ENG 104 - Introduction to Investigative Writing

(1 unit) CO1, CO3

Students will explore rhetorical processes, emphasizing audience, purpose and occasion of writing. Students will learn how to adapt their writing in different genres for different audiences. (ENG 104 fulfills the ENG 102 requirement for students with an AP Literature and Composition exam score of 4 or 5 or an IB HL English Language A exam score of 5–7.)

Maximum units a student may earn: 1

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment limited to students with a score of 4–5 on the AP Literature & Composition exam or a score of 5–7 on either IB HL English Language A exam.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. engage in critical reading and interpretations of a wide range of texts.
2. summarize, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and apply what they read, both orally and in writing.
3. frame complex research questions or problems.
4. produce a coherent, well-supported argument that shows critical thinking about a student’s own or alternative viewpoints.
5. recognize, evaluate, and use a variety of information sources: expert people, publications of information agencies, popular and specialized periodicals, professional journals, books, and electronic resources.
6. conduct research that shows evidence of the ability to synthesize, use fairly, and credit the ideas of others using the appropriate citation style.
7. write coherently and observe the standards of academic English.

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