Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2015

     

FWIS 100 004 (CRN: 14537)

FUNDAMENTALS OF ACADEMIC COMM

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Nixon, Burke T.
Meeting: 3:00PM - 3:50PM MWF RZR 204 (24-AUG-2015 - 4-DEC-2015) 
Session: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15Department Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 30-MAY-2023 6:30AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
 
Description: Designed to prepare students who need more time and practice in reading and writing to meet the more advanced communication demands of an FWIS, this course will provide an introduction to the expectations of academic readers as well as practice with the rhetorical and linguistic structures common to academic writing. Students will also review grammatical points relevant to the course material and assignments and learn to self-edit their own work. This course does not fulfill the Composition Requirement. Permission is required to register.
 
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/