Course Description
Introduction to the theory, function, and ethical implications of computer-assisted writing tools, including Generative AI and software for producing and editing writing. Students will study the history of assistive writing technologies, think critically about the attendant rhetorical and practical issues of composing with such tools, and write with and about different AI writing platforms.
Athena Title
Writing Rhetoric and AI
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 3580E
Non-Traditional Format
The W suffix is used for courses taught as writing intensive, which means that the course includes substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) facilitate learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; c) support writing as a process; and d) prepare students for further writing in their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life. Writing instruction and assignments are integral to the class’s learning objectives, and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course) will be closely involved in supporting students as writers. More specifically, writing-intensive classes: • involve students in informal writing assignments that promote course learning; • stage and sequence assignments to encourage writing as a process of creating and communicating knowledge; • maximize opportunities for guidance, feedback, and revision; • teach the writing conventions that are inseparable from modes of inquiry in a discipline; and • make writing a substantive component of the overall course grade to underscore the value of writing to the course, the discipline, and student learning.
Prerequisite
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Topical Outline