Communication in Context (CC)
These courses provide instruction in writing and oral communication from the
perspective of a field or discipline. Good writing and speaking skills are
essential to success in and after college in all careers. To this end, these
courses offer students multiple opportunities to develop their writing and oral
communication skills appropriate to a discipline or field of study.
Goals
The aim of these courses is to engage undergraduates in the forms of inquiry,
communication, and scholarly research in a field or discipline. The writing and
speaking assignments must be a visible and integral part of the course. Students
in such courses should thus expect to write and participate in oral
communication activities throughout the term and receive regular feedback.
Explain how the course meets the goals of the Communication in Context
requirement.
Course Criteria
A course must meet the following criteria in order to be designated as
fulfilling the Communication in Context requirement.
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Courses must be designed around four or more writing and/or speaking assignments
appropriate for a specific discipline or field and include at least one writing
and one oral communication assignment.
Explain how the course meets this criterion.
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Courses must instruct students in the conventions for research, writing, and
oral presentations appropriate to a discipline or field.
Explain how the course meets this criterion.
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Courses must provide students opportunities to improve their communication
skills from one assignment to the next either by requiring drafts for writing
assignments and practice sessions for speaking assignments or by providing
students with feedback to apply to the next assignment.
Explain how the course meets this criterion.
Learning Outcomes
Students will meet all of the following learning outcomes.
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Students will be able to pose questions about a topic, investigate it, and
develop answers using conventions appropriate to a discipline or field.
Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.
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Students will be able to gather and analyze evidence using conventions
appropriate to a discipline or field.
Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.
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Students will be able to deploy forms of communication and vocabulary
appropriate to a discipline or field.
Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.
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Students will be able to draft and revise written and oral assignments
appropriate to a discipline or field.
Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.
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Students will be able to effectively use one or more modes of oral
communication, such as interpersonal, group, or presentational.
Explain how the course meets this learning outcome.