COURSE SYLLABUS and CALENDAR
Course Name & Number: First Year Composition Semester & Year: Fall – 2017
ENGL 1302/NCTC
Instructor’s Name: M. Rebecca Pace, M.Ed. Office/Cell Phone #: (817) 992-5169
E-mail Address: mpace@nctc.edu Office Hours: TTR 2:00-4:00PM
or through Canvas. Office: #201 Corinth
Catalog Description: Continuation of ENGL 1301. Advanced techniques of expository and persuasive writing; critical thinking and textual analysis; essays and research methods. Prerequisite: ENGL1301
Textbooks & Materials:
Bullock, Richard, Michael Brody and Francine Weinberg. The Little Seagull Handbook
ISBN 0-536-439532 (Or any MLA/APA Format Handbook).
A flashdrive – dedicated to this class, ONLY.
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of English 1302, students should be able to do the following:
- Demonstrate the ability to identify in selected texts the controlling idea/thesis, supporting evidence, targeted audience and purpose, and the argumentative and/or literary elements of the piece.
- Write academic texts that demonstrate evidence of the writing process (i.e., planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading).
- Write developed academic texts that support a controlling idea/thesis with appropriate evidence and research.
- Write organized academic texts with a controlling idea/thesis for a specific audience and purpose.
- Write academic texts that demonstrate appropriate style (i.e., sentence construction, word choice, and tone).
- Write academic texts that demonstrate the use of Standard American English.
- Demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate, summarize, and synthesize source material, including appropriate use of electronic sources, into texts in MLA style.
Grading Policy & Procedures:
Here is how to calculate your grade…
Attendance and Participation/
Class Readings/Assignments 25%
Writing Assignment I 20% A = 90-100
Writing Assignment II 20% B = 89-80
Writing Assignment III 25% C = 79-70
Final Exam/Compilation Avg 10% D = 69-60
F = Below 60
*Note* If at any time I suspect students are not reading the required material, I will administer quizzes. These quizzes will be configured into “Attendance and Participation”
Scholastic Integrity: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18. Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, p. 164, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”
*Note* Students who plagiarize in ENGL 1302 will fail the course.
Attendance Policy: Because each day of instruction is important, attendance to each class meeting is imperative and mandatory. Students will suffer a reduction of points from the attendance and participation grade for each absence. Students who miss more than three (3) classes will be dropped a letter grade. Students who miss more than five (5) classes will be dropped from the course. Every single class is important. To miss one class is to miss important information. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to learn from the course calendar, or from other students, what you missed. Make up work will be honored only for students who miss class because of a school-sanctioned field trip, athletic event, religious holiday, (or in dramatic instances circumstances). In most cases, I will require students to turn in assignments prior to missing class. Be prepared to honor this rule if you are an athlete or participate in extra-curricular activities. I will consider weather and traffic issues on a case-by-case basis.
Please arrive to class on time. Students who arrive to class more than 7 minutes late three times throughout the term will be counted absent on their 3rd tardy. Students who are excessively tardy—more than five times throughout the term—will receive a grade of “D” (65) in Attendance and Participation.
Disability Accommodations: The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a non-distracting environment, note taker in class, etc. On the Corinth Campus go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus go to room 110 in the Administration (100) Building or call 940-668-7731 ext. 4321. North Central Texas College is committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).
ACCESS Program: The ACCESS Program provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psycho-logical challenge or physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a non-distracting environment, a note taker in class, etc. On the Corinth Campus, contact: Wayne Smith, ACCESS Coordinator, at (kwsmith@nctc.edu), 940-498-6207 or Penny Cogbill, Departmental Assistant, at (pcogbill@nctc.edu, 940-498-6212) or William Leija, Departmental Assistant, at wleija@nctc.edu, 940-498-6224 in Suite 170. For the Gainesville, Bowie, or Graham Campuses, contact Yvonne Sandmann, ACCESS Specialist, at (ysandmann@nctc.edu, (940) 668-7731 ext. 4321) in Room 110 on the Gainesville Campus. NETWORKS is a childcare reimbursement program that may assist technical students with partial childcare reimbursement for those who apply and qualify. Contact Yvonne Sandmann, ACCESS Specialist, for more information.
Student Success Center: The Student Success Center is designed to help all students at NCTC develop tools to achieve their academic goals. This program also links students to FREE tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, and free 24/7 online tutoring and helps new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students. All students are invited to visit the Student Success Center on the Corinth Campus go to rooms 170, 182, or 188; on the Gainesville Campus go to rooms 114 or 111; on the Flower Mound Campus go to room 111, on the Bowie Campus go to room 124.
TRIO Program: TRIO Programs are federally funded programs, which offer services designed to assist students in achieving their academic goals. Services include educational workshops, academic advising, tutoring, personal counseling, career counseling, cultural enrichment, and financial aid information. Students may be eligible for TRIO if they are currently enrolled at North Central Texas College, have academic need, and meet at least ONE of THREE criteria which include: 1) first generation status—neither parent has graduated from college, 2) income level is within federal low income guidelines, and/or 3) has a documented disability. TRIO is located in Room 170 on the Corinth Campus, Room 112 on the Gainesville Campus, and Room 124 on the Bowie Campus. Contact Jessica DeRoche, TRIO Coordinator, at jderoche@nctc.edu, 940-498-6212 on the Corinth Campus for more information.
Students can also access the Department of Student Success’ website by going to www.nctc.edu and clicking on the red button in the middle of the page labeled “Tutoring and Other ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES” or by going directly to http://www.nctc.edu/Student_Services/Access/AcademicandStudentSupportServices.htm.
EEOC Statement: North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.
Etiquette/Professionalism Policy: Often, we will read material from a diverse group of thinkers and writers. Always, we will be sharing a variety of ideas and values, many with which you may not agree. Polite debate is welcome; insults and denigration of the ideas of another student or me is not welcome and will not be tolerated. Any student who mocks or scoffs anyone else in the class will be promptly dismissed, counted absent, and may not return to class until the offensive student has experienced a conference with me and the chair of the Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Language. Please conduct yourself as a professional in our classroom. Consider your academic audience, purpose, and occasion at all times.
Important Policies:
Do not text message, accept incoming calls, or use your cell phone or iPod during class.
Do not use a laptop computer during class unless it is necessary/required for class that day.
Do not wear ear buds to class, even if your stereo device is turned off.
You may bring a small, odorless snack or covered container of drink to class.
If you are asked to leave class because of ethical or behavioral issues, you will automatically lose 10 points from your Participation/Professionalism grade. Consider your classroom audience, purpose, and occasion before making poor choices in our classroom.
Sleeping students will be awoken, asked to leave class, and counted absent for the day.
COURSE CALENDAR – Via CANVAS & In-Class Announcements
** Events/Dates subject to change; check CANVAS/email regularly for modifications and updates**