English 102 (English Composition 2) Syllabus
This course meets the College of Southern Idaho requirements for a General Education Course in the area of Written Communication. Upon completion of a course in this category, students are able to demonstrate the following competencies:
? Use flexible writing process strategies to generate, develop, revise, edit, and proofread texts. ? Adopt strategies and genre appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
? Use inquiry-based strategies to conduct research that explores multiple and diverse ideas and perspectives, appropriate to the rhetorical context
. ? Use rhetorically appropriate strategies to evaluate, represent, and respond to the ideas and research of others.
? Address readers? biases and assumptions with well-developed evidence-based reasoning
. ? Use appropriate conventions for integrating, citing, and documenting source material as well as for surface-level language and style. At the end of English 101 and 102, student achievement of the above objectives will be measured via electronic outcomes assessment essays and/or portfolios. Course Description: English 102 furthers the composition skills developed in English 101, focusing on critical reading, writing, and research. Students will write expository and persuasive essays, using literary and/or interdisciplinary materials. This course also requires a researched essay. Prerequisites: You must have completed English 101 successfully, or you must have achieved the appropriate placement exam score (COMPASS 95, SAT 570, or ACT 25) to enroll in English 102. Required Text and Supplies: The Little Seagull, 2nd ed., by Richard Bullock (recommended) Loose-leaf notebook for writing and taking notes Internet access to Canvas for submitting assignments and essays A portable storage drive for saving your work files or cloud alternative (e.g. Dropbox) Course Objectives: Students? work will demonstrate that they can:
? Produce writing that makes a claim and supports it with sustained, specific, organized, coherent, and unified evidence, whether the writing is self-generated or researched ? Produce writing that is stylistically appropriate and shows awareness of audience and rhetorical situation ? Produce writing that makes appropriate use of sources in quotations, paraphrases, and summaries to develop and/or support a claim ? Produce writing that is documented according to convention, both in-text and on MLA Works Cited and APA References pages
? Produce writing that exhibits relatively few mechanical, grammatical, usage, and spelling errors. ? Discuss the writing process and rhetorical strategies in meaningful ways Outcomes Assessment: At the end of the semester, students will upload an electronic version of each essay they have written for this class onto the CSI OA system for departmental review. Policies and Procedures: ? Always bring your working drafts to class. ? Always maintain a backup of all of your work. ? If you stop attending class before the term ends, college policy mandates that you are responsible for dropping the course. If you are no longer attending but your name appears on the final grade sheet, you will receive an F for the class.
? Please silence your cell phone before entering the classroom. Browsing on smartphones/tablets/laptops is only allowed during class as it relates to course work. (Please don?t text or peruse social media, email, news, etc. while we are in class.)
? Please be considerate of others in the classroom and do your part to contribute to a positive learning environment free from disruption. Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct for more information (www.csi.edu/studenthandbook). Attendance: A major element of a college education involves acquiring a dual sense of responsibility and accountability. In this class, this means the following: Attending every class meeting and completing writing assignments are essential to mastering the subject matter. I will take roll every class. Every unexcused absence means a deduction from your final grade (determined by how often your section meets). I recognize that certain circumstances (illness, verified school activities, work conflicts) may occasionally prevent you from attending class; however, please note the catalog states, ?Students who miss class or are absent for any reason, are still responsible for completing all course requirements.?
If you are absent and feel it should be excused, please communicate with me in a timely manner, otherwise you will receive a grade deduction at the end of the semester. Additionally, according to the current catalog, when the number of class hours absent exceeds twice the number of course credits, I have the authority to fail you in the course and may exercise the right depending on the scenario. Also, if you miss more than two class meetings consecutively without contacting me, I will assume you have dropped the class. It is your responsibility to drop the class. A student may drop a course or all courses prior to the end of late registration (first Friday of the term) without it being recorded on the student?s official transcript. A student initiated drop after the late registration period is considered a withdrawal, and results in the grade of W. Students may drop courses online until the end of the late registration period. In order to withdraw from one or more courses following late registration, a completed registration form is required. Instructions on the form indicate when a signature of instructor and/or Financial Aid advisor is required. The completed form may be submitted to Admissions & Records or any off-campus center. Students may withdraw from courses which are less than a full semester in length until 75% of the course meetings have elapsed. No course may be withdrawn from after 75% of the course has elapsed.
Class Work: As might be expected, the class requires a great deal of research, reading, and writing: students will respond in writing to several assignments as well as write, submit, revise, and resubmit three essays. Please allot your time accordingly to accomplish most of this work out of class. Students are expected to participate in classroom discussions and project/peer groups. Students must submit drafts and final versions of each essay to be eligible for credit. All assignments should be completed and turned in on time. Each essay will have a specific due date, and I will remind you of due dates in class. You must submit a substantial, good-faith response for each essay in order to be eligible for a grade. I reserve the right to determine what constitutes a substantial, good-faith response. All assignments must be typed and submitted in Canvas.
Late work is not accepted (please contact me for possible exceptions). A portfolio of your written essays will be due at the end of the semester and submitted for outcomes assessment. This portfolio will in a large part determine your course grade, which is calculated in three parts by a holistic assessment completed by yourself, your peers, and your instructor. In preparing the portfolio, it is expected that you will revise each essay that has been submitted and evaluated during the semester. Essays and class assignments will not receive letter or number grades, but written feedback from your instructor and peers. It is expected that the portfolio will represent your best evolving work of the course and not just a collection of submitted essays and assignments. Your final course grade is also determined holistically by your attendance and participation in class. You will be guaranteed a passing grade in this class if you meet the attendance requirements, submit all course work on time and respond thoughtfully to your own and your peer?s work in class. A higher grade than passing must be earned by effort and attitude reflective of someone doing more than just ?getting by.? Grading Weights:
Your grade will be based on the following writing assignment weights and attendance as collected in your portfolio: Essay 1 = 15, Essay 2 = 25, Essay 3 = 30; Total for essays 70% Writing opps & attendance 30% Total 100% A = 100-90 pts., B = 89-80 pts., C = 79-70 pts., D = 69-60 pts., F = 59 pts. or less Plagiarism:

When you read other texts in order to supplement, advance, or generate your own ideas, you need to give credit to the author(s), whether you directly quote them or not. The undocumented use of someone else’s writing can constitute grounds for failure. And, of course, you know that submitting the work of someone else as your own is plagiarism. Plagiarism will result in zero points earned for the assignment and possible failure of the course. Please talk to me if you have questions about documentation. CSI Email: Since email is the primary source of written communication with students, all registered CSI students get a college email account. Student e-mail addresses have the following format:
@eaglemail.csi.edu where
is a name selected by the student as a part of activating his/her account. Students activate their accounts and check their CSI e-mail online at http://eaglemail.csi.edu. Instructors and various offices send messages to these student accounts. Students must check their CSI e-mail accounts regularly to avoid missing important messages and deadlines. At the beginning of each semester free training sessions are offered to students who need help in using their accounts. Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability may be eligible for related accommodations. To determine eligibility and secure services, students should contact the Coordinator of Disability Services at their first opportunity after registration for a class. Student Disability Services is located on the second floor of the Taylor Building on the Twin Falls campus. Call 208-732-6260 or e-mail Marita DeBoard: [email protected]. Online Course Evaluation: Students are strongly encouraged to complete evaluations at the end of the course. Evaluations are very important to assist the teaching faculty in continually improving the course.
Evaluations are available online through MyCSI (http://mycsi.csi.edu) by clicking on the CoursEval tab in the yellow navigation bar at the top of the MyCSI website once you are successfully logged-in. Students will receive an email when the evaluation becomes available and then have up to two weeks to submit the evaluation before the end of the course. The last day to complete an evaluation is the last day of the course. Evaluations are anonymous and are not available to faculty until after grades are submitted. CSI Campus Security: The College of Southern Idaho is committed to providing safe campuses for all students. Currently in place is an Emergency Notification System (RAVE) that provides information relating to an emergency on any CSI campus. This information is delivered electronically and can be received by all phone numbers and internet-equipped computers identified by the student. Registration is automatic when students register and contact information can be customized online (http://www.csi.edu/alert/) as necessary.
The Twin Falls campus is also equipped with an Emergency Warning ?Siren? that can be heard outside of buildings across campus. In the event of a signal, students arriving on campus should leave, and others should proceed with caution to avoid the emergency area. Students are encouraged to report any emergency (medical, criminal, behavioral, etc.) that is cause for action. Do this by calling 911 regardless of which campus you are on. If you are on the Twin Falls campus, also call Campus Security at 732-6605 after placing the 911 call (the Twin Falls campus has security personnel available 24/7). Nondiscrimination Statement: It is the policy of the College of Southern Idaho to comply with all federal, state and local authorities requiring nondiscrimination, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Executive Orders 12898 (Environmental Justice) and 13166 (Limited English Proficiency).
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Please see the Academic Integrity Website for more information. Learning Assistance Center: The Learning Assistance Center in Room 201 of the Meyerhoeffer Building is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tutoring is available on a drop-in basis from faculty and peer tutors. Tutoring schedules are available at www.csi.edu/ip/adc/lap/schedules.htm. Students may also use computers and study tables.
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