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GeneralChemistry I Syllabus

Dallas College Brookhaven Campus

Instructor Information

Name: Dr. Alan Blakely

DCCCD Email: ablakely@dcccd.edu

Office Phone: (

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72) 860-4945

Office Location: X3040A

Office Hours:

M

10:00 am-12:00 pm

Virtual

T

2:30-4:30 pm

Virtual

Division Office and Phone: K224, (972) 860-4750

I typically respond to emails from students within 24 hours. However, over the weekend and holiday periods responses may be delayed. Find out more about

contacting your instructor

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Course Information

Course Title: General Chemistry I

Course Number: CHEM 1411

Section Number: 22003

Semester/Year: Spring 2021

Credit Hours: 4

Class Meeting Time/Location: T 9:30-12:10 in X3033 for Lab

Certification Date: Feb. 1

Last Day to Withdraw: April 15

Course Prerequisites

MATH 1314 or equivalent academic preparation.

Course Description

Fundamental principles of chemistry for majors in the sciences, health sciences, and engineering; topics include measurements, fundamental properties of matter, states of matter, chemical reactions, chemical stoichiometry, periodicity of elemental properties, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, solutions, properties of gases, and an introduction to thermodynamics and descriptive chemistry. Basic laboratory experiments will reinforce theoretical principles of general chemistry, introduction of the scientific method, experimental design, data collection and analysis, and preparation of laboratory reports. High school chemistry, CHEM 1405 or the equivalent are strongly recommended. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4005015403

Required Course Materials

If your Dallas College course requires learning materials they will be provided as part of the

IncludED program

(dcccd.edu/included) or as free materials you can access in your online course shell.

If you opt out of the IncludED program, you are responsible for obtaining all your required learning materials by the first day of the class. For more details, see

Institutional Policies

.

Required Materials Provided as Part of your IncludEd Program

Chemistry, 8th Ed., Robinson, McMurry, & Fay

Required Materials Not Part of Included

General Chemistry I Laboratory Manual, Download experiments from the 1411 Community site on eCampus

Student Lab Notebook, Hayden-McNeil

Scientific Calculator. (NO Cell Phones, PDA, other devices able to store text for Calculators!)

You must purchase safety goggles for the laboratory.

Graded Work

The tables below provide a summary of the graded work in this course and an explanation of how your final course grade will be calculated.

Summary of Graded Work

Assignments

Percentage of Final Grade

2 Midterm Exams

25%

Weeks of Feb. 22 and April 12

Final Exam

30%

Week of May 10

Chapter Homework

15%

Challenge Problems

10%

Lab

20%

Final Grade

Percentages

Letter Grade

90-100%

A

80-89%

B

70-79%

C

60-69%

D

0-59%

F

Description of Graded Work

Exams: Midterms will cover new material presented since the previous exam. These exams will be closed note/closed book exams and will contain a variety of question styles including multiple choice, show your work, short answer, explain, etc. The Final is cumulative and will contain questions applicable to all material covered in the course. This will be entirely multiple choice and will be drawn from the American Chemical Society general chemistry exam. Notify me as soon as possible if you know in advance that you are going to miss an exam or if you miss an exam due to illness.

Chapter Homework: Students should work all of the problems at the end of the chapter in order to be prepared for exams. Homework to be graded and used as part of the course grade will be be given on eCampus under the Homework Assignments tab. Assigned homework is due at the beginning of class; turn in all of the assigned problems for the current chapter. A grade of zero will be given for a missed homework assignment. Homework for a chapter will be due after we have finished discussing the chapter.

Challenge Problems

These are shorter homework sets that will focus on conceptual application. There will be 4 challenge problem sets during the semester.

Extra Credit: There is one opportunity for extra credit for this course. Turn in copies of the filled out first page of 3 scholarship applications to earn an extra 2.3% on your final grade. For online scholarships, it may be more appropriate to print out a copy of the submission confirmation page instead of the application page. Either is acceptable. To receive credit, these must be turned in by April 23. (See below for more information on scholarships.)

Scholarships: Paying for college is frequently a challenge. Most people are unaware of the amount of free money available to college students. Many scholarships are available through organizations, churches, etc., and they are not always tied to grades. There are a larger number of free and subscription search engines that will help you locate scholarship sources (type “college scholarship search” into the search bar in your internet browser) to turn up lots of options. One free search site that I have found valuable:

College Board Scholarship Search

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Labs:
Labs are an important part of the chemistry experience; they help you connect theory discussed in lecture with real-world observations. Participation in laboratory activities is mandatory. The lab portion of the course is accessed through an eCampus Community called BHC-CHEM-1411-LAB. You can access the lab community by clicking on the Community tab located at the top of the eCampus screen. Once in the Lab Community, click on the Experiments menu button.

Some laboratory activities will take place in the chemistry laboratory. These experiments require significant pre-lab preparation as described below, and they will also require a full lab report as part of the assignment. Complete instructions for writing a lab report can be found in your course shell as well as in the laboratory community.

Other laboratory activities are “dry labs:” worksheets that allow you to practice manipulating ideas or data connected to laboratory work. These may be downloaded from the laboratory community, and they will be submitted digitally through the community.

Chemistry Laboratory Policies and Information

Pre-lab Activity

Brookhaven chemistry experiments require a pre‐lab activity. The purpose of the pre-lab is to ensure that you understand the experiment and all related safety procedures.

All of your written materials for your experiments- pre-lab materials, material from the lab itself, and post-lab materials should be hand-written in your laboratory notebook. Graphs are the exception to this- some experiments will include computer generated graphs that should be printed out and included with your final report.

Be sure you know how to do all the calculations required in the experiment prior to coming to lab. If you can’t do the calculations, then seek help before lab.

If you have not completed the pre-lab correctly, and in full, you will not be permitted to attend lab.

The Experiment

There will be a short safety and technique discussion and demonstration at the beginning of each lab period. If you come to lab late, you will not be admitted to the lab class. Observations, data collection, and some results will be completed in lab.

You are expected to wear appropriate clothing and protective eyewear (fully-enclosed goggles) at all times. No flip-flops or open-toed shoes are permitted in the chemistry laboratory.

Post Lab

At the end of lab you will write your lab report. You may discuss your results with other students but your report is an individual effort. Be careful not to plagiarize. Lab reports are due at the end of the lab period on the completion of the experiment. Late reports will not be accepted. The quality of calculations and reasoning will have as much impact on your grade as your experimental results.

Lab Grade Policy

IMPORTANT: Since you will receive a single transcripted grade for both lecture and lab, you must earn an overall grade of 70% for the lab portion of this course, in order to pass the class. Failure to complete and submit any lab, will result in a grade of zero for that lab, and could jeopardize your chances of passing the lecture portion of the class.

Late Work Policy

Late work is not accepted. Missed work will be recorded as a zero in the grade book. Individual exceptions to this policy can be discussed on a case-by-case basis and are generally limited to extenuating circumstances such as illness.

Other Course Policies

When you are in class, it is expected that you will be engaged in the activities and material. If you are using your cellphone during class, you are telling me that you have mastered the current material and are ready for a quiz. Consequently, if I see someone using their cellphone during class, we will stop class for a quiz on the current lecture material. This quiz will count as a homework assignment.

Institutional Policies

Institutional Policies relating to this course can be accessed using the link below. These policies include information about tutoring, Disabilities Services, class drop and repeat options, Title IX, and more.

Brookhaven Institutional Policies

(http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/syllabipolicies)

Course Schedule

Topic

Readings & Assignments

Experimentation and Measurement

Chapter 1

Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

Chapter 2

Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions

Chapter 3

Reactions in Aqueous Solution

Chapter 4

Periodicity and the Electronic Structure of Atoms

Chapter 5

Ionic Compounds: Periodic Trends and Bonding Theory

Chapter 6

Covalent Bonding and Electron-Dot Structures

Chapter 7

Covalent Compounds: Bonding Theories and Molecular Structure

Chapter 8

Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy

Chapter 9

Gases: Their Properties and Behavior

Chapter 10

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this general chemistry course for science majors, students will:

1. Convert units of measure and demonstrate dimensional analysis skills.

2. Define the fundamental properties of matter. Classify matter, compounds, and chemical reactions.

3. Determine the basic nuclear and electronic structure of atoms.

4. Identify trends in chemical and physical properties of the elements using the Periodic Table.

5. Describe the bonding in and the shape of simple molecules and ions.

6. Solve stoichiometric problems.

7. Write chemical formulas.

8. Write and balance equations.

9. Use the rules of nomenclature to name chemical compounds.

10. Define the types and characteristics of chemical reactions.

11. Use the gas laws and basics of the Kinetic Molecular Theory to solve gas problems.

12. Determine the role of energy in physical changes and chemical reactions.

Upon successful completion of this laboratory portion of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate safe and proper handling of laboratory equipment and chemicals.

2. Use basic apparatus and apply experimental methodologies used in the chemistry laboratory.

3. Conduct basic laboratory experiments with proper laboratory techniques.

4. Make careful and accurate experimental observations.

5. Relate physical observations and measurements to theoretical principles.

6. Interpret laboratory results and experimental data, and reach logical conclusions.

7. Record experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks and communicate experimental results clearly in written reports.

8. Design fundamental experiments involving principles of chemistry.

9. Identify appropriate sources of information for conducting laboratory experiments involving principles of chemistry.

Texas Core Objectives

The College defines essential knowledge and skills that students need to develop during their college experience. These general education competencies parallel the Texas Core Objectives for Student Learning. In this course, the activities you engage in will give you the opportunity to practice two or more of the following core competencies:

1. Critical Thinking Skills – to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information

2. Communication Skills – to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication

3. Empirical and Quantitative Skills – to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions

4. Teamwork – to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

5. Personal Responsibility – to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making

6. Social Responsibility – to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

The guidelines and class schedule in this syllabus may be changed, deleted, or amended at any time verbally in class.

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HUMA-2323-52401. World Cultures Online

Spring, 2021 Three credit hours

Mark Curtis-Thames, Ph.D., Instructor

Contact: office A559. Email me

here

:

mthames@dcccd.edu

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Office hours: M 9:00-10:00a; T 1:00-2:00p; W 7:00-8:00a. Other times by appointment.

Humanities 2323 State Course Description

This course is a general study of diverse world cultures. Topics include cultural practices, social structures, religions, arts, and languages.

Humanities 2323 Instructor Course Annotation

This course is a specific study of the contribution of diverse world cultures to human life in the Americas. Topic are organized around the integration of the student’s cultural practices, religion, life project, and education given the social structures and history of the Americas.

Humanities 2323 State Student Learning Objectives

Demonstrate knowledge of common terms and concepts associated with the study of world cultures.

Articulate an informed personal response and critically analyze works in the arts and humanities from various world cultures.

Demonstrate awareness of multiple cultural perspectives by comparing and contrasting the cultural expressions of diverse world communities.

Analyze various cultures to navigate diverse cultural spaces and recognize different worldviews.

Demonstrate an understanding of geography and the location of different cultural groups in the world.

Humanities 2323 Instructor’s Student Learning Objectives

1) Demonstrate knowledge of cultural-anthropological, sociological, psychological, historical, and worldview perspectives on American humanness, organized around the Columbian Exchange.

2) Articulate an informed personal response to, and critically analyze, works in the arts and humanities found in Dallas, provenanced from various world cultures present in the Americas.

3) Demonstrate awareness of multiple cultural perspectives by comparing and contrasting the cultural expressions of diverse world cultures as they have been made in the Americas, including the various responses to intercultural encounter, evidenced in Dallas.

4) Analyze various cultures to navigate diverse cultural spaces in Dallas, and recognize different worldviews in Texas.

5) Demonstrate an awareness of the need for intercultural competence within intraAmerican life.

6) Demonstrate knowledge of PreColumbian American cultural diversity and accomplishment.

7) Demonstrate knowledge of the contents of the Columbian Exchange, and its path to contemporary globalization.

Details

See

here

for the student handbook.

See
here
for the El Centro core curriculum, transferable as is to any public university in Texas.

See
here
for dropping or withdrawing from the course.

See
here
and here (p. 5, number 11) and here for plagiarism and cheating. In humanities we respect your ideas more than anyone else, maybe even you, ever has. So whose idea is whose is a big deal. Plagiarism is claiming or even implying that somebody else’s idea is yours. Be clear when you write and speak as to whether an idea is yours, or one you got from someone else.

Written assignments are due at 11:59pm on the day listed.

Writing assignments may be turned in late; but it is 2/3 of a letter grade off for each 24-hour-period late. That is, one day late the best possible grade is not A+ but A-; two days late the best is a B; three days is a C+; four is C-; and five days late one must submit an A paper in order to receive a D. All items are to be submitted on paper unless otherwise specified. An email with assignment attached will give you a time stamp that stops the grade penalty.

Writing follows the Chicago humanities style (also called Notes and Bibliography or Turabian). You don’t have to be an expert. Just use the El Centro / Dallas College Library’s NoodleTools and other aids from the Library and Learning Center for assistance. See especially here. (This is the Philosophy libguide, not Humanities, because the resources I require are here.)

Indeed, I require that *all,* 100%, of your online research be conducted through the El Centro library philosophy site,

here

, or other El Centro library libguides. Google and Wikipedia are not accepted. Any site not accessed through the El Centro library will require my explicit permission.

I’m not kidding. Unapproved sources and the material based on them will be considered wrong, even if (incidentally) true. Submit candidate sites you discover for approval to me via email.

Info on the Learning Center for help with test-taking and writing is here. Other student help: adult resource center here. Counseling here.

Make-up of missed assignments is allowed when you have a documented medical or legal excuse, but not otherwise. The final, if any, may not be rescheduled or made up.

The texts are cheap. Buy them at our bookstore or anywhere. Get them via Learning Materials, IncludED, the Follett Bookstore, or any other manner.

Instructor’s Student Learning Objectives: Assignments

A. You will write three two-page reflections, on Paul Haggis’s 2004 film Crash (you may

substitute Spike Lee’s 1989 Do the Right Thing), Clint Eastwood’s 2008 Gran Torino,

and Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 Arrival. ISLOs 2, 3, 5.

B. You will write four one-to-two-page museum response papers. ISLOs 1, 2, 5, 6.

C. You will make a 2-5-minute video (or Collaborate live-stream) explaining a worldview other

than your own to a same-culture friend or relative. ISLOs 3, 4, 5, with documentation.

D. You will take two objective tests: one on Charles Mann’s 1491, AND one either on Mann’s

1493, OR Immanuel Wallerstein’s World Systems Analysi. ISLOs 1, 6, 7.

E. You will post your own response and comment on at least two of your fellow classmates’

posts in fora (plural of forum) in the Discussion Board.

Grading

Instructor Meeting 5%

Discussion Board fora 21% 7 @ 3% each.

Museum papers 24% 4 responses @ 6% ea.

Objective Test s 15% 2 @ 7.5% ea.

Worldview Presentation 20%

Paper Proposal 2.5%

Rough Draft 2.5%

Final Copy 5%

Presentation 10%

Film analysis 15% 3 @ 5% ea.

Required Materials.

Mann, Charles. 1491. New York: KnopfDoubleday, 2012. ISBN 978-0307278241.

Mann, Charles. 1493. New York: KnopfDoubleday, 2015.

Reynolds, Sana. Guide to Cross-Cultural Communication. Upper Saddle River: PrenticeHall,

2010. ISBN 978-0132157414.

Wallerstein, Immanuel. World Systems Analysis: An Introduction. 2004.

Americas Materials (Partial List). [See addendum at end of calendar.]

Ahlstrom, Sydney. A Religious History of the American People. Second edition. 2004.

Ali, Ayaan Hirsi. Nomad. 2011.

Berry, Wendell. Sex Economy Freedom Community. 1993.

Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. 1984.

Deloria, Vine, Jr. God Is Red. 2003.

“ The Metaphysics of Modern Existence. 1979.

De Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy in America. 1835.

Du Bois, W. E. B. Souls of Black Folk. 1903.

Faulkner, William. Absalom, Absalom. 1936.

Huntington, Samuel. The Clash of Civilizations. 2011.

Milner, Horace. “Body Ritual among the Nacirema.” 1954.

Peirce, Charles. “Evolutionary Love.” 1893.

**See addendum after Calendar.

Calendar

Week I

January 19 Post and comment in Discussion Board (DB) forum 1, Welcome and

Introductions.

Introduction to the Liberal Arts.

Introduction to the Humanities.

Introduction to the Course.

Read Mann, 1491, ch. 1; Reynolds, ch. 1.

Watch exciting videos. Also, the boring but important ones.

Week II

25 The Americas in the World.

Before the Maya and Aztec.

Read Mann, ch. 2; Reynolds, ch. 2.

Videos R Us.

Week III

February 1 Certification Day: Participate by February 1, 11:59pm.

Post and comment in DB 2, The Americas Before.

Mesoamerican civilization.

Museum: Maya, Aztec, Inca.

Read Mann, ch. 3; Reynolds, ch. 3.

So many videos.

Week IV

8 First Museum Response paper: The Americas before…due February

14, 11:59pm.

Contact.

The Colloquies of the Twelve.

Iberian colonialism.

1493 applies from here, on though we won’t get to it for a while.

Read Mann, ch. 4; Reynolds, ch. 4.

I’m a visual person…

Week V

15 Presentation proposal due February 21, 11:59pm.

Post and comment in DB 3, Not Immigrants, Kidnapped! Due

February 19, 11:59pm.

Africa and Europe prior to 1600.

Museum: African origins and the slave trade.

Read Mann, chs. 5-6; Reynolds, ch. 5.

See how the videos run.

Week VI

22 2nd Museum Response, Colonial America, due February 28, 11:59pm.

Spanish and English colonialism.

Read Mann, chs. 7-8; Reynolds, ch. 6.

All videos all the time.

Week VII

March 1 First Film Reflection due March 7, 11:59pm.

Post and comment in DB 4, Colonial America, due March 5, 11:59pm.

Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin. Read Mann, chs. 9-10. Reynolds, ch. 7.

Mooooore videos.

Week VIII

8

Museum: Spanish and English colonialism.

Read Wallerstein, ch. 1.

Also, videos.

***Spring Break***

Week IX

March 22
1491 Test due March 28, 11:59pm.

Post and comment in DB 5, Revolutionary America.

The American revolutions.

Indian wars and displacement.

Pioneers and explorers.

The American documents.

Read Wallerstein, ch. 2; Reynolds, ch. 8.

Just me and my videos.

Week X

April 5 3rd Museum Response due April 7, 11:59pm: the African-American

Museum.

The antebellum period.

2nd Film Reflection due April 9, 11:59pm.

Presentations draft due April 11, 11:59pm.

Read Wallerstein, ch. 3; Mann, 1493, ch. 1.

Videos all over the place.

Week XI

12 Post and comment in DB 6, Civil Ways and Civil War.

The Civil War.

Emancipation, Reconstruction

Read Wallerstein, ch. 4, Mann, ch. 2.

Impactful, helpful, relatable videos right here.

Last Day to Withdraw, April 14.

Week XII

17 Presentations / papers begin.

4th Museum Response, Latino Cultural Center, due April 24, 11:59p.

The Gilded Age and Jim Crow.

Read Mann, ch. 3; Wallerstein, ch. 5.

Just the videos, sir or ma’am, just the videos.

Week XIII

25 Post & comment in DB 7, America Arrival, due April 26, 11:59pm.

Read Mann, ch. 4; Wallerstein, ch. 6.

All the videos that fit the bandwidth.

Week XIV

29 Pax Americana.

Third Film Reflection Paper due May 1, 11:59pm.

Video around the clock.

Week XV

May 2 9/11 and the Post-American world.

2nd Test due May 9, 11:59pm. E pluribus vocis, unum….quod?

Mostly, videos.

Week XVI

10 Video / Term Papers due May 12, 11:59pm.

Addendum: Readings and Videos.

Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers.

Sahagun, Bernardino de. Colloquies of the Twelve. 1564.

Smart, Ninian. Worldviews. Third edition. 1999.

West, Cornel. Race Matters. 1994.

Apocalypto.

Black Panther.

Invictus.

Lincoln.

Twelve Years a Slave.

The Witness.

Composition II Syllabus

Dallas College North Lake Campus

Contacting Your Instructor

Instructors typically respond to emails from students within 24 hours. However, over the weekend and holiday periods responses may be delayed. Find out more about

contacting your instructor

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Instructor Contact Information

Name: Jared Westover

Email: jdwestover@dcccd.edu

Office Phone:

9

72-273-3487

Office Location: A-213

Office Hours: Online and by appointment

Division Office and Phone: Liberal Art Division- 972-273-3480

Course Information

Course Title: Composition II

Course Number: ENGL 1302

Section Number: 72002

Semester/Year: Fall 2020

Credit Hours: 3

Class Meeting Time/Location: Online

Certification Date: 02/1/2021

Last Day to Withdraw: 04/15/2021

Course Prerequisites

ENGL-1301

Course 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. (3 Lec.)

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.

2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.

3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.

4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.

5. Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)

Texas Core Objectives

The College defines essential knowledge and skills that students need to develop during their college experience. These general education competencies parallel the Texas Core Objectives for Student Learning. In this course, the activities you engage in will give you the opportunity to practice two or more of the following core competencies:

1. Critical Thinking Skills – to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information

2. Communication Skills – to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication

3. Empirical and Quantitative Skills – to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions

4. Teamwork – to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

5. Personal Responsibility – to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making

6. Social Responsibility – to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

Required Course Materials

If your Dallas College course requires learning materials they will be provided as part of the

IncludED program

(dcccd.edu/included) or as free materials you can access in your online course shell.

This textbook is provided for you through the eCampus page. You do NOT need to buy it:

Lunsford, Andrea A., et al. Everything’s an Argument with Readings. 8th ed., Bedford/St Martin’s, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-1319056261 / ISBN-10: 1319056261

Turnitin. Turnitin Originality Checker. Computer software. Turnitin Originality Checker. Turnitin, n.d. Web. .

Graded Work

Assignments

Due Date

Points (or Percent)

Film Evaluation Essay

Week 5

15%

Poetry Essay

Week 8

15%

Short Story Essay

Week 11

15%

Research Unit

Week 15

30%

Final Exam Essay

Week 16

10%

Participation and Daily Work

15%

The grade earned in this course is calculated from these areas:

Journals, Outlines, daily work and participation

15%

Visual Analysis Unit

15%

Literary Analysis Unit (Poetry and Short Story)

25%

Research Unit

30%

Final Exam Essay

15%

Grade

Percentages

A

90-100%

B

80-89%

C

70-79%

D

60-69%

F

0-59%

Description of Graded Work

Since English 1302 is a composition course, students are expected to write on a regular basis. In most cases, they will submit some written work each week. In addition to exercises and quizzes that some professors may require, students will write at least six essays, which includes a visual analysis, research-based argument, mid-term and final with a specific purpose (expressive, informative, or persuasive), occasion, and audience. These essays will be at least 500-700 words or two to three typed or word-processed pages. The professor will determine the specifics. Students will practice specific rhetorical techniques such as description/narration, definition, classification, cause/effect, comparison/contrast, and process. They will also demonstrate a working knowledge of the MLA (Modern Language Association) guidelines for research papers.

Attendance and Your Final Grade

This class meets entirely online. There may be online class sessions you are required to attend.

Late Work Policy

You are expected to turn in papers on time. Your professor is not required to accept late papers, and no late paper will be considered for full credit unless you discuss with your professor why the paper will be late prior to its due date. 

Late submissions on essays and journals are not accepted. 

Other class assignments can be handed in one day late for partial credit unless otherwise noted. I must receive the assignment no later than 24 hours after the due date, either through email or as a hard copy. 

Please note that eCampus connection issues are NOT an excuse for late papers. If you are unable to connect to eCampus and upload an assignment, send me an email and a copy of the assignment to my email address: jdwestover@dcccd.edu  as proof that you attempted to post the assignment on time. 

Other Course Policies
Online Writing Lab

A service of the North Lake Writing Center, the Online Writing Lab, or OWL, provides

assistance to students, faculty, and staff at every stage of the writing process. OWL allows busy users to submit papers to our writing tutors electronically and get feedback within 48 – 72 hours. This service expands North Lake’s reach and provides flexibility and accessibility to those who find it difficult to meet with a tutor face-to-face.

Visit the Online Writing Lab website for more information.

Policy on Late Papers

You are expected to hand in papers on time. Your professor is not required to accept late papers, and no late paper will be considered for full credit unless you discuss with your professor why the paper will be late prior to its due date. Check Appendix A for your professor’s policies on accepting late papers.

Email and Netiquette (Internet Etiquette)

All emails or communication must include : your full name, the class and section you are in, and clear, fully developed sentences articulating your reason for communication. Emails that do not fit this description may not receive a response.

After Hours E-mail Communication

Email will be answered within 24 hours during weekdays. Emails received on the weekend may take 48 hours or more to receive a response.

Graded Essay Turnaround

Usually two weeks, but always before the next paper is due.

Academic Integrity

Throughout this course, you will pursue your studies with integrity and honesty; this means you will provide the appropriate credit for any words, thoughts, ideas, and data that are not your own. Plagiarism includes the following:

1. Failure to cite the source of any material borrowed from an outside source
properly
, including failure to use quotation marks, paraphrases, and bibliographic information.

1. Submitting any assignment that you did not write for
this class
without consulting your instructor (this includes assignments written for another class, essays purchased online or written by someone else).

If you are caught plagiarizing, you will receive a zero, but for any subsequent incidents, you will fail the course and be reported to the dean.

Early Progress Reporting

Students will receive an electronic progress report for all courses 5 weeks or longer. Students can access their progress report in eConnect. NOTE:
These reports are not final grades; it is students’ responsibility to monitor their grades in eCampus and contact their professor if they have any questions regarding grades.

Reporting Schedule

· Students in courses 15 weeks or longer will have TWO student progress reports. The first report will be between weeks 5 and 6 and the second will be between weeks 9 and 10.

· Students in courses 5 weeks to 14 weeks long (including 8-week courses) will have ONE student progress report near the midpoint of the course.

End of the Semester Guidelines

Please remember all of your assignment expectations (page length and content) as well as submitting assignments are important in shaping your final grade. Your professor will grade each of your assignments accordingly.  Once all assignments are graded, your instructor will view your overall average for your final grade. Remember, obtaining the highest grade coincides with fulfilling all of your assignment’s expectations.
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Course Schedule

Course Outline

Writing 1302 Outline 

Week One

Syllabus

I know why the caged bird doesn’t read

Intro

duce Dictionary of First Concepts

“Reading Sources with a Critical Eye” Document

Week Two 

Review Writing Process

Introduce Film Analysis

Assignment Sheet

Due Dates:

“How to Evaluate a Film” link

Cinematic technique using assignment sheet

Week Three

Introduce Hitchcock

https://prezi.com/razjkx9_wtye/alfred-hitchcock/

Watch Vertigo

Vertigo worksheet

Week Four

Finish Vertigo, Discuss 

a. Make a list of all the things the movie does right-what you liked about it.

a. Make a list of all the problems with the movie-what isn’t successful. 

a. Decide what criteria you will use to evaluate the film

a. Share lists in groups

Vertigo resources

Thesis statements, outlines

Discuss Titles-use Twenty Titles under edit and revise

Review MLA Formatting- 

NEW MLA GUIDELINES:

http://wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/research/Documentation_PDFs/DOC_GUIDELINES_MLA_2016

Week Five

Poetics Unit/

Poetry Slideshow

Found Poetry

Poetry analysis assignment sheet 

Week Six

poetic devices glossary and for poem selection, sources

Turn in found poems

Thesis Statements and Outlines

Week Seven 

  Rough Draft peer edit

Introduce story selection process

Week Eight

Reading strategies

Assignment Sheet

Story Search Questions 1-10 (use google doc) Go through each question to clarify

literary devices

Week Nine

Literary Tempers-

Introduce GROUP PROJECT

Week Ten

Feminist

Archetype

Class Based 

Psychoanalysis 

New Historicism

Which method fits your story best?

USE THIS

Developing the Thesis:

Develop a thesis with this question: “What literary devices are most important in creating meaning in this story?” or “How does the author develop the major themes in this story?

Thesis statements,

Outlines-turn in 

Week Eleven

Rough Draft

Week Twelve

Why Research?

Intro to research: Problem solving:

Assignment sheet

Research Project-focus on finding topics-

Week Thirteen

Review deadlines from assignment sheet

Research Proposals due:

Begin work on revising Thesis statements. 

Turn in research proposals

· Working thesis due-read thesis in pairs, share one from each pair with class

· Organization:  

Methods of organization 

Intro

Common Ground

Background/context

Definitions

Problem

Claim: how/why

Body

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Reasons Why

Refutation of Opposition or problems to overcome

Conclusion

Why You’re right

Visualize: “if”

Challenge

Week Fourteen

Turn in Outlines

Review MLA using MLA flashcards

https://quizlet.com/15602379/flashcards

Annotated Bibliographies

RD checklist

Make a list of everything you need to do to finish your rough draft

Prep for final:

Week Fifteen

final drafts due/PREPARE FOR FINAL

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