• ENGL 3120: Document Design

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Required of English majors pursuing an emphasis in Professional & Technical Writing, and open to students who wish to create effective professional documents for the workplace. Successful students will demonstrate competence in all aspects of document design, including (but not limited to) the following: overall organization and layout; usability theory, application and testing; data organization and display; visual rhetoric (the use of color, size and white space); and theories of writer-based and reader-based writing. Also examines existing research on how different readers process information in different ways. Students will write their own technical documents, for both print and online contexts, in order to apply knowledge learned in class. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply basic design principles when creating and revising documents. 2. Produce a variety of documents in print and electronic formats appropriate to audience and purpose. 3. Analyze existing documents for contemporary design principles as well as for the rhetoric embodied by the designs. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher). SP
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• ENGL 3130: Grant and Proposal Writing (ALCS)

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Required of English majors pursuing an emphasis in Professional and Technical Writing, and open to other interested students. Focuses on techniques for writing effective grants and proposals, learning about the processes that lead to successful grant and proposal writing, generating and focusing on an idea, writing in a variety of formats, and providing supporting information. Successful students will demonstrate they understand the qualities of an effective proposal through their critiques of funded and non-funded proposals and by writing a proposal. This course is designated as an Active Learning Community Service (ALCS) course. Students provide service in areas of public concern in a way that is mutually beneficial for both the student and community. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compose a grant proposal that exhibits the fundamental elements of each section. 2. Apply critical thinking when writing the current situation, goal(s), objectives, and tasks. 3. Generate a solid budget and project evaluation plan. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher). SP
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• ENGL 3140: Fiction Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Provides experienced writers with the opportunity to improve their understanding of narrative prose writing techniques and the elements of fiction, including plot, dialogue, characterization, setting and symbolism. In addition to producing original works of fiction, including short stories, novellas and excerpts from novels, students become proficient in examining, assessing, and critiquing published works of fiction by established writers. All creative materials produced by students will receive critiques in class workshops. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Craft fiction that employs the basic elements of fiction, such as plot, dialogue, characterization, and symbol. 2. Analyze exemplary works of published fiction and use these narratives as models for their own stories. 3. Critique materials produced for class by colleagues, providing suggestions for effective revision. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher) AND ENGL 2250R (Grade C or higher). SP
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• ENGL 3141: Poetry Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Provides experienced writers with the opportunity to improve their understanding of poetry writing techniques and the elements of poetry, including rhyme, meter, imagery, symbolism and diction. In addition to producing original works of poetry, students become proficient in examining, assessing, and critiquing published works of poetry by established writers. All creative materials produced by students will receive critiques in class workshops. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain and exhibit an understanding of the basic tenets of poetry, including but not limited to imagery, diction and syntax, sound, rhythm, form, figurative langue, voice, tone and structure, and research. 2. Identify types of poetry; poetry terminology; versification; and poetic forms, and successfully demonstrate a knowledge of these characteristics by developing them within students' own writing. 3. Analyze professional and student texts, recognizing areas where writers successfully exhibit technique as well as where writers need improvement. 4. Collaborate with classmates and writers in a conventional creative writing workshop model. 5. Compose creative works that include investigative, immersive, and/or observational research with focused details and a creative voice. 6. Compose and submit query letters and manuscripts for publication. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher); and ENGL 2250R (Grade C or higher). SP
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• ENGL 3142: Creative Nonfiction Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Provides students with the opportunity to improve their understanding of creative non-fiction writing techniques. The course will familiarize students with the subgenres (memoir, personal essays, nature essays, literary journalism, lyric essays and travelogue) beneath the umbrella of literary nonfiction and reinforce the relationship between nonfiction writing and the techniques used by fiction writers and poets. Because in all subgenres of literary nonfiction the author must relate to primary and secondary materials, students will also master the ability to juggle such demands in their own writing. The course will center on two kinds of texts - those by well-known, professional writers, and those produced by students themselves. All creative materials produced by students will receive critiques in class workshops. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze writing markets for potential publication. 2. Compose and submit query letters and other forms of communication directly to editors. 2. Analyze the business aspects of freelance writing. 3. Critique materials produced for class by peers, providing suggestions for effective revision. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) and ENGL 2250R (Grade C or higher). FA
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• ENGL 3145: The Creative Writing Portfolio

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Required of English majors pursuing an emphasis in Creative Writing as well as students pursuing the Creative Writing minor; open to other interested students. Students compile work produced in core courses offered through the Creative Writing emphasis, among them ENGL 2250R: Introduction to Creative Writing, ENGL 3140: Fiction Writing, ENGL 3141: Poetry Writing and ENGL 3142: Creative Nonfiction. Using rubrics and theory-driven texts as well as technical guidelines articulated by the instructor, students workshop, revise and compile creative material simultaneously for peers in the immediate class setting and for audiences outside the University community, e.g. graduate programs, literary journals and employers in the publishing industry. Students assemble work for an electronic portfolio. Students produce an extensive statement that addresses the aesthetic and/or rhetorical objectives of the creative work they have gathered, the intended audience of these pieces and the broadened understanding of craft and technique that has resulted from the rigorous revision strategies the course requires. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Organize creative writing ePortfolios for presentation to groups outside of the undergraduate setting, such as graduate school admissions committees and employers in the publishing industry. 2. Employ effective workshop strategies to help peers enhance both their creative work and the manner in which they present it for review. 3. Analyze different editorial policies and practices of creative writing publications. 4. Synthesize theoretical claims, experience-based findings and personal beliefs about aesthetics and rhetoric to produce a manifesto on creative literary production. 5. Use technology to successfully create an ePortfolio for academic and professional advancement. Prerequisites: ENGL 2250R, and any three of the following: ENGL 3110, ENGL 3030, ENGL 3140, ENGL 3141, ENGL 3142, ENGL 3350, ENGL 3890R, ENGL 4140, ENGL 4141, ENGL 4142 (all Grade C or higher). FA
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• ENGL 3180: Writing for Interactive Media

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Required of English majors pursuing an emphasis in Professional & Technical Writing, and open to other interested students. Explores writing and editing for visual, audio, and interactive media--how to choose appropriate format and delivery mechanisms for news, Web sites, kiosks, and CD/DVD, etc. Topics include accessibility, copyright law and information ethics. Students will understand differences in writing for linear and non-linear media; develop an audience-focused, communication-oriented approach to writing; and create text-based documents that communicate effectively across different media. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the main characteristics of multimodality in a digital environment. 2. Define and identify organizational and rhetorical methods in a multimodal project. 3. Plan and design multimodal projects. 4. Apply script methods for project scripts. 5. Develop multimodal projects using design software. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher). FA
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• ENGL 3201: Genre Studies: Folklore

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Provides an understanding of folklore as a genre, as well as folk themes and motifs in other forms of literature. Focuses on folklore in novels and stories and on folk narratives themselves. Designed to introduce methods and practices of folklore field research and folklore criticism. Also designed to expand the student's critical reading and writing skills. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and discuss (through class discussions and written assignments) folklore traditions of Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Siberia, Egypt, Japan, China, Iceland, Brazil, Turkey, plus be familiar with Native American folklore and traditions and Yiddish folklore. 2. Examine historical events that influenced the narratives. 3. Report connections between history and its reflections and interpretations as preserved in folk and fairy tales. 4. Label, analyze, and explain the issues of gender, social organization, and religion as represented in the folk traditions. 5. List basic structural and functional elements of folklore as a genre. 6. Differentiate between the oral and literary traditions within folklore. 7. Name types of folk stories. 8. Assess existing research and criticism and synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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• ENGL 3202: Genre Studies: Poetry

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Covers the rudiments of poetic expression, including word choice, syntax, figuration, rhythm and meter, lineation, sound, imagery, and form, as it engages students with representative examples of poetry from the western and world traditions. Through close readings and analysis, students learn to appreciate the artistic value of language and to produce competent and convincing interpretations of poetry. Also covers various theoretical and critical perspectives as they influence the reading of poetry. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and explain the various elements that constitute poetry as a genre, such as rhyme, theme, tropes, setting, and so on. 2. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 3. Evaluate and assess the insights of scholarly criticism pertaining to the primary texts read in the class. 4. Synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. 5. Create connections, both verbal and written, between the major literary, philosophical, social, and historical issues covered in the poetry and the course as a whole. 6. Identify the major authors covered in the course and investigate the significance of their works in relation to each other and the contexts created in the course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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• ENGL 3203: Genre Studies: Novels

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Students will explore in depth aspects of the novel, such as plot, theme, character, setting, etc. Novels will be selected according to time, place, period, or theme. Students will be introduced to research and criticism as well as to the texts themselves. Also designed to expand the student's critical reading and writing skills. Students will write several critical assignments and conduct a major research project. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe novel as a genre, including various aspects of the novel such as plot, theme, character, setting, and so on. 2. Examine how the novel has evolved with the modern world, and how the two have shaped and mirrored each other. 3. Assess the primary texts within their historical and cultural contexts. 4. Apply the insights of critics to the texts read. 5. Examine and Synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. 6. Identify major literary, philosophical, social, and historical issues in the novels. 7. Name the major authors and demonstrate the significance of their works inside and outside the cultures discussed. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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