Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Writing Programs

Curriculum Proposal Policy

Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants who wish to propose texts for Writing Programs Courses must adhere to the following procedure:

Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants with at least two semesters of teaching experience at ASU, are free to submit a BRIEF PROPOSAL detailing the curriculum and text for the course(s) they will be teaching. The proposal packet must include the following:

  • Bibliographic information and ISBN of proposed text
  • Rationale (2-4 paragraphs) for text selection and demonstration of how use of this text and the curriculum you will design will fulfill the Writing Prgrams Mission, and the goals and objectives for Writing Programs courses.
  • Statement of Teaching Philosophy
  • Sample Syllabi (3-4 weeks)
  • Sample Assignments to accompany text and proposal

    Proposals for Fall 2001 are due no later than April 10th and should be submitted to Katherine Heenan, Chair, Curriculum Proposal and Textbook Committee.

    You may, of course, choose to use any of the currently recommended textbook choices; in this case, no proposal is necessary, but you still must fill out a book order by April 25th. Late book orders will not be accepted. The only exception to this rule is if your line numbers/courses change or if you receive a late assignment (ex: late hires, FA's and Instructors). If this occurs, it is the responsibility of the teacher to fill out a new book order(s) for each course.

    Please note:
    Book order forms will be distributed with teaching assignments and are due no later than April 25th. All orders must be typed (BLANK ORDER FORMS) This will open the blank book order but only if you have Word on your computer.

    All book orders must be submitted to The Writing Programs Office on or before published deadlines.The Writing Programs Office will not track these changes or change book orders without notification from the teacher of the course. If you have any questions about the textbook ordering process please do not hesitate to ask.

    Curriculum Information:
    Katherine Heenan Office LL 309B
    Director of Undergraduate Writing Programs Curriculum
    K.Heenan@asu.edu

Arizona State University
Writing Programs
Department of English
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302

(480) 965-3853
Fax (480) 965-2553
Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Located in LL 314