Intermediate Composition (205-DL-20)
Topic
Information Literacy
Instructors
Leslie Fischer
555 Clark St., 240
With 35+ years of experience teaching English, Business Writing and Communication at Northwestern University and SPS, Fischer is an experienced mentor in writing, communication and team work. Experienced as both a student and teacher of online courses, she understands how students learn online and the particular challenges for adult students. Since 1998, Fischer has worked in Northwestern University's Writing Program, in a collaborative program with the McCormick School of Engineering and Segal Design Institute, Design Thinking and Communication. A life-long learner, she recently completed an MS in Information Design and Strategy at SPS. In addition to her work in higher education, she has significant professional experience as a career consultant, as a writer and trainer, and as an editor for publications. When she is not teaching, you'll find her hiking, cooking, going to the theatre or volunteering at the Butterfly House at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Meeting Info
Online: TBA
Overview of class
Immigration has always been a part of the history of the United States and has always been a controversial topic by its very nature. History also suggests that our national identity is tied to the diversity of peoples and traditions we represent. By exploring immigration to the United States, students will gain an understanding of the variety of reasons why people emigrate, including war and famine; how attitudes towards immigration have changed and stayed the same; the importance immigrants have had in our history; and the rights and responsibilities of all citizens.
By the end of the course, students will be able to: develop a conception of writing as an interaction between writer and reader; develop strategies of effective research, analyzing, summarizing, paraphrasing, and arranging; use genre and argumentative strategies as persuasive tools; conduct a rhetorical analysis on a historical document; use the conventions of academic research to document sources.
The course is conducted completely online. It will be asynchronous; students can participate in discussions and complete assignments by working at their own pace, as long as deadlines are met. A technology fee will be added to tuition.
Additional Information: ENGLISH 205-DL is a writing requirement course for the Bachelor of Science degree programs in SPS.
Registration Requirements
This course is limited to School of Professional Studies students only. Undergraduate students in other schools at Northwestern are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Class Attributes
Asynchronous:Remote class-no scheduled mtg time