TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTHEAST CAMPUS
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLISH 1213
Composition II
Fall, 2012
Instructor: Professor Patrick M. Ocampo
CRN and Sec. #: ENGL 1213 325 12730 201310 Composition II
Room/Meeting Times: SE Bldg 1 Communications 1221, Fridays 6:00 pm to 8:50 pm,
Saturdays 1:10 pm to 4:00 pm
TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Mail Box: Academic and Campus Support (ACS), Room SE2202
Phone: 595-7673 (leave message)
Director of ACS: Susan Burlew
email:patrick_ocampo@mail.tulsacc.edu
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE:
Communications Division, Room SE1202
Interim Communications Associate Dean: Kara Ryan-Johnson, 595-7694
TO GET HELP WITH BLACKBOARD, MYTCC: Call 918-595-2000 for help with
Blackboard, MyTCC, or TED.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Completion of ENG 1113, Composition I, with a grade
of “C” or better. See “Prerequisites for Composition II” pages xv-xvi in Little, Brown.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The TCC Catalog states “The second in a sequence of two
courses. Furthers analytical reading skills, academic writing, and techniques of research
and documentation.” This course deals specifically with critical reading, argumentation,
and research-based writing and is designed to improve your college-level reading and
writing skills.
NEXT COURSE IN SEQUENCE: None
TEXTS:
The Little, Brown Handbook, TCC Custom edition, Fowler & Aaron*
The Craft of Research, 3rd edition, Booth, Colomb and Williams
Selected readings from TCC’s online databases
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The Princess Bride, William Goldman, mass market paperback edition, Harcourt
Publishing, 2007
COURSE OBJECTIVES: In Composition II, students will need to apply the skills
taught in Composition I to longer and more challenging writing assignments.
Composition II essays will also need to demonstrate more depth and complexity of
thought than essays written in Composition I. Specifically, Composition II students
should demonstrate that they can
 analyze a variety of scholarly and popular texts to show how content,
organization, style, and tone are related to the author’s purpose, audience, and
subject matter
 use logical, emotional, and ethical appeals and rebuttals to construct formal,
academic arguments
 evaluate and select authoritative sources for college-level research
 identify appropriate evidence from primary and secondary sources
 distill, synthesize and document evidence from primary and secondary sources
 understand and apply the general conventions of MLA documentation
 produce a focused, well developed research essay of at least six pages
TEACHING METHODS: Teaching methods include lecture, discussion, readings
from the textbooks, and feedback on written work. Students may revise one essay,
excluding the research essay. The revision is due at the end of the semester and will
replace the original grade.
Teaching methods are not nearly as important as the strategies you implement to learn.
You should take notes over assigned texts and during lectures; participate earnestly in
class discussions and activities; study specific writing strategies; and spend sufficient
time reading, researching, writing and revising.
FILM AND TELEVISION: The theme of this class will be “Film and Television
Media”. We will be viewing excerpts and episodes from various films and television
series. The film version of The Princess Bride (1987, PG) and an episode of the
television series Doctor Who (2003) will be screened in class. Students not wishing to
view these materials are encouraged to enroll in a different class section.
GRADING:
Essay 1
Essay 2
Essay 3
Research Paper
Assignments (4@50points each)
Blog
Final Exam
100
150
100
200
200
100
150
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---------------------------------------------------------Total:
1000
A=1000-900; B=899-800; C=799-700; D=699-600; F=599-0
Students will be permitted to re-submit 1 revised essay or the research paper for a higher
grade at the end of the semester.
Written work will be graded using the criteria described in your Little, Brown, pxvii-xxii.
Additional, more specific grading criteria for all assignments are on the assignment
sheets.
To earn a B for class participation, you must miss no more than three hours of class,
bring all required materials (e. g., print outs of assigned readings, The Craft of Research),
complete any group work or in-class activities, and engage earnestly and respectively in
all class discussions. Students whose in-class work and contributions to discussions are
especially thoughtful, informed, and intelligent will earn A’s. Students who miss more
than three hours of class, who fail to bring required materials, and/or who violate the
etiquette policy below will receive a C or lower, depending on how often they engage in
these behaviors. The class participation grade rewards you for doing what you should do
to learn the material presented.
English Professors assign "I" grades only when genuine emergencies prevent a student
from completing the class and/or from withdrawing before the deadline and only when
the student is earning a satisfactory ("C" or better) grade.
LATE WORK: Work may be submitted late but will receive a penalty of one letter
grade for each day late. After 72 hours, no late work will be accepted. Late work will
receive a grade only, no feedback, and late assignments are not eligible for revision.
ATTENDANCE: Missing more than three hours of class, for whatever reason (illness,
family emergency, etc.), is considered excessive and may affect your final grade. I will
take attendance each class and will note any late arrivals or early departures, but if you
miss class, contact a classmate and log onto Blackboard to determine what you missed. I
do not meet with students to review what was covered during class; it’s the student’s
responsibility to find out what was missed.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: The last day to drop this course and receive a refund is
October 19th, 2012. Students who drop before November 30th, 2012 will receive a W on
their transcripts.
Students who are not making satisfactory progress may be dropped from the class,
which will result in an “AW” on the transcript.
A “W” and an “AW” are grade-point neutral, but non-completion of a class may affect
financial aid for the current and future semesters. Students who drop or who are dropped
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by an instructor may receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the recalculation leaves a
balance due to TCC. Contact the Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate
withdrawal from a course (“W” grade) or to change from Credit to Audit.
FORMAT FOR COURSE WORK: Essays and reading responses should follow MLA
format as described in Little, Brown. All papers in this class must be saved as a Word
document and submitted to SafeAssign, a plagiarism detection tool. I will not grade work
that has not been submitted to SafeAssign. Please save your work as your last name and
the assignment, abbreviated (e.g., SmithRR1 for reading response 1).
WRITING CENTER: Students should be aware of the many services offered in the
Writing Center, room 1102. For more information, see p. xxiv in Little, Brown.
PLAGIARISM POLICY: Please see pp. xxv-xvi in Little, Brown. I will report any
student who plagiarizes to the Associate Dean of the Communications Division and to the
Dean of Student Services, who keeps records of students who violate TCC’s policies on
academic integrity. If you submit any assignment containing plagiarism of any kind, and
it is your first offense, you will receive a score of 0 for that assignment and will not have
a chance to revise. If you submit an assignment containing plagiarism and it is your
second offense (in my class or according to the Dean of Student Services), you will
receive a grade of F for the course.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY OR MISCONDUCT: Academic dishonesty or
misconduct is not condoned nor tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community
College system. See the college’s Academic Integrity Statement:
http://www.tulsacc.edu/page.asp?durki=2984&site=16&return=126.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: See p. xxix in Little, Brown. Students who violate the
etiquette policy will be given one warning; after that, they will be dismissed from class
and counted absent. Laptops are permitted for taking notes or completing assignments
only; they should not be out any other time. Cell phones should be put away at all times.
STUDENT EMAIL: Every student enrolled at Tulsa Community College is issued a
TCC email account. Students are expected to check their College email account on a
frequent and regular basis in order to stay current with College-related communications,
particularly those that may be time sensitive in nature. Students will be held responsible
for the information transmitted to the College email account. Information about email
addresses, user names and passwords may be found at
https://portal.tulsacc.edu/cp/home/displaylogin
For more information, see Little, Brown p. xxixYou need to check your MyTCC account
regularly so that the college does not deactivate it. I strongly suggest you log onto
Blackboard through MyTCC. I check email frequently and will respond to emails in less
than 24 hours. If you do not receive a reply from me within that time, you can assume I
didn’t receive your email.
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For legal reasons, all teacher/student emails must be submitted through the TCC email
system. It is therefore mandatory for all students to activate their email accounts.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: 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). If you lose
power, call the TCC main number (918-595-7000) for an updated, recorded message
regarding closure. If the college has to close because of weather, students will be
expected to complete any homework assigned and may have to complete assignments
online, using Blackboard.
DISABLED STUDENTS/ADA POLICY: See p. xxv in Little, Brown.
FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law
designated to protect the privacy of a student’s education records and academic work.
The law applies to all schools, colleges, and universities that receive funds under an
applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. This law is applicable to
students at TCC. All files, records, and academic work completed within this course are
considered educational records and are protected under FERPA. It is your right as a
student in this course to expect that any materials you submit in this course, as well as
your name and other identifying information, will not be viewable by guests or other
individuals permitted access to the course.
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. While a FERPA waiver
permits the release of information to parents, it does not compel the release of
information. Faculty and advisors may use their discretion as to when the release of
information would not be warranted.
GENERAL EDUCATION GOAL STATEMENT: The General Education Goals are
designed to ensure that graduates of Tulsa Community College have the skills,
knowledge, and attitudes to carry them successfully through their work and their personal
lives. General Education Goals relevant to this course include Critical Thinking,
Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency.
ENGLISH DISCIPLINE GOALS: All English courses are designed to help students
meet the English discipline goals, which are Effective Writing, Critical Reading,
Informed Discussion, and Scholarly Research.
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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OTHER: Although students will complete all assignments listed on the syllabus, minor
adjustments to the course policies or schedule may occur, based on specific needs of the
class. Changes will be announced in class and on Blackboard.
Occasionally, when genuine emergencies or problem situations occur, the course policies
outlined here can be modified to help a student complete the course if the student has
been attending regularly, has completed most assigned work, and is earning at least a
"C." It is always in your best interest, therefore, to contact me immediately if a crisis
situation prevents you from attending class or completing assignments.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Follow the schedule below. LB=Little, Brown; CR=The
Craft of Research
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Date
Activity
Assignments Due
Oct. 19
Introduction, Course
Syllabus, Comp. I review.
Oct. 20
Writing Exercises, Essay
Topics.
Oct. 26
LRC Orientation, Structure CR 1-2, LB 44, 46
of Arguments, Audience and
Voice, Quick Drafts.
Oct.27
Film 1, Visual media
analysis.
Assignment 2, LB 6
Nov. 2
Research and Article
Evaluation, Asking
Questions.
CR 3-4, LB 8, 45
Nov. 3
Essay Workshop
CR. 5-6 , Essay 1 Rough
Draft.
Nov. 9
Claims, Warrants, Evidence CR 7-11, LB 8-10 Essay 1
Nov. 10
Essay Workshop
Essay 2 Rough Draft
Nov. 16
.Annotated Bibliographies,
Essay 2, LB 41-43
Nov. 17
Individual Interviews, No
Class.
CR 12-14
Nov. 23
Thanksgiving Break NO
CLASS
Nov. 24
Thanksgiving Break NO
CLASS
LB Ch. 1-4, Assignment 1
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Date
Activity
Assignments Due
Nov. 30
LAST DAY TO DROP
Effective Revision
CR 17 Assignment 3
Dec. 1
Workshop
Research Paper
Dec. 7
Book Discussion
LB 49
Dec. 8
Film Screening and
Discussion.
Assignment 4
Dec. 14
Final Exam Prep, Essay 4
Workshop
Essay 3 rough draft.
Dec. 15
Final Exam
Essay 3
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