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Style Guidelines for NLNAC Site Visitors' Reports
In the Classroom and Laboratory
coursework, not course work
examination, not exam
inservice, not in-service
laboratory, not lab
mannequin, not manikin
nursing program, not Nursing Program
state-of-the-art, not state of the art
team-teach, not team teach
workload, not work load
NLNAC Standards and Criteria
Standard, not standard
Criteria, not criteria
Criterion is singular form
Criteria is plural form
Site Visit Report References
Catalog, not catalogue
p. or pp. (when citing a page in a document), not page/pages
SSR, not Self-Study or Self-Study Report
Spelling and Usage
ad hoc, not adhoc/ad-hoc
and, not &
Bylaws, not bylaws
curriculum vita is singular form
curriculum vitae is plural form
data are/were, not data is/was
Dean/Director (specifically referring to the dean or director in question), not dean/director
decision-making, not decision making
dialogue, not dialog
full-time/part-time, not full time/part time
ongoing, not on going/on-going
onsite, not on site/on-site
prerequisite, not pre-requisite
state-wide, not statewide
Technology and Social Media
ANGEL (course management system), not Angel
Blackboard (course management system), not Black Board
e-book, not ebook
e-learning, not Elearning
e-mail, not email
Internet, not internet
iPad/iPod, not IPAD/IPOD
Moodle (course management system), not moodle/"moodle"
PowerPoint, not powerpoint or power point
SMART classroom, not Smart classroom
YouTube, not Youtube or You Tube
WebCT, not web-CT
website/webpage, not Web site, web site