California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo2017 Institution Survey
Institutional requirements and goals--Writing Requirement
What does the writing requirement at your institution consist of?
First-year composition predominately taught by English and/or Writing department (FYC)
Mid-level writing course
Writing-intensive courses that are located throughout the curriculum (W courses)
Writing in the major
Portfolio
Proficiency exam
Senior thesis or capstone experience
Are there curricular requirements that are not part of the writing requirement but that have writing as an explicit goal?
Yes
What curricular requirements have writing as an explicit goal?
Senior capstone or thesis for some or all students
Is oral communication a component of an institutional writing requirement?
Oral communication is a separate general education requirement.
Institutional requirements and goals--College Writing Goals
How are the college-wide student writing goals assessed?
Professors certify for writing proficiency when students take writing-intensive courses.
Departments assess majors through a senior-culminating experience.
What are other approaches to assessment of institutional goals?
University-Wide Writing Assessment
Institutional requirements and goals--Writing Committee
Who serves on the committee?
First-year writing administrator
Writing center administrator
Writing faculty
English faculty
Other
Institutional requirements and goals--National Survey of Student Engagement
Does your institution administer the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)?
Yes
How does your writing program use the NSSE data?
Data used for assessment.
Data used to argue for additional resources.
Data used to promote the writing program.
Data used to support curricular changes.
Institutional requirements and goals--Changes to Writing Program
Were there changes to the assessment of writing at your institution since the 2012-13 academic year?
No
Do you foresee changes at the institutional level to the sites of writing on your campus over the next four years?
Yes
What type of changes to the institutional sites of writing do you foresee in the next four years?
Changes to the curricular structures or writing requirement
Changes to expand the writing program or sites of writing on campus
Writing centers--General description
Does your institution have a writing center or learning center with writing tutors?
Yes
Is the writing center free-standing or part of another institutional unit?
Free-standing
Where is the writing center located? Note: From this point on writing center refers to both free-standing and those located within another unit.
Library
Dorm
In addition to providing support for students writing for their courses, what services does the writing center offer? Check all that apply.
Assistance with reading
Assistance with job materials
Assistance with graduate school materials
Assistance for English Language Learners
What events does the writing center offer?
Student workshops
Space for student to come together to write
Dissertation or thesis boot camp
Writing centers--Consultations
What type of appointments does the writing center offer?
scheduled face-to-face appts
drop-in face-to-face appts
scheduled phone appts
online feedback via e-mail
What is the average length of a consultation or tutorial session offered?
30 minutes