WRT-310 Researching Writing: Asking Questions and Finding Answers in Writing Studies (3)

Writing studies research can answer a wide variety of questions, including how living in poverty affects children’s ability to learn to write, why some college students struggle with developing an argument, and how government policies can be made more accessible to the public. Writing studies research can also be used to better understand texts, persuasion, information, and power. Students develop their own questions about how writing functions in the world, how people learn and experience it. Then they determine an appropriate methodology to answer that question reliably and ethically. Students try out different research methods, and design and propose a research study. Prerequisite: WRT-200 or WRT-220; and completion of Written Communication and Information Literacy I requirement.