WIC Development Grants Awarded

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Spring 2007

Department of Sociology
Michelle Inderbitzin, Proposer
Inderbitzin’s proposal is to attend the Association of American Colleges and Universities Conference on “The Student as Scholar: Undergraduate Research and Creative Practice,” focused on methods for developing faculty-undergraduate researcher relationships in order to help students develop as researchers and writers. She will hold six meetings with OSU Sociology faculty and undergraduate researchers to share what she learns and develop a culture of writing in the Sociology Department. Inderbitzin will also share what she learns with WIC faculty.

Department of Accounting
Roger Graham, Proposer
Because the College of Business is elevating the Accounting Program to a Degree Program, Graham will develop a new WIC course titled Accounting Theory, which will expose students to controversial accounting issues with the objective of developing students’ critical thinking and writing skills.

Department of New Media
Jeffrey A. Hale, Proposer
NMC instructor Pam Cytrynbaumwill restructure NMC 301 in order to remove instruction that duplicates earlier NMC courses. The new course will be oriented toward multi-dimensional storytelling based on the strong fundamentals found in the journalistic tradition. This WIC course will serve as a foundation for NMC coursework.

Department of Women Studies
Susan Shaw, Proposer
In order to better incorporate technology into writing instruction and assignments, Women Studies faculty will participate in a one day workshop led by Dianna Fisher from Extended Campus. During this workshop, faculty will receive skills-based training in writing technologies that they will incorporate into their courses for 2007-2008. Grant funding includes reference books and refreshments for the workshop.