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4.00 Credits
The course focuses on critical issues, problems and concerns in the area of security. Topics include workplace violence, copyright and patent infringement, and safety in the workplace. Elective for criminal justice majors. (0501-400) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
This course is the second of two courses designed to provide students with a foundation in social science research methods. Through lecture, discussion and activities associated with a research project, emphasis is placed on the creation of null hypotheses, identification of the relationships among variables, establishment models, and analysis of data using both parametric and nonparametric statistics. Restricted to criminal justice majors. (0501-401) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered annually)
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4.00 Credits
This course is for students interested in research applications beyond basic required course work. Students will undertake individual or group research projects from problem formulation through data collection and analysis. A major research report will be required. Faculty approval is required before course registration. Restricted to criminal justice majors as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
This course develops minimal entry-level college writing competencies prerequisite for Writing Seminar. The credits earned do not comprise part of the student's normal liberal arts general education core curriculum, nor may the course be substituted for Writing Seminar. May be taken as a general education elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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3.00 Credits
This first course in a two-quarter basic writing course sequence for NTID supported students develops the writing skills necessary to complete 0502-227 Writing Seminar successfully. It services students who need additional time to meet RIT's freshman writing competency requirements as well as students who need to develop skills prerequisite to Writing Seminar. It focuses on the conventions of expository essay writing and critical reading. Registration by permission of the Department of Liberal Arts Support Office. A grade of "C" or better in this course is required for students to register for WrittenCommunication II. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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3.00 Credits
This second course in a two-quarter basic writing course sequence for NTID supported students develops the writing skills necessary to complete 0502-227 Writing Seminar successfully. It serves students who need additional time to meet RIT's freshman writing competency requirements as well as students who need to develop skills prerequisite to Writing Seminar. It focuses on research paper writing using primary and secondary source materials. It introduces the conventions of persuasive writing and reinforces the conventions of expository essay writing presented in Written Communication I. Registration by permission of the Department of Liberal Arts Support Office. (0502-110) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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4.00 Credits
This is a one-quarter, four-credit seminar limited to 19 students per section designed to develop first-year students' proficiency in analytical writing, critical reading, and critical thinking. Students will read, understand and interpret a variety of texts. Texts, chosen around a particular theme, are designed to challenge students intellectually and to stimulate writing for a variety of contexts and purposes. Attention will be paid to the writing process including an emphasis on teacher-student conferencing, self assessment, class discussion, peer review, formal and informal writing, research, and revision. Prerequisite: Liberal Arts Qualifying Exam for students who scored below 560 on verbal portion of SAT, below 6 on SAT essay portion, and below 23 on the ACT. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly).
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4.00 Credits
This is a one-quarter, four-credit seminar limited to 16 students per section designed to develop first-year students' proficiency in analytical writing, critical reading, and critical thinking. Students will read, understand, and interpret a variety of texts. Texts, chosen around a particular theme, are designed to challenge students intellectually and to stimulate writing for a variety of contexts and purposes. Through this course, students will gain experience analyzing topics critically and developing writing strategies that will be strengthened throughout their academic careers. There will be particular attention to the writing process including an emphasis on teacher-student conferencing, self-assessment, class discussion, peer review, formal and informal writing, research, and revision. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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4.00 Credits
All fields and professions require us to present arguments that support our statements and our proposals. So students of all subjects need to know how to make claims, provide evidence, explore underlying assumptions, and anticipate and address counter-points. In this course, students will study and apply the elements of reasoning to their written assignments. Students will discuss and identify the argument in a piece of writing, assess the argument's effectiveness, and recognize particular means of argumentation. Students will practice evaluating argument by writing analyses of and responses to various texts that may be taken from academic, political, and scientific fields. Students will apply the principles of argumentation to a documented research project and to original arguments of their own. Part of the writing studies concentration and minor and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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4.00 Credits
Provides knowledge of and practice in technical writing style; audience analysis; organizing, preparing and revising short and long technical documents; designing documents using effective design features and principles, and format elements; using tables and graphs; conducting research; writing technical definitions, and physical and process descriptions; writing instructions; and individual and group editing. Required course for communication majors and a professional elective for advertising and public relations majors. Part of the writing studies concentration and minor; the communication minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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