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1 English 1302 Composition II: Supporting a Stance for an Academic Audience Fall 2011 Section 4005 MWF 9:05-10:00 am Dr. Michael Raines, instr. Room C-280 Welcome to the first day of class this semester. This class is designed to give you experience researching, observing, and reporting data objectively; it will also provide you writing opportunities to express your less academic and more personal styles. Nevertheless, upon leaving this class you must be able to find and refine an exactly worded position or thesis statement that controls the organization of an extended essay. As we cover writings, films, live theatre, documentaries, and other forms of accountable information, your teacher will ask that you apply concerted effort to all assignments. The non-writing assignments will affect the quality of your written assignments; therefore, subjects as diverse as the history of the English language or formal and informal fallacies of logic can have massive importance to your definition and argument essays. Textbook: Inventing Arguments, 2nd Ed. Mauk & Metz; ISBN-13: 978-1-4130-3311-3 Goals and Student Evaluation The grade for this course comes from the following projected assignments: 20% short writing and research assignments 20% online tests regarding vocabulary, documentation skills, reading or viewing comprehension, logic, etc. 20% 4 researched essays (using MLA style) 40% 1 final research paper These assignments have been selected to help students achieve standards appropriate for college-level English. The goals for each student in English 1302 can be seen in the department-wide Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) adopted for second semester Freshman Composition. To complete this 1302 class, a student must show sufficient mastery of the following areas:  Critically read and analyze college-level material, including library and Internet resources.  Compose academic prose that demonstrates clear purpose, logical organization, and relevant support through evaluation and synthesis.  Establish and maintain a clear, controlling idea that serves as a thesis/claim statement in an essay.  Revise, edit, and proofread and essay for grammatical accuracy.  Apply MLA style to essay format, in-text citations, and works cited documentation. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: ENGL 1302 Composition II (3) Prerequisite: English 1301 and have met Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standard in Reading and Writing. In this course students refine the writing, research, and reading skills introduced in English 1301. A related goal is the development of critical thinking skills. Writing assignments emphasize argumentation and persuasion. Students will also write a formal research paper. (3 lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 23040151352 ACADEMIC HONESTY & PLAGIARISM Scholastic dishonesty is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. As a college student, you are considered a responsible adult. Your enrollment indicates acceptance of the DCCCD Code of Student Conduct published in the DCCCD Catalog at http://www1.dcccd.edu/cat0506/ss/code.cfm Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on tests, plagiarism and collusion. Cheating includes copying from another student’s test or homework paper, using materials not authorized, collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test, knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting the contents of an unadministered test, and substituting for another person to take a test. Plagiarism is the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own written work. Collusion is the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense in college. You can be given a failing grade on an assignment or test, can be failed for the class, or you can even be suspended from college. In any written paper, you are guilty of the academic offense known as plagiarism if you partially or entirely copy the author’s sentences, words. For such an offense, a student will receive a zero on the assignment and can receive an F for the course. You cannot mix the author’s words with your own or ―plug‖ your synonyms into the author’s sentence structure. To prevent unintentional borrowing, resist the temptation to look at the source as you write. The author’s words, phrases, sentences must be put in your words, in your way of writing. When you do this, you are demonstrating the ability of understanding and comprehension. If you summarize, paraphrase or directly quote from an author, you must use the appropriate documentation because the „idea(s)‟ still belong to the author. Please be advised that academic dishonesty and plagiarism are serious issues that may result in serious consequences. Students should be aware that they are responsible for their behavior concerning these issues. This class will adhere to the student’s ―Responsibility‖ as detailed in the DCCCD district-wide statement and the Eastfield College Student Code of Conduct explained in the Eastfield College and district catalogs or on-line at the district website (https://www1dcccd.edu/cat0608/ss/code.cfm). Consequences for Academic Dishonesty and/or Plagiarism: Any student in this English 1302 class found guilty of cheating on an examination or of Plagiarism (using the definitions given for both terms in the attached document, student ―Responsibility‖) will receive one or more of the following penalties: o The grade of zero (0) on that particular assignment. o A course grade of F (depending on the severity of the student’s dishonesty or plagiarism). o The professor may request that the student drop the class. ORIENTATION You will need to orient yourself to the resources available to you on the Eastfield College campus—especially the following areas: the Library, the LAC [Learning Assistance Center], the A, L&L Office, the computer lab, and other essential places that any Freshman English student will need. The Eastfield Library offers tours and a special orientation that you may wish to attend outside of class. STUDENT


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