David R. McElwee
Assistant Professor, English
Office: SS/C 222S
Office Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & Also by appointment
Phone: 271-4169
E-Mail: mcelwee@griffon.mwsc.edu

Required Materials:

Text: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama, 8^th Edition

By X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia

-Ishmael, By Daniel Quinn -1984, By George Orwell

ISBN: 0553375407 ISBN: 0451524934

-Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out, By T. Leary

ISBN: 1579510094

-Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited, By Aldous Huxley

ISBN: 0060901012

http://www.missouriwestern.edu/EFLJ/eng210.asp

Any student participating in this course who has a disability that may require special consideration is strongly encouraged to make an appointment with me as soon as possible so that special consideration might be given in making accommodations for said disability.

As this is an Internet arranged course, the attendance policy will reflect this. Our "in-class" discussions will be conducted via email (between you and myself as well as between your classmates). You will be expected to participate in all online listserv discussions, complete all written assignments, and keep up with all assigned readings. Each assignment missed will be negatively reflected in your final grade assessment. It is expected that you will check your email and compose a response to online discussions a minimum of one (1) time per business day of each week for a total of five (5) responses, complete all reading and writing assignments, and be prepared for all discussions by way of keeping up with all assignments. I reserve the right to give any student not meeting the minimum requirements for this course a grade of "F".

Students are expected to read and familiarize themselves with the Policy on Academic Honesty as found on page 28 of the Student Handbook. This policy is to be strictly adhered to by all students participating in this course. In the event of a breach of this procedure, the student will receive a grade of "F" for the assignment and I will recommend disciplinary action be taken, up to and including immediate dismissal from the course.

90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 >-60

Midterm: 15%

Final: 25%

Assignments and Listserv/E-Mail Response: 60%

A listserv is basically a program that allows for the rapid dissemination of information to a group of people by way of a software solution. I have entered each student’s information (email address, full name, and social security number as password). Our primary mode of communication will be conducted via this listserv. It will act as our "in-class" time period. It is required that you will make an average of one post per business day in each week for an average of five (5) posts per week. Your responses should typically be no less than 100-250 words. Keep in mind this is a broad "words per response" guideline. Many of your posts may be shorter or even much more lengthy depending on the situation. Your guideline is to write a minimum of 100-250 words within the span of any one given day. It may take multiple posts to accomplish this goal.

Listserv Address:

There are a couple of different ways to access the listserv. Each message posted to the listserv is sent to each student via email. You can simply read your email and respond in that way. To send a message to the listserv, you would address your email (in the "To:" box) as follows: eng21040@list.mwsc.edu

If you find it necessary to look back over previous posts, you can log into Lyris, the program that runs the listserv. This is the URL address directly to the login page:

http://list.mwsc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=eng21040&text_mode=&lang=english

Or, if this address is too long, you can access it by following the URL address list.mwsc.edu – follow the links labeled "English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism", "Department of English and Foreign Languages Lists", and finally "eng21040". This method will also take you to the login screen for our class listserv. You can post and send messages from this program just as you would if you sent email to eng21040@list.mwsc.edu. I would suggest that you bookmark this page on your computer once you have visited it.

In order to log on, you must type in your complete email address (ex. mcelwee@griffon.mwsc.edu). Your password is your social security number. You may change this password if you choose.

In addition there will be available a course web page including access to WebCT. I will keep you informed as this develops. It will serve as a repository for information found throughout this course. I will make the address available in a listserv email.

We live in a world filled with chaos and as such, I reserve the right to modify, as needed, any aspect of this course as is warranted and necessary throughout the term of this semester. I try to make all accommodations that I can to adapt the course to the needs of the students.

This syllabus is of a contractual nature. Remaining a part of this course is an agreement by you to all of the stipulations put forth in this syllabus. If you have a problem with any of the policies put forth in this syllabus, consideration should be given to dropping this course.

David R. McElwee

Assistant Professor, English