Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
construct a variety of texts across genres using advanced knowledge of rhetorical concepts such as audience, purpose, context, genre, and design.
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Communication
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
apply purposeful writing shifts in response to the demands of varied rhetorical situations, including multimodal genres and authentic writing tasks.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
examine and synthesize a diverse range of texts for specific and varied rhetorical techniques—such as logical structures and patterns, as well as varied perspectives.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
demonstrate refined research strategies—such as locating and evaluating primary and secondary research materials, including books, scholarly and professional databases or archives, and internet sources.
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Reasoning
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
demonstrate refined application of strategies—such as interpretation, synthesis, response, critique, and design/redesign—to compose texts that integrate validating evidence from appropriate sources to support the writer’s ideas.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
demonstrate flexible and rhetorically appropriate composing strategies—such as reading, drafting, reviewing, collaborating, revising, rewriting, rereading, and editing.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
produce rhetorically sound peer feedback and execute purposeful revisions based on peer and instructor feedback.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
use reflection to identify rhetorical practices and choices and apply those to new writing contexts.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
apply citation conventions skillfully, reflecting an understanding of the ethics of documentation.
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Responsibility
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
use genre-appropriate linguistic conventions deliberately to enhance textual efficacy.