Includes oral presentations. Students write one long paper, often in conjunction with another course. Student papers across the curriculum provide the subject matter for the discussion of the writing process. Writing for the Professions 4 QH Provides writing instruction in an interdisciplinary course in which students develop research reports on topics relating to their majors or careers. Led by English faculty, students also read and critique professional and lay sources in their disciplines.
Writing is guided in stages from proposal through finished product.
Workshops and conferences are fundamental to the course. QH Provides an opportunity for students in Health Services to develop a recommendation report which incorporates personal experience with academic critique. Students will evaluate scholarly and popular journals in their fields and gear the final paper to some aspect of positive social change. Workshopping, editing, and peer review are also included. Business 4 QH Provides process approach to writing and features an extended simulation that integrates common written and oral communications through practical application similar to that of the workplace.