Course Instructor's Name:
David R. Turner

Please provide the Course Number, Course Title and Course Sections.*Note: If course sections are not on the same day, please complete another request.:
ES3310A - Scientific and Technical Writing

Session Date and Time:
08/27/2025 12:20 pm

Where will the class meet?*Please include reservation information if the session will take place in another location outside of your usual location.:
Garni 204

How long will the session be?:
50 minutes

Number of students anticipated:
11

Which Librarian would you like to lead instruction?:
Diane Duesterhoeft

Please upload a copy of the assignment for the Librarian.:
es3310_descriptive%20article%20project%20proposal%20instructions%20-%20fall%202025.pdf

What citation style are you asking your students to use?:
Council of Science Editors

If a copy of the assignment is not available please briefly describe the assignment below.:
SA#4 – Deep Research (Part II: Sources, Project Proposal Form) · Watch Dr. Whitener’s video on Referencing on the Canvas site for the course and prepare your references to take advantage of the WordPress Chicago Style plug-in for the StMU Research Scholars project. · Select references related to the article you selected from Environmental Science and Policy article for your Semester Project. You will complete Part II – Sources for the Project Proposal. The Descriptive Article requires at least two government/non-governmental organizational reports, two scientific journal articles, and two magazine/newspaper articles (minimum of six references total). This information will be used to support your WordPress article, and also SA #6 below

What skills do you expect the Librarian to teach during the session?:
Defining/narrowing a Topic, Brainstorming sources of information, Search strategy/infoseeking, Evaluating Sources, Bibliographic/Citation assistance

What is the topic students will be searching?:
Topic will be related to an article the student selects from the August 2025 Environmental Science and Policy Journal (Volume 170): , https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/environmental-science-and-policy/vol/170/suppl/C.

Please provide a copy of your course's syllabus.:
2025-fa-es3310-a_rev.docx

What do you want students to be able to do by the end of the session? (Desired Learning Outcomes):
Syllabus is still in progress, but looking for the students to conduct more in-depth research of the topic of the article they selected for the semester.