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AL 111 - Introduction to Accessibility in the Humanities

Introduction to humanities-focused understanding of accessibility and disability theories and practices. Interdisciplinary introduction to principles and products to improve accessibility. Discussion of the ethics of human and technology interactions for accessibility.

Average Grade - 3.638
Median Grade - 4.0
40 total students

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AL 242 - Introduction to Experience Architecture

Basic principles of user-centered design as applied to user experience. Usability, information architecture, interaction design, and service design practices, tools, conventions, and professional community.

Average Grade - 3.718
Median Grade - 4.0
101 total students

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AL 333 - Researching Experience Architecture (W)

Researching for product, services, and processes as applied to user experience. Contextual inquiry, field studies, card sorting, participatory design, interviewing, focus groups, and usability testing. Field trip required.

Average Grade - 3.474
Median Grade - 4.0
19 total students

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AL 466 - Experience Architecture Capstone

Integrate knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses. Conceptualization, planning, implementation, and assessment of a project, service, system or an idea in a collaborative setting.

Average Grade - 3.786
Median Grade - 4.0
28 total students

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AL 482 - Experience Architecture Internship

Field experience in a professional environment that supports, user experience, interaction design, design research, usability, information architecture, project management, interface development, and/or web development. Work under the supervision of a professional.

Average Grade - 3.600
Median Grade - 4.0
15 total students

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WRA 101 - Writing as Inquiry

The study and practice of invention, arrangement, revision, style, and delivery to help students make successful transitions to writing, reading, and researching in higher education.

Average Grade - 3.425
Median Grade - 4.0
53 total students

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WRA 110 - Writing: Science and Technology

The study and practice of varieties of invention, arrangement, revision, style and delivery to help students make successful transitions to writing, reading, and researching in higher education.

Average Grade - 3.364
Median Grade - 3.5
3322 total students

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WRA 150 - Writing: The Evolution of American Thought

The study and practice of varieties of invention, arrangement, revision, style and delivery to help students make successful transitions to writing, reading, and researching in higher education.

Average Grade - 2.926
Median Grade - 3.0
34 total students

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WRA 202 - Introduction to Professional and Public Writing

Principles of rhetoric and writing applied to professional and public writing, with emphasis on writing as social and professional action. Definition and major theories of the field, research tools and practices, genres and conventions, and professional style.

Average Grade - 3.657
Median Grade - 4.0
213 total students

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WRA 210 - Introduction to Web Authoring

Analyzing, evaluating, and authoring Web sites through principles of design rhetoric. Practices of Web accessibility, usability, and sustainability by using HTML and CSS.

Average Grade - 3.668
Median Grade - 4.0
373 total students

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WRA 260 - Writing, Rhetoric, Cultures, and Community

Introduction to rhetorical practices, processes, and strategies. Study of intersections of rhetorical theories and cultural engagement, with emphasis on analyzing and composing for different professional and public settings. Exploration of different knowledge-making processes and influences on writing. Reading- and discussion-intensive course.

Average Grade - 3.418
Median Grade - 4.0
209 total students

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WRA 291 - Special Topics

Writing- and reading-intensive course on special topics in professional and public writing. Topics vary.

Average Grade - 3.636
Median Grade - 4.0
11 total students

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WRA 320 - Technical Communication (W)

Principles and practices of communicating technical and procedural information for different audiences. Methods of audience-based research, information design, project management, and technical style.

Average Grade - 3.467
Median Grade - 4.0
80 total students

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WRA 325 - Writing and Multimodality

Rhetorical and cultural dimensions of composing in digital spaces. Study of and practice with the rhetorical affordances and expectations of different writing spaces. Practice in messaging across contexts and composing with multiple technologies.

Average Grade - 3.680
Median Grade - 4.0
65 total students

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WRA 330 - Writing Research in Communities and Cultures

Writing and research methods in and with local, global, and online communities and organizations. Topics include methods of field research and textual analysis, working with quantitative and qualitative data, and ethics of representation. Focus on the ways in which culture informs and influences community and writing by/with communities.

Average Grade - 3.036
Median Grade - 3.5
14 total students

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WRA 331 - Writing in the Public Interest (W)

Various forms of public writing and rhetoric and their roles in civic and public culture. Emphasis on nonprofit communication practices, tools, and genres, and orientation toward culture and its influence on public and community writing. Practice in modes of public and civic discourse, including deliberative strategies and a range of public literacies with attention to cultural engagement.

Average Grade - 3.759
Median Grade - 4.0
31 total students

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WRA 333 - Writing in Corporate Contexts

Rhetorical and cultural dimensions of corporate writing. Practice in messaging across corporate contexts and composing for professional and consumer audiences.

Average Grade - 3.857
Median Grade - 4.0
30 total students

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WRA 350 - Sound Writing and Rhetoric

Theories and principles of sound composing. Intensive reading and practice with emphasis on rhetorical dimensions of listening to and composing sound. Expectation of the roles of editing, equalization, and mastering as rhetorical variables that affect how audiences respond to sound. Practice with accessible and ethical audio writing and editing techniques.

Average Grade - 4.000
Median Grade - 4.0
13 total students

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WRA 360 - Design of Print and Digital Documents

Rhetorical and cultural dimensions of composing and designing print and digital documents. Analysis and composing of documents with attention to rhetorical affordances including typography, and color theory.

Average Grade - 3.672
Median Grade - 4.0
69 total students

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WRA 370 - Introduction to Grammar and Editing (W)

Principles and practices of copyediting for professional and public writers, with special attention to grammar, style, and rhetorical issues.

Average Grade - 3.983
Median Grade - 4.0
61 total students

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WRA 395 - Writing Center Theory and Practice (W)

Build comprehensive understandings of the theories and practices of writing centers, writing, and literacy that are influenced by social forces. Through reflection, practice, and community-engaged learning, develop toolkits and strategies for working with writers.

Average Grade - 4.000
Median Grade - 4.0
13 total students

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WRA 401 - Rhetoric, Leadership, and Innovation

Exploration of rhetorical theories applied to managing and leading communication in civic and professional organizations. Emphasis on team dynamics and on managing and leading teams and projects. Discussion of entrepreneurial thinking in professional and public writing.

Average Grade - 3.655
Median Grade - 4.0
199 total students

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WRA 410 - Advanced Web Authoring

Introduction to team-based approaches to web development, with focus on rhetorical strategies and ethical practices. Visual design, usability, media integration, site management and sustainability, and web accessibility. Grounded in content-management systems and advanced programming languages.

Average Grade - 3.276
Median Grade - 4.0
97 total students

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WRA 415 - Digital Rhetoric

Rhetorical, social, political, economic, and ethical dimensions of digital communication, including identity, community, genre, and events. Rhetorical dynamics of communication across digital spaces such as apps, websites, software, and other experiences.

Average Grade - 3.845
Median Grade - 4.0
135 total students

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WRA 420 - Content Strategy

Exploration of theory, practice, and ethics of content strategy in professional and public writing settings. Understanding the content management life cycle, aligning content strategy to various goals, assessing communication needs for audiences and participants. Issues in project leadership, management, intellectual property, and organizational communication for creating flexible, dynamic content and content structures.

Average Grade - 3.770
Median Grade - 4.0
76 total students

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WRA 441 - Social Justice as Rhetorical Practice

Rhetorical, cultural, and historical analyses of significant texts in peace and justice movements. Production of effective texts in support of social, economic, and environmental justice and social entrepreneurship.

Average Grade - 3.789
Median Grade - 4.0
19 total students

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WRA 453 - Grant and Proposal Writing

Researching and writing grants and proposals for corporations, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies. Rhetorical dimensions of pitching and proposing, with various moves and methods of support such as preparing rationale statements, and creating budgets.

Average Grade - 3.565
Median Grade - 4.0
64 total students

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WRA 455 - Portfolio Seminar

Workshop for students preparing professional document portfolios in print and digital formats, including application materials for careers in professional and public writing or for graduate study.

Average Grade - 3.977
Median Grade - 4.0
44 total students

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WRA 471 - Rhetoric of Grammar

Rhetorical, cultural, and ethical dimensions of grammar and style, paying special attention to the role of rhetorical context in ideas of grammaticality and appropriateness.

Average Grade - 3.962
Median Grade - 4.0
13 total students

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WRA 480 - Publication Management

Experience in publication processes: creating, designing, editing, and managing periodical, book, or online publications. Copyediting, developmental editing, design and layout, distribution and publicity. Rhetorical approaches to editing. Team processes involved in designing and editing publications.

Average Grade - 3.980
Median Grade - 4.0
51 total students

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WRA 482 - Information and Interaction Design

Design of information systems for professional and public writers. Activity analysis, object-oriented modeling, prototyping, technical specifications, and implementation planning. Pitching ideas. Developing information and interfaces. User-centered design lifecycle.

Average Grade - 3.650
Median Grade - 4.0
51 total students

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WRA 484 - Ethics in Writing

Ethical issues related to professional and public writing including censorship, copyright, ethical practices and philosophies of editing, open access, privacy, preservation, and accessibility. Attention to cultural issues, including cultural appropriation and culturally relevant practices.

Average Grade - 3.417
Median Grade - 4.0
12 total students

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WRA 491 - Special Topics

Writing-and reading-intensive special topics in professional and public writing. Topics vary.

Average Grade - 3.756
Median Grade - 4.0
81 total students

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WRA 891 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing

Special topics supplementing regular course offerings, proposed by faculty on a group study basis.

Average Grade - 4.000
Median Grade - 4.0
11 total students

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XA 242 - Introduction to Experience Architecture

Basic principles of user-centered design as applied to user experience. Usability, information architecture, interaction design, and service design practices, tools, conventions, and professional community.

Average Grade - 3.683
Median Grade - 4.0
252 total students

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XA 310 - Computational Thinking for the Humanities

Develop critical and ethical engagement with computational thinking. Uses problem-solving processes including pattern recognition, data representation, and algorithms. Explore relationships between computation and user experience, rhetoric, and design.

Average Grade - 3.522
Median Grade - 4.0
147 total students

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XA 333 - Researching Experience Architecture (W)

Researching for product, services, and processes as applied to user experience. Contextual inquiry, field studies, card sorting, participatory design, interviewing, focus groups, and usability testing. Field trip required.

Average Grade - 3.843
Median Grade - 4.0
165 total students

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XA 375 - Information Architecture

Theory and practice for architecting information, including understanding and developing taxonomies, folkonomies, site structures, tagging systems, and guided navigation for user experience.

Average Grade - 3.685
Median Grade - 4.0
82 total students

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XA 466 - Experience Architecture Capstone

Integrate knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses. Conceptualization, planning, implementation, and assessment of a project, service, system or an idea in a collaborative setting.

Average Grade - 3.702
Median Grade - 4.0
144 total students

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XA 482 - Experience Architecture Internship

Field experience in a professional environment that supports, user experience, interaction design, design research, usability, information architecture, project management, interface development, and/or web development. Work under the supervision of a professional.

Average Grade - 3.638
Median Grade - 4.0
42 total students

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