Writing in the Senior Capstone: Theory & Practice - Softcover

Lea Masiello (author) & Tracy L. Skipper (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188927187X ISBN 13: 9781889271873

Publisher: National Resource Center for the First Year Experience, 2013

Synopsis

Surveys of employers continually highlight the need for better communication skills among recent college graduates. Yet, writing instruction in higher education serves far more than a transactional purpose. Writing facilitates learning, helps students gain skills in analysis and synthesis, and supports a range of other personal and intellectual developmental outcomes also important to employers. To that end, Writing in the Senior Capstone offers the rationale and practical guidance for infusing writing into culminating academic experiences for college seniors. Recognizing that writing-intensive capstones already exist on many campuses, the authors also offer a range of strategies and activities to support the development of independent senior projects, while honing students' thinking, writing, and presentation skills. A valuable resource for any educator seeking to improve the writing and critical thinking skills of college seniors.

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Review

"Those teaching advanced majors will find in this book an array of focused writing assignments from many disciplines. They will feel compelled, as was I, to re-imagine and revise course plans as they read, recognizing in these assignments the very piece that was missing in last semester's seminar."--Susan Welsh, Writing Program Coordinator, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Edition details

• Publisher: National Resource Center for the First Year Experience
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 188927187X
• ISBN 13: 9781889271873
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 156