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The Years: Mapping A Genre, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

The Years: Mapping A Genre, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


The Kairotic Moment: Pragmatic Revision Of Basic Writing Instruction At Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Sara Webb-Sunderhaus, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

The Kairotic Moment: Pragmatic Revision Of Basic Writing Instruction At Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Sara Webb-Sunderhaus, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

This profile articulates the authors’ response to a statewide mandate to eliminate “remedial” writing instruction at four-year public universities, including their own. The profile describes the difficulties the authors faced in responding to this initiative, given the context of their regional comprehensive university and its specific challenges with retention and student success, and discusses their revision of the university’s writing program. The changes the authors made—eliminating a non-credit basic writing course and creating a credit-bearing basic writing course; instituting guided self-placement; and developing a flexible, WPA-outcomes based writing curriculum—have led to improved satisfaction, success, and retention rates among basic writers …


Business Writing, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Business Writing, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Economics, Technology, And The Management Of Technical Communication, Stevens Amidon, Stuart Blythe Nov 2013

Economics, Technology, And The Management Of Technical Communication, Stevens Amidon, Stuart Blythe

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Change Agents Or Followers: Analyzing Genres In The Business Writing Classroom, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Change Agents Or Followers: Analyzing Genres In The Business Writing Classroom, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Writing The Learning Organization, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Writing The Learning Organization, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Preparing Students To Manage Technical Communication Projects In A Global Community, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Preparing Students To Manage Technical Communication Projects In A Global Community, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Dialogues Of A Discipline [Two Book Reviews], Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Dialogues Of A Discipline [Two Book Reviews], Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


When The Writer Becomes The Boss: What Practitioners Can Tell Us About Developing Curricula In Writing Program Management, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

When The Writer Becomes The Boss: What Practitioners Can Tell Us About Developing Curricula In Writing Program Management, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


The Learning History: An Investigation Into An Emerging Genre, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

The Learning History: An Investigation Into An Emerging Genre, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Wrestling With Proteus: Tales Of Communication Managers In A Changing Economy, Stevens Amidon, Stuart Blythe Nov 2013

Wrestling With Proteus: Tales Of Communication Managers In A Changing Economy, Stevens Amidon, Stuart Blythe

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


The Learning History: Analyzing An Emerging Genre, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

The Learning History: Analyzing An Emerging Genre, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Exploring Multiple Intelligences In The Writing Center, Stevens Amidon, Libby Miles, Mary Gormely, Christine Volpe Nov 2013

Exploring Multiple Intelligences In The Writing Center, Stevens Amidon, Libby Miles, Mary Gormely, Christine Volpe

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


"Writing In High Reliability Organizations: Katrina And The Submarine Engineer.", Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

"Writing In High Reliability Organizations: Katrina And The Submarine Engineer.", Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Instructors Resource Manual To Accompany The Longman Handbook For Writers And Readers 2nd Ed. And The Longman Writers Companion, Stevens Amidon, Chris Anson, Robert Schwegler, Marcia Muth, Elaine Hays Nov 2013

Instructors Resource Manual To Accompany The Longman Handbook For Writers And Readers 2nd Ed. And The Longman Writers Companion, Stevens Amidon, Chris Anson, Robert Schwegler, Marcia Muth, Elaine Hays

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


"Exploring The Relationships Between Management Education And Programs In Professional And Technical Communication.", Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

"Exploring The Relationships Between Management Education And Programs In Professional And Technical Communication.", Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Project Management For Professional Writers: Can This Course Be Taught, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Project Management For Professional Writers: Can This Course Be Taught, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Literary Biography, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Literary Biography, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.


Using Organizational Writing To Engage Engineering And Business Students, Stevens Amidon Nov 2013

Using Organizational Writing To Engage Engineering And Business Students, Stevens Amidon

Stevens R. Amidon Dr.

No abstract provided.