We started with a lower level course with the intention to create a new, upgraded version for upper level students. (FYI, we do not offer any developmental courses here, however we do have several "entry" level courses, for credit, that are recommended to students with certain test scores upon admission) It is still only a "2000" level, but when a student needs an elective it typically doesn't matter. We then added some writing-intensive instruction requirements so that it would qualify in FL as what we call a "Gordon Rule" course. Students in FL cannot earn a degree without a certain number of writing intensive and computational intensive courses (Gordon was the legislator who initiated this requirement). Once we did that, our Undergraduate Council was not hard to convince, since the course purpose is to help students move into higher levels necessary for graduate work. It is a small class, no more than 20 students. We market it through advisors and other networks. We generally have about 15 students register for it each semester. Since it's small, the instructor will work with students who are prepping for graduate exams so that their practice work can count. For example, they can writing sample essays, have them critiqued, and then revise and resubmit in place of some of the writing assignments. Most graduate exam essays are persuasive. Hope this helps.
Pat
Patricia A. Maher, Ph. D.
Director, Tutoring and Learning Services
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL 33620
LIB 206
(813)974-5141
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Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 4:44 PM
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Subject: Re: Vocabulary Development Beyond the First Year
Pat, I'm very surprised but delighted to here of the upper-level
reading/writing courses at USF. I'm unaware of others doing this. How did
you all go about justifying these courses to those with the power to give
them the go?
Stephen Ewen, M.Ed.
Instructional Support Coordinator
College of Menominee Nation
N 172 Hwy 47/55
PO Box 1179
Keshena, WI 54135
http://www.menominee.edu
(715) 799-6226 ext. 3022
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On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Lois Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This course sounds like a valuable resource for your upper level students.
> Do you have information about those who take the course: GPA going into the
> course; GPA at graduation; success rate of those students on grad school
> entrance exams; and/or percentage of those students who earn graduate
> degrees? Their majors would also be of interest.
>
> Inquiring minds want to know. ;-)
> Lois
>
>
> On 2/14/2011 12:14 PM, Maher, Patricia wrote:
>
>> The problem is not just related to developmental students. I see this
>> across the board. We have a credit course called Critical Reading and
>> Writing in which vocab development is imbedded in the reading and writing
>> demands. This course can at least count as an elective and students are
>> building important skills for grad school. It also serves as an excellent
>> course for second language students.
>> This course is not recommended for first-year students, but rather for
>> third and fourth year students who have graduate school on their radar. We
>> keep the class small so students can individualize and customize.
>>
>>
>> Pat
>> Patricia A. Maher, Ph. D.
>> Director, Tutoring and Learning Services
>> University of South Florida
>> 4202 E. Fowler Ave.
>> Tampa, FL 33620
>> LIB 206
>> (813)974-5141
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