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SYLLABUS
Tulsa Community College
Northeast Campus
Spring 2014
Course: ENGL 1113 Freshman Composition I
Section#: 212 Call #: 12898
Class times: Tuesday/Thursday (TR) 12:30-1:50p.m.
Instructor: Stephanie Kelle
Classroom #: 2367
Daytime phone: 918-595-7473
Office Hours: anytime between
8:00a.m. and 5:00p.m. in the
FACET Center and by appointment
E-mail: stephanie.kelle@tulsacc.edu
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE:
Division: Communications
Associate Dean: Jocelyn Whitney
Office: 2389 Academic Building
Phone Number: 918-595-7496
TO CONTACT ACADEMIC & CAMPUS SERVICES:
Director: Dr. Mike Limas
Office: A-151 Enterprise Building
Phone: 918-595-7473
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
The first in a sequence of two courses. Introduces students to academic writing, basic research,
and documentation. Prerequisite: ENGL 0933 with a grade of “C” or better, or appropriate
placement score. Lecture 3 hours.
NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE:
ENGL 1213, Composition II
TEXTBOOKS, SUPPLIES, & OTHER RESOURCES:
Title: The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition (Eighth Edition) [Paperback]
Author: Thomas Cooley
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: February 2013
ISBN-13: 978-0-393-91946-2
Title: Little, Brown Essential Handbook (8th Edition) [Spiral-bound]
Author: Aaron, Jane E.
Publisher: Longman (January 2014)
ISBN-13: 978-0321920324
Textbooks and supplies may be purchased at the Northeast Campus Bookstore.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE:
Students must have access to Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Word for typing essays and
assignments. In addition, internet access is required for Blackboard and SafeAssign. Internet
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access is available in the computer labs and the libraries on all four TCC campuses. Additionally,
these resources also provide access to Microsoft Office/Word (Hand-written essays will not receive
a grade.)
TECHNICAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Students should be comfortable with the following:
 Using a word processor (changing font, spell check, basic MLA format, etc.)
 Using email for communication
 Sending an email attachment
 Navigating the Internet
 Using an Internet search engine
 Using Blackboard
Computer workshops such as TCC Email, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Blackboard
are offered periodically throughout the semester in the FACET Center, A1. These are free and
open to all TCC students.
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.
ENGLISH DISCIPLINE GOALS:
The English Discipline Goals relevant to this course include Effective Writing, Informed Discussion,
Critical Reading, and Scholarly Research.
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I COURSE GOALS:
Goal 1—Apply writing skills to college-level academic writing situations.
Student will be able to
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Respond critically to writing assignments using a formal writing process.
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Understand, analyze, and evaluate introductory college readings.
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Employ clear, accurate, concise, grammatical, and varied sentence structure.
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Adjust tone, diction and style appropriately for academic and non-academic
audiences.
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Conform to discipline standards for documentation, citation, and academic integrity;
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recognize and avoid plagiarism.
Goal 2— Compose a well-developed essay.
Student will be able to
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Make a strong, clear, succinct claim in the form of a thesis statement.
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Support a claim and arrange a critical written response according to one (or more) of
the rhetorical modes/strategies/patterns.
Goal 3—Write a documented essay.
Student will be able to
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Integrate evidence from primary and secondary sources through use of summary,
paraphrase, and quotation.
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Conform to discipline standards for MLA documentation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Produce clear sentences that demonstrate word choice, tone, and subject matter
appropriate to most college classes.
2. Practice Standard English usage and, over the space of the semester, reduce the numbers
of errors in your writing.
3. Use word processing to help you improve your writing.
4. Plan, write, and revise both freestanding and connected paragraphs that contain a topic
sentence and two to four supporting points.
5. Learn to write modes of development using such patterns as, but not limited to, narration,
description, classification, comparison/contrast, and definition.
6. Recognize and avoid plagiarism in any writing.
7. Apply the basic research process to find sources in the Northeast LRC, other libraries,
and/or on the Internet.
8. Use the MLA documentation system to compile a works-cited page and show that you have
correctly quoted or paraphrased material from a source.
9. Share your work with the rest of the class in a formal, multimedia presentation.
COMMUNICATIONS:
E-mail: All TCC students receive a designated TCC e-mail address (ex: jane.doe@tulsacc.edu).
All communications to you about TCC and course assignments will be sent to your TCC e-mail
address; you must use your TCC e-mail address to send e-mails to and receive e-mails from the
instructor regarding this course.
Also, when sending an email students should:
 Send any work as an attachment. Do not copy and paste your work into the email.
 Use subject headers. In the subject line give me an indication of why you are
emailing me.
 Include your full name, class name, and contact information.
 Use spell-check, complete sentences, and proper punctuation.
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Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency
situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations.
This information is also posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).
TEACHING METHODS: Strategies for this course include in-class lectures with assignment
instructions, small group work, assigned readings, out-of-class and in-class writings and revisions,
individual conferences, quizzes, individual and collaborative projects, use of Blackboard, use of the
Internet, use of the Library, and a final in-class essay.
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
This course is comprised of both in-class and out-of-class assignments, essays and other writing
assignments, daily writings, quizzes, a documented essay, and class participation.
*Not all activities completed in or out-of-class will be graded individually.
Evaluation/Assignment
Points Possible
Essay #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Essay #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Documented Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Final in-class Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Weekly Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 (10 x 5pts each)
Peer Review Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 (3 essays x 10 pts each)
Reading Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 (5 x 5pts each)
Class Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Annotated Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Research Essay Proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rhetorical Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Film Analysis** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
In-Class Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Homework/Assignments* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Points Earned
_____ /100
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_____ /150
_____ /50
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Total Points Possible:
710
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Possible Extra Credit:
GRADING SCALE
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = 59% or lower
10pts
Points
639-710
568-638
497-567
426-496
0-425
*Items deemed “Other Homework/Assignments” will consist of assignments such as an MLA citation
practice and short paragraph assignments, all of which will be explained in detail when they are assigned
and will appear on the semester agenda. Please note, these assignments are subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion.
**Please Note: The instructor reserves the right to change point values, add or delete assignments
and/or points at any time during the semester as deemed necessary. For example, based on what we are
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able to accomplish each week during class time, we may or may not have a weekly writing assignment.
Therefore, I would change the total number of points possible to reflect this adjustment.
Two Possible Essay Revisions – For the first two essays, students will have the opportunity to
revise/rewrite for a better grade. Should you choose to revise, the new grade will replace the
previous, or if the grade for the first attempt is better than the second, the better of the two
grades will be recorded. Essay revisions/rewrites are not required but strongly recommended for
essays earning a grade below 80%. If an essay earns an “F,” I may require an automatic rewrite.
Revisions/rewrites will have a due date determined by the instructor. Essay revisions are not
allowed for the research essay or final essay exam. In addition, if an original essay was not
submitted for a grade, a rewrite/revision is not possible as this is an opportunity to revise for a
better grade, not an opportunity to miss the original due date and still earn a grade.
READING QUIZZES
There will be 5 reading quizzes throughout the semester covering assigned readings from The
Norton Sampler and will consist of five questions each. Because reading assignments are essential
to success in this course as well as your college education, the reading quizzes will not be
announced in advance, thus encouraging students to read all assignments. The quizzes will be
short-answer, non-interpretive, and open-note but not open-book.
CLASS PARTICIPATION POINTS
Participation is measured in a variety of ways in this course. Participation points will be
determined by the quality not the quantity of work and classroom etiquette/professionalism as well
as class attendance.
PEER REVIEW WORKSHOPS – For each major essay, we will devote class time to reviewing the
work of classmates for the benefit of helping each other and getting outside advice on our own
work. All students should participate in peer review by attending class and bringing two copies of
their rough draft. **Please note: In order to receive credit for peer review, students must have a
rough draft consisting of at least half of their written essay. Rough drafts that only consist of
one paragraph will not receive credit as this is not productive to the peer review process.
EXTRA CREDIT POINTS
Extra credit points may be awarded in increments of 5 points, with total possible points being 10.
Extra credit is optional and not required. Points will be awarded for attending any of the Northeast
campus’ writing or technology workshops. If you have questions about other extra credit
opportunities, such as writing workshops on a different campus, please see the instructor for
approval prior to the scheduled event. Approval and awarding of extra credit is at the discretion of
the instructor. Student must also provide written proof of attendance at extra credit events (see
attached extra credit form).
FORMAT FOR WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments prepared outside the classroom should be typed and double spaced. All in-class
writings and exercises must be legibly written in blue or black ink on standard notebook paper, or
on worksheets provided. Students should provide one inch margins for professor’s comments.
Assignments should be submitted in class (or on Blackboard as assigned by instructor) r with the
following heading in the upper left hand corner of the page (standard MLA format):
 student’s name,
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course title & section number,
instructor’s name,
date submitted.
In addition, we will use MLA formatting for all essays and out-of-class written assignments. You
will be actively learning and using MLA style throughout the semester. Your textbook The Little,
Brown Essential Handbook is an excellent tool for learning and using MLA style.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance is a critical part of this class, and students are expected to attend all classes in order to
succeed. Each class session will involve activities which are part of your course grade, and missing
these activities will negatively affect your grade. Thus, each student will be held responsible for all
class activities, lectures, assignments, etc., whether he or she attends or not.
Furthermore, excessive absences are evidence that you are not serious about the course and your
course grade and, therefore, will negatively affect your grade and could result in withdrawal from
the course: classes meeting one day or night a week, more than three (3) absences will result in
an immediate instructor withdrawal (appears as AW on transcript) despite the student’s current
grade and reasoning/excuses; for classes meeting two days/nights a week, more than six (6)
absences is considered excessive and will result in an immediate instructor withdrawal.
Because there is a great deal of material to cover in this course, late arrival and early departure
may also affect your grade. If you are more than 10 minutes late to class OR if you leave before I
officially end class for the day, you will be considered absent and will not receive credit for any
class activity, quiz, exercise, etc. for that day. If you enter class late, but are not 10 minutes or
more late, and the class is either taking a quiz or working on an activity/assignment, you may take
the quiz or participate in the activity/assignment, but you will not receive extra time to complete
the quiz or assignment. If you are more than 10 minutes late and we have already finished the
quiz or assignment, you will not be allowed to make up the work. Thus, arriving to class on-time
is very important.
In addition, the instructor is not responsible for any information or class notes which you miss
due to absence. You are responsible for contacting a classmate for the missed information,
including adjustments to the course agenda/schedule. Because all handouts and/or changes to
the schedule are usually posted on Blackboard and/or via email, you will be responsible for
checking both on a regular basis. If you need help with Blackboard or TCC email, call 918-5952000, the TCC Helpdesk.
Absences do not affect due dates! You may NOT make up any in-class writing, group
or individual exercise, quiz, or assignments designated above as “Other
Homework/Assignments” which you miss due to an absence. Yet another reason class
attendance is very important.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND MAKE UP WORK: All graded assignments are due upon class
arrival or a date and time designated by the instructor. If a student fails to complete an
assignment due to an emergency, he or she must have documentation, such as a doctor’s note,
jury notice, etc. All undocumented emergencies do not excuse late work. Also, technical
difficulties with a computer do not affect due dates. Students can submit work from any computer
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with an internet connection; therefore, the work is due regardless of computer situation. Students
are welcome to use the computers in NEC’s FACET Center or the Library.
Furthermore, items designated above as “Other Homework/Assignments,” in-class
assignments, and class participation points will NOT be accepted late and may not be made
up. If you are not in class when these items are collected, you automatically lose all points
possible for the assignment. Essays are due via SafeAssign either at the beginning of class or on a
date designated by the instructor. Any essay submitted after the first ten minutes of class or
after the assigned date/time if required to submit via Blackboard will be assessed a 10% penalty
per day it is late (including weekends). SafeAssign and Blackboard date and time stamp submitted
items, so I know exactly when an assignment was submitted. Assignments that I will accept
late with penalty of 10% deduction per day include: all major essays, including the
documented essay and essay revisions. In addition, if you choose to submit an essay
revision/rewrite and the original essay was submitted late, the late penalty will also be applied to
the revision. The revision is not an opportunity to miss an essay deadline and regain the penalty
points lost due to late submit.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of
others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is
not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa
Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to
the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the
dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a
faculty member may:
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Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a
substitute assignment or test;
Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively
withdraw the student from the class;
Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may request
that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by
submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services.
DEPARTMENTAL PLAGIARISM POLICY: Definition of Plagiarism: According to author and
Professor Robert Harris, “Plagiarism is using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit
to the other person. When you use someone else’s words, you must put quotation marks around
them and give the writer or speaker credit by revealing the source in a citation. Even if you revise
or paraphrase the words of someone else or just use that person’s ideas, you still must give the
author credit in a note. Not giving due credit to the creator of an idea or writing is very much like
lying. […] Plagiarism is using any words or ideas without giving credit to the source. If the
plagiarizer copies material that is also copyrighted, then the wrongdoing is potentially enhanced by
the additional crime of copyright infringement” (25-6).
Penalties for Plagiarism: Suspected plagiarism in this course will result in grade reduction on the
assignment.
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Proven Plagiarism will result in failure on that assignment.
Harris, Robert A. The Plagiarism Handbook. Los Angeles: Pyrczak Publishing, 2001. Print.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL POLICY: : It is the student’s responsibility to be sure unwanted
courses are dropped by the scheduled deadline. Students may drop classes using the MyTCC
Portal at www.tulsacc.edu. A student who has been responsible for academic dishonesty in a
course may not drop or withdraw from the course. If the student processes a drop or withdrawal
from the course, the action will be reversed and the appropriate grade will be recorded on the
student’s transcript. See the TCC Catalog to find the procedure for withdrawing from a class. The
deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. The last day
to withdrawal from full semester (16 week) courses is Friday, November 21, 2014.
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.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions,
beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of
ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other.
Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor. In this class, use of cell
phones, pagers, iPods, and other electronic devices that may be deemed disruptive to the
instructor or classmates is strictly prohibited. If a student is caught text messaging, emailing, or
if cell phones or other devices are audible, the student will be given one verbal warning. After the
first warning, if the student is caught again, he or she will be asked to leave the classroom for that
class session and any points for that session will be forfeited. Do NOT use text messaging during
class as this is both distracting to the instructor and other students; this also conveys to the
instructor that you do not care about the course, coursework, or your grade. Do NOT place cell
phones on the desk; they should be stowed away during class.
In case of an emergency, students should leave quietly and contact their instructor immediately by
email or phone, but they should not interrupt class.
Absolutely no weapons are allowed on campus.
SYLLABUS CHANGES: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will
be notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing. Changes to the schedule/agenda may be
given in writing, verbally in class, or via email.
ADA POLICY/DISABILITY RESOURCES
DISABILITY RESOURCES: It is the policy and practice of Tulsa Community College to create
inclusive learning environments. Accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are available. To
request accommodations, contact the Education Access Center (EAC) at eac@tulsacc.edu or call
(918) 595-7115 (Voice). Deaf and hard of hearing students may text (918) 809-1864.
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FACET CENTER: The TCC Northeast Campus FACET Center combines instructional technology
with individualized instruction and resources for refining skills in math, writing, speaking, research,
and computers. The FACET Center is located in the Enterprise Building.
FERPA POLICY: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law designated to
protect the privacy of a student’s education records and academic work, applies to all schools, including
TCC, that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. This law
protects your right as a student by stipulating that instructors will not share information about your grades,
your progress in the class, or any materials you submit in their courses with any one other than you.
A student may sign a waiver of their FERPA rights through the Admissions/Enrollment Services or the Dean
of Student Services offices. This waiver authorizes the release of academic records to the individuals
identified by the student (e.g., parents) but does not compel faculty to discuss grades or other academic
issues with anyone other than the student, including parents. Please make sure you and your parents are
aware that I will not discuss or share information about your progress in this class.
TOBACCO FREE COLLEGE: Tulsa Community College is a Tobacco Free college in accordance
with the Governor’s Executive Order 2012-01 and Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 11523 which prohibits smoking or the use of any tobacco products in all public places, in any indoor
workplace, and all vehicles owned by the State of Oklahoma and all of its agencies and
instrumentalities. This Order includes property leased, rented, or owned by TCC including, but not
limited to, all grounds, buildings, facilities, and parking lots. Tulsa Community College’s policy
includes a tobacco free environment on all campus and off-campus locations conducting TCC credit
or non-credit classes. The TCC Campus Police is responsible for ensuring compliance with the
Tobacco-Free Environment Policy. Violations of the policy may be addressed through issuance of
campus or state citations.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information
contained in the TCC Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources Handbook, and semester
information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website:
www.tulsacc.edu
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