Upgrade Tech Writing Lab to provide students and faculty with state-of-the-art workplace facility in which students can learn documentation, technology-based research and communications, and improve computer literacy skills.



Initiative TitleUpgrade Tech Writing Lab to provide students and faculty with state-of-the-art workplace facility in which students can learn documentation, technology-based research and communications, and improve computer literacy skills.
Submitted in Previous Year(s)2007-2008, 2008-2009
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, RationaleTech Writing Lab facility must be kept current.
Consequences of this initiative not being fundedStudents will not be prepared for workplace needs.
Department Goals
ProgramsWriting Consultancy Project
Locations
Estimated Completion Date05/27/2011
Will this initiative span multiple budget years?Yes
ImportanceLow
Funding SourceRequest for Prioritization
Created06/17/2013 5:03 pm
Updated06/17/2013 5:03 pm

Institutional Goals

Goal How will the initiative support this institutional goal?

Action Steps

Action Step Responsible Party Order
Convert BT 260- Technical Writing Lab – into a wireless smart classroom/lab with permanently mounted ceiling projector/laptop combination, DVD playback unit. Tech Services 1
Upgrade current hardware and software to meet current workplace needs of participating academic programs, like MLT, OTA, Telecommunications, Human Services, and Nursing. Tech Services 2
Continue to analyze lab use, and provide appropriate staffing (faculty, student aide), hours of operation; develop an ongoing plan for continual lab assessment. English Department 3
Through interaction with participating departments and faculty, assess the effectiveness of current Technical Writing modules against workplace documentation demands and plan accordingly. English Department 4
Continue to develop new Writing Consultancy Project department and program partnerships, promoting Technical Writing Modules or interdisciplinary course packages (like Nursing & Writing 1-4) as course options. English Department 5
Develop and present Assignment Design Workshops and/or seminars for faculty (Technical Writing for Professors) to aid them in creation and use of writing tasks, materials and explanations that result in better student understanding and response. English Department 6
Develop and implement a plan for supporting WCP coordinator, faculty and instructional time for interdisciplinary WCP activities like writing-across-the-curriculum/writing-in-the-disciplines collaborative efforts with other academic departments and facult English Department 7
Work closely with CAPE, Tech Prep and other college departments to extend WCP activities, like the Nursing-Writing in-service training project, into the community workplace. English Department 8
In anticipation of proposed Newburgh campus and extension of Writing Consultancy Project, plan for Technical Writing Lab facility at that site. English Department 9

Expected Outcomes

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Prioritization

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Upgrade Tech Writing Lab to provide students and faculty with state-of-the-art workplace facility in which students can learn documentation, technology-based research and communications, and improve computer literacy skills.
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English
Writing Consultancy Project

Assessment

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