Course Syllabus
English Composition II Online
Course Syllabus
I. Instructor Contact Information
NAME: Ms. Holley Brewer
PHONE: 918-691-2896
EMAIL: holley.brewer@swosu.edu
When sending me an email put "Comp II Sec 22" in the subject line. It is only to be used for official purposes (i.e., do not send me any forwarded messages, do not send me anything you download off the Internet, do not add me to any of your ‘group’ messages, etc.).
Preferred time and method to contact the instructor
You can contact me any time by email. You are welcome to text me if you have a question. Please just indicate who you are when sending a text.
II. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 English Composition I
III. Course Description
This course provides training for skills in communication as in English Composition I but at a higher level. Completing an MLA-style research paper is required, and computer savvy is a must. We will be communicating through the phone, office visits, campus e-mail, and the computer program CANVAS, available at <swosu.edu>. A link to CANVAS is provided from the Current Students page on the SWOSU website, or you may go to the Canvas Help Center at this URL address: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4212
All students receive a user account when they are admitted to SWOSU. Assignments will be uploaded to CANVAS. The Canvas Help Center has videos to teach students how to use the program.
Missed Quizzes/Tests and Late Papers:
20 percent will be deducted for all essays that are not turned in on their due date, regardless of the reason, and you will have 48 hours beyond the due date to turn them in. After that, the grade will be a zero. Missed quizzes and tests cannot be made up regardless of the reason for missing, which includes technology. It is imperative that you plan ahead and do not wait until the last minute to take quizzes and tests as this does not allow for technology problems. Enrolling in an online course mandates that you can successfully navigate all forms of technology that are required.
BONUS WORK:
Extra credit can be earned by joining Literary Club. Students may earn credit by answering questions on-line by going to <swosu.edu>, clicking on “SWOSU at Sayre” link, and then under “Activities” is “Literary Club.” Answers can be dropped to the appropriate dropbox prior to finals week. Each set of weekly answers will be worth 10 points. Be sure to put your name and class information on everything you submit. More information will be available later concerning book selection(s) for club.
IV. Course Learning Objectives
Course Objectives:
Students will do all of the following:
- incorporate writing skills in more detailed compositions.
- demonstrate basic criteria and techniques for critiquing and editing essays.
- demonstrate the ability to use parenthetical citations and Works Cited entries according to MLA style of documentation as they plan, organize, and use material obtained from library and internet research.
V. Required Texts and Materials for the course:
- Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. A Writer’s Reference, 2011. 7th Ed. ISBN-13:978-0-312-60146-1
- Reinking, James A. and Robert von der Osten. Strategies for Successful Writing, 2014. 10th Ed. ISBN-13: 978-0-205-88311-0
- Electronic Portfolio (Save all your work.)
Optional (Useful, but not required)
- Sin Boldly, by David R. Williams, Ph.D. [ISBN 0-465-09d159-8]
- College level dictionary and thesaurus or computer access to them.
VI. Teaching methods
Reading, independently
Writing assignments, independently
Compositions of approximately 450-850 words
Revision, editing using proofreader’s marks
Research paper of 1600-3000 words
Maintenance of portfolio of writing
Peer critiquing of some writings by The Writing Center at writingcenter@swosu.edu
Plans for activities:
Writing and revising activities
Library visitation, online or in person
Internet research computer correspondence
Proper format for submitting an essay or assignment:
All essays must be typed and double-spaced. On the upper left hand side of the paper, ALWAYS INCLUDE a proper heading and center your title (see pages 429-430 in A Writer's Reference):
First and Last Name
Instructor's Name
Course Title
Date
VII. Participation
STUDENT PARTICIPATION - Get Involved! Purchase your textbook early, as your success, enjoyment, and learning in this course are closely related to how you engage the material presented. In order to do well in this course, you need to read the book, read over the power point, study the given material, and complete all assignments. You will be expected to complete all assignments. Refer to each module for detailed information.
The Writing Center
For help with grammar and composition, essays may be turned in to The Writing Center in Weatherford by e-mailing them to writingcenter@swosu.edu. Here, graduate students majoring in English will kindly assist you. Be sure to tell them what kind of essay you are writing and send the rubric along with the paper.
TurnItIn.com
TurnItIn Digital Assessment is a service of the Al Harris Library in Weatherford where plagiarism is instantly identified in papers containing unoriginal material. It also allows instructors to grade papers online without pen and paper and manage grades online.
Student Behavior
* If a student plagiarizes any essays, intentional or unintentional, or cheats on any assignment or test, he or she will receive an “F” for the course.
* Students are expected to follow the rules on conduct in the Student Handbook, beginning on page 50. Find the Student Handbook by using the Search tool at swosu.edu
Instructor Participation
I will be online throughout the workday to assist with your learning experience. I am here for you, so if you have any questions, please contact me.
Contact: When contacting me by email or text, be very specific and use proper etiquette. I can only respond to e-mails on CANVAS and ones from your official swosu.edu student address. I cannot receive emails from other sources, as they will go to my junk mail. My address is holley.brewer@swosu.edu.
Grading: I make it my goal to have a graded essay back to you in a timely manner PRIOR to assigning a new essay. You will have time to see what corrections need to be made to the last essay before turning in a new essay.
VIII. Grading Criteria
Tests and measures to be used in evaluating student progress are below.
Breakdown of Total Points
Discussions 100 points possible = approximately 5% of your grade
Final Quiz 160 points possible = approximately 7% of your grade
Assignments 210 points possible = approximately 14% of your grade
Final Research Paper 400 points possible = approximately 19% of your grade
Quizzes 601 points possible = approximately 27% of your grade
Essays 600 points possible = approximately 28 % of your grade
total points 2,071 points possible
IX. Course Policy and Procedures
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Etiquette Expectations
- Respect each others' opinions and debate issues, not personalities.
- Do not make sexist or racial remarks.
- Do not curse; it is offensive to some.
- Do not make religious remarks unless they are germane to the course material.
- We reserve the right to make new ground rules as we progress.
Quiz Policy
Often, the inclination is not to study for the module quizzes that you can take online with access to your book and notes. However, it is important that you study. Use your worksheets as a study guide. You will not have enough time to learn the material in order to answer the questions. You need to have a foundation already developed through study and application to successfully complete the quizzes.
Quiz Instructions
You may choose the time during the week-long window that best fits your schedule to take the module quiz.
Once you start the quiz, you must complete the quiz.
There is a time limit appropriate to each quiz and can be taken twice with the highest score submitted to the grade book.
This quiz must be completed individually as it is an assessment of your knowledge of the material after reading and studying the material. It is not intended for each question to be looked up. The module quiz is not intended to be open book/open friend. It is assessing your knowledge. If cheating is suspected, cheating/plagiarism penalties may be applied.
All quizzes given in the online class have set time limits in which to complete them. Be sure to frequently save your responses in the event that your browser fails you and/or you are timed out of the quiz. NEVER use your browser's back arrow. Always make sure you submit when finished answering the questions. Due to this being an online course, only scores will be shown; there will be no feedback.
If you require special accommodations, please see the Special Accommodations section of the syllabus.
The quizzes will be graded ONLY if you have taken and submitted the quiz/exam by the due date.
University Academic Integrity Guidelines
College guidelines for academic integrity are strictly enforced. Copying materials (from traditional paper sources and/or Internet materials), or otherwise using the words, thoughts, ideas, audio, video, and/or graphics files of others is plagiarism. Such unauthorized use of original source materials could result in various penalties including assignment failure, course failure, and/or administrative action. Refer to the SWOSU policy on academic dishonesty in the Student Handbook. Any student caught cheating will receive a letter grade of "F" or zero points on the assignment or exam. Additionally, the professor reserves the right to fail a student for the entire course for any such transgression, and any infraction.
SWOSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www.swosu.edu/students/index.asp (Student Handbook Pages 31 and 32)
CHEATING
All forms of dishonesty such as cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized possession of examinations, using unauthorized materials, information or aids, knowingly furnishing false information to the institution, forgery, alteration or misuse or being party to the forgery, alteration or misuse of institution records or documents, including University identification cards, constitute violations of University regulations for which students are subject to disciplinary action. The penalties imposed by an individual instructor or the University may range from an unsatisfactory grade on a particular assignment or examination to expulsion from the University.
PLAGIARISM
An essential rule in any University class is that all printed and spoken work which a student submits should be entirely his/her own, or properly documented. If it is not, the student is guilty of plagiarism. The following are two types of plagiarism that the student should be aware of:
Word for word copying, without acknowledgement, of the language of another person. Obviously, having another person write or dictate all or part of one’s printed or oral work is plagiarism of this kind. In addition, a student should copy NO printed, spoken or electronic passage, no matter how brief, without acknowledging its source. This applies to even the briefest of phrases if they are truly individual and distinctive.
Another type of plagiarism is the unacknowledged paraphrasing of another’s ideas. A student should no more take credit for another’s thoughts than for another’s language. Any distinctively original idea taken from another should be credited to its author. If the student does not know whether another’s idea is distinctively original, he/she should incline to believe that it is; no fault attaches to over-acknowledgement, but under-acknowledgement is plagiarism.
X. Discussion Board Information
Access the discussion forums through the Modules or by going to the Discussion Board in Canvas. Discussion questions will be assessed using a discussion rubric.
Excellent or A = 18-20 points:
| Responds thoughtfully to others' input. Stimulates relevant discussion by others. Uses references to academic resources, scholarly journals, and text book. Responds by deadline, in time for others to read and respond, replies to all received responses and responds to at least two other students' postings. |
Fair = 14 or more points
| Responds to others input but perhaps not as thoughtfully or originally as others. May not be as stimulating to relevant discussion by others. Does required postings but may not be in time for several others to read and respond. |
Below Expectations = 0 to 14 points
| Responds in a simplistic manner or doesn't respond at all. Does not contribute to discussion by others. Doesn't make clear connections to the material or reference any resources. May not post in time for anyone to read or respond. May not reply to others. |
Discussion questions (DQs) are used in online classes to stimulate thought, disseminate information, share ideas, and, in general, to provide a connection among course participants and between the participants and the instructor. Questions, answers, and follow-up messages are posted in discussion forums and a "threaded" discussion is created. These messages can be replied to by others and a conversation is developed. The DQs are where the learning regarding Information Systems in this course will take place. Participation in these discussions is important to learning and understanding important details and facts concerning Leading and Managing. Overall, the objective for discussion questions is to:
- stimulate critical thinking through thoughtful and reflective asynchronous discussion
- create a learning community that is student-centered and highly interactive
- develop synergy through effective collaboration with many other students
Response Discussion Instructions:
Read the original discussion written by your classmates. Refer to websites cited to formulate your questions and respond to their discussion. You may wish to refer to another website for more information for your response. Make sure to reference the URL for each website that you use.
Type your response discussion in MS Word. Follow APA guidelines. Make sure to cite all your sources appropriately. Remember if what you write is not your words, thoughts, or ideas, you must cite the source.
Click here for help on APA Guidelines. (Links to an external site.)
- Type your response discussion in MS Word, rich text, or plain text.
- Compose your work using a word processor and save it, as a Plain Text or an .rtf, to your computer. When you're ready to make your initial posting, please click "Reply" and paste the text from your document into the message field. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you post it.
- If the work is plagiarized, your grade will be a 0.
- Copy your discussion and references and paste it into the discussion thread.
- DO NOT attach the Word document to the discussion forum (copy and paste it into the forum, include the word count and the references). Your grade will be deducted 10 points if a Word document is attached to the discussion forum.
If classmates post to your discussion or response, it is important that you respond to their posting.
"I agree" or "I disagree" is NOT a quality discussion posting and will not earn points. Only high quality postings will count towards your participation. Make sure you are sharing your thoughts and adding something constructive to the discussion.
Read and research the discussion material.
Supplement the textbook information with at least one other source. Do not use Wikipedia, E-How or any wiki websites as a reference. A website can only be used once per chapter, which means if another student uses a website you must find another.
Click here for help on APA Guidelines. (Links to an external site.)
- Type your original discussion in MS Word, plain text, or rich text.
- Follow APA Guidelines.
- Make sure to cite all sources appropriately. (Don't forget to use quotation marks.)
- Compose your work using a word processor and save it, as a Plain Text or an .rtf, to your computer. When you're ready to make your initial posting, please click "Reply" and paste the text from your document into the message field. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you post it.
Etiquette Expectations
- Respect each other’s opinions and debate issues, not personalities.
- Do not make sexist or racial remarks. This has not been a problem for the most part, although I have had it happen a time or two.
- Do not curse as it is offensive to some--this has happened, too.
- Do not make religious remarks unless they are germane to the course material.
- Use appropriate grammar and sentence structure.
- Do not use texting abbreviations or emoticons.
- I reserve the right to make new ground rules as we progress.
- If the etiquette expectations are not followed, points may be deducted from the assignment.
You are responsible to post, at minimum, at least three times (which means your initial original posting plus at least two responses to other students' original postings). More posts are welcomed and encouraged.
If classmates post to your original discussion, it is important that you respond to their postings.
XI. Course Foundation
To navigate this course, work your way down the module. Prior to the beginning date of the next module, open the module information in content and read the Module information. There are links within the Module information that will take you to the specific document. The course modules will remain open until the end of semester for students to review and reflect. Assignments, discussions, and quizzes cannot completed after the assigned due date.
If you have slow internet service, you need to arrange to take the quizzes at a computer that has enough bandwidth to progress through the quizzes in a timely manner.
XII. Student Technical Skills Expectations
The first module contains a short assessment of the student’s technical skills for navigating Canvas. It includes at a minimum introduction discussion, quiz over the syllabus and course introductory material, and submission of a document.
XIII. ADAAA
Special Accommodations
Students requiring special accommodations due to a learning disability or physical limitation must notify the Dean of Students prior to the end of the first week of classes. The SWOSU Student Handbook states:
Students with Disabilities
Services are available for students with disabilities. At SWOSU services are available to insure access for students with varying mobility, visual or hearing disabilities, or learning disabilities.
A disability is defined as a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Examples of impairments that can have a substantial impact on a life function are visual impairment and blindness, hearing impairment and deafness, mobility impairment, learning disabilities, or chemical sensitivity. The impairment must be substantial to be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). All disabilities must be verified and documented through the Dean of Students Office.
XIV. Student Support Services
Students experiencing personal or emotional problems may find it helpful to contact the counseling office. (Room: Wellness 146, Phone: 580-774-3776). (Refer to the SWOSU Student Handbook for more information).
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