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PWR 1MGE

Writing & Rhetoric 1: Numbers and Metrics: Rhetoric of Calculation and Quantification

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 1

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This class takes as its theme quantification and what effects it has on society. We won't engage in much quantitative analysis in this class. Instead, we will step back and think about how numbers rise into policy conversations, how they emerge from science or study, and how they can become deeply contested or take on unexpected meanings. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1mge. For the PWR 1 catalog go to https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

2 Terms
Seminar 1Open
ID: 27877
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-330
INSTRUCTOR:
Gardiner, Mark
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 27878
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
LOCATION:160-328
INSTRUCTOR:
Gardiner, Mark
4units

PWR 1MGE: Writing & Rhetoric 1: Numbers and Metrics: Rhetoric of Calculation and Quantification

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 1

PWR 1 courses focus on developing writing and revision strategies for rhetorical analysis and research-based arguments that draw on multiple sources. This class takes as its theme quantification and what effects it has on society. We won't engage in much quantitative analysis in this class. Instead, we will step back and think about how numbers rise into policy conversations, how they emerge from science or study, and how they can become deeply contested or take on unexpected meanings. For full course description and video, see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr1/pwr1mge. For the PWR 1 catalog go to https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-1. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office.

Offered in Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-329 — Gardiner, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-331 — Gardiner, Mark (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-330 — Gardiner, Mark (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM — 160-328 — Gardiner, Mark (Undergrad)

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