Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2018
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FWIS 196 001 (CRN: 14362)
LITERATURE AND BUSINESS
Long Title: BUSINESS IN THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Pett, Scott
Meeting: 9:00AM - 9:50AM MWF (20-AUG-2018 - 30-NOV-2018)
Part of Term: 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:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 16
Enrollment data as of: 24-APR-2024 8:16PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
6-DEC-2018
2:00PM - 5:00PM R
Description: This course examines business narratives and tropes in American fiction, non-fiction, and visual art from the 18th-century to the present. On the road to improving their written and verbal communication skills, students will consider an array of allegories, motifs, and plots about the profits and pitfalls of American commerce cultures.