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ASCRCWriting Subcommittee Minutes, 2/23/09

Members Present: H. Bruce, J. Carter N. Hinman, M. Semanoff, S. Smillie, K. Zoellner

Members Excused/Absent: K. Kuipers, M. Medvetz

Ex-Officio Present: K. Peterson, K. Ryan

Chair Hinman called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.

The minutes from 2/9/09 were approved.

Communications:

Chair Hinman sent out follow-up communications on Sunday. She requested that workgroup chairs provide comments regarding late forms status by Friday so she can correspond to instructors over the weekend. She requested that the email subject line to be "Writing Course Review" for sorting efficiency.
One problem with the writing form is that it does not request supplement material for writing assignments if the information is not included in the syllabus.
Another issue that will require consideration is the Business School's use of consultants in grading writing assignments.

Business Items:

The workgroups went over the courses that were approved and those that required clarification. There were several courses in Group 3 that appear to have filled out the wrong form. A communication has been sent to the instructors requesting clarification on whether the following courses are intended to be writing courses or meet the upper-division writing requirement in the major:

ART 303L	Contemporary Art and Art Criticism
ECON 350	Economic Development
ECON 440	Economics of the Environment (cross-list w/ EVST 440)
GEOG 335	Water Policy
HHP 450	Analytical and Communication Techniques
HHP 301	Instructional Strategies in Secondary Physical Education
MATH 406	History of Mathematics
PHYS 330	Methods of Communicating Physics [Was approved as writing course - requires clarification UD writing status]

The courses listed below were approved. There was a question regarding whether upper-division writing status should be granted for a special topics course (SOC 488). The syllabus submitted (Religion and Political Movements) met the guidelines. However, each time the course changes the syllabus would need to be submitted for review. Camie will check with the Registrar to see whether just one section of a course can be given a writing designation. Chair Hinman will communicate with the department and requested a email communication from the workgroup chair.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.

Approved Writing Courses

Writing Courses

Forestry	FOR 220	Technical Writing
Journalism	JOUR 270	Reporting
Native American Studies	NAS 200	Native American Studies Research and Writing Methods
Undergraduate Advising Center	UNC 270	Critical Writing II
Writing Studies	WTS 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
Writing Studies	WTS 184A	Beginning Creative Writing: Multiple Genre
Writing Studies	WTS 186A	Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry
Writing Studies	WTS 240	Ethics and Rhetoric: Writing Arguments on Contemporary Issues
English	ENEX 200	Advanced Composition
History	HIST 300	The Historian's Craft

Upper-Division Writing Courses

Anthropology	ANTH 314	Principles of Forensic Anthropology
Anthropology	ANTH 402	Advanced Anthropological Statistics
Anthropology	ANTH 451	Cultural Resource Management
Anthropology	ANTH 455	Artifact Analysis
Chemistry	CHEM 334	Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing
Communication Studies	COMM 377	Rhetoric, Nature, Environmentalism
Communication Studies	COMM 455	Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
Communication Studies	COMM 480	The Rhetorical Construction of "Woman"
Communication Studies	COMM 481	The Rhetoric of U.S. Women's Activism, 1960 - present
Computer Science	CS 415	Computer Ethics and Society
Dance	DAN 494	Junior/Senior Dance Seminar
Environmental Studies	EVST 305L	The Environmental Vision
Environmental Studies	EVST 487	Globalization, Justice and the Environment
Geosciences	GEOS 320	Global Water Cycle
Geosciences	GEOS 499	Senior Thesis
Health & Human Performance	HHP 372	Rehab of Athletic Injuries
History	HIST 437	The Dynamics of Diplomacy
MCLL	JPNS 311	Classical Japanese Literature in English Translation
MCLL	JPNS 312	Japanese Literature from Medieval to Modern Times
MCLL	JPNS 431	Postwar Japanese Literature
MCLL	MCLG 494	Seminar in Russian Studies
Music	MUS 424	Music of the 20th Century to the Present
Music	MUS 436	Topics in Music History
Music	MUS 437	Cultural Studies in Music
Pharmacy Practice	PHAR 550	Drug Literature Evaluation
Psychology	PSYC 320	Advanced Psychological Research Methods
Psychology	PSYC 400	History and Systems of Psychology
Sociology	SOC 438	Seminar in Crime and Deviance
Sociology	SOC 441	Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice
Sociology	SOC 460	Capstone in Rural & Environmental Change

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