Authoring Tip #1

Case Outlines: Changes and Hyperlinks

The outlines for your cases are based upon the curricular mapping completed by your mentors at the outset of the project. Each document represents a portion of a larger content matrix. For this reason, it is important that you don’t modify the outlines in the wiki. If you do wish to make changes, these suggestions need to be discussed with your mentor directly. At the end of the case writing process, these case outlines will be reconciled with the final content.

You may have also noticed the “C” and “D” at the end of each objective are functional hyperlinks. These were created to facilitate a dialogue between you and your editor about these specific objectives once the case drafts are complete. We will provide more on this as we get farther into the authoring process. If you wish to place comments on the outline itself, please use the “Comment?” tab at the top of the card, which will place your signed and dated comment at the bottom of the page.

Saving Drafts

Our advice: SAVE EARLY AND SAVE OFTEN! This may seem obvious, but it is worth reinforcing. Whenever you complete major work on your cases, please save a draft of your wiki case using the “print case” function. Detailed instructions for printing and saving your case are included in the wiki cheat sheet distributed at the work shop (and attached to the “Help” wiki).