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Heartland Community College
Course Syllabus
Division: Humanities and Fine Arts
COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER: ENGL 102
COURSE TITLE: Composition II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
CONTACT HOURS:
LECTURE HOURS: 3
Fall 2013
LABORATORY HOURS: 0
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of C or better. ENGL 102 is a course that focuses on the
rhetorical strategies used in argumentative writing, including logical analysis, critical thinking,
the interpretation and evaluation of primary and secondary sources, and the conventions of
academic and professional discourse. A final portfolio that includes a research paper (or papers)
is required. This paper (or papers) constitutes the majority of the grade for this course.
RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND TRANSFERABILITY:
ENGL 102 fulfills 3 of the semester hours of credit in Communication required for the A.A. or A.S. degree.
This course should transfer as part of the General Education Core Curriculum described in the Illinois
Articulation Initiative to other Illinois colleges and universities participating in the IAI. However, students
should consult an academic advisor for transfer information regarding particular institutions. Refer to the
IAI web page for information as well at www.itransfer.org.
REQUIRED WRITING AND READING:
Students will complete 3-4 major research-based projects and will revise 1-2 for a minimum of
12 revised pages. The research based portfolio constitutes the majority of the grade for this
course. Readings will be assigned by the instructor.
TEXTBOOKS:
English 102 Course Guide. Available from Ereserves & Blackboard
Instructor Information:
Zach Petrea
email: zach.petrea@heartland.edu
Office: ICB 2008
Phone: 309-268-8613
Office hours: 10-11 MW, 9:30-10:45 & 1-2 TR
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COURSE OBJECTIVES (Learning Outcomes)
Course Outcomes
General
Education
Outcomes
Establish and maintain a voice that is
CO 1
appropriate to the selected rhetorical context
and is situated effectively within research and
supporting evidence
Demonstrate understanding of the relationship CO1
between audience and purpose, and produce
CO5
texts that address a variety of audiences and
discourse communities effectively
Evaluate differences in perspectives and
DI3
opinions—including critical self-assessment
of one’s own perspective and its relationship
to the perspectives of others
Develop texts that demonstrate effectively
organized and presented reasoning and
supporting evidence
Select, evaluate, synthesize, and make
CT2
effective and ethical use of multiple sources,
CT3
including those from academic discourse,
CT4
subordinating them to the writer’s purpose;
and documenting them in the style appropriate
to the discipline
Develop an effective writing process that
CT4
includes successful strategies for inventing,
CO 4
choosing, and narrowing a topic; explores and
develops ideas through research and critical
reading; and employs global and local
revision and editing strategies
Range of Assessment Methods
Process Assignments, which may
include but are not limited to, invention
exercises (e.g., listing, concept mapping,
claim structure outlining, etc.), topic
proposals, annotated bibliographies,
drafting, peer review, documentation
practice, revision, editing, in-class
assignments (individual and
collaborative), class discussion of writing
or readings, attendance, and quizzes.
Final Portfolio
CO1 (Communications Outcome 1): “Students compose a message and provide ideas and information suitable to the topic,
purpose, and audience.”
CO4: “Students are self-reflective of the communication process.”
CO 5: “Students communicate ethically through monitoring their behavior and interactions with others.”
CT 2 (Critical Thinking Outcome 2): “Students determine value of multiple sources or strategies and select those most
appropriate in a given context.”
CT 4: “Students actively reflect on their answer, approach, or solution and act upon those reflections to improve the final result.”
DI 3 (Diversity Outcome 3): “Students reflect upon the formation of their own perspectives, beliefs, opinions, attitudes, ideals,
and values.”
COURSE/LAB OUTLINE:
 Introduction to course – summaries, paraphrase, syntheses and critiques
 Conventions, rhetorical strategies, forum analyses across broad disciplinary
communities, including documentation styles and ethical incorporation of sources
 Writing about the same topic for different audiences
 Inviting students to focus on disciplines that are of interest to them.
 Research approaches in specific disciplinary communities
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METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Portfolio of revised writings: 60%
The final portfolio will include no fewer than 12 revised pages. The research paper(s) that
make(s) up the final portfolio must receive a grade of “D” or higher in order for the
student to pass the course.
Process Assignments: 40%*
FA 1- 100
quizes-10 each
PP 1- 150 & 300
Annotated Bib- 25 & 50 & 50
FA 2- 100
5 peer reviews- 25 ea.
FA 3- 100
participation- 15/class
PP2- 150 & 300
Blackboard postings 10/ea.
PP3- 250 & 500
Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
92 to 100% = A
83 to 91% = B
74 to 82% = C
65 to 73% = D
Below 65% = F
Course Policies
You are responsible, and will be held accountable, for all information contained herein
All students have been provided a Heartland Community College email. You must access
my.heartland.edu and set up your account. All instructor communication will be through this
system (My use of email is not limitless and unconditional- you need to allow an appropriate
length of time for me to answer email).
Further, any canceled classes will appear on my.heartland and should be checked regularly
You also have access to myFiles, an online storage space. You can access this from any
computer with internet. As such, I will not accept any excuses (email or otherwise) for
missing work.
Blackboard: this class is full online and all work will be on BB. When assigned blackboard
homework, all postings must be made by midnight on Tuesday or Friday. Anything after
Midnight will be considered late.
Specifications for work: all graded assignments (including homework) are to be typed in 12
point Times New Roman with 1 inch margins (follow MLA format guidelines).
No late work accepted
Withdrawal Policy: All students missing at least two weeks of class will be withdrawn
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Project Procedures
Process work: In working towards the Project Papers, you will be assigned many readings and
activities. All these activities will appear, and will be evaluated on Black Board, and will help
with your understanding of the Project Papers.
The first two project papers are assessed two times at the initial peer review and the Advisory
Draft before the final two evaluations with the Revised Draft and final Portfolio.
However, the final project paper will not have a revised draft.
Peer Reviews are very important. As such, No Peer-Review = No advisory grade. If you don’t
do a peer review, then you don’t turn in a paper until revisions are turned in (see below)
Advisory Draft: After you revise the essay based on the peer review, you will submit an
advisory draft to me, for which you will receive completion points and an advisory letter grade.
This grade represents the grade that it would receive in the portfolio, as currently written. This
grade IS NOT found in the grade book, and will only impact your grade if you DO NOT revise.
Revised Draft: after you revise your essay based upon the comments from the Advisory Draft,
you will submit the Revised Draft. This draft will also given an advisory letter grade, but this
grade will be written in the grade book. However, you have 1 more chance to revise this essay
for the portfolio, if you should wish.
The final portfolio will be a collection of all project papers, incorporating a rough draft and a
final draft of each project paper. As stated in the Course Description, your portfolio must contain
at least two revised project papers for a total of at least 12 pages of revised writing.
The grades for each paper are based on an understanding of the particular set of assigned
outcomes, either Voice, Support, Purpose/Development, Audience, or Critical Thinking. We
will discuss these in class, but they are found online under the course guide.
All minimums must be met to be considered for a grade above an F.
* I reserve right to give additional/fewer pop quizzes/homework as necessary
Disclaimer: Syllabus is subject to spontaneous alterations
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Projected Course Calendar for Major Assignments
August 19
21
26
28
September 2
No School
9
FA 1 return
16
Project Paper 1 Peer Review
23
PP1 return & Topic Pro due
30
4
Forum Analysis 1 due
11
7
FA2 return
14
FA3 return
21
PP2 Pr
28
PP2 return
November 4
Workday
11
PP3 Intro Pr & due
18
PP3 Pr
25
PP3 return
December 2
Portfolio due
9
Finals
18
PP1 due
25
October 2
FA 2 due
9
FA3 due
16
23
PP2 due
30
Research Proposal due
6
RAB due & PP3 Thesis due
13
PP3 Intro return & Workday
20
PP 3 Due
27
No School
4