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Course Syllabus

ENGL 2940 Writing Portfolio

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: English & Philosophy
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: ENGL 2040
  • Semesters Offered: TBA
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2026
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2030
  • End Semester: Fall 2031
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

This course is the capstone course for the Certificate of Proficiency in Writing and Rhetoric. It will cover the revision of previous writing and completion of a Portfolio to showcase writing in a professional setting.

Justification

This course is the capstone course for the Certificate of Proficiency in Writing and Rhetoric. As a high-impact course, it will provide students with tangible evidence of their learning at Snow College and preparation for writing in any career. Similar certificates at other schools (such as Salt Lake Community College) require a portfolio to receive the certificate.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to assess rhetoric in authentic genres from a variety of contexts.
  2. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to write clearly, professionally, and in ways appropriate to a range of rhetorical situations.
  3. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to reflect on and gain insights from their own writing processes, strategies, and products.
  4. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to create a Portfolio.

Course Content

This course will cover the completion and management of a portfolio or an ePortfolio (the capstone requirement for the Writing and Rhetoric Certificate), including how to select artifacts, how to design, and how to present the portfolio. It will also cover elements of the writing process, including reflection, giving and receiving feedback, and revision. The course will include a portfolio and reflection on writing.