Course Description
The primary focus of this class is
to increase your writing
effectiveness in a variety of
medical-related situations. We, of
course, do not have the time to
explore more than a few writing
conte
...
Course Description
The primary focus of this class is
to increase your writing
effectiveness in a variety of
medical-related situations. We, of
course, do not have the time to
explore more than a few writing
contexts, but the variety of
documents you produce in this
class should make you more
cognizant of how each writing
situation is a unique situation,
often calling for different
strategies to produce effective
documents
We will concentrate on two areas:
(1) analyzing the rhetorical tasks
and challenges of each writing
situation, with a focus on
audience, purpose, and genre; (2)
and developing your skills in
producing clear, concise, and
coherent prose. To reach these
ends, we will devote time to genre
analysis and to style. If some of the
style and grammatical principles
are familiar, this will be an
opportunity for you to revisit these
principles with an eye to improving
your writing. As far as genre is
concerned, you will likely find at
least one of the genres you write in
this class unfamiliar. At times, you
will likely be uncomfortable and
even insecure. This is okay; these
are feelings that even highly
experienced writers have when
faced with new writing situations.
Such is the nature of writing and
of growth.
The in-class portion of this course
is mostly discussion and workshop.
We will discuss topics and then put
those discussions into practice
through in-class activities.
Students in this course should
have completed UWP 1 or ENL 3
or the equivalent and have upper
division standing. They should be
familiar with the general principles
of good writing, including
organization, development,
sentence structure, grammar, and
punctuation.
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