Principles of critical reading, thinking, and writing in the university. Students analyze academic discourse, develop rhetorical strategies for exposition and argument, practice examination writing, and write and revise papers.

Prerequisites: Has not completed the Entry Level Writing Requirement and received a score of 6 or lower on the Analytical Writing Placement Exam. Freshmen only; open to ECE, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Engineering majors only.

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Freshmen only

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Letters and science

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RUTHERFORD K
Kevin Rutherford
4.4
23 reviews
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WRIT2 . Rutherford K 27 Days Ago

Professor Rutherford is such a nice guy. class is easy and straightforward. he's very open to extensions. does a bit of a weird grading system: if you just do the assignments, you get a B, and then you have to do a few extra assignments/revisions to get an A. some of the projects/writings are kind of annoying but as to be expected and super chill

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WRIT2 . Rutherford K 3 Months Ago

Make sure you're engaged in class and doing more than the minimum requirements and you'll get an A in his class. He's very nice and definitely knows his stuff.

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WRIT105CD . Rutherford K 4 Months Ago

My actual goat. He is the coolest and sweetest professor ever. Workload is not too heavy and flexible with deadlines!!

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WRIT2 . Rutherford K 4 Months Ago

Kevin is a great professor! As long as you try, you will pass the class. You have to do a few extra steps to actually get an A in the class, but that depends on you. Kevin is super chill and easy to talk to.

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WRIT2 . Rutherford K 4 Months Ago

This professor was amazing! I am at the end of my time in this class. He is super easy to talk to and the assignments are really fun! This is the class I really look forward to!

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WRIT2 . Rutherford K 1 Year, 20 Days Ago

Overall Kevin is a great professor. He's kind and whatnot. However, he appears to try really hard to stand out and uses his website outside of Canvas which kind of overcomplicates things for those who aren't very tech savvy. If you're looking to take one of his courses I'd just recommend becoming more familiar with the ins and outs of Google Drive.

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