Proposing a Writing Intensive Course

The Writing Program is chartered to oversee the development of WI courses, 确保问责, and to cooperate with the Registrar's Office to publish a list of WI courses. The program is also chartered to cooperate with departments, and to act as a clearinghouse, collecting and keeping WI course syllabi and other documentation. In order for the Writing Program to fulfill these administrative and collaborative charters, and to provide consistency across the WI infrastructure, non-Discovery course designations go through the following process for proposals.

WI course designations are now submitted through the 课程管理系统.

最后期限

WI proposals for Non-Discovery Courses should be submitted the 学期前 the course is desired to be WI-designated in accordance with the following windows:

  • Fall course: Start of the Spring Semester through March 31st.
  • Spring course: Start of the Fall Semester through October 1st. 

Proposals received outside of these timeframes will be processed during the next window.

教师 have an opportunity to gain a more immersive understanding of what it means to teach a course with 写作 (including WI courses and non-WI courses) by attending our annual Writing-Invested faculty retreat. 
应用程序 for the WI教职员静修会 are due December 1st.
For more information, please contact 梅根·.Dittrich@wxyxsteel.com 

Proposing a Writing Intensive Course

Step 1: Prepare Proposal Requirements

  • 审查 Writing Intensive Course 的指导方针
  • 课程教学大纲 (提案附件)- 的指导方针
  • 课程学习成果
  • 课程描述 (新课程)- 的指导方针
  • 理由是: (Justification statement for course proposal)  Although a syllabus is an important component of the proposal, it may not explain course methods in detail nor may it be organized to highlight components of interest to the Writing Program. In order to assist us in better understanding  the course, and to allow us to provide better feedback, we ask that the instructor submit a memo to accompany the syllabus. The memo need not be extensive, but it should explain how the course meets each of the three WI指南 and give a sense of the instructor's  approach to using 写作 in the course. The bulleted points on the form should provide a reference.

    Writing Program personnel are available to consult and assist faculty on any point of WI course design in support of proposals.  我们是你的资源.  请与 Director of the 大学写作课程.

  • 支持文档:  Please attach any other supporting documentation you may have or would like to include, 比如具体的任务. The syllabus should include the instructor's name, the first semester the course will be offered, 课程要求, 内容, 组织, and  required reading and 写作 assignments. It should also identify the course as WI and briefly describe the features of the course that make it Writing Intensive. 

2 .完成 & 在CIM中提交提案

  • 登录到 CIM课程管理
  • Select 'Propose New Course' or 搜索 for an existing course to propose adding the Writing Intensive designation.
  • 完整的形式
  • Select 'Save Changes' to save/complete later or 'Start Workflow' to submit proposal for approval.
  • 登录到 CIM课程管理 anytime to view proposal progress through workflow.

3 .工作流程

The automated approval process in CIM is called the workflow. 曾经的绿色 开始工作流按钮 is clicked, the proposal will begin the approval workflow process. As reviewers in each step approve the proposal it will automatically move to the next step of the workflow and the next reviewer will be notified via an automated email that the proposal is ready for review.

登录到 CIM课程管理 anytime to view proposal progress through workflow.

Approval Workflow for Courses:

  1. Department Committee Approval (如适用)
  2. 系主任批准
  3. College Curricular Committee Approval
  4. 学院院长批准
  5. 如果发现课程: 发现项目批准. 请参阅 Discovery Course Proposal Process Page 更多的.
  6. 如果写作强化课程: 写作项目批准
  7. 荣誉课程: 荣誉项目批准
  8. University Undergraduate Education Committee Approval
  9. 院长批准
  10. 注册(处理)

Once a proposal has been fully reviewed and approved, the approved course will sync with Banner and the appropriate Academic Catalog at the time of the indicated effective academic year. 

Further Support for WI 教师

The Writing Program provides faculty with multiple avenues of support in integrating 写作 into their courses. 请参阅我们的 教师 Development and Support page 更多的 information, including details on the annual WI教职员静修会.