to
share with the general public, I am offering proof, that I am really capable of
working- in my field of academic training. I am much more, than just book
learning, and really-long, and painfully detailed-intelligence reports.
References
Clark, Robert M., and Lowenthal, Mark M.
2016. The 5 Disciplines
of Intelligence Collection. CQ Press an
Imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc.
Reveron, Derek S. 2012. Cyberspace and National Security:
Threats,
Opportunities, and Power in a Virtual World. Georgetown University Press.
Turabian, Kate L. 2013. A Manual for Writers of Research
Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for
Students & Researchers. 8th ed. The University of Chicago Press.
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