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Frequently Asked Questions (Click here to view categories)
This page contains information about the Writing Programs for students. A list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) is available here.
The Printer’s Devil Contest
Each year The Printer’s Devil contest recognizes outstanding essays from composition students at Arizona State University. The contest is open to all composition students, i.e., students who have completed or are currently enrolled in one of the following classes during the current school year (ENG 101, 102, 105, 215, 216, 217, 218).
Prizes
Last year’s first prize winners won $125, second prize winners $75, and third prize winners $50. The cash award is credited to their student accounts.
Submission Requirements
Placement Information
FAQs ABOUT REQUIREMENTS & PLACEMENT
1. What is the composition requirement?
2. Can I test out of English 101 and 102?
3. What course do I take during my first semester?
Plagiarism Prevention Resource Guide
ASU Writing Programs’ Resource Guide for Plagiarism Prevention
Compiled Spring, 2007, by the Writing Programs Plagiarism Resource Development Committee
Contributors: Matthew Liller, Penny Lorenzo, Mick Parsons, Josh Rathkamp, Jackie Wheeler
Table of Contents
Service Learning
In service learning sections of ENG 101 and ENG 102, ASU students enrolled in service learning internships and America Reads work study positions have the opportunity to write about what they are learning through their community work in their composition assignments.
Composition Equivalency Transfer
Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) for Fall 2008
Fall 2008 Only
The Collegial Learning Assessment (CLA), an intiative of the Office of University Evaluation, is part of ASU's effort to assess its success in helping students develop critical thinking, reading and writing skills through the undergraduate curriculum.
In Fall 2008, the Writing Programs are contributing to this effort by allowing the Office of University Evaluation to implement the CLA through the first-year composition courses, including ENG 101, 102, 105, 107, 108 and 111 as well as WAC 101 and 107 (including hybrid and online sections).
5.00 Student Resources
The following information is designed to help students with specific questions and concerns that they might have.
5.01 Disability Resource Center
http://www.asu.edu/drc/
Teachers may wish to encourage and assist appropriate students to contact Disability Resource Center (DRC) by including some version of the following note on the Course Policy:
Mission Statement
Our mission is to introduce students to the importance of writing in the work of the university and to develop their critical reading, thinking and writing skills so that they can successfully participate in that work. Writing is intellectual work, and the demands of writing within the university community include the need to:
- synthesize and analyze multiple points of view
- articulate and support one's own position regarding various issues
- adjust writing to multiple audiences, purposes, and conventions
FERPA (aka Buckley Amendment)
Student information is protected by Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment.
By policy, Writing Programs teachers are not allowed to discuss student's academic performance with or release any information about student's academic records to others, including parents.
Students can access their academic records via http://my.asu.edu/, and share the information with their parents.
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