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English 101 Course Policies Fall 2002 Line # 056071:40 - 2:55, Mondays in CC 207, Wednesdays on WebBoard (http://english.asu.edu:8080/~matsunaga)Class Web Site: http://www.public.asu.edu/~hiroshi/eng101Instructor: Bruce H. MatsunagaOffice: LL 545bOffice Hours: W 1:00 - 3:00 PM & by appointmentEmail: [email protected]: 965-3884Course Objectives:The mission of ASU's Writing Programs is to introduce you to the importance of writingin the university and to develop your critical reading, thinking, and writing skills so that you can successfully participate in the university. Writing is intellectual work, and the demands of writing within the university community can include the need:- To synthesize and analyze multiple points of view;- To integrate feedback from peers and the Instructor and responding to peer work with constructive criticism- To articulate and support one's own position regarding various issues; and- To adjust writing to multiple audiences, purposes, and conventions.Outcomes:You will engage with ideas encountered in academic and serious public discourse, develop complex ideas and arguments through serious consideration of different perspectives, and connect your life experiences with ideas and information you encounter in classes.Required Texts & Supplies: Reading Culture: Contexts for Critical Reading & Writing, Diana George & John TrimburEasyWriter, Andrea Lunsford & Robert ConnorsThe ASU Writing Programs Guide. Located at:http://www.asu.edu/english/writingprograms/teacherresources/wpguide/wpguide.htmCode of Conduct. Located at: http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/sta/sta104-01.htmlAn ASURITE ID and an ASU Email accountRecommended: Floppy Disks, A college-level dictionary, a 3-Ring Binder or folder for keeping all workCourse Requirements:Attendance and Participation:This hybrid section allows you to become literate in technology as well as in writing. The course asks you to complete the same work as other classes, but has the added benefit of teaching you to communicate electronically with your teacher and classmates. This component is an integral part of your grade. Whether the class meets in the classroom or online you will be marked absent if you are not present. Technical difficulties will not be accepted as an excuse for absences on online course days. Each absence will negatively affect your grade, and if you miss more than 4 class meetings, you cannot pass this course regardless of the reason for your absence. This includes university-sanctioned activities. This is a Writing Programs policy and is non-negotiable.- Attendance includes prompt arrival to class, participation in large and small groups, in-class writing, other class activities, as well as being fully prepared for class. - You must be in class for the entire period, and you must be actively engaged in the work of the class. - If you arrive late or leave early you will not receive full credit for the day.- The computers in our classroom are provided for class work only.Students using the classroom computers for personal business such as email, instant messaging, web surfing, or doing work for other classes will be marked absent for the day and asked to leave. - If you don't have a working draft on the day it is due for in-class workshops you will be marked absent.Our online Wednesday class meets on WebBoard. You will need to become familiar with this software very quickly so that you do not miss early assignments during the semester. This component is an integral partof your grade. Each missed assignment will result in an absence. Your virtual attendance and participation will be valuable to you for many reasons. You will be involved in computer-mediated discussions of your reading assignments, thereby enhancing your understanding of these readings. You will have the opportunity to work on drafts of your writingand get feedback the same day from your peers and instructor through online forums. Ultimately, regular attendance will help you to think about ideas as you’re writing. In short, "attendance" and participation arethe only ways to acquire the tools and knowledge that you will need to pass this course.Class Structure: We will spend most of our "virtual" class time in discussion and workshop. Occasionally, I will provide material to you through e-mail, WebBoard postings, or downloadable handouts. As muchas possible, I try to structure the class as a "workshop" in which you work with other members of the class to respond and discuss the course reading, or get feedback on your papers in the various stages of composition and to provide them with feedback as well. In other words, Itry to steer you toward relying on each other as much as possible as you work through the various stages of the reading and composing process. I view my role as a facilitator rather than as the central person through which all discussions and drafts must pass. By encouraging you to rely on each other rather than on me, I hope that you will develop a greater sense of audience awareness (writing for a more public audience).Ground Rules for Online Discussions: The classroom—whether physical or virtual—should be a place where we all feel comfortable expressing positions on issues, even if those positions or issues are controversial. However, these spaces are not completely "free speech" zones; they involve state-owned facilities, and participants may be subject to state and federal discrimination and harassment laws. Even more important, classes are temporary communities that function best when their members exhibit consideration toward one another. In order to create a comfortable learning environment--and in order to receive credit for online discussions and online peer response activities--we should all follow the common-sense ground rules below:- You should recognize that any position you state is open to rebuttal; in other words, you are free to have an opinion, but others are equally free to dispute it.- You should be open to disconfirming evidence; that is, if someone presents a compelling counterargument to your own, you should concede it.- You should be willing to assume and receive "devil’s advocacy." A devil’s advocate is a person who takes up a position she or he may not personally hold in order to introduce new perspectives toa discussion. Remember that you must work closely with the other members of the class for the remainder of the semester.- Be careful with sarcasm, "jokes," stereotypes, or


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