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First-Year Writing Program Review: Fall 2013 Results and Future Initiatives

Explore the outcomes of the Fall 2013 Composition exam and FWIS allocation. Discover the distribution of FWIS courses, instructors, and resources, plus upcoming plans for ESL students and faculty recruitment.

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First-Year Writing Program Review: Fall 2013 Results and Future Initiatives

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  1. PrograminWritingandcommunication Fall 2013 Tracy Volz, Director

  2. Composition exam results • 1044 matriculants • 1040 completed exam • 94% Passed – 978 students • 6% Not satisfactory – 62 students • 66 students assigned to FWIS 100: Fundamentals of Academic Communication

  3. Allocation of students in First-Year Writing-Intensive Seminars (FWIS) Students 537 507

  4. Fall 2013 courses • 2 sections of FWIS 100 • 39 sections of FWIS FWIS Distribution Credit Fall 2013

  5. Fall FWISs: 11 academic depts + PWC Visual and Dramatic Arts Architecture Sport Mgmt English PWC Psychology French Philosophy History Biochemistry & Cell Biology Earth Science Religious Studies Classics

  6. 35 FWIS instructors in Fall 2013 T/TT faculty 12 NTT faculty/staff 9 PWC fellows 5 Full-time PWC lecturers 4 Graduate instructors 4 CWOVC staff 1

  7. 1550 visits to CWOVC in 2012-13

  8. More visits to CWOVC in Fall 2013 Visits

  9. More visits to CWOVC in Fall 2013 Visits

  10. Resources for graduate students • UNIV 601/2 • Oral and Written Comm. for Intl Graduate Students • Dissertation Boot Camps • Workshops • Academic conversation for international students • Grammar in writing • Slide design • Coaching for elevator pitch competitions

  11. Next steps • Recruit faculty for FWIS 2014-2015 • Pilot communication-in-the-disciplines projects • Create sequenced curriculum for ESL students • Develop assessment plan and analyze data

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