Critical Writing Seminar in Economics

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This writing seminar focuses on a scholarly inquiry in the field of Economics, the study of the consumption of commodities and the distribution, production, and transfer of wealth. This seminar will introduce students to scholarly conversations on a specific topic in this discipline as a basis for understanding discipline- and profession-based writing. This includes types of reasoning, evidence, citation practices, and other means of creating, testing, and sharing knowledge with diverse audiences. Throughout, students are introduced to new writing situations as a means of sharpening their skills and learning how to be adaptive, effective writers.