MCWP Program Goals and Course Outcomes

Program Goals

• Develop and refine critical thinking skills;
• Develop an ability to read, understand, and critique texts in diverse genres;
• Develop skills necessary for clear communication;
• Acquire a vocabulary and techniques for analysis and critical thought;
• Revise written work on a rhetorical level (in respect to thesis or claim, argument, evidence, and analysis) and on a sentence level (in respect to grammar, tone, syntax, and style);
• Develop arguments in a logical and effective way;
• Account for audience in their writing;
• Learn and follow the MLA citation format;
• In general, learn skills useful in their work for other classes or future careers; and
• Adhere to the guidelines for academic integrity and conduct, including rules for avoiding plagiarism, as set forth by the University of California, San Diego.

Course Goals

• Realize that writing is a process that includes revision, collaboration, and discussion
• Recognize that writers are ultimately responsible for their own writing
• Reflect on their critical and analytical processes for writing
• Respond accurately to different writing assignments
• Demonstrate an understanding of course concepts
• Incorporate feedback from instructors and peers to improve writing
• Provide constructive feedback to peers
• Use key components and conventions of writing appropriately
• Use an appropriate organization strategy

• Learn to develop a claim supported by appropriate evidence
• Develop questions to guide research
• Acknowledge different perspectives on a given topic or issue
• Distinguish among primary, secondary, and tertiary sources
• Identify scholarly resources
• Evaluate sources for credibility
• Navigate library resources

• Realize that writing is a process that includes revision, collaboration, and discussion
• Recognize that writers are ultimately responsible for their own writing
• Reflect on their critical and analytical processes for writing
• Respond accurately to different writing assignments
• Demonstrate an understanding of course concepts
• Incorporate feedback from instructors and peers to improve writing
• Provide constructive feedback to peers
• Use key components and conventions of writing appropriately
• Use an appropriate organization strategy
• Learn to develop a claim supported by appropriate evidence 
• Develop questions to guide research 
• Acknowledge different perspectives on a given topic or issue 
• Distinguish among primary, secondary, and tertiary sources 
• Identify scholarly resources  
• Evaluate sources for credibility 
• Navigate library resources