Karen C. Williams
April 10, 2002
Types of assignments not currently being utilized by our faculty:
Types of assignments used infrequently (in 3 or fewer courses):
Types of assignments used extensively (in more than 8 courses):
1000 level courses don't use:
Abstracts Anecdotal records Brochures Case study development
Case study analysis Creative writing Laboratory reports
Newspaper Articles Newsletter articles Outlines Essay, position papers
Persuasive writing Proposals Reaction papers Concept maps
Group writing Scientific/technical writing Historical/interpretive
Policy analysis Ethical analysis Critical theory analysis
Letters and memos Literature reviews
2000 level courses don't use:
Persuasive writing Proposals/grants Concept maps Lit. reviews
Ethical analysis Critical theory analysis Letters and memos
Abstracts Brochures Newspaper articles Newsletters
Outlines
2000 level courses rarely use: Anecdotal records, Creative writing, Lab reports, case study analysis, group writing, scientific/technical
3000 level courses don't use:
Persuasive writing Proposals/grants Concept maps Ethical analysis
Scientific/technical Critical theory analysis Letters and memos
Abstracts Annotated bibliography/webliography Lab reports
Newsletter articles Outlines Anecdotal records
Case study development Creative writing Newsletter articles Outlines
Policy analysis
3000 level courses rarely use: Brochures, case study analysis, newspaper articles, essay/position papers, literature reviews, group writing, historical/interpretive research papers.
4000 level courses don't use:
Concept maps
4000 level courses rarely use:
Anecdotal records Creative writing Newsletter articles Outlines
Historical/interpretive research papers Critical theory analysis
Policy analysis
General Findings and Implications:
Terms for Writing Assignments
NEW FORMER
Abstract Persuasive Writing
Anecdotal records Reports of Observations
Annotated bibliography Essays
Brochures Critiques
Case study (writing their own) Written Analyses
Case study analysis (part of critical analysis?) Short Papers
Creative writing (poem, short story, other fiction) Term Papers
Critical analysis (essay, reviews, evaluations) Projects
Laboratory report Abstracts
Newspaper article Other: position papers, case
Newsletter article studies, proposals,
Outlines newsletters, journals,
Persuasive essay, position papers parent conference
Other persuasive writing (advertisement, etc.) reports, creative
Proposals (grants, research, client, etc.) writing,
Reflective assessment
Research paper