HONORS 1500 COURSE SYLLABUS
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Honors 1500 Description
The Honors course sequence begins in the freshman year, when students enroll in HNRS 1500 as a substitute for
INST 1500. In these writing seminars, students explore the process of research and writing, acquire a sense of
intellectual independence, and establish communication and cooperation with Honors students in a range of
disciplines. HNRS 1500 builds a critical intellectual foundation and community for subsequent honors requirements.
HNRS 1500 courses are staffed primarily by the English Department.
Honors Programs Goals
The Honors Program at Otterbein University is an exciting academic opportunity for motivated and high-achieving
students. The Honors program offers a unique set of innovative and challenging seminar courses from a variety of
academic disciplines. Honors courses will:
 Immerse students in challenging and rigorous material.
 Engage discussion and sharpen presentation and participation skills.
 Inspire practices of independent inquiry and curiosity.
 Demand a sustained and attentive intellectual pace.
 Create a culture of research.
 Foster community within the Honors Program at Otterbein.
Honors 1500-Specific Goals:
 To encounter a rich and challenging set of readings and texts in a range of genres and representing a variety
of academic disciplines.
 To sharpen fundamental writing skills, including:
o articulate a clear thesis in an introduction
o sustain and support an argument with evidence and critical analysis
o revise writing in light of instructor comments and peer review
o engage distinct audiences and multiple perspectives
 To practice critical analysis of textual details and their larger effects on readers.
 To cultivate oral presentation skills and confidence.
 To develop research skills (e.g. move from research topic to research question).
 To access, evaluate, credit, integrate, and cite sources.
 To contribute to a seminar experience of immersion, discussion, and shared responsibility for classroom
engagement.
 To introduce students to the aims, sequence, and intellectual community of the Honors Program.
Student Learning Outcomes specific to this course:
ePortfolio Requirement:
Students are required to build an ePortfolio, if applicable, to save work done in class, to reflect on your learning and your growth
at Otterbein, and to make connections between different IS courses, between IS courses and your major, between all of your
courses, and your full range of experiences outside of the classroom. (Identify 2-3 learning artifacts created in the course for
inclusion in the ePortfolio related to the integrative learning outcomes.)
Required Texts and/or Ancillary Materials
Attendance and Participation Policy
Cultural Event Attendance and Participation Policy
Assignments/Tests and expectations for out-of-class work
Deadlines for submitting work
Final Exam Date and Time
Academic Honesty
All academic work should be your own. Academic dishonesty (plagiarism and cheating) may result in automatic failure of the
assignment or the course itself, and you will be referred to the Academic Affairs Office for suspension or expulsion proceedings.
You are plagiarizing when you:
1. Copy material from a source without using quotation marks and proper citation.
2. Follow the movement of the source, substituting words and sentences but keeping its meaning, without citing it.
3. Lift phrases or terms from a source and embed them in your own prose without using quotation marks and proper
citation.
4. Borrow ideas (that are not common knowledge) form a source without proper citation.
5. Turn in a paper wholly or partially written by someone else.
The complete statement on Plagiarism, Cheating and Dishonesty can be found in the Campus Life Handbook, page 33, at the
following web link: http://www.otterbein.edu/public/CampusLife/HealthAndSafety/StudentConduct.aspx.
Learning Differences
If you have a documented learning difference please contact Kera McClain Manley, the Disability Services Coordinator, to
arrange for whatever assistance you need. The Disability Services is located in Room #13 on the second floor of the Library in the
Academic Support Center. You are welcome to consult with me privately to discuss your specific needs. For more information,
contact Kera at kmanley@otterbein.edu, 614-823-1618 or visit the Disability Services at the following web link:
http://www.otterbein.edu/public/Academics/AcademicAffairsDivision/AcademicSupportCenter/DisabilityServices.aspx.
Statement on Credit Hour Definition/Expectation for Student Work
For each credit hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction, students are expected to engage in two hours of outof-class work (readings, homework, studying, project preparation, etc.). A four semester credit hour course requires
eight hours per week of out-of-class work.