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PETE 436 Petroleum Technical Presentations II

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

REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: PETE 436
 
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/22 to 1/1/26                  
 
We recommend that PETE 436 Petroleum Technical Presentations II be certified as a writing (W) course for the Qatar campus only. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 75% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2000; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:20; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
 
PETE 436 is a one-credit course. Student write parts of a longer paper, including the introduction, the methodology/technology section, and the discussion section. A peer review is done on a draft of the introductory section. In addition, for students who are taking the course it is mandatory to meet a writing tutor from Center for Teaching and Learning (Qatar campus) for all the papers. For instruction, there is an in-class workshop on the literature review and citations and instruction on following Society of Petroleum Engineering style guide. Models, exercise, and discussion are also used for the various assignments.