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| Author(s): | Fidanza, M. A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Penn State University, Reading, PA |
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| Title: | Incorporating a writing assignment about weeds in an introductory turfgrass science course |
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| Section: | Turfgrass and plant growth regulators
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| Meeting Info.: | Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.: January 3-6, 2005 |
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| Source: | Proceedings: NortheasternWeed Science Society. Vol. 59, 2005, p. 109. |
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| Publishing Information: | Ithaca, NY: Northeastern Weed Science Society |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Weeds; Education; Communications
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A recent trend in higher education is the "communications-across-the curriculum" concept, where written and oral communication assignments are incorporated into undergraduate courses in addition to those traditional writing and speech communication courses. During the fall 2004 semester, undergraduate students enrolled in Turf 235, an introductory turfgrass science course at the Berks Campus of the Pennsylvania State University in Reading, Pennsylvania, were asked to complete communication-based assignments related to turfgrass weed management. The objective was to include both written and oral communication competency in the course. In this first assignment, each student prepared a one-page turfgrass weed fact sheet. Each student selected a weed common in turfgrass, and had to include information about the biology, ecology, and management of that weed in their fact sheet. Also, students have to incorporate both text and graphics elements in the fact sheet. In a second assignment, each student developed an informative newsletter on any topic related to turfgrass weed management. The assignment was to be completed in two formats: a one-page newsletter as a hard-copy, and that same newsletter as a single web-page. Again, students had to use both text and graphics in their newsletter. Also, students had to deliver an oral presentation about their newsletter topic. The students agreed that this was a worthwhile exercise and that both written and oral communication skills are necessary and valuable for a career in the green industry. Overall, students needed more focused instruction and guidance on how to produce a clear, concise, and well-writen fact sheet and newsletter. As a result, one lecture was devoted to writing and communication, and students were given several examples of newsletters, fact sheets, and short articles on many current topics in turfgrass science for comparison and review. Future course assignments with communication elements may consider that students complete a mandatory visit to the campus writing center for supplemental instruction and review." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Fidanza, M. A. 2005. Incorporating a writing assignment about weeds in an introductory turfgrass science course. Proc. Annu. Meet. Northeast. Weed Sci. Soc. 59:p. 109. |
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