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Computer & Writing Proficiency
Writing Proficiency Requirement
Students are required to earn at least a C- in ENG 206 prior to achieving senior status. The department has developed a set of guidelines by which ENG 206 instructors will assess writing proficiency. Students are required to master the following skills: the ability to consistently and spontaneously write grammatically correct sentences; the ability to consistently and spontaneously construct cohesive and effective paragraphs; the ability to integrate information related to business or economics (including statistics) from multiple sources; and the ability to develop and write well-reasoned arguments of moderate complexity relating to business or economic matters.
Computer Proficiency Requirement
Upon completion of the requirements for a degree in economics, a student should be able to:
- research economic and financial information using e-mail and the Internet;
- prove competence with a word processing software package, i.e. Word; and
- use appropriate statistics software.
Because many 200-level courses and all seminar courses require students to demonstrate the aforementioned skills, computer proficiency is achieved by completion of the major requirements for the degree.