The College Writing Toolkit - Tried and Tested Ideas for Teaching College Writing - Martha C. Pennington

The College Writing Toolkit - Tried and Tested Ideas for Teaching College Writing - Martha C. Pennington

13. Writing the "Professional": A Model for Teaching Project Management in a Writing Course

The College Writing Toolkit - Tried and Tested Ideas for Teaching College Writing - Martha C. Pennington

Sky Marsen [+-]
Victoria University of Wellington
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Sky Marsen is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Communication at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Marsen, who has a background in Linguistics, Comparative Literature, Cognitive Science, and Information and Communication Studies, has previously published Professional Writing: The Complete Guide for Business, Industry and IT (Palgrave, 2nd Edition, 2007); Communication Studies (Palgrave, 2006); and Narrative Dimensions of Philosophy: A Semiotic Exploration in the Work of Merleau-Ponty, Kierkegaard and Austin (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006). In addition to her academic work, she has advised on communication issues in professional contexts, notably as a project manager at IBM.

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In the next chapter, “Writing the ‘Professional’: A Model for Teaching Project Management in a Writing Course,” Sky Marsen presents an approach to instruction in professional writing derived from narrative theory. Marsen’s approach to writing instruction for professional purposes was developed in the university classroom with undergraduate students and has also been applied with professional and business clients. Marsen argues that narrative theory can be used not only as a means of explicating professional texts, but as a source of valuable concepts and strategies for writers. Countering the common and superficial view of writing instruction as a secondary and remedial activity in business and professions, Marsen positions writing as “part of a network of mutually reinforcing activities” in realizing any successful project. The author outlines a semester-long workshop course using narrative theory as a framework for discussing case studies such as the Challenger disaster and for teaching project management through text analysis and writing.

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Marsen, Sky. 13. Writing the "Professional": A Model for Teaching Project Management in a Writing Course. The College Writing Toolkit - Tried and Tested Ideas for Teaching College Writing. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 239-254 Jun 2011. ISBN 9781845534530. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=25918. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.25918. Jun 2011

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