RUOL 102 Rhetoric and Research Writing
The second course RUOL 102, introduces students to research and information literacy strategies while reinforcing and expanding on the rhetorical concepts introduced in RUOL 101; in addition to reading and responding to linguistic-centered text (such as words written in an article or book), RUOL 102 introduces students to multimodal reading and composing strategies, emphasizing that writing (especially the writing we engage with in the current digital age) means attending to visual, aural, spatial, gestural, and algorithmically-arranged design, just as much as alphabetic text. The coursework culminates to a final portfolio that includes an analysis essay, an annotated bibliography, a substantial research project, and a reflective essay.
Scheduled: Fall/Spring, yearly.