IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 2007

Publishing in Scientific and Engineering Contexts: A Course for Graduate Students

Jon Leyden Colorado School of Mines ; Barbara Olds Colorado School of Mines

Abstract

Based on feedback from graduate students, from science and engineering faculty who teach graduate students, and from surveys about the skills graduate students need, the authors have designed and taught a graduate-level course in academic publishing. This article describes the need for the course and the theory behind its design, outlines the course content, and presents assessment data from the first three course iterations. The findings indicate that this course has increased students' awareness of the role of rhetorical and discourse knowledge as well as their level of confidence in their ability to write and publish professional work. Further, findings from interviews with faculty advisors yield insight into the benefits of the course for students, advisors, disciplinary programs, and cross-curricular initiatives

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
2007-03-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.2006.885863
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rhetorical criticism discourse analysis graduate education assessment
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