I don’t think this is a standard. In Canada I was expected as a first year to cite peer reviewed sources in my essays right away. I was told where to look (JSTOR) or given a bibliography to work off for the class and search from there.
If they are assigning articles that are outside of the subject area of the degree then I would say that is unfair. However, being taught to understand articles and use them in assignments is not generally a bad thing.
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Ah now I understand. There should be department specific writing courses or they need to be baked into the courses themselves. Yes, general writing courses I do not think are helpful. Same with theses writing workshops, too broad and often STEM focused.
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