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.
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.