1 WRITING INTENSIVE QUICK GUIDE updated spring 2014
What is Writing Intensive (WI)?
Writing Intensive is a requirement at Otterbein. It requires that students who will be sophomores, juniors, and seniors in 2014-15 take two WI courses before they graduate. Students who are freshmen in 2014-15 need to take three WI courses. The first, foundational WI course—which all students are already required to take their freshman year—is Integrative Studies 1500: Identity Projects. This theme-based composition and literature course provides writing instruction and is typically taught by members of the English department. Along with writing instruction in a designated composition course, Otterbein’s Writing Intensive requirement also emphasizes writing in the disciplines. Each discipline has its own distinct writing conventions, style, and format, which students can only learn in courses in that discipline. All students will thus take at least one WI course in their major, which will connect writing goals closely to disciplinary outcomes. Here are the specifics of the requirement:
--Students who are sophomores, juniors, and seniors in school year 2014-15 are required to take TWO Writing Intensive classes over their years at Otterbein:
1) Integrative Studies 1500 (includes 1501, 1502, and 1503): the first-year writing seminar already required of all students. All IS 1500 sections are designated WI. They are typically taught by members of the English department. Students take this course fall or spring of freshman year.
2) A disciplinary course in the student’s major that carries the WI designation. --Students who are freshmen in school year 2014-15 will be required to take THREE Writing Intensive courses. They’ll take the two listed above, plus:
3) A third WI course that might come from several sources: a second WI course in the student’s major; a WI course from the student’s double major; a WI course from the student’s minor; an INST course designated as WI; an elective WI course.
FAQ from students about Writing Intensive:
Who has to take WI courses, and how many WI courses do they have to take?
All Otterbein University students have to take WI courses, no matter what their major. Students who are sophomores, juniors, and seniors in SY 2014-15 need to take two WI courses: IS 1500 and a WI-designated course in the student’s major. Students who are freshmen in SY 2014-15 need to take three WI courses: IS 1500, a WI-designated course in the major, and a third WI course that could come from a variety of sources (a second WI in the major, a double major, a minor, a WI elective, an additional WI course in INST). Students should check to see what WI courses are part of their major.
2 When should I take my WI courses?
Students should take IS 1500 (includes IS 1501, 1502, and 1503) during freshman year. The other WI course(s) can be taken at any time during or after (IS 1500 is a pre- or co-requisite to any other WI courses). The different majors will make their own decisions about when students take the WI course(s) in the major.
Can I transfer in another WI course from another institution?
Possibly, if it meets the same goals and outcomes as Otterbein’s WI courses. You will have to submit a copy of the syllabus from the course you took to the Writing Intensive Advisory Subcommittee, which will then determine whether the course meets a WI requirement. What if I have a double major or minor?
If a student is a double major, she or he will end up taking a WI in each major (which will allow them to meet the entire three-course WI requirement).
Minors may or may not end up getting WI in the minor – just depends on where departments locate their WI course and if it’s part of the minor.
Are any of the INST courses going to be WI?
All IS 1500 courses are of course Writing Intensive and fulfill the first of the three required WI courses. Some INST thread and dyad courses may also be WI.
Please contact WI Program Director Margaret Koehler ([email protected]) with any additional questions.
2014-15 Writing Intensive offerings
All sections of INST 1500, both fall and spring. Fall 2014:
ART 2000. Louisa Captein. T 4:00-5:10.
ATHT 4100. Joan Rocks. R 10:00-11:45. Shelley Payne. T 12:00-1:45. BIO 3998. Sarah Bouchard. M 4:00-5:00, Halard Lescinsky. M 4:00-5:00. CHEM 2810. Joan Esson. R 12:00-4:00.
COMM 2000. Chris Reynolds. MWF 8:00-9:10. ECON 4500. Kyriacos Aristotelous. TR 10:00-11:45. EDUC 1600. K. Daniel Cho. TR 2:00-3:45.
EDUC 2600. Carrie Scheckelhoff. MWF 8:00-9:10. EDUC 3850. Kristin Reninger. TR 8:00-9:45. ENG 4000. Phyllis Burns. MWF 3:05-4:15. HLED 3500. Robert Braun. TR 12:00-1:45. HRM 3200. Charles Smith. W 6:00-9:30.
3 MGMT 3000. Shirine Mafi. TR 10:00-11:45, TR 2:00-3:45.
SMGT 3920. Teri Walter. MWF 10:30-11:30. COMP 3100. Duane Buck. MW 9:25-10:35. MUSC 3040. James Bates. MWF 1:40-2:50. JAMC 4500. Hillary Warren. TR 12:00-1:45.
PSYC 1050. C. Laurie-Rose, M. Meyer. MWF 10:50-12:00. THR 3200. Christina Kirk. M 4:30-5:40, TR 12:00-1:45. Spring 2015:
ATHT 4700. Shelley Payne. MWF 9:25-10:35. BIO 3999. A. Young, S. Bouchard. M 4:00-5:00. BMB 4610. Emily Tansey. R 12-4.
CHEM 4000. Carrigan Hayes. W 3:05-4:15.
COMM 2000. John Ludlum. TR 12:00-1:45. Chris Reynolds. R 6:00-9:30. COMM 4500. Denise Shively. MWF 1:40-2:50.
EDUC 1600. K. Daniel Cho. MWF 1:40-2:50.
EDUC 2600. Grace McDaniel. MW 8:00-11:30, MW 12:15-3:30. EDUC 3850. Kristin Reninger. TR 5:00-7:00.
ENG 4060. Shannon Lakanen. TR 2:00-3:45. EQSC 4100. Bruce Mandeville. MWF 3:05-4:15. ENST 4001. Michael Hoggarth. M 3:05-4:15. GLST 1000. Richard Yntema. MWF 10:50-12:00. HIST 2100. Jonathan DeCoster. TR 2:00-3:45. HLED 2300. Kim Fischer. MWF 1:40-2:50.
HLED 3670. Shelley Payne. MWF 10:50-12:00, 12:15-1:25. HRM 3200. Don Eskew. TR 10:00-11:45.
INST 4030. Richard Gilbert. TR 2:00-3:45. MATH 3000. Ryan Berndt. MWF 1:40-2:50.
MGMT 3000. Shirine Mafi. MWF 10:50 -12:00, MWF 12:15-1:25. MUSC 3041. James Bates. MWF 1:40-2:50.
NURS 4500. Kay Ball, Marjorie Vogt. TBA.
PHED 3600. Ann-Catherine Sullivan. MWF 10:50-12:00. PHIL 4000. Stephanie Patridge. TR 2:00-3:45.
POLS 1150. Marcus Green. MWF 1:40-2:50.
PSYC 1050. C. Laurie-Rose, M. Acker. MWF 10:50-12:00. RELG 4000. Stephanie Patridge. TR 2:00-3:45.
SMGT 3920. Teri Walter. MWF 10:50-12:00. SMGT 4800. Greg Sullivan. TR 12:00-1:45. SOAN 4000. Leesa Kern. MWF 1:40-2:50. SPAN 3800. TBA. MWF 3:05-4:15.
THR 3200. Christina Kirk. M 4:30-5:30, TR 10:00-11:45. WGSS 2001. Tammy Birk. MWF 12:15-1:25.
4 List of majors at Otterbein and their designated WI courses:
(Note that not all majors have designated or ever will designate a second WI course. Many majors, but not all, are planning to create two WI courses within the major, so as to have a developmental sequence in disciplinary writing. Other majors will only do one, and those students will take a second WI elsewhere. A small set of majors have yet to determine their first WI course.)
MAJOR FIRST WI COURSE SECOND WI COURSE
Art (Art Education) ART 2000
Art (Studio) ART 2000
Biology BIO 3998 BIO 3999
Environmental Science BIO 3998 BIO 3999
Zoo and Conservation Sci BIO 3998 BIO 3999
Accounting MGMT 3000 HRM 3200 (elective)
Public Accounting MGMT 3000
Business Administration HRM 3200 MGMT 3000
Economics ECON 4500
Finance MGMT 3000
Human Resources Management HRM 3200 MGMT 3000
International Business MGMT 3000 Liberal Studies in Business MGMT 3000 Liberal Studies in Accounting
Management MGMT 3000 HRM 3200 (elective)
Marketing MGMT 3000
Chemistry CHEM 2810 CHEM 4000
Communication Studies COMM 2000
Journalism/Media Comm COMM 2000 JAMC 4500
Public Relations COMM 2000 COMM 4500
Health Communication COMM 2000
Early Childhood Education EDUC 1600 EDUC 2600 Middle Childhood Education EDUC 1600 EDUC 3850 Integrated Science Education EDUC 1600 EDUC 3850
Creative Writing ENGL 4060
Literary Studies ENGL 4000
Equine Business Management EQSC 4100 MGMT 3000
Equine Prevet EQSC 4100
Equine Vet Tech EQSC 4100
Allied Health ATHT 4100 HLED 3670
Athletic Training ATHT 4100 ATHT 4700
Health Education HLED 3500 HLED 4901
Health Promotion & Fitness HLED 3500 HLED 2300
Physical Education HLED 3500 PHED 3600
Sport Management SMGT 4800 SGMT 3920
History HIST 2100
Political Science POLS 1150
Global Studies GLST 1000
5 [Integrative Studies Program] INST 1500 INST 4030 (dyad)
Mathematics MATH 3000 or 3500
Computer Science COMP 3100
Actuarial Science MATH 3370
Spanish/ Lat Amer Studies SPAN 3800
Spanish Education SPAN 3800
BA Music MUSC 3040 MUSC 3041
BFA Musical Theatre THR 3200
B of Music Education MUSC 3040 MUSC 3041
B of Music Performance MUSC 3040 MUSC 3041
Music and Business MUSC 3040 MUSC 3041
Music and Bus Audio Pro/Mus Man MUSC 3040 MUSC 3041, MGMT 3000
BS Nursing NURS 4500
Physics PHYS 3500 PHYS 4500
Physics & Engineering PHYS 3500
Psychology PSYC 1050
Religion RELG 4000
Philosophy PHIL 4000
Sociology SOAN 3000 SOAN 4000
BA Theatre THR 3200
BFA Acting THR 3200
BFA Design Tech THR 3200
BFA Musical Theatre THR 3200 BFA Musical Theatre Dance THR 3200
Biochem & MB BMB 4610
Sustainability Studies ENST 3800 ENST 4001
Lib Studies Leadership PSYC 1050
WGSS WGGS 2001
6 Writing Intensive Learning Outcomes:
After completing the WI requirement at Otterbein, students will be able to:
1--Demonstrate command of foundational writing principles and competencies. These include: identifying and defining a thesis or central claim; articulating a credible and logical argument; presenting evidence, analysis, or reflective commentary with clarity and organization; and attending to style, mechanics, and grammar. Produce at least one essay that advances a central claim and supports it with evidence and analysis.
2--Approach writing as a series of stages (such as brainstorming, drafting, instructor and peer feedback, revision, editing, and proofreading). Seek and use feedback, employing such stages to produce a finished piece of writing.
3--Approach writing as a primary mode of learning, not just as a product for evaluating student performance. Use writing-to-learn strategies (for example, reading logs, mini-cases, double-entry journals, or teach-it assignments) to develop understanding of course content and to think critically about course content.
4--Describe and demonstrate the norms, conventions, and audiences appropriate to communicating in their discipline. Produce at least one example of a discipline-specific writing artifact.
5--Develop research and documentation skills. Learn to assess, credit, and cite source texts in accordance with the conventions of the discipline. Demonstrate accepted guidelines for academic honesty.
6--Describe the processes that undergird their own writing and the way these processes developed over time.
