College of Communication - Writing Arts

Department of Writing Arts
Core Values Statement

Adopted Fall 2007

Because writing is a powerful mechanism for creating meaning, implicit within this mechanism are power, responsibility, and deliberate choice. Therefore, the Writing Arts Department values the following for students in the Writing Arts Program:

1. Writing Arts students will understand and be able to apply the conventions of a variety of writing genres and rhetorical concepts.
2. Writing Arts students will understand writing and reading within both a theoretical framework and through practical application.
3. Writing Arts students will demonstrate the ability to critically read complex and sophisticated texts in a variety of subjects.
4. Writing Arts students will demonstrate self-critical awareness of their writing.
5. Writing Arts students will understand the impact evolving technologies have on the creation of written texts.
6. Writing arts students will both grasp and appreciate the value of the written word and that such power requires ethical responsibilities in its application.
7. Writing Arts students will be familiar with the current standards and dynamic nature of grammar, mechanics, and usage and be able to apply them appropriately.
8. Writing Arts students will be able to discover, evaluate, and investigate information in the creation of text.
9. Writing Arts students will have knowledge of the professions available to them.

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