The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life - Couverture souple

Roen, Duane; Glau, Gregory; Maid, Barry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0078118085 ISBN 13 : 9780078118081

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2017

Synopsis

With The McGraw-Hill Guide, students will take a goals-oriented approach to their writing assignments using proven techniques related to student success. They’ll set goals for their writing, use effective composing strategies to achieve those goals, and assess their progress towards achieving them. Students will learn the underlying principles on which the effectiveness of any writing is assessed―by assessing it themselves―and develop the strategies they’ll need to support their writing long after they have completed college.

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A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Duane Roen is Professor of English at Arizona State University, where he serves as Coordinator for the Project for Writing and Recording Family History.  At ASU, he has also served as Dean of the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts; Dean of University College; Vice Provost; Head of Interdisciplinary Studies; Head of Humanities and Arts; Director of Composition; Co-director of the graduate program in Rhetoric, Composition, and Linguistics; Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence; and President of the Academic Senate. At Syracuse University he served as Director of the Writing Program. At the University of Arizona, he was Founding Director of the graduate program in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, as well as Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English. He has served as Secretary of the Conference on College Composition and Communication and President of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. Throughout his career, he has written extensively about writing instruction.

Barry Maid is Professor Emeritus and Founding Head of Technical Communication at Arizona State University. He was head of that program for ten years.  Previously, was Chair of English at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and helped lead the creation of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters primarily focusing on technology, information literacy, independent writing programs, and program administration.  In addition, he is a co-editor with Barbara DAngelo. Sandra Jamieson and Janice Walker of Information Literacy: Research and Collaboration across Disciplines. 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0078118085
• ISBN 13: 9780078118081
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 688
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible