ENGL-3824: Visual Rhetoric and Document Design
Description: Theory and practice of visual rhetoric and document design, including attention to ethical design standards and the sociocultural implications of design. Analysis of rhetorical situations to determine the needs of diverse audiences and make effective and ethical design choices. Application of rhetorical theories and formal design strategies to the production of print and digital artifacts using industry-standard design tools (i.e., Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop). Development of the ability to analyze and critique the work of others and to apply such assessments to improve designs in terms of aesthetics and usability.
Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 12
Average GPA: 3.73 (rounds to A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 69.90%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.42%
| Leslie S King | 2024 | 73.3% | 21.7% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.65 | 5 |
| Jennifer L Mooney | 2022 | 82.3% | 13.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 3.77 | 6 |
| Brian Gaines | 2020 | 94.8% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.95 | 1 |