ENG102Syllabus

CollegeoftheMarshallIslands
CourseSyllabusEnglish102EnglishCompositionII
Fall2014
Sections:1,4,5
Section1:T/Th/F8:00am9:15Rm.WH202
Section4:M/W/F9:30am10:45Rm.WH202
Section5:M/W/F2:00pm3:15Rm.WH204

Instructor:LauraGiardullo
Office/Hours:WapepeHall209MF11am12pm
Email:lgiardullo@cmi.edu
Phone:6926257982

CourseDescription:(FromCMIcatalog)ContinuationofEnglishCompositionI.Designedto
developcriticalthinking,reading,writing,andresearchskillsbeyondthelevelofEnglishComposition
I.

Prerequisite:CorbetterinENG101.

RequiredTextbooksforthisclass:
EverythingsanArgument,Lunsford/Ruskiewicz,BedfordSt.MartinsPress,6thEdition

MaterialsNeededbyStudents:
Youmustbringtoclasseachday:yourtextbook,writinginstruments,fullsizewritingpaper,aflash
drive

Grading:Finalcoursegradesareassignedbasedona100pointtotalasfollows:
A=90100
B+=8589
B=8084
C+=7579
C=7074
Fail=69orbelow.YoumustearnatleastaCgradetocontinueontoyourENG220course,a
requirementintheLiberalArtsdegreeatCMI.

TestsandQuizzes35%offinalgrade(MidtermExamandFinalExamorProject/Papereachare
eachworth50%ofthisportionofthefinalgrade,soeachworth17.5%)
WritingAssignments/Homework(exceptforfinalproject/paper)=45%offinalgrade
AttendanceandParticipationinLabactivities=10%offinalgrade
Inclassparticipation(groupwork,classdiscussions,etc.)=10%offinalgrade
Quizzeswillbeunannouncedandnotgivenonaregularbasis,butwillusuallycomeintheformofa
popquiztoassesshowstudentsarekeepingupwithcourseinformationandspecifictopics.

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AttendanceandPunctuality:

Attendanceisrequiredforeachandeveryclasssessionduringthissemester.Studentsmustarrivein
classwithin10minutesoftheclassstarttime.Ifstudentsarriveafterthat10minutestimelimit,they
willbemarkedasabsent(unexcused)fortheday.Studentswhoaccumulateunexcusedabsences
totaling10%ormore(3daysormore)ofthesemestersclassesbeforethemidtermwithdrawaldate
willbeadministrativelydroppedfromtheclass,andCMIpolicywillnotallowthemtoreenterthe
class.TheywillreceiveaWgrade.
Afterthemidtermwithdrawaldate,studentswitha10%(3days)ormoreabsenteeismrateof
unexcusedabsencessincethebeginningofthecoursewillreceiveanFastheirfinalgradeforthe
course.

Excused/UnexcusedAbsences:

Unexcusedabsencesconsistofmissingclasseswithoutinforming/consultingandreceivinggrantor
permissionfromtheinstructor,orincomingintoclassmorethan10minutesintotheclassperiod.

Excusedabsences:areonlytakenintoconsiderationandgrantedbytheinstructorifandwhenthe
studentdiscussestheissue/absencewiththeinstructor.Funerals,businesstrips,familytrips,mustbe
discussedwiththeinstructoratleast5dayspriortothestudentsleavingclass,andmakeupwork
mustbearrangedatthattime,tobeturnedintotheinstructordirectlyuponreturnfromthetrip.

Assignments:

Overdue,Late,and/orMissingAssignments:
Withoutinstructorpermission,studentsarenotallowedtoturninanyoverdue,late,ormissing
assignmentsforgrading.Donotturninoverdueworkalongwithcurrentassignments,hopingthat
theinstructorwillacceptandgradeit.Itwillbediscarded.

Lowscoredandgraderecoveryassignments:
Studentswhoseontimeassignmentshavereceivedaverylowscoremustdiscussthepossiblemeans
torevisitthegradedassignmentforgraderecovery.

ExpectedClassroomBehavior:

Turnoffallcellphonesandelectronicdeviceswhenenteringclass;thesemustremainshutoffforthe
durationoftheclass,unlesstheinstructorrequeststhatthewholeclassuseoneofthecomputersin
theroomforinstructional/learningpurposes.

Nobetelnutortobaccoproductchewingwillbepermittedduringclasstime.

Nofoodordrinkswillbeallowedinthecomputerclassrooms.Innoncomputerclassrooms,students
maybringinsomethingtodrink,butnofoodunlessbypermissionoftheinstructorfor
instructional/learningpurposes.

AcademicHonesty/Dishonesty:

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Academicdishonestyand/orplagiarismarenottoleratedatCMIorinyourclasses.Theseactsdefeat
thepurposeofeducationandcarryseverepenalties.Youmustdoyourownwork.Whenyouuse
informationfromaprintedsource,includingyourtextbookandtheassignedreadings,alwaysidentify
thesourceandthepage/paragraphwhereyouaretakingtheinformationfrom.Youmustuse
quotationmarkswhenyouusetheexactwordsfromaprintedorothermediasource.Penaltiesfor
academicdishonesty/plagiarismmayinclude:1.)failinggradesforthoseassignmentsinwhich
evidenceofthesetheftsarefound;2.)afailinggradeforthecourse.SeetheStudentHandbookfor
moreinformation.

GeneralLearningOutcomesExpectedfromthecourse(GLOs):
Studentswhocompletethiscoursewill:

1. Useresearchskills(GE1 ,3 )(LA1 ,3 )

2. Demonstratecriticalreading,thinking,andwritingskills(GE3)(LA1,3)

3. Usesoundargumentationskillsorallyandinwrittenwork(GE1,3)(LA1,3

SpecificStudentLearningOutcomesExpectedfromthiscourse(SLOs):
Uponcompletionofthiscourse,thestudentwillbeableto:

1. ProducearesearchessaydocumentedandformattedaccordingtoMLAstandards.

2. Paraphrase,summarize,andsynthesizeinformationdrawnfromanumberofsources.

3. Produceclear,cohesivetextssupportingathesiswithlogicalarguments,relativelyfree
ofgrammaticalerrorsandappropriatelyformatted.

GeneralEducationProgramLearningOutcome1:Communicatecomplexideasandinformationeffectively
throughwriting,oralpresentationsandtechnologicalresources.
2
GeneralEducationProgramLearningOutcome3:Process,analyzeandsynthesizeinformationfromavarietyof
sourcesinordertosolveproblems,andtoformulatereasonedandsubstantiatedpointsofview.
3
LiberalArtsProgramLearningOutcome1:Communicatecomplexideasandinformationthrough(a)writing,(b)
oralpresentations,and(c)technologicalresources.
4
LiberalArtsProgramLearningOutcome3:Process,analyze,andsynthesizeinformationfromavarietyofsources
inorder(a)tosolveproblemsand(b)toformulatereasonedandsubstantiatedindividualpointsofview.

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TentativeScheduleofTopics,Assignments,TestsDoesnotinclude
weekly/dailyassignments

SemesterWeek
Week1
Week2
Week3
Week4
Week5

Dates
August2029
Sep15Sep5thoffDriJerbal
Day
Sep812
Sep1519
Sep2226Sep26thManitDay
noclasses

Week6
Week7
Week8

Sep29Oct3
Oct610
Oct1317Oct.13/14is
midterms

Week9
Week10
Week11

Oct2024
Oct2731
Nov37

Week12
Week13

Nov1014
Nov1721Nov17thnoclass,
PresidentsDay
Nov2428
Dec15Dec5thGospelDayno
classes
Dec8129th=lastdayof
instruction,1012=finals

Week14
Week15
Week16

TENTATIVEtopics/assignments
LookingatChapter20and21in
textbook,workingwithMLA
formatting
Lookingatmaterialfor
DefinitionEssay
WorkingonDefinitionEssay
WorkingonDefinitionEssay
DefinitionEssaydue,Going
overnewmaterialfor
EvaluativeEssay
WorkingonEvaluativeEssay
WorkingonEvaluativeEssay
EvaluativeEssaydue,Midterm
exam,goingovernewmaterial
forCausalEssay
WorkingonCausalEssay
WorkingonCausalEssay
CausalEssaydue,goingover
newmaterialforwritinga
Proposal
ProposalEssaydue
Goingovernewmaterialfor
FinalResearchEssay(10page)
WorkingonResearchEssay
UsingtheHackerbook,working
furtherwithMLAformatting
FinalResearchEssaydue,final
portfoliodue