Authors' Guidelines

WHAT IS A REPORT?

A report is an article which summarizes an expertise developed in the field of Information Technology within the Quebec Collegial Network.

The goals of a report are the following:

• To present an aspect of using IT within the context of the Quebec Collegial Network;
• To provide instructors with the tools to integrate IT into their teaching and to therefore contribute to their own acquisition of IT skills;
• To broadcast the latest IT information to the collegial network;
• To promote discussion and teamwork on aspects of IT in the forefront of development.

WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE?

All participants in the collegial network (teachers, guidance counsellors, administrators, etc.) who wish to share their experience on a given subject relevant to the goals of reports.

WHERE WILL REPORTS BE DISTRIBUTED?

Each report will be distributed in the Reports section of Profweb. A report can be suggested at any time.

WHO HANDLES ON-LINE PUBLISHING?

An Animaweb of Profweb or a designated editor are responsible.

WHAT FORM DOES A REPORT TAKE?

To facilitate consultation, all reports are subdivided in the same manner with the same headings. Authors of reports are required to follow the model below in presenting their information:

1. The Issue (1,000 words*) presents an academic issue and current information about it;
2. Practical Applications (1,000 words*) presents solutions or experiments related to the Issue and if necessary critiques concrete examples;
3. Useful References comments upon at least five references;
4. What's new? contains reader comments as well as the authors' reactions to them.

* The total article should run between 2,000 et 3,000 words.

IS THERE AN HONORARIUM?

Yes, the honorarium is $750.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN THE PRODUCTION OF A REPORT?

1. A topic suggestion by a person seeking to author a report who completes and submits the on-line suggestion form;
2. Contact between Profweb and the potential author;
3. Preliminary approval between Profweb and the potential author;
4. Upon acceptance of the proposal, Profweb will send the author a contract to be signed and returned;
5. A table of contents and short description of each section prepared by the author is submitted to Profweb;
6. Final approval by Profweb, the establishment of a publishing schedule and access to the web-authoring software TYPO3 to post the work;
7. Production of the report respecting publication guidelines;
8. Creation of a two or three line synopsis of the report for publication in Clic and in Profweb;
9. Approval by Profweb for the final upload in conformity with the editorial policy.

WHAT GUIDELINES MUST I FOLLOW?

All texts as well as other elements of the report must respect the editorial policy of Profweb. Additional requirements include:

• Selecting an appropriate title;
• Respecting suggested section size and structure with a total length of between 2,000 to 3,000 words;
• Reacting to comments as they are posted;
• Using brief titles, phrases and paragraphs except where greater length is justified;Checking grammar and spelling of submitted text;
• Numbering footnotes;
• Using footnotes that respect recognized conventions of electronic reference (for reference consult the on-line document Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources produced by University of Alberta Libraries http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/citation/index.cfm);
• Respecting technical standards for the transmission of the electronic data associated with the report.

Recognized file formats and sizes for reports:

• text (with or without hyperlinks): .doc; .rtf; .pdf (for documents to be downloaded by readers);
• tables: Word and Excel;
• spreadsheets: Excel;
• animation : Applet Java, Flash (.swf);
• video : Quick Time (max. 150 Meg: ± 15 min.) continuous feed;
• sound: MP3;
• image: JPEG ou GIF;
• diaporama: PowerPoint (.ppt).