Development of a Science Writing Program

科学写作程序的开发

• 批准号: 9555044
• 负责人: David Beveridge
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Wesleyan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-04-01 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9555044&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Science; Writing; Program

We propose the development, offerings and assessment of a series of writing-intensive, interdisciplinary science courses and related activities constituting "The Wesleyan Science Writing Program" (WSWP), designed to complement department-based undergraduate science instruction by emphasizing the development of effective oral and written communication skills as methodologies for the discovery of ideas and critical exploration of scientific topics. The program will also provide opportunities for both science and non-science majors to investigate critically and collaboratively the practices of science by "teaching the conflict" on various scientific topics and cultural studies of science, and establishing a cross-disciplinary community of learning among students and faculty from diverse disciplines. Students may pursue a "Science Writing" major and senior thesis in the WSWP. Additionally, students with career interests in scientific and technical writing will receive instruction and credentialing appropriate at the appropriate undergraduate level. Courses will also be open to non-science students to fulfill Wesleyan University's general education expectations. The WSWP will also serve as a structure within which research-active science faculty with a background and interest in writing and the liberal arts, as well as humanities faculty and writing professionals, can apply innovative teaching strategies such as active, cooperative and collaborative learning, case method teaching, and discussion-based instruction, and expand the ways in which state-of-the-art electronic technologies are utilized to enhance instruction. The results of the program will be disseminated through both printed and electronic media. In this manner, and to the extent that it is demonstrably successful, the WSWP will provide a model for programs at other institutions interested in establishing a similar program.

我们建议开发，提供和评估一系列的写作密集型，跨学科的科学课程和相关活动，构成“卫斯理科学写作计划”（WSWP），旨在补充部门为基础的本科科学教学，强调有效的口头和书面沟通技巧的发展，作为发现思想和科学主题的批判性探索的方法。 该计划还将为科学和非科学专业的学生提供机会，通过在各种科学主题和科学文化研究上“教授冲突”，并在不同学科的学生和教师之间建立一个跨学科的学习社区，以批判和协作的方式调查科学实践。 学生可以在WSWP攻读“科学写作”专业和高级论文。 此外，在科学和技术写作的职业兴趣的学生将获得适当的本科水平的指导和资格认证。 课程也将开放给非理科学生，以满足卫斯理大学的通识教育的期望。 WSWP还将作为一个结构，在其中研究活跃的科学教师与写作和文科的背景和兴趣，以及人文教师和写作专业人士，可以应用创新的教学策略，如积极，合作和协作学习，案例教学法，和基于讨论的教学，并扩大利用最先进的电子技术来提高教学效果的方式。 该方案的成果将通过印刷和电子媒体传播。 以这种方式，并在一定程度上，它是证明成功的，世界社会工作方案将提供一个模型，在其他机构有兴趣建立一个类似的方案。