Office of the Dean
Main Building, Room 202
Main Building, Room 202
Signature Courses
Flawn Academic Center, Room 338
2304 Whitis Avenue
Austin, Texas 78712
Phone: 512-471-4421 | Fax: 512-232-7188
Writing in your Signature Course
All UGS 302 courses carry the Writing Flag, and must meet the requirements for the flag.
Whether you teach a UGS 302 seminar or a larger UGS 303 lecture, your class should give students a solid platform of writing skills that will serve them well in subsequent classes.
There are four important points for you and your students to keep in mind.
- Writing is a process that involves planning, drafting, and revising.
- Students need clear expectations, assignments, and grading standards in order to master the clear expectations, assignments, and grading standards.
- Writing skills improve fastest when they are guided by revision-oriented feedback.
- All writers, including your students, benefit from reading and commenting on one another’s work.
The information linked above will help you integrate writing productively into your Signature Course. Additional information is available on the Writing Instructor Wiki (please email George Schorn if you are unable to log in to the Wiki).