Sprinting toward Genre Knowledge: Scaffolding Graduate Student Communication through "Sprints" in Finance and Engineering Courses

Autor/inn/en	Ives, Lindsey; Gokhale, Jayendra S.; Barott, William C.; Perez, Michael V.
Titel	Sprinting toward Genre Knowledge: Scaffolding Graduate Student Communication through "Sprints" in Finance and Engineering Courses
Quelle	In: Across the Disciplines, 16 (2019) 2, S.16-33 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-8244
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Graduate Students; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Conference Papers; Knowledge Level; Formative Evaluation; Writing Processes; College Faculty; Peer Evaluation; Feedback (Response); Writing Across the Curriculum; Research Papers (Students); Discourse Modes; Teacher Student Relationship; Business Administration Education; Interdisciplinary Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Konferenzmaterial; Wissensbasis; Fakultät; Diskursethik; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	This article evaluates the use of biweekly deadlines called "Sprints" to scaffold the development of conference papers in graduate-level courses in econometric modeling and electrical engineering through analysis of faculty assessment reports, observation notes, and transcripts of two audio-recorded class sessions. Data were analyzed to identify Tardy's (2009) four dimensions of genre knowledge: subject-matter, rhetorical, process, and formal knowledge. We found that Sprints provide consistent opportunities for students to provide and receive helpful formative feedback that builds disciplinary genre knowledge in each of the four dimensions. We conclude by recommending strategies for maximizing Sprints' benefits while minimizing potential drawbacks in graduate courses across disciplines. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01