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PWR 2MAA

Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Generative AI

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. Is ChatGPT and other LLMs the most revolutionary technology since personal computers? Will the social, political and economic impacts of generative AI be as transformative as the industrial revolution? In this course we will ponder these and other questions. For full course description and video see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2maa. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

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Sections

2 Terms
Seminar 1Open
ID: 26408
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:9:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:160-120
INSTRUCTOR:
Anwar, Mutallip
4units
Seminar 2Open
ID: 28073
0 / 17 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:160-329
INSTRUCTOR:
Anwar, Mutallip
4units

PWR 2MAA: Writing & Rhetoric 2: The Rhetoric of Generative AI

4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: Writing 2

PWR 2 courses focus on developing strategies for presenting research-based arguments in both written and oral/multimedia genres. Is ChatGPT and other LLMs the most revolutionary technology since personal computers? Will the social, political and economic impacts of generative AI be as transformative as the industrial revolution? In this course we will ponder these and other questions. For full course description and video see https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr2/pwr2maa. For the PWR 2 course catalog visit https://pwrcourses.stanford.edu/pwr-2. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.

Offered in Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-332 — Anwar, Mutallip (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — 160-332 — Anwar, Mutallip (Undergrad)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 11:30 AM – 1:20 PM — 160-329 — Anwar, Mutallip (Undergrad)
  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM — 160-120 — Anwar, Mutallip (Undergrad)

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