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ENGLISH 1520 Composition II
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Tentative Syllabus **
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Fall
2008
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For
the following sections:
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Section
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Day/Time
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Room #
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O1541
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6-9 PM
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G 221
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INSTRUCTOR:
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Joe O’Loughlin
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O1549
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1-4 PM
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G 221
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PHONE:
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248.731.6150
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Voice Mail capability:
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If leaving a message please
speak slowly and distinctly
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EMAIL:
jaolough@oaklandcc.edu
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WWW: I have set up two sites
on the Web where you can obtain copies of the syllabus, calendar
and current handouts
if you were absent when these were handed out in class.
Only current handouts will be available.
You can access my Web page from home, the library, or any
computer by linking to
one of the following:
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http://www.oaklandcc.edu/or-eng/jaolough
(no class handouts here)
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or
Go to Blackboard’s home page (http://online2.oaklandcc.edu)
or from OCC’s home page, choose Distance Learning, then
Blackboard. Once
there, login. Choose
the course you are registered in listed on the right side of the
page. Once in the
proper course make choices from the buttons on the left side of
the page.
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OFFICE
HOURS: iMMEDIATELY AFTER CLASS
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Further
Assistance:
English Department Office: G 110
248.522.3576
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ASC:
Academic
Support
Center
: Tutoring Assistance available;
Computers available
for writing and printing papers
Location: Lower
level K Building 248.522.3435
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PASS Office:
Help for students with learning disabilities
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Location:
Lower level K Building
248.522.3480
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Students
requiring special assistance (including those affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act) should contact the PASS
office, which will inform the instructor of any special conditions
pertaining to their learning.
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TEXT:
no required text.
Handouts will be given out as needed
throughout the semester
to explain and summarize course material and assignment
requirements
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CATALOG
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Prerequisite:
ENG 1510.
Students
will write persuasive and argumentative papers. They will acquire skills
in library research and use a process that includes critical thinking,
logical reasoning, and the investigation of primary and/or secondary
sources. Students will write a documented, academic research paper.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE COURSE:
• To
improve student understanding of the principles of convincing argument
and effective persuasion.
• To
improve critical and logical abilities in thinking, reading, and
writing.
• To
make students more effective at producing desired change in a known
audience.
• To
improve student abilities to do electronic research for a variety of
purposes, to come to valid conclusions from a body of evidence, and to
present those conclusions in a competent and effective manner.
ASSESSMENT:
How successful you are at attaining these objectives will be determined
by the conferences you have with me on preliminary drafts of your papers
and more importantly on what I see in the final drafts of those papers.
ATTENDANCE:
Mandatory. Attendance and participation will be considered in
determining a final grade for the course.
ASSIGNMENTS:
You will be required to do one research project using computerized
sources, come to valid conclusions about that research, and present
those conclusions in a competent manner. You are responsible for all
assigned readings, and for participation in assigned projects. To
demonstrate your mastery of the various skills emphasized in class, you
will be required to write two shorter papers. Weekly homework
assignments will be posted on our Blackboard site.
GRADING:
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Proposal Project
25%
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Persuasion Project
25%
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Research Project
45%
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Attendance/Participation
5%
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Class
Participation
Since
I do assign a grade for attendance, and since there is no text, your
grade will suffer if you develop a habit of missing classes. You must be
present to understand the assignments. Not understanding what’s
expected will result in your producing an inferior paper, forcing me to
give you an inferior grade.
Students
coming to class more than 10 minutes late will be marked absent for that
class session. If you have a special problem, see me.
FERPA
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal
law that protects the privacy of a student’s educational information.
It sets certain conditions on disclosing personally identifiable
information from records kept by postsecondary schools. FERPA
regulations also govern the disclosure of student information to third
parties.
Students
have the right to review and inspect their educational record.
Understand, however, that this right does not extend to include faculty
or counseling notes. Notes made only for professional use and not
intended to be shared with anyone else are not subject to review by the
student under FERPA.
No
information regarding student’s grades or class standing will be given
out over the phone or via email unless the student gives prior consent
in writing.
SOME
THINGS EXPECTED OF YOU IN THIS CLASS
The
purpose of class is to prepare you step by step for the assignments.
While I will help you in any way I can outside of class, this help
should supplement class explanation; it should not replace it. Do not
expect me to explain to you in a private conference what took 1-3 hours
to explain in class, if you were not there for the class.
Part of
the research project requires that you attend a series of conferences on
various steps in the research process. Your successful participation in
these conferences is a part of your research paper grade. Similar
conferences are required for each of your shorter papers.
ASSIGNMENT
REQUIREMENTS: The length of
the shorter papers should be 5-6 pages (word processed double
spaced). The length of the research paper will be 10-11 pages (word
processed double spaced). Assignments will be rejected if they do not
fulfill the requirements of the individual assignment.
Papers
are expected to be turned in on the due dates. Papers turned in late
will have their grade reduced according to their degree of lateness.
Late papers submitted more than three sessions late will not be
accepted.
Students
should always make and keep copies of their papers so that should a
paper get lost, the copy can be submitted in its place.
Plagiarism
Policy: If there is evidence
that you copied all or part of a paper, you will receive an F for that
paper with no chance to redo it.
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PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO automatic assigning of’W’ ‘WP’ or
‘I’ as a final grade by this instructor. Any student who does not go
through the formal drop procedure will be assigned a final grade based
on course work completed and course work uncompleted. Last day to
drop a class is Friday November 21.
Incompletes
will be given rarely and only for good, documented reasons. Students
granted an Incomplete grade must sign a contract with me spelling out
exactly what must be completed and when such work is due.
GENERAL
EDUCATION ATTRIBUTES:
General
Education is the foundation of every student’s program, regardless of
area of emphasis, and is intended to impart common knowledge,
intellectual concepts and attributes. Attributes specifically identified
for this course encourage you:
1) To
communicate effectively
2) To
think critically and creatively
3) To
learn independently and collaboratively
**What
appears in this syllabus reflects the intention of the instructor when
the syllabus was created. The instructor reserves the right to make
changes in course content and course requirements as circumstances
throughout the semester may require. All such changes will be announced
to the class as they become necessary.
