COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
English Department
Summer Quarter 2012

COURSE AND NUMBER: ENGL 102–Essay and Research

CREDITS: 3 CLASS HOURS PER WEEK: 3 LAB HOURS: 0

PREREQUISITES: A grade of "C" or higher in ENGL 101, Transfer Credit for 101, or Proficiency Credit

CONTACT INFORMATION:
English Department Phone: 614-287-2531 English Department Fax: 614-287-5375
Instructor: Bo Clary
Office: Nestor Hall 325 Mailbox: Nestor Hall 420 Email:rclary@cscc.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

** Students must use Columbus State email addresses when contacting their instructors. I will reply, whenever possible, within two business days to any emails that require a response. Assignments should not be submitted via email unless special permission is given by the instructor on a given assignment. All assignments are provided on your course schedules.

DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE:
ENGL 102 is a continuation of ENGL 101 expanded to include more critical reading, reasoned analyses, research techniques, and research paper writing using documentation format appropriate to the essay’s content.

GOALS OF COURSE:
By the end of the course, students will:
1. 1. Be able to investigate and analyze multiple perspectives on a variety of subjects.
2. 2. Practice a variety of research methods which includes locating and evaluating valid evidence from reliable sources.
3. 3. Produce and refine through process, audience-appropriate texts that responsibly and effectively incorporate primary and secondary sources in support of a controlling idea.
4. 4. Evaluate rhetorical situations in reading, writing, and responding to texts.
5. 5. Construct, develop, and support their own ideas presented in the form of a logical and well-reasoned analysis that responsibly and effectively incorporates multiple texts.
6. 6. Demonstrate how the relationship among literacy practices; constructions of power; and personal and social contexts, such as race, gender, class, and institutional settings can effect personal and social change.

GENERAL EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES:
Columbus State Community College has defined the general learning outcomes that all students are expected to acquire before they graduate. Essay and Research addresses the General Educational Outcomes as described. (The degree to which each outcome is met will depend on the types of topics the students choose for their essays and the instructor's selection of readings.)

Critical Thinking
-analyze information by reading and discussing professional and student writings on current issues
-synthesize, integrate, and connect information by writing researched essays
-demonstrate awareness between objective and subjective information (facts and opinions)
-demonstrate ability to recognize, define, and analyze a variety of texts
-examine issues by reading various texts and research materials
-identify personal assumptions through readings, class discussions, and research
-draw inferences and conclusions

Effective Communication
-write clearly and effectively in standard English appropriate to the audience, technology, and purpose by completing formal essay assignments and informal assessments
-utilize the appropriate methodology and rhetorical devices to write papers that are soundly and logically developed
-speak clearly and effectively in standard English appropriate to the audience, technology, and purpose by discussing assigned professional and student writings in class
-listen actively with understanding by participating in class discussions
-demonstrate reading comprehension at the appropriate course level by discussing and writing about assigned readings
-demonstrate public speaking skills

Community and Civic Responsibility
-work collaboratively and engage in group decision making by reading student papers, discussing suggestions for improvement (peer revision and editing), and participating in discussion groups
-recognize individual rights and responsibilities of group membership by examining how power operates within and between community groups
-demonstrate understanding of the value of human diversity by reading and discussing professional and student writings on topical issues
-utilize conflict resolution strategies
-demonstrate an understanding of the role of ethics in life and work by acknowledging all borrowed sources used in academic writing

Quantitative Literacy
-interpret and evaluate statistical data when appropriate for assignments

Scientific and Technological Effectiveness
-demonstrate effective use of electronic source material

Information Literacy
-demonstrate the ability to select and organize the appropriate amount of information (quantity) and to discern and arrange credible and relevant information (quality) in essays
-locate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources and incorporate them into an extended essay
-demonstrate understanding of the difference between primary and secondary sources and their purpose in supporting an argument
-document all borrowed material using a documentation style appropriate to the subject/audience, such as MLA, APA, etc.

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT:
Columbus State Community College is committed to assessment (measurement) of student achievement of academic outcomes. This process addresses the issues of what you need to learn in your program of study and if you are learning what you need to learn. The assessment program at Columbus State has four specific and interrelated purposes: to improve student academic achievement to improve teaching strategies to document successes and identify opportunities for program improvement to provide evidence for institutional effectiveness.
In class you are assessed and graded on your achievement of the outcomes for this course. You may also be required to participate in broader assessment activities.

TEXTBOOKS:
Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. The Blair Reader. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011.
Fulwiler, Toby, and Alan R. Hayakawa. The Blair Handbook. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
Handouts, in-class and out-of-class writing, group work, peer revision and editing, writing workshops, individual conferences, laboratory work. Lecture/discussion of assigned readings and techniques for critical analysis. Discussion of library tools and research methods. Process techniques for working through steps of research project.

COURSEWORK EXPECTATIONS:
Columbus State’s policy states that students at schools receiving funds from the State of Ohio should be expected to do 30 hours of work for each credit earned. That means students should expect to spend about 2 hours on work outside of class for each hour spent in class (Policy Number 5-05). Students need to be aware of their out-of-class responsibilities, and that the inability to fulfill the requirements for a course may result in failure

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Because this course requires class participation, interpersonal interaction, and peer review, students are expected to attend all classes for the full class time or participate actively in online courses as required. Students who have more than the equivalent of one week of absence may find their grades seriously affected; those who have more than the equivalent of two weeks of absence may be in danger of failing the course. Students must attend class in order to participate in class; therefore, absences and tardiness will result in an automatic reduction in participation points. I expect students to arrive promptly to our class. Online courses require active weekly participation including submission of weekly assignments and weekly postings to the discussion board.

LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY:
Assignments are due within the first five minutes of class on the posted due date or by midnight on Sundays for online courses. I do not accept late homework assignments including journals and reading responses. I do not allow make-ups of peer review sessions or in-class self-review activities, which must be done in class with your class peers (or online, for web courses).

For online students, any required online discussion postings must be done on time for credit. Most online discussion board postings require that students post a minimum of 75 words in their initial post and also respond to at least two other student posts for full credit.

I will allow essay assignments to be submitted late – with a penalty. Final essays that are not submitted by the date and time due will receive 10% off and may only be submitted up to one week late. There will be NO exceptions to this rule. Students in online courses are responsible for submitting assignments correctly for credit – as rich text files and all work within ONE file. If you are having problems with using the assignment feature in Blackboard to submit assignments, please contact the Help Desk.

STANDARDS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATION:
20% - Essay #1: Focused Narrative: Exploring a Rhetorical Situation within a Community and Locating, Incorporating, and Crediting a Secondary Source (4 pages/1000 words) 20% - Essay #2: Cultural Critique: Exploring How Conversations are Developed and Negotiated within Communities/Texts and Locating, Incorporating, and Crediting Multiple Sources (4 pages/1000 words) 25% - Essay #3: Research Synthesis & Persuasion: Selecting, Sustaining, and Supporting an Original Topic and Exploring How Constructions of Power Operate While Engaging in Varied Research Methods (5-8 pages/1250-2000 words)

15% - Final Assessment: Reflective Self-Assessment

20% - Other: Journals, writing process work, writing exercises, reading responses, discussions, participation

GRADING SCALE:
90-100=A 80-89=B 70-79=C 65-69=D Below 65=E

WRITING PROCESS POLICY:
Essays, including drafts, must be typed and submitted with all requested process work to the instructor. If an essay is submitted without any process work or without a works cited page, you will receive a 0 for that assignment. Draft essays without works cited pages will not be reviewed. You must submit any written instructor comments given during drafting process (online students can paste their draft documents into the revision submissions). I will provide grades on assignments within one and a half weeks of submission, whenever possible.
ESSAY AND RESEARCH PROFICIENCY:
Students MUST leave Essay and Research with the ability to construct, develop, and support their own ideas presented in the form of a logical and well-reasoned analysis that responsibly and effectively incorporates multiple texts. To demonstrate proficiency in ENGL 102 and to pass the course, students must earn a "C" or better. Students who receive a "D" as a final grade may not enroll in any subsequent Communication Skills courses for which 102 is a prerequisite (e.g., ENGL 200, literature courses, etc.). Students must submit all assigned essays to pass the class.

TUTORING SERVICES:
The Writing Center (245 Franklin Hall, 614-287-5717) is a free service that may be beneficial to you. The Writing Center also offers tutoring services at the Dublin and Westerville sites. Students also have access to the Online Writing Center, a free service that can be accessed through the Blackboard site under My Communities. Some students may be asked by the instructor to use these writing centers for assistance with specific writing problems encountered during English 102. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT:
As an enrolled student at Columbus State Community College, you have agreed to abide by the Student Code of Conduct as outlined in the Student Handbook. You should familiarize yourself with the Code. The Columbus State Community expects you to exhibit high standards of integrity, respect, and responsibility. Any confirmed incidence of misconduct, including plagiarism and other forms of cheating, will be treated seriously and in accordance with
College Policy and Procedure 7-1-0. Academic misconduct (cheating) is described as:
 Using open textbooks, notes, electronic devices, or other assistance during an examination, except those that have been authorized by the instructor.
 Copying from another person’s work during an examination.
 Collaborating with another person on an assignment in a manner not authorized by the instructor.
 Obtaining, distributing, or using the contents of an unadministered test.
 Substituting for another student or permitting any person to substitute for oneself in an examination.
 Submitting an assignment purporting to be the student’s original work which has been wholly or partly created by another person.
 Presenting as one’s own ideas, organization, or wording of another person without acknowledgement of sources.
 Knowingly permitting one’s own work to be submitted by another student as if it were the student’s own.

Plagiarism (English Department Policy):
Plagiarism, such as borrowing passages or whole documents from the Internet or other sources, and presenting another author’s actual words, ideas, organization, or conclusions as one’s own, will not be tolerated. Students who borrow another writer’s material must document their sources accordingly. Students who present as their own the material written by others will be reported to the Dean of Student Life and penalized. A confidential record of the incident will be kept on file pursuant to the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Because the penalty is severe, ranging from zero for the assignment to failing for the course to academic dismissal, all students should avoid the slightest hint that they have used borrowed material without giving credit. FINANCIAL AID ATTENDANCE REPORTING:
Columbus State is required by federal law to verify the enrollment of students who participate in Federal Title IV student aid programs and/or who receive educational benefits through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. It is the responsibility of the College to identify students who do not commence attendance or who stop attendance in any course for which they are registered and paid. Non-attendance is reported quarterly by each instructor and results in a student being administratively withdrawn from the class section. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for information regarding the impact of course withdrawals on financial aid eligibility. Instructors will electronically report your last date of attendance at the time of time reporting is required. If you are systematically dropped due to lack of attendance, I will not give you permission to re-enroll in the course.

WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSE:
If you decide to drop this course, you must do so officially. Failure to withdraw officially from a course will result in a failing grade recorded on your transcript. Schedule Adjustment Forms are available from the Counseling/Advising Center or the Registration Office. The deadline for withdrawing is during the seventh week of the quarter.

AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT:
It is the college policy to provide reasonable accommodations to students. If you would like to request such accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please contact your instructor and the Department of Disability Services, 101 Eibling Hall (287-2570).

WEATHER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
Columbus State rarely closes for severe weather; however, if the college does close, major stations will carry such information. Assignments due on the day that the college is closed will be due the next scheduled class period. Students who live in areas which fall under a Level 3 Emergency (all roadways closed to non-emergency personnel) should not attempt to drive to the college even if classes are in session. However, students who miss class because of a Level 3 Emergency in their area are still responsible for assignments as indicated on the syllabus. It is your responsibility to contact me to determine how to make up the missed assignment.

GENERAL CLASSROOM CONDUCT:
The intent of our class discussions and topics is to focus on ideas, NOT feelings. Please respect a person’s right to speak during class discussion, including me. Online discussions should exhibit professional and respectful language.

For students who meet in the classroom, please turn off communication devices (mobile phones, pagers, etc.) during class to the point that no one knows you even possess such a device. You will be asked to leave if I see or hear your electronic devices! Visitors or recording devices are not permitted in the classroom without advanced permission from the instructor. Please do not bring children to class or leave them unsupervised in the building. Per college rules, there should be no eating, drinking or tobacco use in the classroom.