{"id":1237,"date":"2017-12-29T20:13:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T20:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2023-05-22T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:32:14","slug":"criteria-for-communication-b-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/criteria-for-communication-b-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITERIA FOR COMMUNICATION-B COURSES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The University\u2019s criteria, objectives, and guidelines for Communication-B courses, as updated by the Communications Implementation Committee (1997-2000) and revised by the General Education Subcommittee (2021).<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0The second Communication course is intended to enable learners to communicate clearly within the context of an academic discipline. Each Communication Part B course will be a low-enrollment course involving substantial instruction in writing and at least one other form of communication, either in the conventions of specific fields or in more advanced courses in communication.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Objectives:<\/strong> Specific objectives will vary with each discipline, but each course is expected to develop advanced skills in<\/span><\/p>

  • critical reading, logical thinking, and the use of evidence<\/span><\/li>
  • the use of appropriate style and disciplinary conventions in writing and other forms of communication<\/span><\/li>
  • the productive use of core library resources specific to the discipline<\/span><\/li>
  • communication to diverse audiences in ways attentive to differences in backgrounds, values, viewpoints, and experiences.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

    Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/b>: In Comm B courses, students learn information and skills appropriate to the course topic and discipline. In addition, students learn to use specific skills associated with effective communication. They are able to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>

    \u2022\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 identify and make skillful use of relevant, reliable, and high-quality research sources appropriate to the course subject and discipline;<\/span><\/p>

    make productive use of the writing process, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, incorporating feedback, and revising, to develop a fledgling idea into a formal paper, presentation, and\/or project;<\/span><\/p>

    • make use of expressive conventions and protocols (e.g., organization, content, presentation, formatting) consistent with genres of communication relevant to the course subject or discipline;<\/span><\/li>
    • share research, course content, or creative activity in writing and at least one other mode of communication relevant to the discipline. Other modes of communication might include presentations using one or more media, debate, discussion, poster presentations, and other forms of expression that convey course content.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/td>

Requirements:<\/strong> Specific requirements will vary, but each course is expected to include:<\/span><\/p>