COMMITTEE: Writing Across the Curriculum
 
MEETING DATE: December 14, 1995
 
PERSON PRESIDING: Chris Ulffers
 
ACTIONS OF MEETING:
Description of action: Dr. Dorothy Muller, Dean of Undergraduate
Studies, was present to discuss with the Committee the current
lack of official policy regarding granting Writing Intensive
semester hours to students working on a second baccalaureate
degree, and to transfer students or students coming to East
Carolina University with CLEP and/or AP credit.
 
Completion date/ Follow-up action required: Dr. Muller plans to
return in January for further discussion and possible action on
these issues.
 
Description of action: Dr. Peggy Wood, Chair of the Department of
Health Information Management was present to discuss the two
course proposals of her department.
 
Completion date/ Follow-up action required: None
 
Description of action: The Committee approved the following
courses as WI intensive: HIMA 3025 (contingent on extending the
length of the research paper to a minimum of 15 pages and on
including in the course description the essay requirement of the
examinations) HIMA 4025
 
Completion date/ Follow-up required: None
 
Description of action: Dr. Susan T. Smith, Chair of the
Department of Clinical Laboratory Science was present to discuss
with the committee the Department's request that CLSC 4300 and
either CLSC 4302 or CLSC 4665 be considered as a combination of
two courses to satisfy the 3 semester hour writing intensive
requirement in the major. The Committee approved this request.
CLSC 4300 (3 s.h.) will be designated as writing intensive with
the provision that the 3 s.h. writing intensive credit will not
be earned until successful completion of either CLSC 4302 (2
s.h.) or CLSC 4665 (2 s.h.). The latter courses will not be
designated as writing intensive.
 
Completion date/ Follow-up required: None
 
Description of action: DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Rita presented a first
draft of a notebook " Writing Across the Curriculum Program:
Ideas for Teaching Writing Intensive Courses' for the Committee's
review and comments before issuing the final draft to all writing
intensive instructors and department heads. The notebook will be
used both as a guideline for developing writing intensive courses
and as a source-book for writing intensive instructors.
 
Rita plans to issue a memo to clarify the four different models
of guidelines for writing intensive courses.  Rita reported that
the seminar held in December was a success and that she is
planning two follow-up seminars in Spring.  Rita plans to meet
with the chair and WI instructors of each department in the
Spring to discuss relevant to WI courses
Rita announced that the Program Office will be moving over the
holidays to Ragsdale
l18.  Rita passed out WI course proposals for courses in ANTH and
ECON for January's meeting.
 
Completion date/ Follow-up required: None
 
NEXT MEETING: Thursday January 25, 1996 at 3:00
 
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
l. New course proposals
2. ANTH 2020 sections 002 and 030
3. ECON 3750 and ECON 4020
4. Other committee business (on-going review system and program
assessment)