Teaching Writing Intensive Courses Resources

Resources on this page describe the process for teaching writing-intensive courses at UMKC.

UMKC Writing Intensive Guidelines

Proposals for Writing Intensive Courses  are submitted via CourseLeaf (http://nextcatalog.umkc.edu/courseadmin) and include the following questions specific to WI courses:

  • Briefly explain how your course emphasizes and teaches writing as a recursive process that includes activities such as invention strategies, prewriting, analytical reading and re-reading, reflective assignments, submission of one or more preliminary drafts for instructor response, peer response, revision of content, form, mechanics, and style, leading to a final draft.
  • Briefly explain how much class time is devoted to and the types of activities used for helping students complete writing assignments. Activities might include discussion of assignments and evaluation criteria; analysis and discussion of sample student papers; and instruction about how to write a particular kind of paper or solve a common writing problem.
  • Briefly explain how much writing students will do in this course. Each WI course must require 5,000-10,000 words (approximately 20-40 double-spaced pages) of revised, final-draft quality writing. Ideally, the course will require an essay or research paper of at least 2,000 words (approximately eight double-spaced pages).

Faculty or staff requiring access to CourseLeaf should send their request to umkcatalog@umkc.edu.

Course

Instructor

ART 499WI

Anderson, Barry

ART-HIST 320WI

Powell, Larson

BIOLOGY 498WI

Staff 

BIOLOGY 498WI

Likins, Floyd

BIOLOGY 498WI

Bame, Karen

BIOLOGY 498WI

Magana, Jessica

BIOLOGY H498WI

Magana, Jessica

CHEM 341WI

Rafiee, Mohammad 

CHEM 341WI

Rafiee, Mohammad 

CHEM 437WI

Hoober-Burkhardt, Lena

CIV-ENGR 378WI

Kevern, John

CIV-ENGR 378WI

Kevern, John

CIV-ENGR 378WI

Kevern, John

CJC 495WI

Dan-Irabor, Dale

CLASSICS 340AWI

Jones, Cynthia 

COMM-ST 341WI

Melling, Steven

COMM-ST 356WI

Kraske, Steven

ECON 406WI

Tauheed, Linwood 

ENGLISH 301WI

Honig, Sheila

ENGLISH 309WI

Greer, Jane 

ENGLISH 430WI

Byrd, Antonio

HISTORY 301WI

Trowbridge, David

HISTORY 498WI

Burke, Diane

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Allen, Tara

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Allen, Tara

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Kincaid, Margaret

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Likins, Floyd

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Reed, Aaron

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Benevides, James

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Allen, Tara

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Dissel, Stephane

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Reed, Aaron

LIFE-SCI 499WI

McGraw, Hillary

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Mohan, Ryan

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Dissel, Stephane

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Dobens, Leonard 

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Bouyain, Samuel

LIFE-SCI 499WI

McGraw, Hillary

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Lacin, Haluk 

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Fischer, Zachary

MATH 464WI

Delaware, Richard 

MEC-ENGR 496WI

Bloemker, Katherine

MGT 301

Bishop, Lisa

PHILOS 320WI

Bubacz, Bruce

PHILOS 430WI

Nally, Edith 

PSYCH 495WI

McDowd, Joan

PSYCH 495WI

Hambrick, Erin

THEATER 351WI

Gerni, Greer

UPD 412WI

Kim, Sungyop 

Course

Instructor

ART-HIST 422WI

Hartman, Joseph

ART-HIST 482WI

Hartman, Joseph

BIOLOGY 312WL

Dobens, Leonard

BIOLOGY 313WL

Kincaid, Margaret

BIOLOGY 498WI

Reed, Aaron

BIOLOGY 498WI

Huang, Chi, Ming

BIOLOGY 498WI

Snyder, Julia

BIOLOGY 498WI

Magana, Jessica

BIOLOGY H498WI

Magana, Jessica

CJC 495WI

Dan-Irabor, Dale

COMM-ST 341WI

Melling, Steven

COMM-ST 341WI

Melling, Steven

COMM-ST 356WI

Kraske, Steven

ENGLISH 301WI

Honig, Sheila 

ENGLISH 342WI

Greer, Jane 

GEOLOGY 499WI

Graettinger, Alison 

GEOLOGY 5598I

Niemi, Tina

HISTORY 301WI

Osborn, Matthew

HISTORY 498WI

Freeman, David

HISTORY 5587R

Trowbridge, David

HONORS 495I

Levy, Gayle

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Kincaid, Margaret

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Benevides, James

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Magana, Jessica

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Reed, Aaron

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Reed, Aaron

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Mohan, Ryan

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Mohan, Ryan

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Price, Jeffrey 

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Dobens, Leonard 

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Honigberg, Saul

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Staff 

MGT 301

Blocher, Erin

MGT 301

Blocher, Erin

MGT 301

Blocher, Erin

MGT 301

Patrick, David

PHILOS 310WI

Nally, Edith 

POL-SCI 425WI

Lyne, Mona

PSYCH 495WI

Nilsson, Johanna

PSYCH 495WI

Hambrick, Erin

 Course Instructor
BIOLOGY 498WI Huang, Chi Ming
BIOLOGY 498WI Likins, Floyd
BIOLOGY 498WI Magana, Jessica
CHEM 341WI Holder, Andrew
CHEM 437WI Hoober-Burkhardt, Lena
CIV-ENGR 378WI Kevern, John
CJC 495WI Sexton, Lori
CLASSICS 391WI Jones, Cynthia
COMM-ST 341WI   Melling, Steven
COMM-ST 341WI Lowe, Peggy
COMM-ST 341WI Kraske, Steven
ECON 406WI Tauheed, Linwood
ENGLISH 301WI Honig, Sheila
ENGLISH 332WI Shiu, Anthony
ENGLISH 430WI Byrd, Antonio
GEOLOGY 499WI Graettinger, Alison
HISTORY 301WI Vitiello, Massimiliano
HISTORY 498WI Mutti Burke, Diane
LIFE-SCI 497WI Allen, Tara
LIFE-SCI 497WI Kincaid, Margaret
LIFE-SCI 497WI Likins, Floyd
LIFE-SCI 497WI Reed, Aaron
LIFE-SCI 497WI Benevides, James
LIFE-SCI 497WI Allen, Tara
LIFE-SCI 497WI Dissel, Stephane
LIFE-SCI 499WI Koulen, Peter
LIFE-SCI 499WI Honigberg, Saul
LIFE-SCI 499WI Allen, Rachael
MATH 464WI Delaware, Richard
MEC-ENGR 496WI Bloemker, Katherine
MGT 301 Bishop, Lisa
PHILOS 320WI Bubacz, Bruce
PSYCH 495WI McDowd, Joan
PSYCH 495WI Atchinson, KC
UPD 412WI Kim, Sungyop

Course

Instructor

ART 499WI

Barry Anderson

ART-HIST 482WI

Cristina Albu

BIOLOGY 312WL

Leonard Dobens

BIOLOGY 498WI

Aaron Reed

BIOLOGY 498WI

Chi Huang

BIOLOGY 498WI

Jessica Magana

BIOLOGY 498WI

Julia Snyder

CJC 495WI

Lori Sexton

COMM-ST 341WI

Steven Melling

ENGLISH 301WI

Sheila Honig

ENGLISH 305WI

Antonio Byrd

ENGLISH 307WI

Stephen Dilks

ENGLISH 309WI

Jane Greer

GEOLOGY 499WI

James Murowchick

GEOLOGY 5598I

Tina Niemi

HISTORY 301WI

Matthew Osborn

HISTORY 498WI

David Freeman

LIFE-SCI 497WI

Margaret Kincaid

LIFE-SCI 497WI

James Benevides

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Aaron Reed

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Ryan Mohan

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Jeffrey Price

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Leonard Dobens

LIFE-SCI 499WI

Saul Honigberg

MGT 301

Erin Blocher

MGT 301

David Patrick

PHILOS 310WI

Edith Nally

PSYCH 495WI

Joahnna Nilsson

PSYCH 495WI

Kimberly Atchinson

  • ART 499WI Professional Practices: Barry Anderson
  • BIOLOGY H498WI Critical Analysis of Biological Issues: Jessica Magana
  • BIOLOGY 498WI Critical Analysis of Biological Issues: Chui Huang, Floyd Likins, Margaret Kincaid, and Jessica Magana 
  • CHEM 437WI Experimental Physical Chemistry: Lena Hoober-Burkhardt
  • CIV-ENGR 378WI Civil Engineering Materials: John Kevern
  • CJC 495WI Capstone Criminal Justice and Criminology: Lori Sexton
  • CLASSICS 391WI Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine: Cynthia Jones
  • COMM-ST 341 WI Rhetorical Theory and Criticism: Steven Melling
  • COMP-SCI 304WI Ethics and Professionalism: Brian Hare and Gina Campbell 
  • CONSVTY 353WI History and Development of Jazz II: Dorsey Butler
  • ENGLISH 301WI Writing and the Academy: Sheila Honig
  • ENGLISH 316WI Literary Nonfiction: Whitney Terrell
  • ENGLISH 342WI Women and Rhetoric: Jane Greer
  • ENGLISH 430WI Advanced Technical Writing: Antonio Byrd
  • GEOG 403WI History and Philosophy of Geoscience: Alison Graettinger 
  • HISTORY 301WI Historiography and Method: Massimiliano Vitello 
  • HISTORY 498WI Senior Capstone: Diane Burke 
  • LIFE-SCI 499WI Undergraduate Research Biological Sciences: Peter Koulen
  • MATH 464 WI History of Mathematics: Richard Delaware
  • MEC-ENGR 496WI Mechanical Design Synthesis: Katherine Bloemker
  • PHILOS 320WI History of Modern Philosophy: Adrian Switzer
  • PHILOS 450WI Ethics and Government: Bruce Bubacz
  • POL-SCI 425WI Seminar in Comparative Politics: Mona Lyne
  • PSYCH 495WI Contemporary Issues in Psychology: Kym Bennett and Joah Williams 
  • THEATER 351WI Theatre History II: Tom Mardikes
  • UPD 412WI Planning and Design Studio IV: Sungyop Kim