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Duffy, William – Composition Studies, 2013
English 341: Advanced Composition for Teachers is a three-credit undergraduate course for pre-service educators at Francis Marion University, a mid-size public university located in northeast South Carolina. According to the university catalog, students enrolled in English 341 "explore connections among writing, teaching, and learning as they…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Advanced Courses, Undergraduate Study, Preservice Teacher Education
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Charlton, Michael – Composition Studies, 2013
ETC 408/508: Technical Editing is a cross-listed undergraduate and graduate course at Missouri Western State University, an open admissions public university with approximately 6,000 students. 508 is an elective course for students in the Master of Applied Arts in Written Communication degree and highly recommended for those in the Technical…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Technical Writing
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Kumari, Ashanka; Thielen, Brita M. – Composition Studies, 2020
This unit, "Explorations of Identity and Privilege," was designed for first year writing courses at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) taught in 2015 and 2016. The course as a whole focused on writing and inquiry. Within this unit, students discussed essays relating to different forms of privilege (e.g. racial, gender, class) and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Freshman Composition, Inquiry, Essays
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Gatta, Oriana – Composition Studies, 2013
As an advanced rhetoric and composition doctoral student, I taught Engl 3135: Visual Rhetoric, a three-credit upper-level course offered by the Department of English at Georgia State University. Mary E. Hocks originally designed this course in 2000 to, in her words, "introduce visual information design theories and practices for writers [and]…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Visual Arts, Visual Aids, Cartoons
Dobrin, Sidney I. – Composition Studies, 1999
Presents a course design for English 3310, a three-credit composition course offered to advanced writing majors and non-majors at the University of Florida. Describes the section subtitled "Rhetoric and Environment" that was taught in conjunction with the development of University of Florida's College of Natural Resources and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Environment, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Fox, Helen – Composition Studies, 1999
Gives a detailed syllabus for a course dealing with "unteaching" racism at University of Michigan. Discusses design, philosophy, and development of the course. Discusses experiences with the students' reactions to the course. (SC)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Higher Education, Racial Bias
Hess, Mickey – Composition Studies, 2000
Presents a course design of English 102: Intermediate College Composition. Describes this course as the second of two written communication courses required of undergraduates at the University of Louisville. Notes the goal of this course was to dissuade first-year writers from a limited outlook without debasing the education out of which it grew.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Bushman, Don – Composition Studies, 2002
Presents a course syllabus for English 315, Special Topics in Writing, a course at University of North Carolina-Wilmington under which department faculty may propose a focused study of a theme, issue, or genre in writing or rhetoric. Explores the relationship between writing and the self. Includes a critical statement evaluating strengths and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design
Seitz, David – Composition Studies, 2001
Presents a course design for a graduate level seminar in writing for students concentrating in either composition and rhetoric or TESOL for the Master of Arts in English at Wright State University. Notes that the course focuses on curriculum design and integrates the practices of teacher lore with the disciplined, critical thought expected in a…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Graduate Study