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Agricultural Education Master's Degree

Master's Degree Course Information

Technical Communication

University:
University of Arkansas University of Arkansas logo
Course Number:
AGED 54301
Credit Hours:
1 credit hours - $610 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 13, 2025 - May 09, 2025

Overview

Course Description

This course focuses on audience identification, writing, editing, formatting and production of social science-based materials for publication. Much of the course content is in the context of developing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the master's thesis or other research manuscript. Principles include communicating information relevant to human subject research in agriculture, natural resources, and life sciences to research peers.

Contacts

Instructor

Jeff Miller
jdmiller@uark.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

The Elements of an Effective Dissertation & Thesis
Calebrese, R. L.
ISBN: 978-1578863501
Publisher: R&L Education

Writing a successful Thesis or Dissertation
Lunenburgh, F., & Irby, B. J.
ISBN: 9781412942256
Publisher: Corwin Press

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 978-1-4338-3217-8

The Elements of Style
Strunk, W., & White, E. B.
ISBN: ¿978-0205309023
Publisher: Pearson

Course Access

 

Several weeks before classes begin, students receive an account creation email inviting them to the University of Arkansas organization. If students do not have a Microsoft account, they are prompted to create one. Students are granted access to Blackboard Learn and sent login instructions. Students should contact campus coordinator, Nancy Arnold, with general questions. Students having technical difficulties setting up their accounts or logging in may contact the University of Arkansas IT Help Desk at 479-575-2905.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

A spiral bound copy of the APA Manual is preferred.

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