ENG 100: Writing Seminar I
Fall 2012
Tu-Th 9:00-10:15
Office: 280 Humanities
Instructor Contact Information
Ms. Rasheedah Alexander
Phone: 229-34XX
Email: alexanderr2@udayton.edu
Office Hours: Tu-Thu 8:00-9:00 and W-1:00-3:00 Mon by appointment
Course Description
Introductory composition course focused on personal and academic literacies, with an emphasis on
expository writing. Instruction and practice in developing college-level reading, writing, research, and
critical thinking skills. Emphasis is on a process approach to writing effective academic prose. Students
must pass the course with a grade of “C-” or higher to satisfy the University requirement in general
reading and writing competencies.
Student Learning Outcomes for ENG 100
Upon completion of ENG 100, students should be able to:
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Write about primary and secondary texts on the topic of literacy from the perspective of English
Studies and at least one additional discipline in the Humanities Commons in a manner that
reflects their ability to read critically;
Engage in a process approach to writing college-level prose;
Produce rhetorically effective college-level expository prose;
Demonstrate effective use of scholarly sources in their writing;
Recount in college-level prose their personal literacy histories and current literacy practices;
Examine in writing the discourse of a community different from themselves with respect to
factors such as race, class, gender, sexuality, and so forth.
Explore the relevance of Catholic intellectual tradition for the study of reading, writing, and/or
rhetoric as human endeavors.
Texts/Readings for the Course
Lunsford, Andrea A. The Everyday Writer with Exercises. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011.
Print.
Readings for ENG 100: Writing Seminar I.
Assignments and Grading
Literacy Narrative/Response
CIT Response Essay
Discourse Community Ethnography
Informative/Argumentative Synthesis
Informal Writing Assignments
Library Tutorials
Portfolio of Student Writing
Participation
15%
15%
20%
25%
10%
5%
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100%
Description of Formal Writing Assignments
All assignments (unless otherwise noted) will be submitted to Isidore by 8:55 a.m. on the day it is
due.
Attendance
To succeed in this course, students need to be present in class each day. Given this, the attendance policy
for this course is as follows: the allowable number of absences in the course will be equal to twice the
meeting times a week. Since this course meets three days a week, students may accumulate no more than
six absences in the course of the term. A student exceeding the allowed number will be referred to his or
her Dean for possible counseling and appropriate action.
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism
Student academic dishonesty is defined as any attempt by the student to obtain, or to assist another
student to obtain, a grade higher than honestly earned. In addition to specific conditions stated by the
course instructor, the following are defined as academic dishonesty: cheating; plagiarism; grade
alteration; and deception to avoid meeting the stated course conditions.
Plagiarism consists of any of the following:
Quoting directly from any source of material –including other students’ work and materials purchased
from research consultants – without appropriately citing the source and identifying the quoted material;
knowingly citing an incorrect source; using ideas (i.e., material other than information that is common
knowledge) from any source of material – including other students’ work and material purchased from
research consultants – without citing the source and identifying the borrowed material.
At the discretion of the instructor, a student found to have plagiarized a written assignment in this course,
may receive an “F” or “zero” for the assignment and, depending on the nature of the case, may even
receive an “F” for the course. Again, at the discretion of the instructor, the student may be reported to the
Dean of his/her college or school.
Portfolio of Student Writing
At the end of this course, you will submit a portfolio of your writing in the course. This portfolio will not
be graded but submission of a complete and well-organized portfolio is worth 5% of your semester grade.
Your portfolio should include the following:
 An assignment sheet for each formal writing assignment in the course
 At least one draft of each formal writing assignment
 The final version of the formal writing assignment
 A short (nor more than a page) reflection written by you in which you discuss the progress you
believe you have made over the course of the class, what about the class helped you to make that
progress, and what areas of your writing need more development.
Students with Disabilities
If you anticipate barriers related to the format or requirements of this course, please meet with me so that
we can discuss ways to ensure your full participation in the course. It is important that we have this
conversation early in the semester. If you determine that disability-related accommodations beyond what I
can offer are necessary, please contact the LTC’s Office of Learning Resources (OLR) and notify me of
your eligibility for reasonable accommodations. We can then plan how best to coordinate your
accommodations. OLR staff can also help you learn the procedures for emergency building evacuation in
the event that they are needed. For more information about disability services at the University of Dayton,
please contact OLR at 937-229-2066 (TTY 937.229.2059 for deaf/hard of hearing) or
disabilityservices@udayton.edu or stop in the office in Roesch Library 023. Or visit the OLR web site at
go.udayton.edu/learning.