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Technical Writing and Communication in a Senior-Level Seminar
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Anton S. Wallner and Elizabeth Latosi-Sawin
Department of Chemistry, Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph, MO 64507
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October 1999
Vol. 76 No. 10
p. 1404
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To prepare chemistry majors for entry into graduate school and professional life, a senior-level seminar has been designed at Missouri Western State College that introduces students to scientific journals and aspects of professional communication. Students select topics, conduct research, report progress, write summaries for technical and nontechnical audiences, prepare abstracts, organize outlines, and present a formal research paper. At semester's end, each student delivers a 45-minute seminar to peers and departmental faculty, using easily learned presentation software. Faculty who would adopt this approach need to guide student research, emphasize purpose and audience, illustrate a synthesis of sources, support writing as a process, and help students overcome their fear of public speaking.
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Wallner, Anton S.; Latosi-Sawin, Elizabeth. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 1404.
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Curriculum; Chemical Education Research; Teaching / Learning Aids
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