This first level college writing course is designed to train students in the basic skills necessary for writing in general. It focuses on writing essays using various rhetorical methods and patterns such as narration, argumentation, persuasion, description, comparison, contrast, problem, solution.
This course introduces the principles and practices of technical writing. The object of the course is cultivating writing skills cued to professional work. Through an array of homework assignments, engaged class discussions, and report projects, students obtain proficiency in various aspects of technical writing. Attention is also given to the development of argumentative and analytical skills as well as elements of document design and formatting.
This course provides an introduction to techniques of information retrieval and information evaluation. Students completing this course will have the skills needed to locate and critically evaluate information, to think critically about research strategies, and to apply these concepts to undergraduate research using library resources and the internet.
This course starts with paraphrase and the synthesis of the ideas from several different sources. Library skills follow. Students are familiarized with the university’s circulation and reference section and are schooled on how to locate printed materials using the library online catalog. Other basic research skills taught are writing bibliographies and the use of documentation. Students are also instructed in narrowing a topic, annotating sources, formatting, and writing a report.
