Sweetland Center for Writing: Writing 630
Writing 630 is designed for graduate students who have made significant progress in their degree program and are thinking ahead to larger, ongoing writing projects: a prospectus, conference paper, article, or groundwork for a dissertation. The first five weeks will be spent in a traditional discussion forum, reviewing the basics of clear academic writing and of the demands of writing in graduate school. Topics will include argumentation, drafting, revision, grammar, audience, tone, and incorporating sources. During the next four to five weeks you will share portions of your work, in class, for peer review and discussion. These meetings will focus on the materials you have been working on during the semester. The course will then progress to individual conferences with the instructor to discuss the results of the peer reviews and their application to your work. This course is not designed to provide intensive language study for multi-lingual speakers. Class time will be Tuesday noon-1 p.m. on Central Campus. Permission of the Sweetland Center for Writing is required to register.
To apply, please complete a hard copy of the attached application form and return it along with 5 pages of academic writing (excerpts from longer works are welcome) to Laura Schuyler, Sweetland Center for Writing, 1310 North Quad, 1285. Electronic applications will not be accepted.
The deadline for submissions is November 06, 2013. Decisions will be made and students notified by November 20, 2013.
Writing 630 Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/graduate/courses/writing630
