Introduction to College Writing

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This course is designed to prepare students for the kinds of assignments they will encounter in college. The goal of the course is to expand your skills and build your self-confidence as academic readers, researchers, and writers. The course will provide a series of short written exercises that cover the fundamentals: how to read scholarly texts; how to read for and write with a focus on logical validity and coherence as an academic writer; how to plan and organize a well-structured argument or explanation; how to find, synthesize, and cite sources; and how to edit, polish, and proofread your final draft to ensure readability. The final project will be a letter of reflection and a 3-5 pp research-based paper. Note: Experienced academic writers (e.g., post-bacs, graduate students, those with advanced degrees should take PROW 3030 , Advanced Academic Writing)