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ITDE 401 Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design I

College: College of Engineering
Department: Interdisciplinary Engineering
Type: W
Status: Approved

REPORT ON CERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: ITDE 401
 
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 9/1/22 to 9/1/26      
 
We recommend that ITDE 401 Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design I 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) 45% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2500; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:25; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
 
Students in ITDE 401write a report of 2500 words, which is peer reviewed and given written instructor feedback in draft form. Instruction covers topics such as writing for engineering design (including technical memos, white papers, design notebooks, project status reports, and final design reports), technical writing styles, citing references and grammar resources.