david h. covington
department of english
north carolina state university
raleigh, nc
professional experience
education
- Ph.D. in English
- Vanderbilt University
- Nashville, TN
- Dissertation: Uses of the Self: Rhetoric and Structure in the Poetry
of Matthew Arnold
- M. A. in English
- Vanderbilt University
- Nashville, TN
- B. A. in English
- University of Florida
- Gainesville, FL
positions held
- Associate Professor, Department of English, NCSU, 1989—
- Visiting Professor, SAS Institute, Cary NC, Spring 2003
- Assistant Professor, Department of English, NCSU, 1980-89
- Instructor, Department of English, NCSU, 1978-79
- Instructor, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1977-78
- Teaching Fellow, Department of English, Vanderbilt University, 1973-77
- Instructor, Department of English, Nashville State Technical Institute,
1976-77
- Instructor, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Nashville,
1976
courses taught
- ENG 675 Projects in Technical Communication
- ENG 666 Teaching Methods for Professional Writing
- ENG 517 Advanced Technical Writing and Editing
- ENG 495 Seminar for Writing and Editing Students
- ENG 463 Victorian Literature
- ENG 421 Computer Documentation Design
- ENG 332 Communication for Business and Management
- ENG 331 Communication for Engineering and Technology
- ENG 322 Advanced Composition and Rhetoric
- ENG 317 Designing Web Communication
- ENG 314 Technical Document Design and Editing
- ENG 262 Survey of English Literature II
- ENG 251 Survey of Major British Writers
- ENG 214 Introduction to Editing
- ENG 208 Studies in Fiction
- ENG 112 Composition and Reading
- ENG 111 Rhetoric and Composition
administrative experience
- Assistant Head for Scheduling, 1992-94, 2005-06
- Director, Professional Writing Courses, 1987-93, 2003-
- Coordinator, Professional Writing Certificate Program, 1987-95, 2002-
- Executive Director, Humanities Computer Laboratory, 1987-2005
- Departmental Computing Coordinator, 1994-99
- Director, M.S. in Technical Communication Program, 1990-91, 1998-99
- Assistant Director, Freshman English Program, 1983-86
- Director, Writing and Editing Internship Program, 1982-83
- Co-Director, College of Engineering Writing Assistance Program, 1981-83