ENGL 1120: RHETORIC AND RESEARCH
THREE CREDIT HOURS
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS
2012-2012
TEXTSBallenger, Bruce. The Curious Researcher. 7th ed. New York: Longman, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-205-17287-0
Hacker, Diana, and Nancy Sommers. A Pocket Style Manual. 6th edition. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2012.
Print. ISBN: 978-0-312-54254-2.
PREREQUISITE
Grade of C- or better in ENGL 1100/1110 or waiver of ENGL 1100/1110 by the AU Placement Essay or by acceptable transfer credit from another institution.
OBJECTIVES
As required by the liberal arts curriculum, at the end of this course students will demonstrate the ability to write a college-level research paper, through meeting the following objectives:
- To learn to write essays based on diverse sources (i.e. oral, print, electronic).
- To apply strategies of the writing process to essays based on sources.
- To annotate, summarize, paraphrase, and quote sources.
- To analyze, synthesize, and write critically about information gathered from sources.
- To locate and evaluate sources.
- To integrate their own ideas with those of others.
- To use the most prominently employed methods of documentation in research (MLA and APA).
- To control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Satisfactory completion of the writing sequence is one of the requirements of the Liberal Arts Program of Anderson University for all baccalaureate degree students, and this course applies to the “Use of the English Language” area in Part V of the liberal arts curriculum. This requirement stipulates that you must pass ENGL 1120 with a grade of C- or better. Therefore, should your final grade be a D+ or lower, you will be required to repeat ENGL 1120. Some majors may require a C. (Students who entered AU prior to September 2002 will meet the Liberal Arts requirements with a D.)
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
- Assigned readings and exercises from the textbooks.
- Short writing assignments and quizzes.
- Preliminary assignments and drafts leading to the three major papers. (A paper will not be accepted unless you complete all steps in the writing process, as assigned.)
- Three major writing assignments submitted within the assigned time frame, according to your instructor’s written policy, in acceptable typewritten form. To receive a passing grade in ENGL 1120, you must submit all of the major writing assignments. (Late penalties will be determined by each instructor’s written policy.)
- Final exam.
GRADING POLICY
Your final grade will be arrived at in the following manner:
Essay 1 200 points
Essay 2 200 points
Essay 3 200 points
Quiz/homework/class participation 100 points
Final exam 100 points
*Instructors may assign a fourth major writing assignment worth an additional 200 points.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance in a writing class is essential;
every new assignment will build on skills developed during the previous
one. Therefore, you are expected to attend every class session. Poor
attendance will seriously affect your final grade; according to official
Anderson University policy, you may be directly penalized after your
number of absences exceeds the number of class meeting hours per week.
For more information concerning this matter, please read your
instructor's individual attendance policy.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT POLICY STATEMENT ON ABSENCES DUE TO PARTICIPATION IN A UNIVERSITY-SANCTIONED ACTIVITY:
Any
student who must miss a class session for a university-sanctioned
activity (athletic events, musical performances, debate team events,
etc.) must notify the instructor in writing at least two class sessions
in advance of that absence so that she or he can complete and submit in
advance, according to the instructor’s directions, any work that will be
due on the day when the student will miss. (The nature of some work,
of course, may not lend itself to being completed outside of class.)
The instructor is not required to accept any work that was due on the
date of absence after that absence has occurred. Finally, the
university’s attendance policy permits the instructor to reject any
make-up work for any absence that exceeds the number of class meeting
hours per week (see page 31 in the Anderson University Undergraduate
College Catalog, 2006-2008).
THE WRITING CENTER
The
Writing Center is part of the Kissinger Learning Center which houses
free tutorial services. Call 641-4225 for an appointment. If you have
special problems that might affect your performance in this class, you
should notify the instructor during the first week of school.
Arrangements can be made for you to work closely with a special
instructor or a tutor in the Kissinger Learning Center.
STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM
In most situations when a student is caught plagiarizing, that student will fail this course.
School Policy:
Plagiarism is dishonesty. A plagiarized paper will receive a grade of
no credit (0), and that grade will count double the original value of
the assignment. In accordance with the Anderson University plagiarism
policy, if you plagiarize, your act of dishonesty will be reported to
the Dean of the College. Two such reports may lead to your dismissal
from the university.
Definition: "Plagiarism" is the
inappropriate use of someone else’s written work. If you ask someone
else to write an assignment for you, or if you re-copy and turn in as
your own writing someone else's words, in whole or in part, or if you
start with someone else's writing and change the words around, you have
plagiarized. Another form of plagiarism is the use of ideas, words, or
phrases from published works without proper documentation, including
purchasing and submitting essays from the Internet.
GUIDANCE
Please
come to your instructor’s office, during office hours or by
appointment, when you have questions or need help. We welcome this
chance to get to know you better.