Spring 2027

Bascom Course

A low-enrollment BASCOM course focusing on critical reading, logical thinking, evidence use, and field-specific writing conventions.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Michael Bernard-Donals

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Examine critical reading, logical thinking, and use of evidence within the conventions of a specific field.

  • Situate the practice and use of rhetoric, writing, and/or literacy in social, historical, political, material, and personal circumstances.

  • Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.

  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.

  • Use reliable research sources; apply the writing process to develop ideas into papers, presentations, or projects; follow discipline-specific conventions for organization and formatting; and share work in writing and at least one other relevant mode of communication.

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Prerequisites

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
ENGL 236

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  • Satisfied Communications A

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

A low-enrollment course developing skills in critical reading, logical thinking, use of evidence, and use of library resources. Emphasis on writing in the conventions of specific fields.

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Topics

  • Critical reading, logical thinking, and evidence-based analysis
  • Rhetoric, writing, and literacy in social, historical, and political contexts
  • Relationships among society, literature, language, and belief construction
  • Discipline-specific conventions for organization and formatting

Skills

  • Critical reading, logical thinking, evidence use, and library resource navigation
  • Writing according to the conventions of specific academic fields
  • Situating rhetoric, writing, and literacy within social, historical, and political contexts
  • Applying the writing process to produce papers, presentations, or projects using reliable research sources

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ENGL 236 · Spring 2027

Bascom Course

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENGL 236 · Spring 2027

Writing the Holocaust

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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