HAWAI'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE

REQUEST FOR WRITING INTENSIVE (WI) DESIGNATION FOR NEW COURSE PROPOSALS

WI course proposals will be accepted each semester. To request that a course be designated WI, complete Sections A, B, and C of this form and submit it to your Division Chair for approval.

WI course renewal is required every five years.  To renew a course, complete Section A, attach a current course outline, sample assignments, and a syllabus that includes how the writing-intensive guidelines are met.  Submit Section A of this form and the course information listed above to your WICC representative or the WI Coordinator. 

The Division Chair's deadline to submit materials to the WI Coordinator for courses offered in Spring 2008 is September 10, 2007. Contact your WICC representative or the WI Coordinator if you have any questions.

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SECTION A

To be offered as WI in: __________________ (Semester/Year)

INSTRUCTOR: ____________________________________________________

COURSE ALPHA & NUMBER: ___________________________ # OF CREDITS: ________

COURSE TITLE:________________________________________________________________

If cross listed, please provide the cross listing:

_________________________________________________________________

 

SECTION B

To be designated "WI," courses must meet the Guidelines for HawCC Writing Intensive Program. Questions l-4 below refer to these guidelines.

  1. Approximately how many pages of writing will your students do by the end of the course? A minimum of 4000 words (the equivalent of l6 typed pages) is required.

  2. Describe briefly the kinds of writing assignments you expect to use in this class. These might include both formal and informal writing assignments, such as journals, learning logs, reaction papers, essays, and research projects. You may attach another sheet to answer this question.

  3. Describe how you will interact with students to help them with their writing. You might include conferences, responding to drafts, group work and/or organizing tutorial sessions.

  4. Explain how and to what extent writing will determine the course grade. Explain how each writing assignment is weighted relative to the total course grade.

  5. List any workshops or training sessions you have attended which would assist you in teaching a WI course.

  6. Attach a syllabus that includes how the writing-intensive guidelines are met.

SECTION C

SUBMITTED BY:_______________________________ DATE _______________

Signature of Instructor

APPROVED BY: _______________________________ DATE________________

Division Chair

APPROVED BY: _______________________________ DATE________________

Chair, Writing-Intensive Committee