SKW 101 - Foundations of Writing

Institution:

Carlow University

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Description:

This course is designed for students to learn rhetorical terminology and concepts to describe and practice writing for a variety of audiences, genres and technologies. Students will develop their own writing process for drafting, evaluating, revising and editing their work. This course emphasizes critical reading of college---level texts and the development of information literacy skills. These skills include reading, summarizing and evaluating sources for relevance and reliability (information literacy). Students will develop knowledge of and practice the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structures and will develop an understanding of the fundamentals of MLA and APA documentation style and formatting. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take SKW102 Foundations of Writing II

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.carlow.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 578-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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