Missouri Western
State College, Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English 108.05: College Writing and Research
Fall 2003 • 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
• Tuesday/Thursday • JGM 104
Instructor: Susan Garrison
Home phone: (1-816-324-6272)
Please note that this is a long distance
call from St. Joseph. If you call me, I will call you back.
Office Hours: By appointment
E-mail: sgarrison@ponyexpress.net
Course Description &
Objectives:
Students
will:
•
Learn to write for different audiences and purposes focusing particularly on
academic audiences and scholarly purposes.
•
Learn to use active reading and critical thinking.
•
Learn to use writing processes.
•
Learn written conventions.
Please see the Internet site:
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng108.asp
for more details.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance
is mandatory. Because we are all adults and emergencies do happen, you may miss
two classes without being penalized. Each class you miss after that will lower
your final grade by five percentage points. (For example, if your final grade
is 93% and you have missed three classes, your grade will be lowered to an
88%.) You are responsible for material covered or assignments given which you
missed because of absence, so ask another student to inform you of what
happened while you were gone. Quizzes or other graded assignments done in class
the day you miss cannot be made up.
Participation:
Come
to class prepared to participate.
Students with Disabilities
Policy:
Any
student in this course who has a disability that requires any special
consideration needs to meet with me as soon as possible to discuss class
requirements.
Academic Honesty:
Do
your own work. In the event that you do turn in an assignment using someone
else’s work, you will receive zero points for that assignment. A second
offense means that you will fail the course. We will discuss plagiarism and the
importance of crediting your source in this course.
Center for Academic
Support:
The Center for Academic Support is staffed by professionals and trained student tutors. It is an excellent resource for the English 108 student. There is no cost for the tutoring. The Center is located in LRC 213.
Journals:
You
will keep a journal for the entire semester. Sometimes we will write in it in
class, sometimes at home. Do not write anything in your journal that you do not
want me to read. If you write about hurting yourself, hurting others or others
who are hurting you, I have a moral and legal obligation to report it to the
authorities. By the same token, I will not read all of your journal entries. If
you are having a problem, do not depend on me to rescue you by reading about it
in your journal.
I
will occasionally pick up and give participation points for the journal. Please
use a new page each time you write in your journal, date it, and
“title” with the writing assignment.
Format:
All
papers must be typed. The English Department at MWSC has a policy that all
drafts are typed. If you do not have access to a computer at home, as a student
you can use the computer labs on campus. Make sure you have computer disks in
case you have computer problems. Always save your work on disk because you will make changes to it as each draft evolves.
Grading Policy:
Grades
will be figured on a point basis totaled throughout the semester.
90–100=A; 80–89=B; 70–79=C; 60–69=D; 59 and below=F.
Assignments:
A
tentative schedule is attached. Your points in the class will be based on: