Seminary Style Manual and Software
So, if you have looked at the Seminary Style manual, it’s huge. I remember trying to wade through it to figure out all of the requirements when I wrote a paper for an online class last spring. I was looking for a summary page or a bulleted list that would just tell me what I needed to do, or a word template, but wasn’t having luck finding it without reading a WHOLE lot.
The style manual is available online on ecampus under Help Desk –> Policies and Guidelines. (You must have a login to view it)
The bookstore has some software that will do most of the formatting for you called StyleEase. When I was there earlier this week, I discovered that they were out of the disks. However, there is a website for the software, with demo versions available to download. It’s also $5 cheaper to buy the software online then it was to buy it in the bookstore. For anyone who is interested, their website is http://www.styleease.com/index.html
I almost sat down with Word 2007 to try to put a template together, but I’m glad I don’t need to.
If there are any free resources out there that will make the formatting easy, let me know, otherwise, I’ll be getting Style Ease.
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Ah yes! The dreaded SS manual. I have had one professor (who will remain nameless for fear of retribution from the SS) who said he would rather students take the time they waste trying to conform the papers to the minutiae of the SS Manual and use it to proofread. Find the profs who aren’t dogmatic about the SS Manual, and you will also find the best profs….