what is a w course rochester

by Miss Veda Morar Published 1 year ago Updated 1 year ago 8 min read

What is a W course in English?

What distinguishes a W course from any other course is that students must be provided explicit writing instruction and consistent faculty feedback to foster revision, and W courses require a minimum of fifteen, revised and edited pages of writing.

Do all W courses have a research section?

No, but most W courses include some research and address how to evaluate, incorporate, and document sources. When assigning research projects, many faculty opt to divide them into smaller, progressive components (proposal, annotated bibliography or literature review, section drafts, whole draft).

Who will teach my W course?

What does a ‘W’ mean when dropping a course?

Each semester the registrar provides specific deadlines for dropping a course “with a ‘W’ instead of an ‘F.’” – be sure to review the current academic calendar for specific dates and times. But what does the ‘W’ mean? The ‘W’ indicates that a course has been dropped between the 2nd and 10th week of a semester.

What are W courses taught by?

According to the General Education Oversight Committee of the Faculty Senate, “W courses normally will be taught by University of Connecticut faculty. When that is not possible, then qualified graduate students may be used to assist faculty in 2000+level W courses or, with faculty supervision, to teach a 1000-level W course. All new instructors of W courses will be provided with a W course orientation. This orientation will be required of all teaching assistants assigned to assist in a 2000+level or to instruct a 1000-level W course.”

What is a writing intensive course?

W Guidelines. In a writing-intensive (W) course, writing should be integral to the learning goals and subject matter of the course. In the language of UConn’s General Education Guidelines, “Students should not write simply to be evaluated; they should learn how writing can ground, extend, deepen, and even enable their learning of course material.

How many pages of writing do you need to teach a W class?

According to the policies of the General Education Oversight Committee and the Faculty Senate, those teaching W courses must: Assign 15 pages of edited written work. Not only assign writing, but teach it. Build in a process for revision. Inform students that in order to pass the course, they must pass the writing component.

What is the Writing Center?

The Writing Center staff includes talented and welcoming graduate and undergraduate students from across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. They work with writers at any stage of the writing process, from exploring ideas to polishing final drafts.

Can you pass a W class if you have a passing grade?

At minimum include the “F Clause”: “According to university-wide policies for W courses, you cannot pass this course unless you receive a passing grade for its writing components.”.

Can a single course prepare students for the range of writing they will encounter across a college curriculum?

Still, because academic writing is a deeply contextual activity, no single course can prepare students for the range of writing they will encounter across a college curriculum, nor can any single course inoculate students from making sentence-level mistakes in other contexts.

New W Course Program

Information on the New W Course program and all required forms are located in the UCF Confluence page for the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee.

Previous W-Course Programs

The W-Course Program has undergone several transitions since the 1990s to ensure students receive pedagogically-sound training in writing, and the program meets the realistic needs of the academy in the 21st century. The most recent changes included the following:

First- and Second-Year Students

Third- and Fourth-Year Students

Students in the Class of 2024 and 2023 should pursue writing-intensive “W” courses and work of completing their focus area. All majors are required to take two “W” courses, one of which must be at the 300-level. Third-year students interested in the Honors Program should register for HIST 299H – UR Research and pursue a “W” course if they have not ...

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