Do first-year composition courses benefit business students?
Date of Award
2010
Degree Name
M.A. in English
Department
Department of English
Advisor/Chair
Advisor: Bryan A. Bardine
Abstract
The primary purpose of this thesis is to explore the effectiveness of first-year composition courses for business students. In order to assess whether first-year composition courses address the skills students need for success in academia and as business majors, two business faculty members at each of three universities in the South are interviewed, comparing their desired skills for college students with the skills actually taught at the same universities through interviews conducted with two First-Year English Composition Faculty at each school. This is a complex area of study for English and Business Faculty, and while many faculty interviewed agreed on the importance of some current FYC objectives, including coherent and clear writing, the study identifies other objectives that must be included and/or reprioritized in future composition syllabi for business students. This paper identifies grammar and Internet citation skills as requiring more emphasis among a plethora of perceptions about writing held by those interviewed.
Keywords
English language Composition and exercises Study and teaching (Higher) Evaluation, College freshmen, Business students, Business education
Rights Statement
Copyright © 2010, author
Recommended Citation
Raab, Marianne Fisher, "Do first-year composition courses benefit business students?" (2010). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 321.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/graduate_theses/321
