| Student Objectives | Syllabus | Assignments | Major Lecture Topics | Examination |
Course Description:
This three credit course is taught winter and summer quarters. It is an undergraduate writing course in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.
The content of this course explores social-cultural aspects of communication and disabilities. Students will be encouraged to consider communication in context, and from this perspective, what it would be like to have and live with a disability and to work with someone with a disability. Students will be urged to consider their attitudes and beliefs about communication and disabilities from a social/cultural perspective. This course does not emphasize memorizing facts. Rather the course focuses on thinking about topics, analyzing and synthesizing ideas, reflecting on issues as they may impact individuals and groups. The course is designed to expose students to the following topics:
The course content will be presented through lectures and assignments. The assignments include experiential learning activities and written projects. The experiential learning activities are designed to provide aspects of the course content through individual and group exercises. The written assignments fulfill the UW Writing requirement. The emphasis is on "professional/scientific" writing, as opposed to "creative" writing. The syllabus and assignments are provided in detail through this Web site ("Syllabus" and "Assignments" links above). In addition, power point presentations are found under "Major Lecture Topics" and a study guide for the examination is provided under "Examination."