Academic Inquiry Seminar (AIQS)

AIQS 100. Academic Inquiry Seminar. 3 Units.

This course develops the habits of mind and writing/communication processes that characterize academic discourse. Students engage with questions and topics from multiple perspectives, and they establish effective writing processes (including planning, drafting, responding to feedback, revising, reflecting, and self-assessing). Coreq: Enrolled in Academic Inquiry Placeholder (AIQS 850F for Fall Placement and AIQS 851S for Spring Placement).

AIQS 110. Academic Inquiry Seminar. 3 Units.

This course develops the habits of mind and writing/communication processes that characterize academic discourse. Students engage with questions and topics from multiple perspectives, and they establish effective writing processes (including planning, drafting, responding to feedback, revising, reflecting, and self-assessing). This seminar provides attention to the personal aspects of writing including processes, habits, and skills as well as to the social aspects of writing including types of writing, persuasion/argument, and conventions.

AIQS 120. Academic Inquiry Seminar. 3 Units.

This course, specifically designed for non-native speakers of English, develops the habits of mind and writing/communication processes that characterize academic discourse. Special emphasis is given to critical reading and writing in academic English by focusing on rhetorical and linguistic concerns specific to non-native speakers of English. Students engage with questions and topics from multiple perspectives, and they establish effective writing processes (including planning, drafting, responding to feedback, revising, reflecting, and self-assessing) as well as language acquisition habits.

AIQS 130. Community Engaged Academic Inquiry Seminar. 4 Units.

This course develops the habits of mind and writing/communication processes that characterize academic discourse. Students engage with questions and topics from multiple perspectives, and they establish effective writing processes (including planning, drafting, responding to feedback, revising, reflecting, and self-assessing). This Academic Inquiry Seminar includes substantial engagement with communities beyond the university classroom. Students will be expected to engage with stakeholders and to participate in activities on and off campus related to the course topic. Counts as a Local & Global Engagement course. Coreq: Enrolled in Academic Inquiry Placeholder (AIQS 850F for Fall Placement and AIQS 851S for Spring Placement).