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WRI 103: Research Design and Methods in Writing Studies

Units: 4

Introduces research design and methodologies in Writing Studies. Provides interdisciplinary perspectives on Writing Studies and experience with research design approaches in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Applies a mixture of qualitative (e.g., interview, ethnographic observation, stimulated recalls) and quantitative approaches (e.g., survey, corpus-based text analysis, code trees) to multiple practice projects. Draws from approaches shared across several disciplines such as Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Linguistics and Education. Students develop a research proposal that demonstrates methodological rigor.

Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Crosslisted with: COMM 112
Discussion included
Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Upper Division: Crossroads

Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite Courses: WRI 010 or WRI 010H or equivalent exam


Instructor Permission Required: No


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