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Spring Semester 2009 Course Schedule

Professional Writing

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PWR Professional Writing

PWR 209 Writing in the Digital Age

(B) Introduction to the relationship between traditional conceptions of writing and contemporary theories of new media. Three lecture hours and a two hour lab. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (4 cr. hrs.)
Section 501
CRN 26694
ASYN: Writ. in the Digital Age
Reid, Alexander
TBA
2 available seats

PWR 212 Writing Fiction

(O) In a workshop environment, students practice writing skills with an emphasis on the short story. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 25112
ASYN: Writing Fiction
Boynton, Victoria
TBA
CLOSED

PWR 213 Writing Poetry

In a workshop environment, students will practice techniques and strategies for making poetry a personal form of discourse. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 25667
Writing Poetry
Hernandez, Mario
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

PWR 315 Writing Creative Non-Fiction

(O) Workshop-based study of creative non-fiction with focus on topical subtitles such as Nature Writing, Travel Writing, Memoir, etc., from the point of view of the writer. Focus changes with subtitle. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or 103. (3 cr. hrs.) One repetition (6 total cr. hrs) as subtitle changes.
Section 001
CRN 26238
Writing Creative Non-Fiction
Berry, Lorraine
12:40 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. on Mon, Wed, Fri
1 available seats

PWR 323 Writing Children's Literature

Writing and illustrating children's literature. Prerequisite: CPN 101 or CPN 103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24668
Writing Children's Literature
Richards, Jane
11:40 A.M. to 12:55 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

PWR 393 Technical Writing

Strategies for effective technical communication. Prerequisite: CPN101 or CPN103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24057
Technical Writing
Franke, David
10:05 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. on Tue, Thu
9 available seats

PWR 395 Revising and Editing

Students will examine theories of revising and editing. In workshops students will learn strategies for revision, effective editing and proofreading. Prerequisite: CPN101 or CPN103. (3 cr, hr.)
Section 001
CRN 26692
Revising and Editing
Boynton, Victoria
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED
Section 601
CRN 26693
Revising and Editing
Boynton, Victoria
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Tue, Thu
CLOSED

PWR 398 Business Writing

Principles of effective communication, focusing on how to choose appropriate organizational plans for a variety of messages, how to write from a "you" perspective and understand audience psychology, and how to format messages for effective visual impact. Prerequisite: CPN101 of CPN103. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 25178
Business Writing
Emerson, Timothy
2:50 P.M. to 4:05 P.M. on Tue, Thu
12 available seats
Special Note: Service Learning Course (SLRN)

PWR 399 Rhetoric

Provides fundamental theory about how writing exerts powerful influences on audiences. Students will explore the situations and purposes that writing serves and the voices and genres that historically have defined written texts. Prerequisite: CPN101 or CPN103. (3 cr. hr.).
Section 001
CRN 25098
Rhetoric
Reid, Alexander
3:00 P.M. to 4:15 P.M. on Mon, Wed
6 available seats

PWR 412 Advanced Creative Writing

(C) Creative writing through workshop and advanced study. Course may focus on a particular genre of creative writing. Prerequisite: PWR 212 or 213 or 315. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 501
CRN 26844
Advanced Creative Writing
Boynton, Victoria
TBA
CLOSED

PWR 429 Spec.Topics:Professional Writ.

Section 501
CRN 26822
TP: Intern-Internet Magazine
Berry, Lorraine
TBA
1 available seats
Section 502
CRN 26823
TP: Intern-Internet Magazine
Berry, Lorraine
TBA
CLOSED
Section 503
CRN 26824
TP: Intern-Internet Magazine
Berry, Lorraine
TBA
3 available seats

PWR 497 Senior Sem: Professional Writ.

Students will produce a Senior Writer's Project that provides evidence of writing and editing skills through publication of a finished work and compile a portfolio of works. Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of instructor. (3 cr. hr.)
Section 001
CRN 24649
Senior Sem: Professional Writ.
Franke, David
08:30 A.M. to 09:45 A.M. on Tue, Thu
5 available seats