COMMITTEE: WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM MEETING DATE: September 25, 1997 PERSON PRESIDING: Lynn Eudey ACTIONS OF MEETING Description of Action Item: Request for WI designation for BVTE 4390 Action: Dr. Holsey was present to answer some questions about the course and the motion that BVTE 4390 be designated WI was approved. Description of Action Item: Committee discussed assessment/recertification of WI courses. Rita proposed an instrument to be used as a first step in the assessment. She proposed sending this instrument to all departments asking for the following information and materials regarding each WI course: -Two copies of the current course syllabus -The effect writing has had on learning outcomes -Does your department need more WI courses? -How can the WAC program assist you in designing and delivering WI courses? Besides requesting this written information Rita proposes to visit all interested departments to talk with WI instructors about this information. Some committee members thought that a recertification process sounded too formal and would "put people off". Members discussed whether recertification could be implemented without the WAC committee seeming like "Big Brother" checking up on people. A suggestion was made to get information from students on the perceived effectiveness of WI courses by using questions on the "Student Opinion of Instruction (SOS)" surveys and different ways of implementing this were discussed. Action: The committee voted to have Rita send her proposed "Review Instrument" to the departments after first distributing it to absent members of the committee for their input. Rita will also ask the registrar about the legalities, logistics, and practicality of including WAC questions on the SOS surveys. Description of Action Item: Request for WI designation for MGMT 4272 Action: Motion carried that MGMT 4272 be designated WI. Description of Action Item: Request for WI designation for MGMT 4252, FORL 2270, ECON 3750, and HIST 1050 Action: Requests tabled pending receipt of further information and clarification about these courses. Description of Action Item: Discussion of procedure to be followed when a course with a WI designation is taught by a different instructor. Action: Rita will send a memo to all department chairs reminding them that it is their responsibility to inform all "first-time-instructors-of-courses-previously-designated-WI" of the requirements for teaching such a course.