INTRODUCTION TO WRITING and INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Learning Community David DeBaker (ENG) & Angel M. Fonseca (CIS) FALL 2009 ENG 090 & CIS 101: Learning Community Page 1 Instructor: David DeBaker Phone: 796-8594. E-mail: [email protected] Office: Room 235 Bert Walker Hall. Office hours: M/W 1 – 3 T/R 11:30 – 1 & 3 – 4:30 Other times by appointment. MySpace: www.myspace.com/misterteacherguy Facebook: www.facebook.com/daviddebaker Instructor: Angel M Fonseca, MSCTE Phone: 517.796.8512 E-Mail: [email protected] Office Location: Atkinson Hall, room 226D Office Hours: M 1-3 (WA122), T 1-3 (WA 226D) W 1-3 (WA122), R 10-2 (WA226D) Other times by appointment. LEARNING COMMUNITY OVERVIEW ―[C]urriculum design which coordinates two or more courses into a single program of instruction.‖ Rasmussen and Skinner, 1999 The strength of learning communities is in the integrated approach to education. Integrated educational experiences more closely parallel the way people learn and are more relevant to real world events. We will accomplish this by sharing some assignments and grading on two perspectives: writing proficiency and technology proficiency. ASSOCIATE DEGREE OUTCOMES (ADO’s) The course goals and objectives incorporate specific Associate Degree Outcomes (ADOs) established by the JCC Board of Trustees, administration, and faculty. These goals are in concert with four-year colleges and universities and reflect input from the professional communities we serve. ADOs guarantee students achieve goals necessary for graduation credit, transferability, and professional skills needed in many certification programs. The ADO’s addressed in the ENG course are: Writing Clearly, Concisely and Intelligibly (Developing Level), ADO #1 Working in Small Groups (Developing Level), ADO #9. The ADO addressed in the CIS course is: Critical Thinking, ADO #7. PARTICIPATION and ATTENDANCE POLICY Your success will depend greatly on your participation in class, time spent completing assignments, and time practicing on the computer. Attendance will be reported periodically to the Registrar’s Office. Definitions include: ―H‖—the student is not doing acceptable work and needs ―help‖ to be successful, ―Q‖—the student has not participated/attended and the instructor believes they have unofficially withdrawn, and ―V‖—the instructor ―verifies‖ that the student is participating/attending and doing acceptable work. It is ultimately the responsibility of the student to withdraw from the course. You should also contact your instructor when considering a withdrawal. DROP-IN COMPUTER LAB The open computer labs are located in William Atkinson Hall, Room 103 and within the IT Commons area. Please call for available times and locations (517) 796-8639. Please contact the extension centers directly for their open lab hours. EXTRA HELPINTRODUCTION TO WRITING and INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Learning Community David DeBaker (ENG) & Angel M. Fonseca (CIS) FALL 2009 ENG 090 & CIS 101: Learning Community Page 2 Tutors (plus additional services for academic success) can be accessed by calling 796-8415 or by stopping by the Center for Student Success, Bert Walker Hall Room 123. Students requiring special assistance (including those affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act) should contact the Center for Student Success. This is the first step in acquiring the appropriate accommodations to facilitate your learning. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES The student is responsible for the material covered in a missed class. Notify your instructor in advance if you are going to miss an exam or assignment and make arrangements for another exam time or for a missed assignment. COLLABORATION While JCC encourages students to collaborate in study groups, work teams, and with lab partners, each student should take responsibility for accurately representing his/her own contribution. ACADEMIC HONESTY AND CONSEQUENCES Academic honesty is expected of all students. It is the ethical behavior that includes producing their own work and not representing others’ work as their own, either by plagiarism, by cheating, or by helping others to do so. Please refer to the Student Handbook for Student Rights and Responsibilities. We consider there to be two types of plagiarism, intentional plagiarism, knowingly using another person’s work as your own, and unintentional, misunderstanding the rules for proper citation of your work. Intentional plagiarism could result in a failing grade on an assignment and perhaps the course Faculty members who suspect a student of academic dishonesty may penalize the student by taking appropriate action up to and including lowering the final grade by .5 and assigning a failing grade for the paper, project, report, exam, or the course itself. Faculty will document instances of academic dishonesty in writing to the Dean of Instruction. Anyone caught cheating on an assignment or exam will receive a zero for that project. If caught cheating more than once, the student will receive a zero for the class. All academic dishonesty violations will be reported to the Dean of Occupational Education STUDENT APPEAL PROCESS In the event of a dispute, both students and faculty should follow the Conflict Resolution Policy. This policy is represented in Student Rights and Responsibilities (student handbook) and the Master Agreement. CLASS RULES Sharing your writing can be a very personal experience. Being respectful and courteous to your classmates is the key to a successful course. Being on time and having your work completed helps your group to complete their in-class assignments. Be sure to have cell phones off!INTRODUCTION TO WRITING and INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Learning Community David DeBaker (ENG) & Angel M. Fonseca (CIS) FALL 2009 ENG 090 & CIS 101: Learning Community Page 3 ENG 090 OVERVIEW – DAVID DEBAKER The #1 goal is to help you become stronger writers. We will do this through practice, reading, writing, and rewriting. You will also learn how you best approach writing a paper by answering some of these questions: How do you write best? What do you need to do to write? What things do you need to write? . Be aware of what is working for you and not working for you during the semester. You should work to try new things and break yourself of bad habits. TEXT Writing