supporting scholarly exchange about communication across the curriculum
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What kinds of writing can I include? What is writing in the disciplines? Do I have to be an expert in grammar? Do writing and peer review take up too much class time? How can I avoid getting lousy student papers? What makes a good writing assignment? How can I get the most out of peer-review? Why consider collaborative writing assignments? What writing resources are available for my students? What teaching resources are available?
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An Introduction to WAC Teacher Comments: Why Students Need to Write in their Major Courses
Patrick Fitzhorn, Mechanical Engineering: The second most important question asked about our students at graduation by employers is "How well can the students write and communicate?" Teamwork is now number one and communication is number two. . . . Especially design proposals in industry where company funding is competitive inside the company itself. . . . Design proposals can make or break a project. |
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