Courses

After completing this course, you will be able to

• Demonstrate critical thinking and critical reading strategies.
• Use a writing process to produce writing.
• Write complete and clear sentences that are grammatically correct according to standard written English.
• Use correct spelling and punctuation.
• Develop unified coherent paragraphs by expressing controlling ideas.
• Support and clarify ideas with specific evidence and details.
• Plan writing in light of situation, audience and purpose.
• Follow a format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
• Introduce and close essays while linking paragraphs logically and clearly.
• Write for varied purposes informing, analyzing and arguing.
• Select an organizational approach and style appropriate to varied situational contexts.
• Synthesize information and ideas from one or more sources and explain.
• Integrate appropriate information from outside sources in the appropriate style and form.
• Use GALILEO and Web search engines to locate information.
• Critically evaluate sources and assess varied perspectives and viewpoints.