2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Goal 13.


The ability to synthesize and critically analyze through written discourse and a common educational experience information pertaining to issues of citizen leadership (three credits).

The Goal is satisfied through an interdisciplinary advanced writing seminar under the ENGL prefix taken after the student has achieved Junior level status or obtained the permission of the Chair of the General Education Committee.

Outcomes: Students will

♦ Engage in the process of citizen leadership by investigating multiple perspectives on an important public issue
♦ Understand the nature of public discourse/debate as determined by purpose, audience, and context
♦ Choose appropriate formats in writing for a variety of purposes
♦ Analyze the effectiveness of their own texts and processes for specific rhetorical situations
♦ Understand how the knowledge, skills, and values learned in general education are interwoven and interrelated, and how they can contribute to the process of citizen leadership