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My final project... aka blog post #10?

Well for my final project I have been conducting research for how to better cater to the Professional Writing program. When I first envisioned this project, I was going to be creating a resource for PW students to come to and find out how to format and write in different genres.(e.g. press releases, resumes, business letters... etc). But first I needed to find out if that's what PWers really wanted! And they failed me... jk, but when I made and distributed my first survey the results indicated something other than what I wanted to do, or thought I would do. The research indicated that students would much rather have help with portfolios and websites... and when they say portfolios I bet they mean, online portfolios. So now I had to figure out what they meant by websites. So I had to start writing another survery... while writing the survey I had the feelign that this might not work, entirely. So inaddtion to the survery, I will be having a few interviews and focus groups with students. I also plan to continue this research next semester as I am currently writing my proposal to present at the ECWCA confrence next semester... Welp.. you guys will hear more about in class.

Blog Post 11

I decied that titles are no longer needed because my brain is fried, but this blog post is me thinking about how to advertise the WC. I think the biggest sitgma against the Writing Center is the idea that bad writers come to the writing center because they need help. Now, we know that this isn't true, great writers can benifet from the center, but how do we get them here? This question is a big one. One way that I have started working on is a specifc marketing campaign for a specfic department. Basicly, I am making a handout for the PW major to handout to all the classes next semester. Now, I am picking the PW program because, its my major and I think I know how to talk to them. I think by marketing to a specifc majors needs, we can start to see more diverse clients, which will lead to happier consultants. Because variety is the spice of life!