Overview
Description
Development of the student’s understanding of their own writing processes in rhetoric and composition.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- discuss and apply foundational composition theory and insights from writing research.
- explain and apply basic principles of grammar, style, and text structure.
- identify typical academic genres—as well as typical genres for the student’s chosen professional field, if applicable—and select those most suitable for a defined purpose and audience.
- Identify social, political, and historical influences on the formation of genres and publishing practices.
- choose strategies that result in productive writing habits.
- create a timeline for writing and publishing to meet professional goals during graduate study.
- produce a polished portfolio containing examples of academic writing and/or other professional writing, as appropriate to the student’s program of graduate study.