Cisco College
(Abilene Educational Center)
ENGL 1302 72 57 60 E4 E5 E6 40
Spring 2013
· Instructor: Kim Wombles
· Contact Information: office room 50, kwombles@gmail.com, kim.wombles@cisco.edu, cell 325-280-5376 (texting)
· Office Hours: M-R 11:45 to 12:45, W 1730-1830
· Course Description: ACGM / Cisco College Catalog Description: Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
· Course Structure and Credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 credit hours
· Prerequisites Engl 1301
· Transferability: yes
· Required Textbooks and/or Materials: Catch-22. Slaughterhouse-Five
§ Purpose and Goal of the Course Related to the College Mission: ACGM Learning Outcomes
§ Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
§ Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
§ Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
§ Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.
§ Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.
§ Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)
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· Learning Objectives and Methods of Assessment:
§ Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
§ Understand the importance of specifying audience and purpose and select appropriate communication choices.
§ Understand and apply basic principles of critical thinking, problem solving, and technical proficiency in the development of exposition and argument.
§ Recognize research as a discovery process with the goal of engaging in an intellectual community to re-shape impersonal data into meaningful knowledge applicable to relevant topics.
§ Utilize research for a variety of purposes, i.e., analyze, synthesize, evaluate, test, assert, hypothesize, and interpret.
§ Utilize a variety of research methods in all writing assignments.
§ Critically respond to relevant research to inform and support a position.
§ Practice formal, academic style.
§ Produce an essay documented and formatted according to MLA guidelines.
Methods of Assessment: Essays, quizzes, tests, and in-class assignments
· Grading Policy: Daily Grades, Major Essays, Major tests equally weighted.
· Major Units of Study: MLA format, grammar, research writing, database usage, essay writing, textual and literary analysis
· Student Conduct and College Policies Students are expected to follow all classroom policies listed in the course syllabus. College-wide policies can be found in the College Catalog, the Student Handbook and on the college website. No more than 4 unexcused absences and a failing average or student may be dropped.
Notices
· Course Content College-level courses may include controversial, sensitive, and/or adult material. Students are expected to have the readiness for college-level rigor and content.
· Academic Integrity It is the intent of Cisco College to foster a spirit of complete honesty and a high standard of integrity. The attempt of students to present as their own any work they have not honestly performed is regarded by the faculty and administration as a serious offense and renders the offender liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension.
· Changes to the Syllabus The schedule and procedures in this syllabus are subject to change if deemed appropriate by the instructor.
· Students with Special Needs Students who qualify for specific accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should notify the instructor the first week of class. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the necessary documentation to the Special Populations Coordinator.
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· Student Conduct
o General Student Conduct Statement: Students are expected to take responsibility in helping to maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from the time spent in class, students are prohibited from making offensive remarks, reading material not related to class, sleeping, or engaging in any other form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom shall result, at a minimum, in a request to leave class. A more detailed list of inappropriate behaviors is found in the current student handbook.
o Student Technology Use in Classroom Policy: Students should silence all communication devices, which include but are not limited to phones, pagers, recorders, palm devices, and laptops. No communications devices should be visible on desks during class unless otherwise directed by the instructor as part of a class activity or approved by the instructor for note-taking. An exception to this policy may occur due to college-wide emergency notification. If a pressing situation requires communication during class, notify the instructor before class begins, sit near the door and quietly exit the classroom before answering any communication. In testing situations, use of any communication, electronic, or data storage device for a reason other than college emergencies or a use specified by the instructor, may lead to a charge of academic dishonesty.