Dr. Harrison Carpenter has experience and expertise in analyzing scientists’ writing processes, structures and style from a sociorhetorical perspective, drawing heavily upon genre theory. His current research interests include the development and assessment of Communication-Across-the-Curriculum (CAC).
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rhetorical genre theory, technical and scientific communication, sociological studies of science, rhetoric and composition, communication across the curriculum
EBIO 1940 - Introduction to Scientific Writing
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Introduces first- and second-year science majors to genres and strategies for communicating science in academic writing. Directs learning activities toward developing academic research projects, reading and analyzing published science journal articles, and writing to professional and lay audiences.
EBIO 3930 - Internship
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Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023 / Summer 2024 / Fall 2024
Provides course credit for upper-division students� experiential learning while employed in paid and non-paid positions associated with ecology and life sciences, including wildlife rehabilitation/reintroduction, STEM outreach/education, and lab/field research assistantships. Course credit dependent upon work hours. Repeatable for up to 6 total credit hours.
EBIO 3940 - Written Communication in the Sciences
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Focuses upon written communication commonly practiced by scientists. Directs learning activities toward reporting and proposing research via the strategic use of typified genres, arguments, and visual representations. Prepares students for communication tasks within advanced study and science careers. Recommended prerequisite: Completion of two 2000-level classes and one 3000-level class in the student�s science major or minor (all minimum grade C-).
WRTG 3030 - Writing on Science and Society
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Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2024
Through selected reading and writing assignments, students consider ethical and social ramifications of science policy and practice. Focuses on critical thinking, revision, analytical writing, and oral presentation. Taught as a writing seminar, the course addresses communication with professional and non-technical audiences. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
