In today’s rapidly evolving job market, the ability to communicate effectively is more crucial than ever. Recognizing this need, the Writing Program is excited to introduce a series of new writing-intensive courses designed to equip you with the specialized writing skills required in various professional fields. From crafting compelling business proposals and legal briefs to developing engaging content for digital media and scientific reports, these courses offer hands-on experience and expert guidance. By bridging the gap between academic writing and professional communication, we aim to prepare you to excel in your chosen career.
These new WRIT courses
- build practical writing skills
- explore issues of language, writing, and rhetoric
- satisfy University Seminar (SAGES) and Communication-Intensive (Writing, Oral, Multimodal Communication UGER) requirements.
This spring the Writing Program is offering the following WRIT courses:
WRIT 210: Business and Professional Writing (previously ENGL 217A)
The ability to communicate effectively is a powerful skill, one with real and significant consequences. This is particularly true in the 21st-century workplace, where we use words and images to address needs, solve problems, persuade audiences, and even arrange the details of our professional and personal lives. Communication requirements and expectations are constantly changing, whether we work in small business, large companies, non-profit organizations, research labs, or hospitals. As such, we need to be adaptable writers and readers of all kinds of documents — from print to digital. This course offers students an introduction to professional communication in theory and practice. We will pay special attention to audience analysis, persuasive techniques in written and oral communication, document design strategies, and ethical communication practices. Recommended preparation: Passing grade in an Academic Inquiry Seminar or SAGES First Seminar.
MW 4:50 to 6:05
Reader
TTh 8:30 to 9:45
Wu
TTh 10:00 to 11:15
Wu
TTh 10:00 to 11:15
Robisch
TTh 4:00 to 5:15
Robisch
WRIT 211: Writing for the Health Professions (previously ENGL 217B)
This course offers practice and training in the professional and technical writing skills common to health professions (e.g., medicine, nursing, dentistry). Attention will be paid to the writing processes of drafting, revising, and editing. Typical assignments include: letters, resumes, personal essays, professional communication genres (e.g., email, reports, patient charts, and histories), and scholarly genres (e.g., abstracts, articles, and reviews).
MW 12:45 to 2:00
Larson
MW 9:30 to 10:20
Sattler
MW 10:35 to 11:25
Druffel
TTh 8:30 to 9:45
Codita
TTh 1:00 to 2:15
Codita
WRIT 212: Legal Writing
In this course, we will explore the language of the law. We will study legal documents, cases, and statutes, as well as compose our own memos, briefs, and letters. We will examine the way in which lawyers make arguments and how to analyze them, then create arguments of our own. We will examine the inner workings of the legal system in the United States, and what the legal profession might look like. No prior experience or knowledge is required, and you don’t need to be planning on law school to benefit from this course.
TTh 4-5:15 pm (Fully online with synchronous component)
Schaffer
And here is another new WRIT course that might be practical and helpful (but doesn’t count in the UGER):
WRIT 345/445: Grant Writing (1 credit hour)
This course will focus on understanding and composing the elements of a funding proposal. Different types of grants will be considered: non-profit organizations, governmental, STEM, Arts, and Humanities. Focus may shift depending on the interests and experience of enrolled students. Students will prepare a polished, submittable funding application to an organization of their choice.
Mondays 4:50-6:05
Redekop
For more information, email writing@case.edu.