EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
REQUEST FOR INCLUSION OF A WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE IN THE
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM:
EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL: _______________________________
COLLEGE:
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: _______________________________
CONTACT PHONE:
CONTACT EMAIL:
1. Subject Code, Number, and Title:
NOTE: Once approved, all sections will become "W" versions and non-W versions will be removed from Banner
2. Credit Hours ____________
3. Course Description
4. This course is (check one):
 an existing course with no revisions (need not go through the input system)
 an existing course with revisions (attach this form to Request for Course Revision form)
 a new course (attach this form to Request for New Course form)
5. Carefully read and complete item #5 to assure proper coding in Records & Registration:
What academic program(s)/major(s) is this proposed Writing-Intensive course associated with?
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Attach the most recent catalog copy which reflects this course in the identified program(s)
6. Rationale. Provide a concise, clear, jargon-free explanation of why this is a Writing Intensive course. The
Writing-Intensive courses are designed to provide students with the opportunity to continue to develop their
writing through engagement with disciplinary strategies, genres, and conventions. Those proposing a WI course
should explain in the rationale how and why the course is a writing-intensive course for their program or major. It
should explain to students why and how writing is integrated into the course and why students are taking it. This
rationale should appear on the general course syllabus provided here and should be included in specific course
syllabi given to students.
EMU/GenEd/Writing Intensive
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7. Clearly and concisely explain how this course meets each of the Writing-Intensive outcomes (all outcomes should
be addressed)*. To do this, use the following format and provide specific examples where requested. It is
especially important to explain the instructional strategies and approaches instructors will use in the course to
support the writing.
List each WI outcome as a separate heading and respond to 7(a) and 7(b) for each one
7(a) Explain how the course meets each aspect of the outcome. Please be sure to address and explain the
instruction that will be given in the course to help students achieve each of the outcomes. Give specific
examples, preferably tied to the course syllabus.
7(b) Explain the assessment method(s) that will be used to determine whether or not the outcome has been
achieved. Provide at least one specific example (e.g., discussion of the stages of a particular writing assignment
and the assessment of those stages) to illustrate the link between what students do and how the instructor
determines if the outcome has been met. Make explicit how this particular example is linked to this outcome. If
grading rubrics or descriptions of particular assignments are discussed in the proposal, it is preferable to attach
them.
In Writing-Intensive courses, students will...*
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Develop and employ successful, flexible writing and reading strategies that support sustained inquiry in a
discipline.
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Use writing strategies that achieve the purposes(s) for writing and address the expectations of audience(s)
within a disciplinary context.
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Formulate research questions and employ strategies for researching and responding to those questions.
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Use discipline-specific genres to communicate information.
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Understand conventions for communicating, disseminating, and interpreting information within a
discipline.
8. Attach a syllabus. The syllabus must include the rationale from #6 above and clearly reflect the outcomes and
methods of evaluation detailed in #7 above.
Please submit all materials in electronic form.
Obtain department approval → Submit to college dean → Submit to Course & Program Development Office
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Please submit all materials in electronic form.
Obtain department approval → Submit to college dean → Submit to Course & Program Development Office
Action of the Department/College
1. Department
Vote of department faculty:
For __________
Against __________
Department Head
Abstentions __________
Date
2. College
College Dean
Date
Action of General Education Advisory Committee
Vote of General Education Committee:
For ________
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Chairperson, General Education Advisory Committee
Against ________
Abstentions ________
Date
Approval
Associate Vice-President for Academic Programming
Date