English 102
Summer Quarter, 2013
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T. Sean Rody
(206) 546-6983
FOSS Building Humanities Division
srody@shoreline.edu
10:00-10:25 M-Th
1500 Building, # 1525
http://shoreline.edu/seanrody
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
“Focus on the process of research and writing related to particular topics or themes
that will vary among sections of the course. Students will improve their skills as
critical thinkers and researchers, who use both traditional and new information
technologies, and writers of documented analysis and argumentation.”
PREREQUISITES:
Completion of English 101 or equivalent with a 2.0 or better or with instructor
permission.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Lindström, Martin. Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds
and Persuade Us to Buy. New York: Crown Business, 2011. Print.
Palmquist, Mike. The Bedford Researcher. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins,
2012. Print.
COURSE ADAPTATIONS: If you need course adaptations or accommodations
because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me,
or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please
inform me as soon as possible.
PLAGIARISM: To borrow other’s ideas and words without proper acknowledgment
is a form of dishonesty known as "plagiarism." To avoid plagiarism you must cite all
quotations, summaries and phrases as well as any facts or ideas which are not
considered common knowledge. If I find a student has plagiarized, I will refer the
matter to the Dean for Humanities, and the student will receive no credit for that
assignment and have no opportunity to receive credit for that assignment.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: You are expected to attend class—your
attendance is very important—and participate in class discussions expressing your
ideas while respecting the ideas of others. Punctual attendance of class and
participation in class activities are essential to your academic success. If you are not
able to go to class, you are expected to make arrangements to pick up missed
material or assignments. You are expected to read all the assigned materials before
the class meeting for which it is assigned.
GRADING:
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Within the first half of quarter you may arrange for Pass/No Credit grade
otherwise grade from this class will be numerical.
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Anything not turned in on time will not be accepted without a prior
arrangement or a documented emergency.
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Essays must have a completed Essay Evaluation attached; if not, the
essay will receive a "0".
Your Final Grade will be calculated using this breakdown:
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10% Grade from Primary Research Essay
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10% Grade from Research Proposal
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15% Grade from Periodicals Essay
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15% Grade from Books Essay
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50% Grade from Final Research Essay
If we knew what it was we were doing, it
would not be called research, would it?
-Albert Einstein
Tentative Schedule
Week
Reading
Assignment
June 24th – 27th
Brandwashed: Tricks
Companies Use to
Manipulate Our Mind
and Persuade Us to Buy
July 1st – July 3rd
Brandwashed: Tricks
Companies Use to
Manipulate Our Mind
and Persuade Us to Buy
Primary Research
Essay
July 8th – July 11th
The Bedford Researcher
“Joining the
Conversation”; “Working
with Sources”; and
“Documenting Sources”
Proposal
July 15th – July 18th
The Bedford Researcher
“Writing Your
Document”
Periodicals Essay
July 22nd – July 25th
The Bedford Researcher
“Writing Your
Document”
July 29th – August 1st
Individual
Presentations
August 5th – August 8th
Individual
Presentations
August 12th – August 15th
Individual Conferences Final Essay
Books Essay