Tulsa Community College: Spring 2011
Comp II Syllabus
Course: ENGL 1213
Section #: 201
Call #: 20342
Room: 2312
Mon./Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 9:20 p.m.
TO CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Instructor:
Jennette Royster
Office E-mail: jennette_royster@mail.tulsacc.edu
Office Phone: 595-7473
Mailbox:
Academic & Campus Svcs, Enterprise Building,
Room A151
Office Hours: By Appointment
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE:
Division: Liberal Arts Division
Associate Dean: Jocelyn Whitney
Office: NEC 2389
Phone Number: (918) 595-7494
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: The second in a sequence of two courses. Furthers analytical reading skills, academic
writing, and techniques of research and documentation. Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 with a grade of “C” or better. Lecture: 3
hours
TEXTBOOK AND OTHER COURSE MATERIALS:
Author:
Nicholas Delbanco and Alan Cheuse
Title:
Literature:Craft & Voice, Vol. 1 Fiction
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill, 2010
ISBN:
978-0-07-310444-7
Author:
Title:
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Elaine P Maimon and Janice H. Peritz.
Writing Intensive: Essentials for College Writers
McGraw-Hill, 2009.
13: 978-0-07-332768-6
this syllabus and tentative schedule,
a pen with black indelible ink,
a yellow highlighter,
three paper folders for essay projects,
one USB flash drive.
GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS: General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge,
and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal
lives. TCC’s General Education goals are Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and
Technological Proficiency.
ENGLISH DISCIPLINE GOALS:
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Effective Writing
2.
Critical Reading
3.
Informed discussion
4.
Scholarly research
COMP II COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Use the following course objectives and include them in the syllabus.
1. Apply the Comp I writing skills needed to create a five - six paragraph essay containing an introduction, a
statement of purpose or thesis, supporting body points, and a conclusion.
2. Demonstrate a mid-formal writing style that applies the principles of Standard English and uses word choice, tone,
and sentence structure appropriate to college-level writing.
3. Practice revision techniques that will provide your writing with strong verbs and a variety of transitions and
sentence patterns.
4. Formulate a central idea about a literary work and support that idea with evidence from the work itself.
5. Use MLA format to create a Works Cited page and indicate quoted or paraphrased material from primary and
secondary sources.
6. Recognize and avoid plagiarism in any writing.
7. Apply the basic research techniques needed to locate sources in campus or local libraries.
8. Use word processing to help you improve your writing.
9. Present your research or other ideas in a PowerPoint slideshow.
TEACHING METHODS AND EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS:
Activities include brief lectures, discussions, group projects, individual conferences, tests/quizzes, out-of-class writing, inclass writing, and in-class rewriting.
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES:
Based upon 1000 points. See the agenda for the complete breakdown of point values.
GRADING SCALE:
A --------90 – 100%
B---------80 - 89%
C---------70 – 79%
D---------60 – 69%
F---------below 60%
TUTORING: Tutoring is offered free in the FACET Center. Students arrange their own tutoring sessions with the tutors in
the FACET Center.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is mandatory. ABSENCES DO NOT AFFECT DUE-DATES.
Attendance and punctuality are critical to your success in this course.
 I will take attendance each class session. All students are required to sign the sign-in attendance
sheet. Attendance is based upon your signature. If you are late to class, it is your responsibility to sign the
sign-in sheet and document the time you arrived in class.
 More than 3 hours of absence is considered excessive and therefore reported.
 Be aware that non-attendance does not constitute a formal withdrawal from this or any course, and you may not
be dropped from this or any other course due to non-attendance.
TARDY POLICY: Students who arrive late or leave early will be marked absent.
ASSIGNMENTS: The tentative schedule and assignment sheets are subject to announced changes. You are responsible
for all such changes whether you are present when they are made. If a class meeting is cancelled and you receive no
instructions to the contrary, continue to follow the assignment dates on the tentative schedule.
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All assignments are due promptly at the beginning of class on the assignment date. I do not accept late work. For
example, if class begins at 11:00 a.m., the assignment is due at or before 11:00 a.m.
All assignments must be typed in standard MLA format.
Classroom work and assignments such as quizzes, peer reviews, in-class writings, essay questions, timed
essays, and/or any other daily work assignments may not be made up or submitted late. Students who come late
to class earn a zero on the quiz.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND MAKE-UP POLICY
ALL WORK MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE DUE DATE OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The following penalties apply:
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b.
c.
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Out-of-class assignments: 10% of points possible subtracted for each class day until submission.
IN-CLASS WRITINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND QUIZZES MAY NOT BE MADE UP.
THE FINAL EXAM MAY NOT BE MADE UP.
Students must attend on ALL presentation days to earn credit for presentations.
FORMAT: All out-of-class assignments and computer lab assignments must be typed in correct MLA format. Assignments
not following the prescribed format will earn a zero. Late essays may be turned in to my mailbox located in the Academic
& Campus Services, NEC Enterprise Building (FACET Center building) Room A151. Their hours are 8 am – 9 pm
Monday through Thursday, 8 am – 5 pm on Friday, and 9 am – Noon on Saturday.
STUDENT E-MAIL:
Use your TCC e-mail for all communication in this class. If you need help with email, call the Help Desk or see the
computer specialist in the FACET Center.
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The TCC Help Desk number is (918) 595-2000.
E-MAIL: If you need to contact me, you will receive the quickest response through email. If you leave a message with
the office, send an email as well. Please allow for a 24 to 48-hour response time. Usually, I do not check e-mail on
weekends.
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). Also, check Blackboard for specific instructions from your instructor.
Blackboard: This course is Internet enhanced. Go to the TCC website at www.tulsacc.edu and click the Blackboard tab.
Log on to Blackboard before the second class period. Announcements and class assignments will be posted.
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).
Harris, Robert A. The Plagiarism Handbook. Los Angeles: Pyrczak Publishing, 2001.
Penalties for Plagiarism: Suspected plagiarism in this course will result in grade reduction on the assignment.
Proven plagiarism will result in failure on that assignment.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY OR MISCONDUCT AND ACCEPTABLE COMPUTER SERVICES USE: Academic
dishonesty or misconduct is neither condoned nor tolerated at TCC. Use of TCC computing resources is limited to
purposes related to the College's mission of education, research, and community service. The student should review the
relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to
 Submitting another’s work as one’s own or allowing another to submit one’s work a though it were his or hers.
 Several people completing an assignment and turning in multiple copies, all represented either implicitly or
explicitly as individual work.
 Failing to contribute an equal share in group assignments or projects while claiming equal credit for the
work.
 Using a textbook, notes, or technology tools during an examination without permission of the instructor.
 Plagiarizing (see section below).
CLASSROOM CONDUCT: Open and respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during
classroom encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each
other. The college student is considered a responsible adult. Each student is expected to show respect and consideration
for the instructor and the other students.
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Physical and/or verbal threats against the instructor or another student will not be tolerated. (Cursing is an
example of a verbal threat. Throwing objects, slamming doors, hitting others, and exhibiting temper tantrums are
examples of a physical threat.) The student will be withdrawn immediately from the class.
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Talking to a classmate during lectures or discussions, and all other behaviors that interfere with the learning
process will not be tolerated. Students who exhibit these behaviors will be asked to leave the classroom and may
be withdrawn from the class.
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Cell phones, iPods, laptops, MP3 players, pagers, or any other electronic device must not be used in the
classroom. Cell phones should be turned off unless the student is awaiting an emergency call. Use of any
electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor.
EMERGENCY POLICY: Please give your family or day care provider the following number for NEC Campus Police: 5957562. In the event of an emergency, Campus Police will come to the classroom. Cell phones and pagers must not be
used in the classroom and should be turned off unless there is the potential for an emergency message. Emergency calls
should be taken in the hall only.
DISABLED STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER: If you have any special learning or testing needs, please contact the
disabled Student Resource Center on the Metro Campus and ask the personnel in the Center to notify me of any
recommended measures. 595-7115
GUESTS: Any person not officially enrolled in class will not be admitted without instructor's prior approval. Children will
not be permitted in class.
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
SYLLABUS CHANGES: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any
changes to the syllabus in writing on Blackboard.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY
Please talk with the instructor before withdrawing. To withdraw from the class, the student should initiate an official
withdrawal in the Counseling Center; non-attendance does NOT constitute official withdrawal. The student who neither
attends nor drops the class will receive an F grade that is calculated into the final GPA.
SOME WORDS ABOUT WRITING AND READING:
“Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for
this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
Mary Pickford
SOME HINTS AND TIPS
If you are working on an assignment and need help, highlight areas of concern and type questions in
parentheses next to the highlighted text. Then email me or ask the questions in class about the areas of concern.
As you read assignments, make notes in the margins of your text, or in a notebook. Then you can refer to those
notes in class or for your writing assignments.
“The creative potential of human language is miraculous. Consider this: The number of possible different ways
of expressing any given idea or emotion is infinite.” Ann Martin Scott