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Writing-Across-the-IT/MIS Curriculum

Writing-Across-the-IT/MIS Curriculum

Stephanie J. Etter, Jeffrey W. Merhout
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781599049496|ISBN10: 159904949X|EISBN13: 9781599049502
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch229
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Etter, Stephanie J., and Jeffrey W. Merhout. "Writing-Across-the-IT/MIS Curriculum." Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Craig Van Slyke, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 3246-3258. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch229

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Etter, S. J. & Merhout, J. W. (2008). Writing-Across-the-IT/MIS Curriculum. In C. Van Slyke (Ed.), Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 3246-3258). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch229

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Etter, Stephanie J., and Jeffrey W. Merhout. "Writing-Across-the-IT/MIS Curriculum." In Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Craig Van Slyke, 3246-3258. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch229

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Abstract

Popular literature not only claims that college graduates are entering the workforce lacking sufficient writing skills but that companies must spend billions of dollars annually to train employees how to communicate effectively through writing (Canavor & Meirowitz, 2005; College Board, 2004). While writing-across-the-curriculum is not a new concept, it seems that only certain areas of the curriculum have adopted it. The integration of writing into the MIS/IT curriculum is an important and achievable goal necessary for the overall development of students in Information Technology or Management Information Systems degree programs. While traditional IT/MIS programs rely heavily on technology-based courses, we argue that these technology courses must also promote effective writing habits needed for career growth in the IT/MIS fields. As business proposals, newsletters, and reports are frequently being written by those in the Information Systems Department of a corporation, rather than by those in the Communication Department, it is increasingly important that we prepare IT/MIS students with the appropriate writing skills needed for their careers. For example, in many cases we prepare students to create web pages, a highly public information source, without providing any instruction on writing within the IT/MIS curriculum. This paper illustrates how writing assignments can be used in many MIS/IT classes.

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