Representing
Writing Program Administration:
Narratives, Maps, and MetaphorsSeminar in Writing Program Administration 2000 Purdue University English 680A Professor Shirley Rose Course Description
Course Requirements Calendar of Class Meetings Bibliography Exemplary Student Work
What do Writing Program Administrators do?How do we describe and explain the work of a WPA?
Course Emphasis
Focusing on two primary arenas of a WPAs work, curriculum development and faculty development, the seminar will explore the ways in which the intellectual work of writing program administration is documented and described within academic discourse.
Areas of Inquiry
Course readings, seminar discussions and activities, and course assignments will address themes and subjects such as the following:
Assignments:what stories do WPAs tell one another about their work and what are the ethical implications of these stories? what analytical tools can be used to map the arenas of WPA work? what rhetorical strategies do they use to document their work in writing programs administration? what metaphors do WPAs use to characterize the institutional and organizational politics of writing program administration? and other questions suggested by students and course readings.
In addition to contributing to class discussion and auditing the WPA-L listserv, students will complete course assignments including oral presentations, experiential learning activities, and empirical and archival research on writing program administration.This seminar is required for the Ph.D. Secondary Area in Writing Program Administration