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P rogram in W riting and c ommunication. Fall 2013. Tracy Volz, Director. Composition exam results. 1044 matriculants 1040 completed exam 94% Passed – 978 students 6% Not satisfactory – 62 students 66 students assigned to FWIS 100: Fundamentals of Academic Communication.
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PrograminWritingandcommunication Fall 2013 Tracy Volz, Director
Composition exam results • 1044 matriculants • 1040 completed exam • 94% Passed – 978 students • 6% Not satisfactory – 62 students • 66 students assigned to FWIS 100: Fundamentals of Academic Communication
Allocation of students in First-Year Writing-Intensive Seminars (FWIS) Students 537 507
Fall 2013 courses • 2 sections of FWIS 100 • 39 sections of FWIS FWIS Distribution Credit Fall 2013
Fall FWISs: 11 academic depts + PWC Visual and Dramatic Arts Architecture Sport Mgmt English PWC Psychology French Philosophy History Biochemistry & Cell Biology Earth Science Religious Studies Classics
35 FWIS instructors in Fall 2013 T/TT faculty 12 NTT faculty/staff 9 PWC fellows 5 Full-time PWC lecturers 4 Graduate instructors 4 CWOVC staff 1
Resources for graduate students • UNIV 601/2 • Oral and Written Comm. for Intl Graduate Students • Dissertation Boot Camps • Workshops • Academic conversation for international students • Grammar in writing • Slide design • Coaching for elevator pitch competitions
Next steps • Recruit faculty for FWIS 2014-2015 • Pilot communication-in-the-disciplines projects • Create sequenced curriculum for ESL students • Develop assessment plan and analyze data