"Perspectives on the Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum: A Dialogue Between the Sciences and Humanities"

Sample Surveys

Questions for Science Majors: 
Year (sophomore, junior, etc.):
Academic Major:
Do you work in the Writing Center?:

Have you ever brought papers assigned for your science classes to the Writing Center?  If your answer is “yes,” please describe why you did so.  If you answered “no,” what is it that discouraged you from seeking help with your paper at the Writing Center?

 

 

If you answered “yes” above for papers from science classes, was the visit useful or beneficial to you?  If not, what might have made the visit more beneficial?

 

 

If you sit down for a consultation in the Writing Center, what sort of help do you think you will get?  Please be very specific in describing what you think ought to happen during a consultation.

 

 

Do you feel the Writing Center is able to assist you with papers assigned for your science courses?  Why or why not?

 

 

What types of additions and/or improvements to the Writing Center, if any, would help you with papers for your science classes? 

 

What value or benefits, if any, do you think the Writing Center has for students in the sciences?

 

Questions for PCs:
Year (sophomore, junior, etc.):
Academic Major:

If you are working with a student who is writing a paper for a science course, and the topic is one about which you know little or nothing, how do you respond?

 

 

If you are working with a student who is writing a paper for a course in the humanities or social sciences about which you know little or nothing, how do you respond?  

 

 

Do you wish the Writing Center would prepare you in advance to work with papers in disciplines other than your own (i.e. tutorials, manuals, etc.)?  If yes, what type of preparation or training would be beneficial?

 

 

When you sit down for a consultation in the Writing Center, what sort of help do you think it is your responsibility to provide?  Please be very specific in describing what you think ought to happen during a consultation.

 

 

What value or benefits, if any, do you think the Writing Center has for students in the sciences?

 

 

 Questions for Science Professors:
Have you ever required your students to bring a writing assignment to the Writing Center?

• Yes

 

• No

If you have required students to take their writing projects to the Writing Center, please describe the value you seek for your students in such a visit.

 

 

If you do not require students to take their writing projects to the Writing Center, what are the reasons behind that decision?

 

 

If you were to recommend, rather than require, that your students take their writing projects to the Writing Center for consultation, for what reasons would you recommend such a visit (e.g. to seek help with grammatical errors, work on formatting, etc.)?

 

 

If you recommend or require a student to go to the Writing Center for a consultation, or even if you do not recommend or require this action, what sort of help do you expect the student to receive?  Please be very specific in describing what you think ought to happen during a consultation.

 

What value or benefits, if any, do you think the WC has for students in the sciences?