The Writing Workshop will help students be more confident, efficient and effective writers through individualized support from a writing instructor. Each student will choose at least one academic writing project to draft in the course and will work with the instructor to accomplish this goal using a structured writing process. If it fits in their contract, students may use the Writing Workshop to work on papers for competence in other courses or through the ILP process. Depending on the competence(s) chosen, the student will complete writing assignments in the field of arts and ideas, human community, scientific world, or the student’s focus area.
In this course, you will develop the following competencies:
Competence |
Competence Statement and Criteria |
A1X |
Can apply established principles and theories of writing and composition to analyze or interpret a work of art.
|
H1X |
Can employ at least two models or theories related to writing process and composition to plan, manage, and reflect on an individualized writing project in the social sciences.
|
FX |
Can plan, manage, and reflect on the learning that happens in a writing project related to the student’s focus area.
|
H3J |
Can manage one's ongoing development as a writer using principles and tools of assessment and feedback.
|
(1) Students who have not yet completed Foundations of Adult Learning and who do not have a Faculty Mentor should not register for an FX competence.
(2) Students who placed in Writing Workshop after taking the Directed Self-Placement Questionnaire should register for H3J if that competence has not already been fulfilled.
(3) In Winter 2019, students are only permitted to sign up for 1 competence.
Students, in consultation with their instructor, design an individualized "Writing Workshop Contract" that may include any of the following: workshops, class discussions, journaling, lectures, small group work, conferences, at home and in class assignments, critical reading, online exercises, learning from others through peer editing, and lots and lots of writing. Students should expect to write and to rewrite extensively in this Workshop.
To buy your books, go to http://depaul-loop.bncollege.com
Hacker, Diana and Sommers, Nancy. A Writer's Reference with Writing in the Disciplines with 2016 MLA Update, 8th Edition. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2016. Print ISBN-10: 1-319-08708-6; ISBN-13: 978-1-319-08708-1
For students who have already purchased A Writer’s Reference, a Writing in the Disciplines supplement is available:
Cullick, J.S., & Zawacki, T. M. (2015). Writing in the Disciplines: Advice and Models: A Hacker Handbooks Supplement. Bedford/St. Martin’s. ISBN-13: 9781457686481.
In addition, the instructor and student will mutually identify the following readings:
To be determined after initial assessments for each student and documented in their "Writing Workshop Contract.
Upon successfully completing the Writing Workshop, the student will be able to do the following:
A1X Can apply established principles and theories of writing and composition to analyze or interpret a work of art.
H1X Can employ at least two models or theories related to writing process and composition to plan, manage, and reflect on an individualized writing project in the social sciences.
FX Can plan, manage, and reflect on the learning that happens in a writing project related to the student’s focus area
H3J Can manage one’s ongoing development as a writer using principles and tools of assessment and feedback
Writing Help: For help with organizing your ideas, grammar, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism, sample SNL assignments and much more, see the Writing Guide for SNL Students.
Grading
This is a Pass/Fail class. However, you have the option of taking the course for a letter grade. If you wish to take the course for a letter grade, you must inform your instructor in writing by the end of the second week of class. Once you commit to taking the course for a letter grade, you cannot switch back to Pass/Fail. Some students think they need to take the class for a letter grade for employer reimbursement purposes. In most cases, this is not true. SNL offers students this letter for tuition reimbursement of pass/fail courses:
http://snl.depaul.edu/WebMedia/StudentResources/pass_explanatory_letter.pdf. To be sure, you should check with your Human Resources department.
In order to successfully complete this experience, student must:
General Assessment Criteria for All Writing Assignments
All writing assignments are expected to conform to basic college-level standards of mechanics and presentation.
Consider visiting the Writing Center to discuss your assignments for this course or any others. You may schedule appointments (30 or 50 minutes) on an as–needed or weekly basis, scheduling up to 3 hours worth of appointments per week. Online services include Feedback–by–Email and IM conferencing (with or without a webcam). All writing center services are free.
Writing Center tutors are specially selected and trained graduate and undergraduate students who can help you at almost any stage of your writing. They will not do your work for you, but they can help you focus and develop your ideas, review your drafts, and polish your writing. They can answer questions about grammar, mechanics, different kinds of writing styles, and documentation formats. They also can answer questions and provide feedback online, through IM/webcam chats and email.
Obviously, the tutors won’t necessarily be familiar with every class or subject, but they are able to provide valuable help from the perspective of an interested and careful reader as well as a serious and experienced student-writer.
Schedule your appointments with enough time to think about and use the feedback you’ll receive. To schedule a Face-to-Face, Written Feedback by Email, or Online Appointment, visit www.depaul.edu/writing.
Online Discussion Forums
Discussion Forums are an important component of your online experience. This course contains discussion forums related to the topics you are studying each week. For requirements on your participation in the Discussion Forums, please see "Course Expectations" in the syllabus.
A Course Q & A discussion forum has also been established to manage necessary, ongoing social and administrative activities. This is where the management and administrative tasks of the course are conducted, and where you can ask 'process' questions and receive answers throughout the course.Please feel free to answer any question if you feel you know the answer; this sharing of information is valuable to other students.
All writing assignments are expected to conform to basic college-level standards of mechanics and presentation.
Consider visiting the Writing Center to discuss your assignments for this course or any others. You may schedule appointments (30 or 50 minutes) on an as–needed or weekly basis, scheduling up to 3 hours worth of appointments per week. Online services include Feedback–by–Email and IM conferencing (with or without a webcam). All writing center services are free.
Writing Center tutors are specially selected and trained graduate and undergraduate students who can help you at almost any stage of your writing. They will not do your work for you, but they can help you focus and develop your ideas, review your drafts, and polish your writing. They can answer questions about grammar, mechanics, different kinds of writing styles, and documentation formats. They also can answer questions and provide feedback online, through IM/webcam chats and email.
Obviously, the tutors won’t necessarily be familiar with every class or subject, but they are able to provide valuable help from the perspective of an interested and careful reader as well as a serious and experienced student-writer.
Schedule your appointments with enough time to think about and use the feedback you’ll receive. To schedule a Face-to-Face, Written Feedback by Email, or Online Appointment, visit www.depaul.edu/writing.
Discussion Forums are an important component of your online experience. This course contains discussion forums related to the topics you are studying each week. For requirements on your participation in the Discussion Forums, please see "Course Expectations" in the syllabus.
A Course Q & A discussion forum has also been established to manage necessary, ongoing social and administrative activities. This is where the management and administrative tasks of the course are conducted, and where you can ask 'process' questions and receive answers throughout the course. Please feel free to answer any question if you feel you know the answer; this sharing of information is valuable to other students.
A = 95 to 100 |
A- = 91 to 94 |
B+ = 88 to 90 |
B = 85 to 87 |
B- = 81 to 84 |
C+ = 77 to 80 |
C = 73 to 76 |
C- = 69 to 72 |
D+ = 65 to 68 |
D = 61 to 64 |
F = 60 or below |
INC |
Please note: Grades lower than a C- do not earn credit or competence in the School for New Learning.
A temporary grade (for up to two quarters*) indicating that, following a request by the student, the instructor has given his or her permission for the student to receive an incomplete grade. In order to receive an IN grade, the student must have (a) a satisfactory record in the work already completed for the course, (b) encountered unusual or unforeseeable circumstances which prevent him/her from completing the course requirements by the end of the term, and (c) applied to the instructor for permission to receive an IN, using the college form (Contract for Issuance of Incomplete Grade).. The instructor is not required to grant an IN grade. Upon agreeing to the IN grade, *the instructor has the prerogative to assign a shorter completion deadline, which will supersede the two-quarter timeframe.
(Please see the Grades, Incomplete (IN) and Research (R) Expiration Policy for additional information.)
Note: IN grades are not considered by Financial Aid as evidence of satisfactory academic progress.
To be determined after initial assessments for each student and documented in their "Writing Workshop Contract.
This course includes and adheres to the college and university policies described in the links below:
Academic Integrity Policy (UGRAD)
Academic Integrity Policy (GRAD)
Course Withdrawal Timelines and Grade/Fee Consequences
Accommodations Based on the Impact of a Disability
Protection of Human Research Participants
APA citation format (GRAD)
University Center for Writing-based Learning
This course was designed and produced by faculty and staff at SNL Online of the School for New Learning of DePaul University.
© 2017 School for New Learning, DePaul University. All Rights Reserved by SNL.