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Name: Sample Assignment Requiring a Written Analysis of an Argument: A Critique of the Science
ID: m17130
Language: English (en)
Summary: This assignment was given in Rice University’s ESCI 102: Evolution of the Earth. The assignment requires freshmen (non-major) students to analyze the science presented in an article and discuss the article’s argument with a student who has read a second article. The assessment form is attached.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Keywords: Communication, Engineering Communication, Sample assignment, Writing
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Maintainers: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Version: 1.1 (history)
Created: Jun 28, 2008 5:25 pm GMT-5
Revised: Jun 28, 2008 5:45 pm GMT-5

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Version: 1.1 Jun 28, 2008 5:45 pm GMT-5 by The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication
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