CM107
Now with Audio!
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Betty Nazarian– just call me Betty
Mom, Wife, Composition Instructor, Writing
Coach
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Master of Arts in English Rhet/Comp
Master of Management
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The Kaplan Guide to
Successful Writing
Edited by Diane
Martinez, Susan Carlson,
and Kara VanDam
Kaplan University Writing
Center
ISBN: 978-1-60714-894-4
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You will learn how to communicate
effectively in your professional field using
various writing styles. You will also identify
and further develop your own writing
process. Grammar and mechanics will be
reviewed, helping you focus on the areas that
will improve your writing.
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Appear in gradebook but are *not* grades
Four CLAs assessed:
 Compose original documents in Standard American English for different
writing situations.
 Demonstrate all aspects of the writing process: planning, research,
development, organization, and revision.
 Use the conventions of academic and professional writing.
 Apply course knowledge and skills to their chosen professional fields.
 “Grading” :
 9 Not Assessed
 0 No Progress
 1 Introductory
 2 Emergent
 3 Practiced
 4 Proficient
 5 Mastery
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Use AIM
By appointment
Username: bknazarian@hotmail.com
http://www.aimexpress.com
Prefer the phone? 818-470-0749
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Thursdays at 11PM ET: check the syllabus for
other section times offered
Nine Seminars (Units 1 through 9)
Shout out or volunteer for answers
Grammar and Spelling
Option 2 if you can’t attend
Graded by rubrics
Cannot be turned in late
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Respond to question(s) each week
Respond to at least 2 other posts in detail
Find articles in the library
Grammar and Spelling
Graded by rubric
Late policies:
 You will not receive credit for responding to other
posts after the discussion “closes” for the unit
 Please notify me via email when you submit late work
to any unit.
 No late discussions will be accepted after the end of
Unit 9.
Units 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9
Reviewed in each Unit’s seminar meeting
 Graded by rubric
 Late Policies:
 With extenuating circumstances: It is your responsibility to inform me
(ahead of time, whenever possible) of extenuating circumstances that
might prevent you from completing projects by the assigned deadline. In
those situations, we will work together to come up with a mutually
acceptable alternative. Prior notification does not automatically result in a
waiver of the late penalties.
 Without extenuating circumstances: Accepted with a penalty of one letter
grade per week (not to exceed a 3 letter grade penalty. For example, you
submit an “A” paper 3 weeks late, you would earn a grade of a “D” ).
 For final projects: Late Final Projects without extenuating circumstances
will not be accepted. Final projects are due by 11:59 PM ET, Tuesday of Unit
9 (the last day of Unit 9, September 7). If you are having problems,
technical or otherwise, you must contact Student Services and your
instructor immediately.
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In Units 2 and 6
Questions reviewed in Seminar
Can be re-opened, but subject to late penalty
of 10% grade loss
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Rubrics in Syllabus
Seminars and Discussions – graded by
following Sunday night
Projects – graded by following Sunday night
Late work – graded within 5 days of
submission date
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Final project: informative essay
Have you written one before?
What topic did you write about?
Did you enjoy writing it?
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Purpose: To Inform
No personal thoughts/opinions
No viewpoints
Reliable sources
Questions?
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Due the final day of Unit 9
Informative essay
3 to 5 pages, *plus* a title page and a
references page
Original work, written for this class
Not plagiarized
Uses one of the approved topics
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Approved Topics:
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Eco Fuels
Telecommuting
Drugs and Crime
Immigration Laws and Border Control
Providing Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants –
Social Responsibility?
 Intimate Partner Violence
 Alternative medicine vs. conventional medicine
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Approved Topics:
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Cybercrime
Firearms and Crime
Sex and Adolescence
Homeland Security and Terrorism
Sting Operations: Justice or Entrapment?
Underage Drinking and Law Enforcement
Bariatric Surgery – An Easy Answer to Obesity?
No Child Left Behind
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Questions?
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Seminar:
 You’re already here!
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Reading:
 For information on college level writing, please
read pages 3-10 in The KU Guide to Successful
Writing.
 For information on using Microsoft Office, please
review pages 325- 348 in The KU Guide to
Successful Writing.
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Discussion
 First, find the assigned article in the library.
 Then post. There should be three parts to your
posting:
▪ 1. Introduce yourself
▪ 2. Respond to the quote taken from the reading. Be sure
to reference the reading within your post.
▪ 3. Respond to at least two other posts, in depth.
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Project:
 Write a paragraph of at least 100 to 150 words that
answers the following questions:
▪ What topic have you selected from the list for your final
project?
▪ What are three things that interest you about this topic?
▪ Is your interest in the topic related to your current or
future profession? If so, how?
▪ What might be your first steps in learning about the topic?
▪ How do you imagine the final project would need to be
different if you were writing it to deliver as a speech?
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Project Rubric
High Pass (30 points)
Pass (25 points)
Low Pass (20 points)
No Credit (0 points)
Student work meets expectations for this
assignment by including all required
information with correct grammar and
mechanics overall.
Student work meets content requirements for
this assignment by including all required
information, but content may have grammar
and mechanics errors that make understanding
content difficult.
Student work meets some of the expectations
of the assignment, but may have incomplete
responses to required information.
Student work does not meet the expectations
for this assignment. Paragraph does not
respond to all questions required. Project may
be plagiarized (Plagiarism Explanation).
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Kaplan University considers academic honesty to be
one of its highest values. Students are expected to
be the sole authors of their work. Use of another
person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by
specific citations and references. Though not a
comprehensive or exhaustive list, the following are
some examples of dishonesty or unethical and
unprofessional behavior:
 Plagiarism: Using another person’s words, ideas, or
results without giving proper credit to that person;
giving the impression that it is the student’s own work.
 Any form of cheating on examinations.
 Falsifying information for any assignments.
 Submitting an assignment(s) that was partially or wholly completed by
another student.
 Copying work or written text from a student, the Internet, or any
document without giving due credit to the source of the information.
 Submitting an assignment(s) for more than one class without
enhancing and refining the assignment, and without first receiving
professor permission. In cases where previous assignments are allowed
to be submitted for another class, it is the responsibility of the student
to enhance the assignment with additional research and to also submit
the original assignment for comparison purposes.
 Assisting another student with reasonable knowledge that the other
student intends to commit any act of academic dishonesty. This
offense would include, but not be limited to, providing an assignment
to another student to submit as his or her own work or allowing
another student to copy answers to any test, examination, or
assignment.
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In essence, plagiarism is the theft of someone else’s ideas and work.
Whether a student copies verbatim or simply rephrases the ideas of
another without properly acknowledging the source, it is still
plagiarism. In the preparation of work submitted to meet course
requirements, whether a draft or a final version of a paper or project,
students must take great care to distinguish their own ideas and
language from information derived from other sources.
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Sources include published primary and secondary materials,
electronic media, and information and opinions gathered directly
from other people.
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Kaplan University subscribes to a third-party plagiarism detection
service, and reserves the right to check all student work to verify
that it meets the guidelines of this policy.
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If something comes up as plagiarized, the
official policy is:
 1st offense: Failure of the assignment in which the
action occurred.
 2nd offense: Failure of the class in which the action
occurred.
 3rd offense: Expulsion or permanent dismissal from
the University.
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Accidental plagiarism?
The End