"ENG 197D Writing Human, Writing Well Ishikawa Fall 2024" by Lynn Ishikawa
 

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 9-1-2024

Course Description

What is the value of learning to write if a machine can do it for you? Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, students and scholars alike have been experimenting with the potential of generative AI and grappling with both the value of fundamental skills like reading and writing and with what the use of AI tools portends for education, work, and even the future of humanity. This course explores potential ethical uses of AI tools while also demonstrating the value of human writing as fundamental to critical thought, knowledge creation, learning, and wellness.

Student Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to: ✓ Understand writing projects as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing sources ✓ Understand that writing is social and collaborative ✓ Appreciate how readers perceive and respond to different forms of writing ✓ Possess flexible strategies for generating ideas, proofreading, editing, and revising ✓ Understand how to document both primary and secondary sources and why this is important ✓ Understand that the skills and habits of learning in the first-year seminar can and should be transferred to other courses and writing contexts ✓ Recognize writing as a means for thinking, communication, expression, and action

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