Physics Capstone Course - Writing Component

Level: Developed for Juniors, relevant to Sophomores and Seniors

Relevant Phys21 Area(s):
Communication Skills, Workplace Relevant Skills

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize and apply rhetorical principles and stylistic conventions appropriate to the discipline in which they are working;
• Identify, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and employ information resources and/or other forms of supporting evidence appropriate to the discipline in which they are working;
• Construct rigorous, well-informed arguments and/or sound, probing questions or hypothesis appropriate to the discipline in which they are working;
• Apply critical, analytical, and evaluative thinking to their own writing, through drafting, revising, and/or editing processes appropriate to the discipline in which they are working.

Duration:
1-credit course

Target Audience:

Suggested context for implementation:
These materials are part of a semester-long capstone course; some elements can be plugged in to individual classes.