COMP - Composition
Alfred State courses are grouped into the following sections:
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English Fundamentals is a course designed specifically for the study and for the improvement of basic writing skills and techniques. As such, English Fundamentals allows the student to master a variety of sentence constructions and paragraph types, culminating in the ability to create a multiparagraph essay. The emphasis is on grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, writing and revising techniques, and proofreading and editing to produce clear, concise, and information-rich sentences and paragraphs. This is a remedial/developmental course; it will not satisfy any graduation requirements. Student performance on the Comprehensive Language Usage Exam and the Writing Competency Exam will affect the final course grade.
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Freshman Composition is a course in writing intended to enhance the student's ability to express ideas and to communicate information through expository prose. Emphasis is placed on generating ideas, planning paragraphs, validating thesis statements, organizing compositions, and selecting rhetorical strategies. Practical application of expository methods in essays and a research paper are required. Readings are used to illustrate and to stimulate language usage and writing techniques. Student performance on the Comprehensive Language Usage Exam and the Writing Competency Exam will affect the final course grade.
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The student may contract for one to four credit hours of independent study through an arrangement with the instructor. The student must submit a plan acceptable for the instructor and the department chair. To be substituted for the listed humanities requirements, a directed study course must be so designated by the department chair. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures.
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This course is offered for students who have completed six hours in English and Humanities and who seek to improve their skills in technical writing. It is designed to give students a practical familiarity with effective communication skills on the job. Students will be encouraged to use experience and knowledge from their academic majors as sources of subject matter in written assignments.
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This course is offered for students completing requirements for a bachelor’s degree. It will prepare students to handle typical workplace assignments in a competent and professional manner. It will also prepare students to effectively communicate their ideas in writing to persons in and out of their particular professional disciplines.
