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Harrisburg Area Community College Virtual Campus

Harrisburg Area Community College

Virtual Campus

Spring 2015 Syllabus

English Composition I

ENGL101-V20 & V21

CRN 33335 & 33986

“You don’t write because you want to say something; you write because you’ve got something to say.”

– F. Scott Fitzgerald

Instructor: Karen Woodring

Email: kpwoodri@hacc.edu

Office: Arts 120G (Harrisburg campus)

Google talk (call or text) 814-ENGHACC1 (814-364-4222)

Office Hours: face to face office hours by appointment

Online Office Hours:

Adobe Connect office hours at http://hacc.adobeconnect.com/woodringofficehours - TBA (as a result of student survey)

Additional online hours by appointment

Course Information

Catalog Description:

English 101 is designed for the development of fluency in writing clear, forceful, effective prose. An on-line course is different in many

respects from a classroom learning situation, but it offers students the same chance to improve their repertoire of skills to think,

read, and write critically.

Required Materials:

Maasik/Solomon. Signs of Life in the USA. 7 th edition Bedford St. Martins

Suggested Materials:

Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 5 th ed. Bedford St. Martins.

Technical Requirements:

Computer Access: Students are responsible for ensuring that they have computer and Internet access for the entire semester.

Not having computer or Internet access is NOT an acceptable reason for not completing course assignments/activities. Be

sure you have a back-up plan in case your primary internet connection/computer is unavailable. For example, you may

choose to go to a HACC campus library (many of which have laptops for use in the library in addition to the computers within

the library), a public library, or a Wi-Fi hotspot such as most Panera Bread, McDonalds, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, or many

supermarkets and coffee shops.

I also recommend using Dropbox (a free internet storage space) for backing up your files. If you don’t already have an

account, click on http://db.tt/rGxLMZ7 and set one up for free.

NOTE: High speed Internet access is highly recommended for all online courses.

Word processing software (required): Having Microsoft Word is not required, but you must have access to true word

processing software (not something like Wordpad or Notepad or another note-taking program). HACC students can now get

Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus for free through Microsoft’s new “Student Advantage” program. HACC is able to offer this to

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students through the College’s Microsoft enterprise education subscription agreement. Office 365 Pro Plus is a full version of

Office and includes student favorites like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook. It is a user-based service that

allows each student to install the software on up to five PCs or Macs and access Office mobile applications on iPhone and

Android phones. (Office Mobile applications are included with all Windows phones.) Students can install the software on

home or personally owned devices. Once they leave HACC, the free software will no longer be available through the College.

Students may download the software by following these steps: o

Go to the student tab on myHACC o

Click on the document “Microsoft Office 365 Instructions,” under Bookmarks Plus o

Follow the directions o

Please note that this free version of Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus uses the cloud and students must, therefore,

have access to the Internet. Affordable options are available at any campus bookstore for students who choose

another option

.

Course Objectives/Goals (From 335):

Upon successful completion of English 101, students will be able to:

§ Respond appropriately to the needs of different audiences and rhetorical contexts in terms of voice, tone, level of formality,

format, and structure

§ Connect critical thinking with reading and writing activities by summarizing, analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing

information from various kinds of texts

§ Integrate their ideas appropriately with the ideas of others in discussion and writing

§ Demonstrate flexible recursive writing strategies for generating ideas, planning, drafting, revising, and editing drafts

§ Develop strong writing that focuses on a purpose and demonstrates clear organization and coherence

§ Work collaboratively with others to develop written work or to respond critically to other students’ work

§ Demonstrate the ability to write under pressure and with time constraints

§ Demonstrate the basic ability to locate, summarize, synthesize, critique, and cite college-level resources

§ Demonstrate a knowledge of writing conventions ranging from structure and paragraphing to tone and mechanics

Demonstrate the ability to edit writing for clarity, style, and adherence to conventions §

Course Overview:

The course is divided into weekly learning modules. Each week you will have reading assignments – often in the text AND online - as

well as discussions about the readings, quizzes, and writing assignments. You will find tools and guidelines for each writing

assignment and references to appropriate web sites that will give you additional direction while writing. Then, you will find questions

on related topics to discuss online. The learning modules are organized linearly so that students who complete the items in that

order are most successful.

An on-line course is still a community of students; therefore, it is important to share your experiences with your peers. You will learn

from one another when you respond to each others' ideas and share frustrations and successes. You will have access to fellow

students by e-mail and class discussion postings via forums. I will be a part of the discussions, but I want you to rely more on each

other – to work together as a team toiling together toward the final goal of success. In discussions, my role will be to act as your

conductor or coordinator, not your boss.

I am often available at the Harrisburg campus, but will always be available by e-mail, and I’m available for online office hours (day or

evening) so that you can “chat” with me in D2L or Adobe Connect about any questions, comments, concerns you may have. I did

give my Google voice phone number as an alternate contact for you to call or text as well. As per AP772, all emails and phone calls

will receive a response within two (2) business days (usually much sooner).

Course Requirements

To successfully complete this course, each student will be required to do the following:

§ Read all materials as assigned.

§ Participate in the weekly discussion. This activity functions, among other things, as our class discussion, so posts need



responses, and some responses benefit from additional responses. Please talk to each other. The discussion boards

should not be a list of stand-alone posts. To meet minimum requirements, you must: o

Post at least one post of 125 words or more per week on the course bulletin board (remember, paragraphs should

have at least five sentences each).

o

Post two or more responses 50 words or more to other student's ideas (remember, paragraphs should have at

least five sentences each).

o

Have a combination of posts and responses to total at least FOUR per week.

§ Complete the three writing assignments as indicated by the dates specified.

§ Complete three quizzes: Library orientation, MLA formatting and citations, timed writing (essay)

Policies

Attendance Policy – AP661

Attendance for this online class will be taken by work submitted each week. If you meet deadlines (discussions, quizzes, and writing

submissions) for the week, you will be considered present for that week. You must complete the week 1 work (both the discussions

and the first quiz) by the May 27the deadline to avoid being automatically dropped from the course for non-attendance. If you fail to

submit assignments for one entire week (the equivalent of missing class for more than two weeks in a full-semester), you may be

withdrawn from the course.

Academic Honesty – AP594

Throughout the course, we will discuss plagiarism and how to avoid it. If, however, a student who presents an assignment that is not

his or her own work, whether in part or as a whole, that students is guilty of plagiarism, whether the intent was to plagiarize or not.

Plagiarism and cheating are not allowed and will be prosecuted fully. Students who plagiarize or cheat will receive a “0” on that

assignment and an “F” for the course. I realize this is a harsh penalty for something some students may see as an oversight, but

academic honesty is very important, and it is crucial students know how to use and cite sources correctly in order to avoid even

more serious penalties in “the real world.” In order to avoid plagiarism, be sure you correctly cite all ideas that are not your own with

parenthetical citations and include a Works Cited page.

Some examples of plagiarism include:

§ Submitting a paper that you did not write, such as a paper written by another student, a parent, a published author, or any

other source, including the internet.

§ Submitting a paper that includes passages someone else wrote without sufficient documentation. “Sufficient

documentation” requires parenthetical citations after all ideas that are not your own and a correctly formatted Works

Cited page.

§ Including someone else’s original ideas in your paper without sufficient documentation. “Sufficient documentation” requires

parenthetical citations after all ideas that are not your own and a correctly formatted Works Cited page.

§ Paraphrasing without sufficient documentation. “Sufficient documentation” requires parenthetical citations after all ideas

that are not your own and a correctly formatted Works Cited page.

Changing the wording does NOT make an idea or passage your property. If you find information you wish to use, you simply need to

cite the source, and you’ll gain credit for seeking other people’s ideas while avoiding plagiarism, which is “win-win.” Failure to cite

your sources is not worth the risk.

Withdrawal Policy – AP667

No grade will be given to students who withdraw during the refund period. A student who fails to attend class the first week will be

dropped at the end of that time. A “W” may be granted by the instructor for students who withdraw if the following conditions are met:

The student requests the withdrawal

The student has made an attempt to complete the work

The student has upheld the policy for academic honesty

An “F” will be assigned if the student does not request a withdrawal, does not complete the course work, or does not uphold the

academic honesty policy.



Incomplete Grade Policy

The grade of Incomplete is an option available to students who demonstrated the potential to pass the class if the extenuating

circumstance had not occurred, particularly in the last two weeks of a course. That is, a student who is doing well in the class and

becomes ill and cannot finish the quarter may be given an Incomplete. A failing student who has shown little interest in the material

or participating in class and simply wishes for a second chance to receive a passing grade will NOT receive an Incomplete.

The incomplete will be assigned only after a conference with the instructor and after a schedule of projects is signed by both parties.

It is important that students realize the “I” grade becomes an “F” if the work is not completed following the schedule and within 8

weeks of the course’s completion.

EEOC/PHRC Syllabus Requirement

EEOC POLICY 005: It is the policy of Harrisburg Area Community College, in full accordance with the law, not to discriminate in

employment, student admissions, and student services on the basis of race, color, religion, age, political affiliation or belief, gender,

national origin, ancestry, disability, place of birth, General Education Development Certification (GED), marital status, sexual

orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic history/information, or any legally protected classification. HACC

recognizes its responsibility to promote the principles of equal opportunity for employment, student admissions, and student services

taking active steps to recruit minorities and women.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (“PHRAct’) prohibits discrimination against prospective and current students because of

race, color, sex, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, handicap or disability, record of a handicap or disability, perceived

handicap or disability, relationship or association with an individual with a handicap or disability, use of a guide or support animal,

and/or handling or training of support or guide animals.

The Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act (“PFEOAct”) prohibits discrimination against prospective and current students

because of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, record of a handicap or disability, perceived

handicap or disability, and a relationship or association with an individual with a handicap or disability.

Information about these laws may be obtained by visiting the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission website at

www.phrc.state.pa.us.

If an accommodation is needed, please contact the disability coordinator for your campus:

HACC Gettysburg Campus

Peggy Violette - Email

Counselor/Disability Services

G 101I

731 Old Harrisburg Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325

Phone: 717-337-3855 ext. 3018

Fax: 717-337-3015

HACC Harrisburg Campus

Carole Kerper - Email

Director, Disability Services

Cooper 230

One HACC Drive

Harrisburg PA 17110

Phone: 717-780-2614

Fax: 717-780-2335

HACC Lancaster

Vicki Van Hise - Email

Coordinator, Disability Services

Main 212

1641 Old Philadelphia Pike

Lancaster, PA 17602

Phone: 717-358-2972

Fax: 717-358-2951

Campus

On-Line Privacy Notice

HACC Lebanon Campus & Virtual Learning

Deborah Bybee - Email

Coordinator, Disability Services

104K

735 Cumberland Street

Lebanon, PA 17042

Phone: 717-270-6333



Notice: Online courses are periodically evaluated. As a part of that evaluation, a sample of e-mail correspondence and faculty and

students will be reviewed to assess the quality of rapport and interaction between the faculty member and the student.

Accordingly, if you want to send the instructor an e-mail of a personal nature, please put “Private” in the subject line. Those emails

will not be opened ore reviewed during any course evaluation.

Grading Procedures

Grading Standards for Written Assignments: please see handouts for each individual assignment for individual grading standards.

Grading Policy:

The final semester grade will be computed on a point system.

Writing Assignment #1 (causes and/or effects of pop culture)

Writing Assignment #2 (Proposing a solution to a culture problem)

Writing Assignment #3 (Critical Analysis/Researched Position paper)

Quiz #1 – Library Orientation Quiz

Quiz #2 – MLA formatting & Citations Quiz

Quiz #3 – Timed writing (essay) Quiz

PowerPoint or Prezi presentation with visuals & citations for your position paper

Discussion posts & responses

Self-Assessment (final)

100 points

120 points

150 points

20 points

20 points

20 points

40 points

80 points

50 points

A = 540-600 points

B = 480-539 points

C = 420-479 points

D = 360-419 points

F = Below 359 points

All writing assignments must meet the following criteria:

Documents must be saved in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or saved as a rich text file (.rtf)

Typed using a 10 or 12 point font

Double-spaced with 1” margins.

Follow MLA format (heading, page headers, appropriate title, parenthetical citations, etc.)

Contain a Works Cited page when outside work is referenced

Be original work by the person whose name appears on the paper, with appropriate citations and a works cited page for ideas

that are not the author’s own

Late Papers

If you submit a paper late, 5 points will be deducted for each day that is late. Work will not be accepted more than one week after the

deadline. Because you will drop a letter day every two days, I urge you to meet deadlines in order for you to earn the best grade

possible. Work that is submitted late will not be returned within a week when the papers submitted by the deadline are returned.

Other graded work such as quizzes, exams, and class discussions will not be accepted late.

If you have a medical excuse or other documented excuse that prevented you from accessing the course for a week, make sure you

submit it. Usually, however, students are sick or unable to access work for a day or two, which doesn’t greatly affect deadlines.

However, a long-term illness or issue may require schedule adjustments. PLEASE contact me at the time of the problem so that I

can work with you, not a week or more after the assignments are due.

Course Expectations:



College is a place for adults to further their educations. As a result, all communications with your peers and with me is to be

professional, respectful, and courteous. All reading and writing assignments should be completed by the date they appear on the

syllabus. Be careful to look ahead so that you are adequately prepared for each assignment.

This is a composition class. Please proofread your work carefully! You will be graded not only on what you say, but also how you say

it. Educational writing is formal, so remember to eliminate second person, slang, contractions, and other informal writing conventions

from your academic work.

Contact:

Please contact me anytime via email or through D2L with questions or concerns. I will always reply within 2 business days per

college policy, but I will usually reply within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me in that time, please contact me again, as I may

not have gotten your previous message



Week 1

January 20-25

Last day for a full

refund is January

26th

Week 2

January 26-

February 1

Last Day for a

50% refund is

February 2

Week 3

Week 4 nd

February 2-8

February 9-15


Spring 2014

English Composition I

V20& V21 (CRN 33335 & 33986)

Schedule

Course Introduction, expectations & organization

What is Pop Culture?

Reading assignments:

Intro to Pop Culture – Introduction

Popular Signs – pages 1-22

Writing About Pop Culture – pages 23-64

Online content:

Introduction to Pop Culture

Writing Essays

The Writing Process

How to put a paper in MLA format

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

Week 1 quiz (on syllabus, course expectations, and policies)

Consumption

Avoiding plagiarism, incorporating sources, and correctly using MLA citations


Gladwell The Science of Shopping p.97-

Credit Card Barbie (photo & questions ) p.117-118

Hine What’s in a Package p. 118-

Chang Teen “Haulers” Become a Fashion Force p. 138-

Watkins Fast Entertainment and Multitasking… p. 149-

Online content:

The American “Culture of Consumption”

Correctly creating an MLA Works Cited page (handouts , videos , websites) & citations

within your paper

Library Orientation via podcasts, website, etc.

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

Library Orientation Quiz

Advertising & Media


Twitchell What We Are to Advertisers p. 182-

Pozner Dove’s “Real Beauty” Backlash p. 219-

Schlosser Kid Kustomers p. 222-

Steinem Sex, Lies, & Advertising p. 249-

Portfolio of Advertisements (between p. 264-265)

Online content:

Information about advertising and its practices

Memorable Advertisements

Advertising mistakes

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

MLA formatting & citations quiz

Essay # 1 - Cause/effects of pop culture essay - due

Film & electronic media


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Week 5

February 16-22

Week 6

February 23-

March 1

Week 7

March 2-8

The Hollywood Sign: The Culture of American Film p. 365-

Ray The Thematic Paradigm p. 377-

Seger Creating the Myth p. 386-

Sengupta Race Relations Light Years from Earth p. 412-

You-topian dreams & Semiotics p. 445-

Students Addicted… p. 483-

Rauch The Tea Party Online p. 508-

Online content:

Film & media in everyday life

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

Critiques, Reviews & the American Paradox


Brooks One Nation… p. 524-

Ehreneich Bright Sided p. 532-

Solomon Masters of Desire p. 542-

Japp & Japp Purification through Simplification p. 553-

Kennedy Blind Spot p. 576

Lubrano The Shock of Education p. 580-

Online content:

US vs. the world – statistics & facts

Additional content about reviews (they are not summaries!)

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

Essay #2 - Proposing a Solution to a cultural (US or global) problem essay –due

Conflicts & Paradoxes in Film, TV, & Everyday Life


Mackay The Magic of Anti-Myth p. 587-

Corliss The Gospel According to Spider-Man p. 598-

Milner Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids p. 602-

Garrett Why We Love TV’s Anti-heroes p. 318-

Koganzon All Camped Out: How Glee Became a Preachy After-School Special p. 326

Bennet Guiding Lights: How Soap Operas Can Save the World p. 349-

Samuels Inception as Deception p. 417-

Daly Virtual Popularity Isn’t Cool – it’s Pathetic p. 480-

Online content:

Beginning to organize your eportfolio

Representations of people in film & media and its effects

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

Timed Writing Quiz (essay)

American Identity Crisis


Omi In Living color: Race & American Culture p. 625-

Buck Acting White p. 637-

Bernstein Goin’ Gangsta, Choosing’ Cholita p. 661-

Algranati Being an Other p. 667-

Devor Gender Role Behaviors and Attitudes p. 672-

Blum The Gender blur: Where does Biology End & Society Take Over p. 678-

Jennings American Dream p. 686-

Sullivan My Big Fat Straight Wedding p. 691-

Online content:



Usefulness of self-assessments

Who is American? Who represents America?

How others see Americans

Graded work:

Weekly discussion

Essay #3 - Critical Analysis/Researched position paper essay - due

Spring break

March 9-13

No classes, but

college is open

Week 8

March 15-20

Note: classes end

on FRIDAY

Online Content:

Powerpoint tutorials & Prezi links

Graded work:

PowerPoint presentation for critical analysis/research essay due

Provide feedback on your classmates’ PowerPoint presentations

Weekly discussion

Self Assessment


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