East Carolina University2017 Institution Survey
Upper Level Writing Courses--Senior Culminating Experience
Does your institution require ALL students complete a senior thesis or other writing-intensive capstone experience?
No
Does your institution require SOME students complete a senior thesis or other writing-intensive capstone experience?
Yes
What are the criteria for some students to complete a senior thesis?
The requirements vary by department.
Honors students are required to complete a thesis.
Individual students can choose to complete to complete a senior thesis.
Writing across the curriculum (WAC)--General Description
What does the WAC Program consist of?
WI Courses
Writing Enriched Curriculum (WEC)
Faculty Development
Has any aspect of the WAC Program been influenced by the Statement of WAC Principles and Practices?
Yes
Is there professional development available for those teaching in the WAC Program or teaching WI courses?
Yes
Writing across the curriculum (WAC)--Writing-Intensive Courses
Does your institution require all students to take writing-intensive (WI or W) courses taught by departments other than English or Writing? See Glossary for definitions.
Yes
What form of assessment takes place of the WI goals?
Electronic portfolio
Random sample of student writing
What are the criteria for a WI course?
Revision
Time discussing writing In class
Written or verbal feedback from instructor
Percentage of course grade in writing
Who certifies that a course fulfills WI designation?
WAC Administrator
Writing Committee
Writing across the curriculum (WAC)--Administration
Who has primary responsibility for administering the WAC Program?
WAC Administrator
In addition to the person who has primary responsibility for WAC, how many graduate students, staff members, or faculty members have administrative responsibilities for WAC?
3
Writing across the curriculum (WAC)--Changes to WAC
Since the academic year 2012/13 have there been changes to the WI or WAC program?
Yes
What other changes occurred?
The WI program went from a page-count/models of WI to an outcomes based WI
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?
Part of another institutional unit
If the writing center is not free-standing, what larger institutional unit is it a part of?
Rhetoric/writing department or program
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
In addition to providing support for students writing for their courses, what services does the writing center offer? Check all that apply.
Assistance with multimodal assignments
Assistance with online research
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
Space for faculty or staff to come together to write
Student writing groups
Dissertation or thesis boot camp
Writing centers--Consultations
What type of appointments does the writing center offer?
scheduled face-to-face appts
scheduled online appts
online feedback via e-mail
What is the average length of a consultation or tutorial session offered?
60 minutes
Administrative positions--Writing Across the Curriculum Administrator (WACA)
How is the Writing Across the Curriculum Administrator position (WACA) classified?
TT
Which of the following teaching responsibilities does the WACA have? Check all that apply.
Teach courses
Train tutors, TAs, or professional staff
faculty workshops
student workshops
On average, how many courses per year are reassigned for WACA administrative responsibilities?
2
Which of the following are the administrative responsibilities of the WACA?
Develop curriculum
Create Program Documents
Write grants
Conduct assessment
Consult with individual faculty or departments across the disciplines
Hire (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)
Supervise (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)
Mentor (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)
Oversee exemption and/or transfer credit
Advertise program
Oversee program budget
Plan events
Serve on university committees