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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title: Integrated Reading and Writing
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Course Prefix & Number: INRW 0405
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Section Number: 310
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Semester: Spring 2017
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Semester Credit Hours: 4
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Lecture Hours: 3
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Lab Hours: 1
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog): This is a combined lecture/lab, performance-based course designed to develop students’ critical reading and academic writing skills. The focus of the course will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates preparation in basic academic reading skills with basic skills in writing a variety of academic essays. The course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and writing. This class does not count toward graduation at NCTC.
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Course Prerequisite(s): Pass READ/ENGL 0300 with a “C” or better or earn satisfactory TSI Assessment placement score or earn satisfactory placement score on another approved assessment
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Biays & Wershoven, Along These Lines: Writing Paragraphs and Essays with Writing from Reading Strategies, Pearson, 7th edition, 2016. (book bundle includes MyLabsPlus access code)
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Jennifer Boling
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Campus/Office Location:
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Flower Mound Campus – 107
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Office Hours:
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M W: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. (online only)
T R: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
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Telephone Number:
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(972) 899-8334
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Email Address:
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Primary: use Canvas (Inbox icon)
Secondary: jboling@nctc.edu
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Point Values
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15
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MySkillsLab Assignments (10 points each)
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150
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1
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MySkillsLab Lexile Improvement (100 points)
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100
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4
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Essay Analyses (25 points each)
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100
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3
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Essays (100 points each)
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300
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3
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Tests (2 X 100 points and 1 X 50 points)
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250
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1
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Final Exam (100 points)
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100
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Total
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1000
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Grade Scale: 900 – 1000 points = A; 800 – 899 points = B; 700 – 799 points = C; Below 700 points = F
LATE WORK AND MAKE-UP WORK POLICY AND CLASS RULES
Late essays will be accepted only up to 5 days after the due date, and all late papers will receive a lower grade (5 points off per day, including Saturdays and Sundays).
Tests, MySkillsLab (MSL) assignments, and essay analyses cannot be made up or submitted late for any reason.
No late work of any kind will be accepted the last week of classes (the week before final exams).
All assignments are released in Canvas on Monday at 12:00 am and are due by the following Sunday at 11:59 pm CST.
Scholastic dishonesty shall constitute a violation of college rules and regulations and is punishable as prescribed by Board policies. Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. See the Student Handbook for more information.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.
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Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing
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Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.
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Describe and apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.
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Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of ideas, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose.
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Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.
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Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words of other writers in student writing using established strategies.
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Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a claim.
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Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments.
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Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English in reading and writing.
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STUDENT EMAIL
All students at NCTC are assigned a student email address, also known as Lion Pride email. Lion Pride email can be accessed on the NCTC home page by clicking on MyNCTC and then the link “Lion Pride Email” to the left. After clicking the Lion Pride Email link, the Microsoft Office 365 window will open.
1. Enter your NCTC student email address (for example, smithj123456@student.nctc.edu).
- Enter your password (your NCTC Student ID Number, either 7 or 9 numbers).
- From the list of Microsoft icons, choose MAIL.
- You will be asked to set your language and local time zone (Central Time). Your account is now activated.
**It is the student’s responsibility to activate and regularly monitor the assigned NCTC (Lion Pride) email account. Important announcements and notifications from the Admissions Office, Financial Aid, or other college staff will be sent via the Lion Pride student email system.
For communicating with classmates and instructors, students also have an option to communicate through Canvas. Canvas messaging is NOT the same as Lion Pride email. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC emails (either in Lion Pride or in Canvas) is no excuse for not complying with the College Prep Attendance Policy or any other school policies. Be sure to regularly check BOTH the Lion Pride email and the Canvas inbox for important messages and information.
TSI COMPLIANCE
At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied. TSI program attendance is MANDATORY. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance will result in a student being WITHDRAWN from the college preparatory course and possibly from North Central Texas College. Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all College Prep classes for which they have registered. There are NO excused absences. Faculty in the Department of College Preparatory Studies will notify students of absences on a regular basis, and one courtesy warning email notification will be sent to the student’s current NCTC student email address (Lion Pride email and/or Canvas email) when the student accrues 1 week of absence (not necessarily consecutive days) in a course. Please check your NCTC student email (Lion Pride) frequently to ensure that you are receiving notifications from the college and from your instructors. Some faculty may send notifications in Canvas as well. Failure to read and/or receive NCTC email (Lion Pride) is no excuse for not complying with the Attendance Policy. It is the student's responsibility to maintain correct and current email and local and permanent addresses with the college. After a student has been absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive days), the student may be dropped. If the student is dropped from the only College Prep class in which he/she is enrolled and is TSI liable, the student
may be DROPPED from all remaining courses for that semester. Inform the instructor in writing during the first week of class of any religious holidays observed this semester. Documentation must be given to the instructor at the class following the holiday. Also, since punctuality has become a problem in recent semesters, three tardies may be considered one absence. Coming in late disrupts the class. Occasions do occur that you will need to be tardy, but not on a consistent basis.
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
The last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, April 6, 2017.
DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-498-6207. 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).
http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook.
http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2016-2017/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Elizabeth Howell
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth - 324
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6209
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Email Address:
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ehowell@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Sara Alford
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Campus/Office Location:
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Flower Mound – Suite 200
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Telephone Number:
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972-899-8401
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Email Address:
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salford@nctc.edu
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CAMPUS RESTRICTIONS
Tobacco-Free Campus
NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, on campus property.
Campus Carry
Current law prohibits the open carry of firearms on college campuses, including all property, such as parking lots. For more information, see the website at http://www.nctc.edu/Police/gun-laws-campus-carry.