English 1302 Freshman Composition II Spring 2015
Instructor Name: Dr. Sampada Chavan
Email Address: sampada.chavan@hccs.edu
Course #: 46240
Meeting Days/Times: Mondays 9:30-11:00 am
Room: West Loop C129
Office Hours: By appointment only
Required Textbook: Schilb & Clifford, eds., Making Literature Matter, fifth edition, 2012.
___________________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH 1302 COURSE DESCRIPTION
English 1302 is a more extensive study of the skills introduced in English 1301 with an emphasis on critical
thinking, research and documentation techniques, and literary and rhetorical analysis. English 1302 is a core
curriculum course.
English 1301 is a prerequisite for this class.
Core Objectives
Given the rapid evolution of necessary knowledge and skills and the need to take into account global, national,
state, and local cultures, the core curriculum must ensure that students will develop the essential knowledge
and skills they need to be successful in college, in a career, in their communities, and in life. Through the Texas
Core Curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural
world, develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advance
intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning.
Students enrolled in this core curriculum course will complete a research project or case study designed to
cultivate the following core objectives:
o
o
o
o
Critical Thinking Skills—to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and
synthesis of information
Communication Skills—to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through
written, oral and visual communication
Personal Responsibility—to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical
decision-making
Teamwork—to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others
to support a shared purpose or goal
English Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Write in appropriate genres using varied rhetorical strategies.
2. Write in appropriate genres to explain and evaluate rhetorical and/or literary strategies employed in
argument, persuasion, and various genres.
3. Analyze various genres of writing for form, method, meaning, and interpretation.
4. Employ research in academic writing styles and use appropriate documentation style.
5. Communicate ideas effectively through discussion.
English Composition II Student Learning Outcomes
1. Apply basic principles of rhetorical analysis.
2. Write essays that classify, explain, and evaluate rhetorical and literary strategies employed in
argument, persuasion, and various forms of literature.
3. Identify, differentiate, integrate, and synthesize research materials into argumentative and/or
analytical essays.
4. Employ appropriate documentation style and format across the spectrum of in-class and out-of-class
written discourse.
5. Demonstrate library literacy.
Attendance Policy
Regular attendance is required at Houston Community College. HCCS class policy states that a student who is
absent more than 12.5% (6 hours) of class has not been present for enough of the instruction to receive course
credit and has earned a “W” as a final grade. If you feel that absences will be a problem for you, then you
should not enroll in this course at this time. Students who intend to withdraw from a course must do so by
the official last day to drop. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw. If you do not withdraw yourself,
you may end up with an “F” in the class. Attendance will be taken every class, and this policy will be
enforced. Since this course is an 16-Week Hybrid course and class meets only once a week, your regular
attendance will be imperative. Your online attendance counts as well, and if you miss 6 hours of online
assignments, then you may be administratively dropped. Additionally, if you miss a combination of 6 hours
class attendance and online assignments, then you may be administratively dropped.
HCC GRADING SCALE:
A = 100 – 90 (4 points per semester hour); B = 89 – 80 (3 points per semester hour); C = 79 – 70 (2 points per
semester hour); D = 69 – 60 (1 point per semester hour); 59 and below = F (0 points per semester hour); *IP [In
Progress] (0 points per semester hour); W [Withdrawn] (0 points per semester hour); *I [Incomplete] (0 points
per semester hour); AUD [Audit] (0 points per semester hour)
Grade Percentages:
Homework
Journals
Response to Poetry Essay
Response to Short Story
Annotated bibliography
Response to Drama
Attendance & Online Presence
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
30%
10%
Regarding assignments:
*
Late papers will be accepted, if you ensure to talk to me about it first. You may automatically lose
a letter grade with a late submission.
*
All essays must conform to MLA standards for formatting and citation and be in Times New Roman 12point font. How to set up an MLA document will be taught in class. Once that knowledge set has been
taught, reading journals will also be expected to conform to MLA standards.
*
Drafts submitted on time receive pre-grading feedback. After that time, no feedback from the
professor will be available.
*
Be aware that neither the header nor the first page information nor the work cited entry count
towards the required length any assignment.
*
Students are expected to use standard academic American English in all writing. This is a composition
class, not a grammar class. If a student needs help with grammar, there are tutors available through
the Department of Developmental Studies, as well as a wide range of resources available on the Web;
links are available to several of these through the professor’s learning web page.
*
There is no rounding up, nor is there a curve. Additionally, there will be no extra credit assignments
given. Students will receive the grades they have earned in the course. Absence is not an acceptable
excuse for failure to turn in work.
All papers will be submitted via Turnitin.com. Students will have until 11:59 pm on the indicated date
to submit papers on the website. Papers will not be accepted unless submitted onto Turnitin. You are
required to create an account and submit essays once all the information is provided to you.
*
OTHER COURSE POLICIES
1. Please come to class on time and be prepared. Your attendance, active participation, and preparation are
significant to your grade. Remember, when you are late to class or leave early, those minutes add up and
count toward your allowable 6 hours of class time. I do keep track of this on my roll sheet.
2. I am not responsible for missed material. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain missed information. Do
not expect the professor to be able to “sum up” the class in a few minutes time.
3. If you must leave early, please tell me before class starts. However, right before class starts is not a good
time for conferencing. Wait until a class break or after class has ended.
4. Please stay in class once class begins. Take care of personal business before or after class. Leaving during
class for a bathroom break, a trip to the vending machines, or to the hall to answer a phone call is disruptive
and does count towards your missed class hours.
5. I dismiss class fifteen minutes early, so please do not pack books before class is dismissed.
6. Please do not chat with class colleagues during discussion.
7. Please remember that we are discussing current, sensitive, and controversial issues. Please be courteous
to your classmates in your speech and tone—but do not be afraid to share your ideas. Good learning attitude,
cooperative demeanor, and courteous behavior all go a long way with me!
HCC COURSE WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
Beginning Fall 2007, the State of Texas imposes penalties on students who withdraw/drop courses excessively.
Students are limited to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career at a
Texas public college or university. Students are encouraged to review the HCC 6 Drop Policy.
To help you avoid having to withdraw from any class, contact your DE professor regarding your academic
performance. You may also want to contact your DE counselor to learn about helpful HCC resources (e.g.
online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc.).
HOW TO DROP:
•If a student decides to withdraw from a class upon careful review of other options, the student can withdraw
online prior to the deadline through their HCC Student Center.
•HCC and/or professors may withdraw students for excessive absences without notification (see Class
Attendance below).
•Students should check HCC’s Academic Calendar by Term for withdrawal dates and deadlines. Classes of
other duration (flex-entry, 8-weeks, etc.) may have different final withdrawal deadlines. Please contact the
HCC Registrar’s Office at 713.718.8500 to determine mini-term class withdrawal deadlines.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
Receiving a “W” in a course may affect the status of your student visa. Once a “W” is given for the course, it
will not be changed to an “F” because of the visa consideration. Please contact the International Student
Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status and any other transfer issues.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Students will be allowed to take make-up exams if they have medical or unforeseen emergencies. Students
will be responsible for contacting the instructor and providing documentation of the emergency situation.
Students are strongly encouraged to avoid taking this measure and the make-up exam will be an entirely
different format from the original exam administered in class on the scheduled date.
EARLY ALERT:
HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor may “alert” you and DE counselors that you
might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic performance. A counselor will then
reach out to you to discuss your progress and offer any relevant resources. This initiative is designed to
provide students with support services and resources to assist them in successfully completing their course.
SEXUAL HARRASSMENT:
It is a violation of HCC policy for an employee, agent, or student of the College to engage in sexual
harassment as defined in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines. Any student who
has a complaint concerning this policy has the opportunity to seek resolution of such a complaint in
accordance with procedures set forth in the Student Handbook. Report any complaints immediately to
College Administration or call the Institutional Equity & Compliance Office 713.718.8271.
DISABILITY SERVICES:
Special Conditions:
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who
needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective
college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations
requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
For questions, contact Donna Price at 713.718.5165 or the Disability Counselor at your college.
NEW POLICY ON REPEATING COURSES:
"NOTICE: Students who repeat a course three or more times will be charged an additional fee at HCC and
other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor/counselor about opportunities for
tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal, or if you are not receiving passing grades."
STUDENT COURSE REINSTATEMENT POLICY:
Students have a responsibility to arrange payment for their classes when they register, either
through cash, credit card, financial aid, or the installment plan. Students who are dropped from their courses
for non-payment of tuition and fees who request reinstatement after the official date of record can be
reinstated by making payment in full and paying an additional $75.00 per course reinstatement fee. The
academic dean may waive the reinstatement fee upon determining that the student was dropped because of a
college error.
USE OF CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES:
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms,
laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. These devices
are also not allowed to be used in campus restrooms. Students with disabilities who need to use a recording
device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information
regarding reasonable accommodations.
CELL PHONES:
Cell phones are to be turned off or placed on silent for the duration of the class. Additionally, cell phones are
to be put away during class, as well. Any student who is seen either texting or handling his/her phone during
class will be asked to leave the class and he/she will subsequently be counted absent for the day.
LIBRARY RESOURCES:
Library services are available throughout HCC. Through a daily library delivery service and a listing of all
materials belonging to HCC libraries, books may be requested from and delivered to any campus library. HCC
also has cooperative borrowing agreements with the University of Houston libraries and provides a copy of the
Houston Public library catalog at each library. These arrangements provide students with access to over 4
million volumes.
Special services provided by the library system include photocopying facilities; specialized equipment for
disabled students; group and personalized instruction in library use, including a self-instructional media
program to orient students to the use of the HCCS libraries; a “term paper” workshop; and online
bibliographic search services.
FREE ENLISH TUTORING:
*The Southwest College offers you free tutoring at our tutoring centers where you will receive individual
attention with any of your writing concerns. I will post the flyer on my HCC Learning Web page with full
information when it becomes available to me. Be sure to bring your books and assignments with you when you
go to the tutoring lab. Partial List of Locations for Live Tutoring: Stafford Campus Learning HUB Computer Lab
Rm 314; West Loop Center – Rm 168 .
HCC STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNTS:
All students who have registered and paid for courses at HCC automatically have an HCC email account
generated for them. Once you log on to your account, send a new email message to your personal email
account; then check the message you receive so you can write down your HCC email address as it appears in
the message. The standard email setup is the following: firstname.lastname@student.hccs.edu – however, in
the case of name duplication or misspelled names in the system, you may find a slight alteration in the
standard setup such as a number after your name.
OPEN COMPUTER LAB:
You have free access to the Internet and word processing in the open computer lab in the Scarcella Science
Center (Stafford Campus), the lab in the Stafford Library located in the Learning HUB, and the West Loop
Campus. Check the door of the open computer labs for hours of operation. All HCCS students are welcome to
utilize this resource. If students wish to print in the open labs, a fee is charged (10 cents per page)..
INCLEMENT WEATHER:
During inclement weather conditions, monitor major local channels for updates on school closings. You can
also check for school closings at the local television websites and the HCC website.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY AND PLAGIARISM:
Plagiarism results in a grade of zero on that project. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, using words
and/or ideas from other sources without giving proper credit. Consult your online student handbook on
scholastic dishonesty. Cheating and/or collusion also result in a grade of zero on that project (includes rough
drafts). The second offense will result in a Failing grade for the course. Students should be aware that the
professor will be using plagiarism detection software and Internet sources to check student work for potential
plagiarism. No opportunities for rewriting/resubmitting the plagiarized project will be given. This policy
will be strictly enforced.
Mission Statement of the English Department
The purpose of the English Department is to provide courses that transfer to four-year colleges; introduce
students to literature from diverse traditions; prepare students to write clear, communicative, wellorganized, and detailed prose; and develop students’ reading, writing, and analytical skills.