"WID" Courses

What are "WID" Courses?

• "WID" refers to Writing in the Disciplines courses in which writing assignments are used to enable students to practice writing conventions of a specific discipline to understand.
  • Values of the discipline
  • Genres of the dicipline
  • Formats of the discipline
  • The thinking and writing of that discipline

• Typically, upper-level (i.e., capstone) courses.

• Designed to help students write professionally acceptable prose in a particular field of study.

• Emphasis on professional communication; students should demonstrate a mastery of the conventions of writing in a specific discipline.

• Faculty and peer feedback is highly recommended throughout these courses.

Process for Adding WID Designation

To meet the requirements for a WID course, your syllabus should include 4 elements:

• A description of the writing assignments
• An explanation of how writing assignments will align with course content and learning objectives
• A statement about the writing process and opportunities for feedback and revision
• A description of the evaluation process

View the Evaluation criteria for proposed WID Courses