REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: COMM 435
 
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/23 to 1/1/27                  
 
We recommend that COMM 435 Rhetoric of Television and Film be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 55% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 3500; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:19; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
 
Students write three rhetorical criticism reviews and a research paper. A draft of the research paper is given instructor feedback. In addition, the rhetorical criticism reviews prepare students for writing the research paper. Three writing workshops are held for instruction and include how to do rhetorical criticism; formulating research questions; and how to identify the rhetorical situation.