Positively reviewed WI proposals help students to:
think critically and include significant writing
derive insights from selected readings
focus on revision as a critical component of the learning process
focus on scientific writing as a critical component of the learning process
provide students with a variety of writing experiences
WI proposals that required revisions received suggestions like these:
Please correct all typos, grammatical issues.
Provide deadlines for specific writing tasks, such as when revised drafts are due, and when workshop sessions occur.
List explicit requirements, writing assignments, and percentage of final grade.
Include a cover letter or memo from your department chair, attesting to the worthiness of the proposal.
Better match the course description with the syllabus.
List on syllabus: approximately how many ‘xxx’ will be assigned and the percentage of the grade associated with these assignments.
Will there be any in-class writing or peer-review? Will there be any other types of writing experiences?
Clarify what you mean by completing the reports or drafts of the reports “to the instructor’s satisfaction.”
Create discrete subject headings: “Course Background,” “Objectives,” and “Assignments,” and cut and pasted information under each category in a logically arranged manner.
