English, Composition & Writing

The Writing Program
Conklin Hall, Room 137
Phone:  973/353-5850
Fax:      973/353-1450
http://english-newark.rutgers.edu

SEE ALSO: ENGLISH & ENGLISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE

WRITING WORKSHOP (1 nc.)
21:355:100:T1:84183
DAY: 5/27-8/13
MW 12:05-12:55
DUFFY               HILL 216

COREQUISITE: ENGLISH COMPOSITION, 355:101.

ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3 cr.)
21:355:101:T1:84096
DAY: 5/27-8/13
MW 10:15-12:00
ROSS                HILL 203

21:355:101:T2:84131
DAY: 5/27-8/13
MW 1:00-2:45
ASOLUKA          HILL 216

62:355:101:T6:84099
EVE: 5/27-8/13
W 6:00-9:30
MCMILLAN         SMITH 103

Analytical writing based on nonfiction readings. Emphasis on revising skills and critical thinking. Students must demonstrate the ability to write accurately, coherently, and thoughtfully in response to representative university-level readings.

ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3 cr.)
21:355:102:B1:84100
DAY: 5/27-7/3
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
BENSON               CONKLIN 348

21:355:102:B2:84132
DAY: 5/27-7/3
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
STRAUS               CONKLIN 451

21:355:102:B3:84464
DAY: 5/27-7/3
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
CATALANO           CONKLIN 203

21:355:102:H1:84133
DAY: 7/7-8/13
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
SHEEHAN             HILL 216

62:355:102:H6:84134
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 6:00-9:30
BIVONA               HILL 216

Should be taken only by students who received a "C" or higher in English Composition, 355:101. Students outside Rutgers' system should not take this course to fulfill or make up freshman composition requirements elsewhere; nor should they register for the course unless they have been successful elsewhere in basic composition.

Extensive analytical writing based on literary texts, including fiction, poetry, and drama. Introduction to library resources and to writing that incorporates research.

ADVANCED EXPOSITION: EXPLORING THE DEATH PENALTY: FROM THE PERSONAL TO THE POLITICAL (3 cr.)
21:355:306:BQ:84179
DAY: 5/27-7/3
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
BENSON              CONKLIN 352

Writing Intensive.

This course will explore the moral, legal, political, and religious implications of the death penalty.  From narratives of death row inmates to recent legislation and debate, "Exploring the Death Penalty" will situate students within this topical issue.  Course material will include short stories, poetry, articles, and films which offer perspectives on this controversial topic.  This is a writing intensive course that will also fulfill elective credits.

ADVANCED EXPOSITION: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS WRITING (3 cr.)
62:355:306:BQ:84180
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
HUNT                   SMITH 102

Writing Intensive.

This course offers an opportunity for students to build business communication skills while taking into consideration the demands of a globalizing workforce and international corporate culture.  Analysis of and practice in workplace writing, organizational communication, reporting and presenting will be supplemented with investigations into diverse cultural perspectives and international issues in business.  This is a writing intensive course.

ADVANCED EXPOSITION: MECHANICS OF BUSINESS RESEARCH (3 cr.)
62:355:306:BQ:84259
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
ROSETTI              CONKLIN 349

Writing Intensive.

This intensive writing course will sharpen the critical thinking processes vital to gathering and presenting business data. Research has become more important in the business world, increasingly used to improve decision-making and to formulate new strategies.  The course provides an understanding of the value and limitations of business research.  Students will be introduced to some key research methods and design issues.  Major topics covered include problem identification, research design, data collection methods, sample design, data analysis and interpretation, report preparation, and the ethics of business research.

ADVANCED EXPOSITION: THE INESCAPABLE ARGUMENT (3 cr.)
62:355:306:BQ:84260
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
CATALANO         CONKLIN 448

Writing Intensive.

From speech to double-speak, advertisements to propaganda, Lincoln to Hitler, Aristotle to Orwell, this writing intensive course will explore the reality that every day we are bombarded with different types of arguments, both innocuous and dangerous. The course will identify rhetorical techniques of argument; how to analyze the hidden messages of an argument, and how to formulate one's own argument. Texts of all kinds will be examined, both fiction and non-fiction.

ADVANCED EXPOSITION: ADVANCED BUSINESS WRITING (3 cr.)
62:355:306:HQ:84258
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 6:00-9:30
ROSETTI               CONKLIN 349

Writing Intensive.

This intensive writing course focuses on the types of documents one can expect to encounter in most business situations.  Communication is vital to business success.  Students will learn to prepare the proper document for the appropriate audience.  To that end, we will plan and write a variety of letters, memos, reports, and proposals. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will walk out of the classroom and into the boardroom fully prepared to make their mark upon the business community.