WRDS 3215: Information Literacy & Digital Composing
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Provides highly transferable digital composition and rhetorical skills students can use to compose across many different curricular, academic,�professional, and personal contexts. Students learn methods used to cultivate research from digitally enabled social networks�and adapt�traditional rhetorical skills� to account for digital cultures, accessibility, and portability in an update culture that participates in the critique and composition of online knowledge. Section information text: Information Literacy and Digital Composing: Introduces students to key issues related to media ecosystems, social media platforms, and algorithmic sorting. Students learn how mis- and disinformation and conspiracy theories circulate online, as well as how other elements of social media are used to trick people (i.e., bots, AI-generated content, etc.). Student projects entail conducting a case study of an online community and composing educational materials for the general public that facilitate informed, research-based decisions among internet users.
Average GPA: 3.58
Grade distribution records: 215 students across 9 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 176 | 81.9% |
| B | 13 | 6.0% |
| C | 8 | 3.7% |
| F | 15 | 7.0% |
| W | 3 | 1.4% |
Based on 215 student grade records across 9 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Wilfredo Flores 73 students, Average GPA 3.89
- Cathy Mahaffey 49 students, Average GPA 3.23
- Justin Cary 48 students, Average GPA 3.88
- Ashlyn Walden 45 students, Average GPA 3.16