English (ENG)

ENG 515  Proposal and Grant Writing     Credits: 3

Typically Offered: Fall.

Course Description: Practice in writing proposals and grant applications for a wide range of organizations, including business and industry, non-profits, and educational institutions.

ENG 540  Writing for Management and Supervision     Credits: 3

Typically Offered: Spring.

Course Description: Investigation of traditional business genres such as correspondence and reports, with special attention to writing situations common for supervisors and managers, such as evaluations, directives, and employment documents, as well as managing the writing of others. Includes examination of the influence of transmission media and rhetorical context on written communication in professional settings. Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate study program.

ENG 610  Prairie Lands Writing Project Invitational Institute     Credits: 6

Typically Offered: Summer.

Course Description: This four-week writing workshop (plus spring orientation and fall reflection) brings together teachers, grades k-16, as they prepare to assume leadership roles that promote good writing in their own schools. Participants will 1) Write, revise, and publish their own writing; 2) Study current theory and research, especially research of teachers of writing; 3) Share classroom expertise, especially their most successful writing practices. Same as EDU 610. Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Invitational Institute: at least one year of successful teaching experience; a commitment to writing as a way to learn and to communicate learning; recommendation from building administrator, department head or Prairie Lands Teacher Consultant; potential for leadership; successful meeting with Prairie Lands interview team.