Course Name & Number

Non-Course Based Reading

NCBR 0100-412

Semester & Year

 Summer I 2018

Catalog Description

Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.

[Rev. Fall 2012 THECB]

Instructor’s Name

Jared Ince

Office Phone #

Instructor’s Office #

COR 201

Office Fax #

E-mail Address

jince@nctc.edu

Office Hours

T/W: 2:00-3:00 PM

Textbooks &  Materials

Required / Recommended

[Rev. Fall 2017]

Grading Policy & Procedures

Attendance Policy

Your grade in this course is determined on a pass/fail basis.  A grade of “pass” will be given to all students who attend at least 70% of class meetings.  Partial attendance of a class meeting will be recorded as a partial absence.  Case-by-case consideration will be given to students who exceed a 30% absence rate but have documented emergency circumstances.

Drop Date

The last day to withdraw from any class with a “W” is June 26, 2018.

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.

Other Pertinent Information

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940-668-4240.

[Rev. 5-2014]