The Pet Rock Project - Developing Professional Communication in a Petrology Course part of Library:Professional Communications Projects:Examples

Understanding Macroeconomic Statistics: Country Profile Project part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This project, appropriate for principles of macro students, provides students with the opportunity to use collect and present real world data pertinent to macro concepts such as GDP, economic growth, unemployment and inflation. A short quantitative writing assignment reinforces interpretation skills.

Learning About Racial Demography Using the US Census part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
The purpose of this activity is to give students the opportunity to learn how the US Census categorizes race and analyze racialized descriptive statistics. They will get a chance to digest the material in the Census reports, and teach it to others.

Carbon Sequestration of Eastside Neighborhood Trees part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
Carbon Sequestration of Eastside Neighborhood Trees in Northfield, MN

Mystery in Alaska: A Study of the 2000 Fishing Ban part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
Solving Mystery in Alaska and investigating the role of science in July 2000 Alaska fishing ban with the intention to protect Steller sea lions.

Using an Observatory Project to Develop Professional Communication in Astronomy part of Library:Professional Communications Projects:Examples
This is a comprehensive project using the Highland Road Park Observatory camera. This project encompasses the formal portions for both written and spoken communication, and carries 55% of the course credit.

Professional Communication Projects: Training Science Students to Communicate part of Library:Professional Communications Projects
Developed by Colleen H. Fava, Basic Sciences Communication Studio Coordinator, Louisiana State University and Darrell Henry, Campanile Charities Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University ...

Replicating Results of Famous Empirical Papers part of Library:Undergraduate Research:Example

The Anatomy of a Rate Law part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This assignment teaches geochemistry students to explain the mathematical forms of rate laws, and organize paragraphs in their writing assignments properly.

Quantitative Writing part of Library:Quantitative Writing
Original module compiled by John C. Bean at Seattle University Enhanced by Steven A. Greenlaw with assistance from John C. Bean, Nathan Grawe, and Dean Peterson. What is Quantitative Writing? Quantitative writing ...

Analyzing the Last Five Years of the US Economy for an Intermediate Macro Course part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
Intermediate students are asked to analyze data on the components of consumption and investment expenditures and explanatory variables based on textbook models of each. Students look for rough correlations between the explanatory and dependent variables.

Empirical Economics Research Proposal part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This assignment asks students to propose an original research question and identify data that could be used to answer that question.

Elements of Good Writing part of Library:Quantitative Writing
Regardless of the type of assignment, good writing has several common elements, shown below in order of importance. Common Elements of Good Writing (adapted from Greenlaw (2005) Chapter 5) Focus - The paper should ...

Well structured versus Ill structured problems part of Library:Quantitative Writing
A 'well-structured problem' yields a right answer through the application of an appropriate algorithm. Most textbook problem sets in mathematics, science, engineering, or business feature well-structured ...

Exploring Economic Inequality with Data part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This set of assignments exposes students to data which can be used to analyze economic inequality in international and historical context. Then students are asked to generate a thesis-driven argument drawing supporting evidence from one or more of the data sources.

Introduction to the Ethnographic Atlas part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
Introduction to the Ethnographic Atlas and the integration of quantitative and qualitative data analysis through the use of cross-cultural cross-tabulations.

Quantitative Review of a Political Science Documentary/Movie part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This assignment is designed to introduce quantitative reasoning and critical thinking in viewing documentary videos on the issues of development. Students will write a review essay about one of three designated documentaries for the course.

Using a Groundwater Pollution Problem to Develop Professional Communication Skills part of Library:Professional Communications Projects:Examples

Shifting Attitudes on the Second Shift: A Statistical Analysis of Women and Work part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
(How) have public attitudes about work and gender changed over the last 25 years? Using the General Social Survey (available online) students will conduct a descriptive statistical analysis of Americans perceptions about women and work from 1988. They will then contextualize their findings within the contemporary literature about these issues.

Economic Development of British Colonial America part of Library:Quantitative Writing:Examples
Through a close study of a rich set of demographic and economic statistics, students will see the development over 150 years of two similar yet divergent colonies (Virginia and Barbados). They will work through population, land use, and trade statistics with closely-guiding questions in order to find links between one set of numbers and another.