Process
Employ informed and flexible processes for writing and speaking, including: creating and/or finding ideas about which to write; collecting evidence and data; planning and drafting; revising; editing; and designing or presenting a message so that it is successfully understood by a specified audience.
Structure
Write coherent and unified texts, including effective introductions, clear thesis statements, supporting details, transitions, and strong conclusions.
Rhetorical Situation
Use various methods of invention, organization, and style to adapt written and oral forms of communication to specific rhetorical situations.
Sources
Utilize the library and electronic resources to locate relevant information, assess its reliability and usefulness, and effectively and ethically incorporate it into their own writing by following an appropriate style of documentation.
Style
Write in a correct, clear, and graceful prose style.
Library
Successfully complete the library tour, tutorial, and tests (if not completed as part of the first-year writing requirement). Successfully complete a library mini-course taught for their major area and demonstrate the ability to use the library effectively.
Tables and Figures
Demonstrate the ability to create, number, and label tables and figures.
Revision
Effectively evaluate and comment on the writing of others to facilitate revision.
