ENDS 112 Environmental Responsibilities and Design
College of Architecture / Environmental Design
Expiration Date: 9/1/13
Michael O’Brien
540-808-3263
mjobrien@tamu.edu
REPORT ON PROPOSED W COURSE: ENDS 112
We recommend that ENDS 112 Environmental Responsibility and Design be certified as a writing (W) course for the next four academic years (1/09 to 1/13). We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria:
- Percentage of final grade based on writing quality: 85%
- Course content appropriate to the major
- Total number of words: 3750
- Instructor to student ratio for one section: 1:20
ENDS 112 is a one-credit course. Students complete three writing projects regarding ethics and professional responsibility in design. The first draft of Project Two is peer reviewed using Calibrated Peer Review and comments are returned to each student for incorporation into their final drafts. The first draft of Project Three is reviewed by the grading team (instructor working with Graduate Assistants) and returned to each student with comments on form, grammar, and punctuation. Students are given time for revision after feedback. Instructional methods include lecture, discussion of readings in the assigned texts and in The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Better Business Writing, and discussion of the project after submittal.
