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WRIT 120 Fundamentals of Effective Writing Units: 3.00
A focus on the principles and practical applications of effective writing. Students apply effective writing strategies to address a variety of professional and academic audiences. Students plan, outline, write, and revise reader-centred documents that relate to forms and contexts they will encounter in the workplace and in educational environments.
Learning Hours: 114 (36 Online Activity, 78 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the importance of purpose, audience, and tone and their use in various contexts.
- Identify and correct errors in sentence structure and grammar to effectively edit own and others' writing.
- Participate in a writing community through forums that foster independent, peer, and collaborative writing skills to become a more intentional communicator.
- Practice writing in different styles and formats to meet the needs and expectations of academic and professional audiences.
- Recognize the iterative nature of the writing process and use effective strategies to revise own writing.
- Use active reading and thinking strategies to engage analytically with a text.