Mar 28, 2024  
College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

INTD 101 - Theory and Practice of Academic Writing


What is college writing? How do different academic disciplines create, perform, and share knowledge through writing? What is considered “good” writing in the academy, and who gets to decide? In this course, students will develop a theory and practice of writing that can assist them in their academic careers and beyond. To do so, we will study how writing functions and is evaluated in various contexts. Particular focus will be placed on analyzing rhetorical situations and genre conventions of academic writing from various disciplines to demystify and open the troublesome evaluation of “good” vs. “bad” writing/writers. Reading, writing, and in-class discussion will be the primary work of the course, and emphasis will be placed on writing as a process: students will engage in regular informal writing exercises, practice drafting and revising for major writing assignments, and receive consistent feedback on their writing from the instructor and their peers. By the end of the course, students will complete at least 20 pages of formal academic writing. Fall semester. (4 Credits)