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NOTE: All matters associated with this course are subject to change at
the instructor's discretion. Any changes will be communicated in
writing to students.
Course Description
The course presents an integrated approach to writing, reading, and
critical thinking by developing the grammatical, logical, and rhetorical
skills necessary for university writing. All classes work in a
computerized learning environment. Students are taught basic
computer literacy and submit all work electronically and on
livejournal.com.
Required Textbooks
The Aims of Argument: A Rhetoric and Reader
by Timothy Crusius and Carolyn Channell
Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2006
ISBN 0-07-321761-1
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Grading Policy
Assignment Percentages for Spring 2007
You will receive individual grades for your final drafts of the three
major essay assignments and for the portfolio. However, at both
midterm and end of the semester you will present a written argument
for what you feel your grade should be based or your specific
assessment of the quality of your learning, especially with regard to
your attendance, participation, promptness, level of writing, effective
use of argumentation, creativity, collaboration, and sound rhetorical
skills.
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Participation IN THIS COURSE does not include doing work that is not
for this course during class, sleeping in class, or using the computers
or other personal electronic devices for personal messaging, research,
or entertainment. Please turn off cellular/mobile phones, pagers, and
other personal electronic devices during class.
Major Assignments
Essay #1:An essay that presents a convincing or motivating
argument using the principles and criteria in The Aims of Argument
(Chapter 7 or 8). You will present an argument of your choice,
preferably one that integrates the themes presented in the lecture
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material and reading assignments. You will use at least three different
research sources in this paper, cited correctly using MLA format
throughout the document and on a Works Cited pages. This paper
should be thoughtful and well-rounded, integrating opposing
viewpoints and addressing them. Paper length should be between 4-5
pages, double-spaced in 12 point font.
Essay #2: An integrated textual and visual essay that examines and
analyzes the argument of a visual image (or images) using the criteria
in Chapter 4 of The Aims of Argument. Your image may come from the
visuals in The Aims of Argument, other publications, Internet, or other
media. You will use the lecture material and reading assignments to
fully analyze a visual artifact (i.e. a photo, advertisement, still frame
from a movie, work of art). Three major features should be apparent
throughout your work:
This project should be 5-6 double-spaced pages and should cite all
sources using MLA format for online sources.
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A.1/A.2: You will interview someone who has known you long enough
to adequately assess your skills in reading, writing, and critical
thinking. Then, you will submit a few paragraphs of reflection
regarding the accuracy of the comments of your interviewee and your
own personal assessment of your skills.
B.1/B.2: At mid-term and the end of the semester, you will present a
detailed self-evaluation with regard to your own development in the
five course strands (rhetoric, research, technology, collaboration, and
critical thinking) and across the five dimensions of learning (confidence
and independence, skills and strategies, knowledge and
understanding, use of prior and emerging experience, and
reflectiveness).
C.1/C.2: At mid-term and the end of the semester, you will argue for
the grade you believe you deserve based on the completeness of your
portfolio. Refer to the grading scale above for the requirements for
earning each letter grade. You will also provide an honest assessment
of the class in terms of the instructor, the course material, and the
activities. This assessment will not in any way affect your grade, so
honesty would be in your best interests.
Late Work
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A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the
responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal,
state, and local laws as well as the Regents' Rules, university
regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline
for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes
place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also
imposed for such conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and
academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends
upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that
degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of
individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
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Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other
classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt
with under the university's policy on plagiarism (see general catalog
for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which
searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of
communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic
mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security
and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The
university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent
only to a student's U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff
consider email from students official only if it originates from a UTD
student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree
of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the
security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student
with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with
university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T.
Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail
forwarded to other accounts.
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Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities
educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers.
Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union.
Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those
reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the
basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove
classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case
of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment
requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus
an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes
enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be
rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need
to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or
mobility assistance.
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All assignments are due by the next class period unless noted
otherwise. Assignments from The Aims of Argument textbook denoted
by AA; assignments from A Writer's Resource denoted by AWR
Tue 1/16: In-class: Group work on Toulmin and MLK’s Letter, Discussion
of AA Ch 2 and demo of AWR electronic resources.
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Tue 1/23: In-class: DUE: Portfolio parts A.1 and A.2; Mock panel on
gender theory to illustrate arguing to inquire.
Assignments: Read AWR Handbook on MLA format and how to cite and
create a works cited page.
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Tue 2/13: In-class: Final draft of Essay #1 due today. Group work on
persuasive arguments in popular music.
Tue 2/20: In-class: Presentation of images for Essay #2, Small group
discussions of images and analysis of arguments in images.
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Tue 4/17: In-class: Final draft of Essay #3 due in blog. Final touches
on Essay #3. Teacher/student conferences, in-class writing, and peer
reviews.
Thu 4/19: In-class: B2/C2 due today. Surprise movie day! LAST DAY
OF CLASS.
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