Course Information

Practical Course Information

• Class days & times: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00-11:30 p.m.

• Modality: Face-to-face

• Location: Atkins 146

• Credit hours: 3 (pass/fail)

• Professor: Lisa Russell-Pinson, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

• Teaching Assistant (TA): Justina Vasquez (she/her/hers)

This three-credit course requires three hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction and six hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks. Out-of-class work may include, but is not limited to, required reading, homework, and written assignments.

Pre-/Co-Requisites

• Students must be currently enrolled in a graduate program terminating in a graduate-level certificate, a Master’s degree, or a doctoral degree.

• This course is designed to meet the writing needs of non-native English speakers, so only those who do not speak English as a first language should enroll in it.

Required Course Materials & Technology

• Swales, J. & Feak, C. (2012). Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills (3rd ed.). University of Michigan Press.

• Readings and materials identified by the instructor and made available through the GRAD 6210/8210 Canvas page

• A laptop with a camera--If you do not own a laptop, you may borrow one for free from Atkins Library (Atkins offers this service even when the library is closed): https://library.charlotte.edu/check-out-request/borrow-laptops

• Updated versions of Microsoft Word & PowerPoint--Download for free: https://charlotte.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome.aspx

• Headphones with a microphone

• Reliable internet access

• Paper

• Pencils and/or pens

• Masks