Mrs. Muldrow, Internet Writing II (ENG 0933) Fall 2014
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Tulsa Community College
Internet Writing II Course Syllabus (ENG 0933)
Section 490, CRN # 17051
FALL 2014
Instructor
Mrs. Muldrow
Office
Division Office
Mailbox
Associate Dean
West Campus, Academic Campus
Services, # I-106
by appointment
918-595-8060
dorothy.muldrow@tulsacc.edu
You may call the office phone, but Email will be the fastest way of reaching
me.
I-106 (West Campus Academic
Campus Services)
Diane Cunningham
Division Office
Associate Dean
Division Phone
West Campus Liberal Arts, L-144
Karen Harmon
918-595-8079
Office Hours
Office Phone
E-Mail
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNET STUDENTS
Although this Internet Writing II class will be completed primarily online, it requires an
on-campus midterm and final exam. To accommodate busy schedules, you will have
some flexibility in your exam day and time, including a Saturday morning, day hours,
and evening hours. Times, room location, and a study guide will be posted two weeks
before each exam.
Although online students should contact their instructor(s) for help with questions related
to the subject matter and assignments in Internet courses, students should contact the
TCC Help Desk at 918-595-2000 for help with technical computer questions.
Before taking an online course, students must have basic computer skills. For example,
online students must know how to create and save files using Microsoft Word and to use
e-mail and send attachments. Students must have Microsoft Office, which is
available to all TCC students. Microsoft Office may be downloaded at no charge,
or students may purchase a copy on CD at any TCC campus bookstore. Current
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enrollment authorizes students to load Office on one home computer. Microsoft Office
on your home computer will allow you to read and print class files in Word and
PowerPoint and to submit written work through Blackboard in a format that instructors
can read and grade.
Students in this course will also need the following:
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Adobe Reader, which most students should have. It is also a free download in
the Resources area of our course Blackboard site. Occasional resources will be
posted in Adobe Reader format.
Access to MyWritingLab. A free access code will be packaged with all new
copies of Along These Lines:Writing Paragraphs and Essays, 6th edition,
purchased from TCC. If you purchase your text from any other source or if you
purchase a used text, your will be required to purchase an access code from the
TCC bookstore or online from the MyWritingLab website. The separately
purchased code is expensive enough that it often pays to buy a new textbook.
Internet courses are rarely self-paced. Consequently, students in online courses must
keep up with the due dates of assignments. This course has definite due dates. See
"Late Assignments" section for details of this course's policy. All assignments will be
available at least one week before due, so you are responsible for scheduling your time
to meet the due dates.
In addition, students who do not participate in discussions, do not submit
assignments, or do not communicate with their instructor during any consecutive
two-week period may be administratively withdrawn from the course. It is crucial
for all students to play active parts in their courses, whether those courses are
traditional or online sections.
INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT COMMUNICATION
Typically, I check and answer e-mail twice a day including Saturdays (Sunday is my day off).
Please use only your TCC-assigned e-mail address or Blackboard e-mail for all e-mail
communication with TCC faculty. With your TCC e-mail address, you are always clearly
identified. I know immediately from seeing your e-mail in my inbox that you are one of my
students needing assistance.
If you forward your MyTCC e-mail to a personal account, you will need to log in to your TCC
account to reply. Otherwise, your replies will come from your personal account.
ALL E-MAILS MUST BE SIGNED WITH YOUR NAME AND CLASS. Because I teach more
than one class, I cannot answer your questions effectively unless you identify your class.
Please follow E-mail Procedures from Netiquette in week 1 when sending E-mails. Emails may not be answered if not sent properly. These messages should use correct
grammar, sentence structure, and spelling written in a professional manner.
You may call the office and leave a voice-mail message; however, e-mail will almost always
receive a faster reply since I am frequently in class or off-campus.
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GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS
Tulsa Community College graduates value cultural diversity, ethical behavior, and the unique
role of public education in sustaining a free society. The following general education goals
function independently and in concert. TCC graduates demonstrate:
Communication Skills - effective written, oral, visual, technological, and interpersonal
interactions.
Critical Thinking - aesthetic and qualitative reasoning for creative inquiry, analysis, synthesis,
and evaluation of information, both abstract and concrete.
Empirical Skills - problem solving and quantitative reasoning in support of scientific and
mathematical concepts.
Teamwork - the ability to collaborate in support of shared purposes and goals.
Personal Responsibility - choices and actions that recognize consequences and exhibit
ethical decision-making.
Social Responsibility - the ability to evaluate one’s own ethics and traditions in relation to
others and to embrace the diversity of human experience while engaging local, regional, and
global communities.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT
Each student is responsible for being aware of information contained in the TCC catalog, TCC
Student Handbook, TCC Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and semester information in the
Class Schedule.
COURSE PREREQUISITE AND TRANSFERABILITY
Students must receive the appropriate score on the Computerized Placement Test (CPT) to
enroll in ENG 0933. ENG 0933 does not transfer because of its developmental status; however,
most colleges and universities recognize this curricular achievement.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
ENG 0933 is a continuation of ENG 0923 (Writing I). It offers a step-by-step approach to
paragraph and essay writing. Special emphasis will be placed on sentence structure,
punctuation, editing and revising skills, English language usage, and basic types of academic
writing.
NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE
Students must successfully complete ENG 0933 before enrolling in ENG 1113 (Freshman
Composition I).
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK and MyWritingLab Access Code
If you order early, you can purchase your text through the TCC online bookstore,
but keep in mind that ordering online requires processing and mailing time. The
TCC Northeast Campus bookstore, located at Harvard and Apache, sells all
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Internet course texts directly to you. You will find the Northeast Campus bookstore in
the Student Activities Building. It is easiest to enter Northeast Campus from Apache
near the round building (Enterprise Building) and wind to your right. If you enter from
Apache, Student Activities will be the building behind and to the right of the Enterprise
Building. You'll see a small parking area in front of the nearest Student Activities
building entrance and a large parking lot behind the building.
Please purchase the following text. Be sure you know your Internet course name(s) and
number(s) when going to purchase your books. I also strongly encourage you to write
down or print out the names of the authors and texts; doing so will enable you to avoid
possible wrong purchases:
H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane Aaron. The Little Brown Book, 12th Ed. TCC Custom 2nd Edition package
with the MyWritingLab access code. Boston: Pearson, 2012. ISBN: 9781269879446
You must have the correct title and edition. Any other text or edition will not work for
this class. MyWritingLab, an online resource, is a required component of this class. If
you buy your text from any other resource, you will need be purchase a separate
MyWritingLab access from the Northeast Campus bookstore or from the MyWritingLab
website at a significant cost.
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SUPPLIES
1-inch lightweight flexible plastic cover (not hard-cover!) three-ring binder and
dividers for portfolio sections. The simplest of these flexible plastic binders typically sell
for $2 or less at stores like WalMart and Target in the school/office supply sections. If
you do not pick up your first portfolio after midterm grading, you will need a second
binder and set of dividers to submit at the end of the semester. (See portfolio
instructions on Blackboard. You will be setting up your portfolio during Week 1.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the semester, the student should demonstrate ability to:
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restrict a subject and define a clear purpose;
write unified, well-developed, and coherent paragraphs;
combine paragraphs to form a unified and coherent essay;
create sentences that are correct and effective;
choose words that are precise and appropriate;
understand and use various rhetorical strategies
apply MLA documentation to papers using outside sources
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Since this is an Internet class, instruction will involve methods that can be used online. To
convey information and allow for the mastery of the skills and material in this course, teaching
methods will include reading and writing assignments, PowerPoint presentations, group
discussion, homework exercises, MyWritingLab exercises, and miscellaneous portfolio
assignments.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES
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The number of points that you earn will determine your grade in this class.
Orientation assignments (3 @ 5 pts. Each--bonus)
15 points
Paragraph and essay assignments
430 points
Discussion Board postings (1 @10 pts and 8 @ 15 pts each) 100 points
Miscellaneous online/in-class textbook exercises
150 points
Portfolio
160 points
MyWritingLab assignments
125 points
Midterm Exam
200 points
Final Exam
200 points
Total
1365 points
Students may consult TCC writing consultants for any writing assignment and, in fact,
are encouraged to do so. You may visit a consultant in person at any campus or use the
West Campus online consultants support by e-mailing wcrwc@tulsacc.edu. More detail
will be provided in your assignment instructions.
A standard college grading scale will apply to this course: 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% =
C, 60-69% = D, 0- 59% = F. Translated into points, with 1780 possible, grades will be based on
this point scale:
A = 1602-1780
B = 1601-1424
C = 1246-1423
D = 1068-1245
F = 0 - 1067
Translated into points, with 1780 possible, grades will be based on this point scale: {wherever
your final points fall will be the letter grade that you will receive—Example: final points totaling
1423.5 will receive a letter grade of a ‘B’}
LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES
Writing support is offered by West Campus Reading and Writing Center, located in the Technology
Learning Center (room I-166) Reading and Writing consultants can be found in the back right hand
corner of this main computer lab.
Consultants are available at all campuses for on-campus appointments, but only West
Campus provides online tutoring for this class:
West Campus Reading and Writing Center, 918-595-8063. E-mail: wcrwc@tulsacc.edu
Metro Campus Reading Lab, 918-595-7214
Northeast Campus FACET Center, 918-595-7592
Southeast Campus Reading/Writing Lab, 918-595-7749
Either face-to-face or via e-mail, writing consultants in the West Campus Technology Learning
Center provide free writing advice to supplement your coursework. Consultants can help you build
analytic reading skills, effective writing skills, and solid research techniques. In addition to general
assistance pertaining to reading and writing coursework, you can receive assistance with source
evaluation and documentation and Internet research strategies. Because of the demand for
consultation, appointments should be scheduled in advance by talking with or phoning one of the
consultants. Although you will generally receive same-day help if requesting online
consultation early in the day, I encourage you to allow up to two days for online assistance
during the week and longer during weekends, holidays, and vacations. Requests submitted
during the evening will probably not be responded to until the next day. Online West’s
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consultants will respond to you as quickly as possible. Allow sufficient time for a response.
However, if you do not hear from a tutor within 2 days, e-mail again immediately. West
Campus consultants are very dependable. If they don’t respond, they probably did not
receive your e-mail request and paper.
Papers MUST be submitted to online tutors ONLY as Microsoft Word attachments. In an
accompanying e-mail message, you should identify the nature of your assignment (examples:
illustration paragraph or argument essay with MLA documentation) and your instructor and
you should request advice on 1-2 specific areas. For instance, you could ask the consultants
to check your use of sufficient supporting detail, your use of logical transitions between
points, or your use of MLA style parenthetical source citations and Works Cited page format.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Many Writing II assignments completed within Blackboard will automatically disappear
after the due date. Therefore, if you log on to complete an assignment after a deadline, you will
find the work unavailable. You will have until the end of the due day (midnight) to submit an
assignment; you may, of course, submit assignments any time BEFORE that midnight deadline.
This includes submitting assignments on earlier days. To avoid missed assignments, you
should plan to work ahead.
Reports of personal computer problems or other personal issues do not excuse you from
meeting deadlines. Only with proven emergency circumstances, such as hospitalization,
can you complete work late with instructor permission. I’ve had students tell me that they
left their textbooks at work, left them in their car on campus and had them stolen, or been
asked to work on the night that an assignment was due, or was not feeling well, and etc,
these are all strong reasons for working ahead. If you computer goes down, you need to
find an alternate computer to complete your work, such as at a TCC campus or public
library.
Please keep in mind that past due assignments will receive a zero grade. No excuses.
E-MAILS AND DISCUSSION BOARD POSTINGS
Remember that all e-mails must be signed with your first and last name AND your class!
You should regard e-mail and discussion board postings as you would a professional business
letter or memo written in the workplace. These messages should use correct grammar,
sentence structure, and spelling. They should come to the point while also developing those
points with pertinent supporting detail.
This is college. As you e-mail and post to the discussion board, you should present a
professional image. Discussion board postings written with e-mail, instant message, or text
message type abbreviations and missing conventions such as capital letters and periods will not
earn satisfactory scores. You are not communicating with your best friends. Likewise, although
you may disagree with a classmate's ideas and opinions, you should do so by logically explaining
your reasons for disagreeing. Remember that you are taking issue with the ideas and opinions,
not attacking the person who holds those ideas and opinions. Keep in mind that this is an
academic setting and that you must treat classmates with respect, as you want them to treat you.
Remember, too, that e-mail and discussion board postings are not entirely private. Do not write
anything that you would not want to have circulated among several other people. Again, this
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policy follows standard business practice. Employees are sometimes fired for inappropriate email messages.
I ask, too, that you not send me "junk" e-mails. While I love to laugh, I can't spare the time for all
the funny jokes and inspirational messages that regularly circulate on the Internet. Certainly,
however, you may e-mail me with any class-related question.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Deliberate plagiarism is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words of
another writer or student are your own. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, having another
writer/student do work claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as
your own, or following the work of another as a guide to ideas and expressions that are then
presented as your own. Suspected plagiarism in this course will result in grade reduction on the
assignment. Proven plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment.
At times, close friends or family members enroll in the same traditional or online course. In all
cases, each student must complete his or her own work.
Any other forms of academic dishonesty--for example, cheating on a homework assignment or
exam-- will result in a zero on the assignment and possible failure of the course.
SEE THE OFFICIAL TCC ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT POSTED ON BLACKBOARD.
THIS POLICY FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TCC VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS APPLIES TO ALL TCC CLASSES.
WITHDRAWAL, AUDIT, AND INCOMPLETE POLICY
To withdraw from any class, a student must initiate an official withdrawal in the Counseling Office;
non-attendance DOES NOT constitute official withdrawal. Failure to withdraw may result in earning
an "F" for the final course grade.
To request a change to Audit (AU) or Incomplete (I), the student must be maintaining a passing
grade. The student must initiate the change with the instructor and sign the Audit or Incomplete
agreement. If the Incomplete is due to a circumstance that prevents the student from being able to
sign the form him/herself, the instructor may make other arrangements. The drop and audit
deadline is always three-fourths of the way through the course. If unsure of the drop/audit deadline,
please consult the academic calendar available in the semester schedule or on the college website
at <http://tulsacc.edu>.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL
The deadline for withdrawal from a course shall not exceed ¾ the duration of any class.
Check the TCC Academic Calendar for the deadline that applies to the course(s) you are
taking. Begin the process with a discussion with the faculty member assigned to the
course. Contact the Advisement Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a
course (“W” grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Withdrawal and/or change to an
audit from a course after the drop/add period can alter the financial aid award for the
current and future semesters. Students may receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the
recalculation leaves a balance due to TCC. Students who stop participating in the course
and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid
consequences for the student.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Students with documented disabilities are provided academic
accommodations through the Disabled Student Resource Center (918-595-7115) or Resource
Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (918-595-7428/TDD-TTY 981-595-7434). If any student
needs academic accommodations from either office, it is the student's responsibility to advise the
instructor so an appropriate referral can be made no later than the first week of class. Students may
also contact the Disabled Student Services Offices directly at the telephone numbers indicated.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS APPROPRIATE
DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES OFFICES TO
SUPPORT THE NEED.
Internet Writing II Agenda
This agenda lists major assignments. It does not list individual textbook exercises or details
of any assignment or specific Mywritinglab assignment. A more detailed agenda will
appear in your weekly assignment folders on Blackboard. Always consult the Assignments
folder regularly to meet the scheduled Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday assignments
deadline.
I suggest printing the contents of each weekly assignments folder on Sunday, the beginning
of the week, and checking off assignments as you complete them. This will help you avoid
missed work and, consequently, missed points.
Week 1 (August 18-23)
Online course orientation
Set up course portfolio
Two diagnostic pretests (grammar & punctuation)
Writing Attitudes Survey
Create MyWritingLab account, using the access code packaged with your text.
Discussion 1 (Blackboard Discussion Board)
Week 2 (Aug. 25-30)
Chapter 12: “Understanding Sentence Grammar”—Subjects & Verbs (pp. 252-261),
Using Prepositional Phrases (pp. 264-267), Clauses (272-276, 444, 468-69)
Chapter 24: “Coordination & Subordination” (pp. 410-420)
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
Week 3 (Sept. 1-6)
Chapter 1: “The Process of Writing (p. 9, 11) –Labor Day (09/01/14)
Chapter 1: Assessing the Writing Situation (pp. 12-13, 14-24)
Chapter 2: “Discovering Ideas--Prewiting” (pp. 25-33)
Chapter 2: “Developing a Thesis/Organizing Ideas--Planning” (pp.36-51)
Chapter 2: “Drafting/Revising/Editing” (pp. 55-69)
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
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Week 4 (Sept. 8-13)
Writing a Paragraph (see PowerPoint)
Using Transitions (see PowerPoint) 4c: (pp. 93-95)
Coherence/Unity (see PowerPoint) (pp. 50-52, 82-86, 96-97)
Chapter 18: “Run-On Sentences/Comma Splices” (pp. 362-366)
Chapter 15: “Subjects and Verbs Agreement”
(pp. 323-331)
Chapter 4d: “Narration” (pp. 34, 100)
Practice Paragraph 1 due
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
Discussion 2
Week 5 (Sept. 15-20)
Chapter 6-b, c: “Summarizing & Evaluating”
Chapter 4d:
“Process” (pp. 35, 107-108)
Practice paragraph 2 due
Summary/Evaluation (pp. 152-154, 159-160)
Summary 1 due
Chapter 17: Fragments (pp. 352-359)
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
Week 6 (Sept. 22-27)
Chapter 4d: “Example: Illustration” (pp. 34, 101-102)—see PowerPoint
Chapter 4d: “Description” (pp. 34, 100-102)—see PowerPoint
Chapter 28: “Commas” (pp. 444-464)
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
Week 7 (Sept. 29-Oct. 4)
Illustration paragraph 1st draft due (major paragraph 1)
Chapter 12: “Verbs” (pp. 294-312)
Chapter 30: “Writing Concisely” (pp. 545-552)
Summary/Evaluation 2 due
MyWritingLab due for
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
Discussion 3
Week 8 (Oct. 6-11)
Description paragraph due (major paragraph 2)
Chapters 13, 15b, 19, 20: “Pronouns”: Case: 13 (pp. 287-290), Agreement: 15b (pp. 331-335),
Reference: 19 (pp. 367-371), Shifts: 20 (pp. 374-378)
Review for midterm exam
Midterm Saturday or early next week (200 pts)
Week 9 (Oct. 13-18)
Midterm Exam Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week if not
taken Saturday of Week 8)
Revised illustration paragraph due (final draft)
Chapter 25: “Using Parallelism” (pp. 421-426)
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Writing an Essay (see PowerPoint)
Week 10 (Oct. 20-25)
Chapter 9: “Writing an Argument” pp. 211-228, (Prepare for Argument: Topic/Thesis due in week
Week 12)
Essay 1 (Illustration) plan & introduction due
Summary/Evaluation 3 due
Discussion 4
Week 11 (Oct. 27-Nov. 1)
Essay 1 first draft due (illustration/example) due
Chapter 4d: Compare/Contrast (pp. 34, 104-105) see PowerPoint
Week 12 (Nov. 3-8)
Revised Essay 1 final draft due (illustration/example)
Summary/Evaluation 4 due
Topic/Thesis due
Discussion 5
Week 13 (Nov. 10-15)
Essay 2: Compare/Contrast due
Argument Sources/Argument Outline due
Argument PowerPoint
See Blackboard (BB) for Related Assignments
Summary/Evaluation 5 due
Week 14 (Nov. 17-222)
Essay 3 plan, introduction due (Argument)
Chapter 20: “Using Parallelism”
Week 15 (Nov. 24-25—Thanksgiving Break 26-30)
Completed Annotated Bibliography due
Work on Argument Essay
Week 16 (Dec. 1-6)
Essay 3 Argument Essay final draft due
Final exam in West Campus Testing Center
(See schedule posted in Blackboard Announcements)
Portfolio due at the final exam
Week 17 Final Exams (Dec. 8-12)
See schedule posted on Blackboard Announcements.
Portfolios are due at the final exam.
****WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO ASSIGNMENTS WHERE NEEDED***