ENC100 Fundamentals of Written Communication
This course will introduce the college student to the purpose, elements, and qualities of good writing. Students will be coached through the drafting, revision, and the final stages of writing, and they will learn to find, assess, and properly document sources of information.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Demonstrate various invention practices: brainstorming, free writing, outlining and journaling.
- Develop individual styles of thinking, and writing to demonstrate critical analysis and effectively communicate original ideas in written format.
- Demonstrate ability to write in various modes: personal narrative, expository, analytical, descriptive, argument.
- Analyze various written materials across literary forms in order to examine human experiences and relate these to relevant issues.
- Locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources and incorporate the relevant information at an introductory level into written outputs, documented internally and bibliographically.
- Demonstrate appropriate patterns of organization and use the organization pattern that suits the identified purpose and audience.
- Illustrate the concept of audience in each writing, including use of vocabulary appropriate to the subject and identified audience.