Course Information
Technical Communication
| University: |
University of Arkansas |
| Course Number: |
AGED 5001 |
| Credit Hours: |
1 credit hours - $590 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: |
January 11, 2021 - April 29, 2021 |
Course Description
This course focuses on audience identification, writing, editing, formatting and production of social science-based materials for publication. Much of the course content is in the context of developing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the master's thesis or other research manuscript. Principles include communicating information relevant to human subject research in agriculture, natural resources, and life sciences to research peers.
Contacts
Instructor
Jeff Miller
jdmiller@uark.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
The Elements of an Effective Dissertation and Thesis: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting it Right the First Time
Calabrese, Raymond
ISBN: 978-1578863518
Publisher: Lanham, MD:R&L Education
The Elements of Style
Strunk,Jr.,W & White, E.B.
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 978-0205309023
Publisher: New York, NY:Pearson
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2020)
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 978-1433832178
Course Access
About 3 - 4 weeks before the semester starts, they will receive an email inviting them to the University of Arkansas organization. If students do not have a Microsoft account, they will have to create one. Students taking a course taught by the University of Arkansas will be granted access to the University of Arkansas course management system, Blackboard. An email will be sent to the email address provided by the student's home university with detailed instructions about procedures for logging into Blackboard and the online course. If students have not received the invite they can contact the University of Arkansas campus coordinator, Madison Fielding. If they are having trouble with logging into Blackboard, they can contact our IT Help Desk at 479-575-4357.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
