About
TEACHING WITH WRITING
Editor:
Vicki Tolar Burton
Assistant
Editor: Tracy Ann Robinson
Teaching
With Writing is the newsletter of the Oregon State University
Writing Intensive Curriculum Program. As part of the Baccalaureate
Core, all OSU students are required to take an upper division writing
intensive course in their major.
The content
of the WIC courses ranges from radiation safety (for Nuclear Engineering
majors) to golf courses design (a Horticulture option). While subject
matter differs by department, all WIC courses share certain commonalities
defined by the Faculty Senate:
• Informal,
ungraded or minimally graded writing is used as a mode of learning the content material.
• Students are introduced to conventions and practices
of writing in their discipline, and the use of borrowed information.
• Students complete at least 5000 words of writing, of
which at least 2000 words are in polished, formal assignments.
• Students are guided through the whole writing process,
receive feedback on drafts, and have opportunities
to revise.
For complete
information on WIC guidelines, contact Vicki Tolar Burton by email
at Vicki.TolarBurton@oregonstate.edu,
or consult the OSU Curricular Procedures Handbook.
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