Collaborative Course Design in Scientific Writing: Experimentation and Productive Failure
- ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- D. Shane Combs (Creator)
- Michelle F. Eble (Creator)
- Erin A. Frost (Creator)
- Institution
- East Carolina University (ECU )
- Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/
Abstract: "English 3820: Scientific Writing , a writing-intensive (WI) course offered by the Department of English at East Carolina University (ECU) , serves primarily science majors. According to the course catalog , it provides students with ""practice in assimilation and written presentation of scientific information."" The course asks students to consider the situated nature of scientific writing and also to produce scientific writing for various audiences. Throughout the course , students examine theories , methodologies , and ideologies that undergird scientific writing with an eye to perfecting both critique and imitation of scientific styles."
Additional Information
- Publication
- Other
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- Curriculum Design, Technical Writing, Teacher Collaboration, College Faculty, Writing Teachers, Mentors, Peer Evaluation, Writing Instruction, Course Description
- Subjects
| Title | Location & Link | Type of Relationship |
| Collaborative Course Design in Scientific Writing: Experimentation and Productive Failure | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6313 | The described resource references, cites, or otherwise points to the related resource. |