Foundations Knowledge
Overview
The foundations knowledge areas include one course in writing at the Rhetoric 160 level and one course in formal reasoning. The framework calls for the course that is equivalent to Rhetoric 160 to be taken by the end of the freshman year at Oakland University and for formal reasoning to be taken prior to junior standing. The goal of this segment is to encourage students to develop effective writing skills and the ability to engage in formal or mathematical reasoning. By introducing these skills early and returning to them in other areas of the program, students will understand the importance of formal reasoning and writing, and continue to develop these skills throughout their undergraduate education.
The formal reasoning area will incorporate courses from disciplines such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, linguistics and logic that require students to use formal reasoning systems to model and solve problems. The writing area will introduce students to the elements of effective writing and rhetoric. The course approved to meet the requirement will be at the level of Rhetoric 160. Students who do not qualify for Rhetoric 160 will need to complete recommended prerequisite courses.
In addition to Rhetoric 160, students will be required to complete an additional intensive writing course in general education (WIGE) and an intensive writing course in their major (WIM) to satisfy the writing requirement. The additional writing requirements will be fulfilled as students complete other elements of their educational program at Oakland University and will not add any additional credit hour requirements.
It should be noted that a student who changes majors will only be required to satisfy the intensive writing courses. The definition of an intensive writing course is one in which one third of the student's grade is based upon writing assignments such a papers, projects, etc.
Learning Outcomes
Formal Reasoning
The student will demonstrate:
- knowledge of one or more formal reasoning systems such as computer programming, mathematics, statistics, linguistics or logic
- application of formal reasoning to read, understand, model and solve problems across a variety of applications
Writing
The student will demonstrate:
- knowledge of the elements, writing processes, and organizing strategies for creating analytical and expository prose
- effective rhetorical strategies appropriate to the topic, audience, context, and purpose
Writing Intensive in General Education (WIGE) and
Writing Intensive in the Major (WIM)
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