Course Policies and Syllabus
Course Number: ENC 1101
Instructor: Richard Kraskin
Title: Associate Professor
Office: DeLand Campus, Building 4, Room 215
Office Hours: M 930-11am, 1230-200. T 1230-230pm. W930-11am,1230-2pm. TH1230-230
Phone: FAX:
Email:
Department Homepage: http://www.daytonastate.edu/CampusDirectory/deptInfo.jsp?dept=ENG
Course Description: This course is designed to develop skills in critical thinking, the writing process, and for composing in different rhetorical situations. This course contributes to satisfying the Gordon Rule (State Rule 6A-10.030) writing requirement.
This course also helps develop the general education outcomes of (1) critical/creative thinking; (2) communication; (3) cultural literacy; and (4) information and technical literacy.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: (General Education Outcomes)
The student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate critical thinking and reading skills. (1, 2)
2. Apply an understanding of the elements of writing processes to various genres. (1, 2, 4)
3. Use strategies for composing in different rhetorical situations. (1, 2, 3)
Gordon Rule Explanatory Statement:
This is a Gordon Rule Writing course. Students will be evaluated upon their written work and must demonstrate college-level writing through multiple assignments in order to earn a “C” or better.
Gordon Rule Writing Course Policy: Student writing submitted must demonstrate adequate college-level writing in order for the student to earn an acceptable grade (C or higher) in the course.
These papers will be evaluated not only on the thinking that they embody but also on how well-written they are. Since this is a Gordon Rule Writing course, it is Daytona State College policy that your written work in the course must demonstrate at least adequate college-level writing in order for you to earn a C or better in the course. In other words, if these papers are determined not to demonstrate college-level writing, you must earn a D or F for the course regardless of your other grades.
Class Format: This course is delivered in a face to face, lecture based format (regular class attendance is required). Resources will be posted in the Florida Online course shell. Students will be able to access grades, the Dropbox, and other course materials through Florida Online. (http://online.daytonastate.edu).
Required Textbooks:
Lunsford, Andrea, et al. Everyone’s An Author. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2013. Print.
Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say I Say. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2014. Print.
Equipment and Supplies: 3-ring folder for classroom use and final journal,
Pen, pencil, paper, flash drive (or some kind of electronic storage device)
Important Links: Writing resource (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/)
Grammar resource (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/5/)
Classroom Policies:
1. Disclaimer: Teaching policies and regulations for this course are not open for discussion or negotiation. This syllabus has been constructed to be as complete as possible but is by no means a binding document. I reserve the right to alter policies, procedures, and the syllabus as needed. There may be several unannounced quizzes and in-class essays throughout the semester. Please utilize the website regularly as any changes to the syllabus will be posted there.
2. Communication: Students may expect responses to email and phone mail within 3 business days. Students may expect assignment grades within one week after submission.
3. Classroom Etiquette: All students should be on time for class. Attend to your needs before entering the room. Students who come late or leave during the class are a distraction to both the instructor and other students. The use of cellular phones, MP3 players and other electronic devices is also a distraction. Please ensure electronic devices are off (or on silent alert). Students who are using technology (cell phones, MP 3 players, computers, tablets, etc.) without the instructor’s permission will be asked to leave the class and will not receive credit for the work missed. If an emergency arises, please be courteous to your fellow students and leave quietly. Finally, cell phones, watch alarms, beepers, etc. are strictly prohibited in the examination room.
4. Late Work: Papers that are not submitted to the correct dropbox, in the correct format, by the assigned due date will be considered late. Late papers should be submitted to the Late Dropbox before it closes for each assignment (Check Florida Online for dropbox opening and closing dates). Work submitted to the late dropbox will be marked down by 15% and will not receive feedback. Late work will not be accepted during the final week of this course.
5. Class Attendance: You must be present, on time, and prepared in order to successfully complete this course. Tardiness is rude and distracting. Chronic tardiness will result in a low attendance grade. Absence from Seven or more classes is considered excessive and will result in class failure. Attendance and participation are closely linked. It is your responsibility to contact your instructor in advance of an absence. You are responsible for work that you may have missed due to an absence. Be sure to get any missed work, notes, or assignments from a classmate. Attendance is factored into your grade (whether excused or not). Tardies, absences, and/or lack of participation will result in reduced credit. You will lose 1 point each day for an absence, and .5 points each day for a tardy and/or lack of participation. Quizzes that are missed due to an absence must be made up on the day you return to class. In addition, students are limited to one missed quiz makeup. If the professor is more than 15 minutes late to class, students can assume that class has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
6. Expectations: Bring your books, journal, work, and supplies to class every day. For your protection, you must save and print copies of all of your work. All papers and communications related to the course must be written using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Abbreviations, phrases, et cetera, that may be acceptable between friends are not acceptable in this course.
7. Writing Assignments:
a. All formal writing assignments must be typed (double space) with a 12 Times New Roman font, and must include a heading, which states your name, instructor’s name, course number, date, and assignment. Please do not include a cover page.
b. All formal writing assignments must be submitted to the correct Dropbox on the Florida Online website by the assigned due date. Writing assignments must be submitted in one of the following formats: (.doc), (.docx), (.txt), and (.rtf). Florida Online will automatically create an originality report for your submission. An originality report higher than 20% may result in reduced/no credit for the submission.
c. Failure to complete any of the formal writing assignments will result in a failing grade in the class. Gordon Rule Writing Assignments = 4 essays (Narrative, Reader Response, Evaluation, Editorial).
8. Journal: Use your journal to keep your in class writing assignments organized throughout the semester. Do not throw anything away! You will submit your journal at the end of the semester as a major part of your final grade. Journals are due on 12/4/14.
9. Student Evaluation of Instruction: Remember to fill out an evaluation of your instructor online during the final two weeks of the course. You will no longer be able to do so after grades are posted.
10. Withdrawal Process: (Fall Withdrawal date is 11/3)
Although it is not necessary to have approval from the instructor to withdraw from the course, you should discuss the situation with the instructor. Many times the issue can be resolved with communication. You should also check with the Financial Aid office to determine how this withdrawal might affect your funding. If the decision has been made to withdraw, you should
1. Go to FalconNet and login
2. Go to the Registration and Records Menu
3. Go to Class Registration and continue to the next page
4. Select the term you are registered for
5. Select the class you want to withdraw from and select the Drop button
11. Students with Disabilities: If you need academic accommodations, such as private testing, interpreters, note takers, etc., you must give me a current letter from Disables Student Services (DSS) that verifies that you need specific accommodations. Please make an appointment with me as soon as possible to discuss the accommodations. See Daytona State Website for student disabilities for more information http://www.daytonastate.edu/sds/ or see Student Handbook (page 36) http://www.daytonastate.edu/recreg/files/student_handbook.pdf.
12. Academic Integrity Policy (see student handbook pages 7-13) http://www.daytonastate.edu/recreg/files/student_handbook.pdf)
a. Daytona State College is committed to providing you with quality instruction, guidance, and opportunities for academic and career success by fostering academic excellence in a supportive and personalized learning environment. Maintaining high standards of academic honesty and integrity in higher education is a shared responsibility and an excellent foundation for assisting you in making honorable and ethical contributions to the profession for which you are preparing. In order to preserve academic excellence and integrity, the College expects you to know, understand, and comply with the Academic Integrity Policy, which prohibits academic dishonesty in any form, including, but not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Grades conferred by instructors are intended to be, and must be, accurate and true reflections of the coursework actually produced and submitted by you.
b. All cases of suspected violations of the Student Code of Conduct, including academic dishonesty, are reported to the Judicial Affairs Office for resolution.
c. Forms of Academic Dishonesty
§ Cheating- Cheating can be defined as: receiving or giving unauthorized assistance on a quiz, test, exam, paper, or project or unauthorized use of materials to complete such; collaborating with another person(s) without authorization on a quiz, test, exam, paper, or project; taking a quiz, test, or exam for someone else or allowing someone else to do the same for you.
§ Plagiarism -Plagiarism can be defined as: submitting work in which words, facts, or ideas from another source are used without acknowledging that the material is borrowed whether from a published or unpublished source. For specific information on how to document information from other sources, students should check with their instructors, academic departments, or a recognized writing manual, such as the MLA or APA.
Plagiarism is the borrowing of material from any source without documenting or acknowledging the source. Be sure that you document all ideas or information that you use in any of your papers that are from sources such as books, magazines, CDs, records, newspapers, internet, interviews, movies, radios, television, etc.
If you are not sure how to document the information you have selected to use, please ask your instructor. If you are not sure how to write the information in your own words (paraphrase), then ask your instructor how it should be written. Remember: EVEN IF YOU USE YOUR OWN WORDS, YOU MUST STILL DOCUMENT THE SOURCE OF THE IDEA. If you do not correctly document your paper, you must re-do it until it is correctly documented. Copying another person’s work or turning in a paper as yours that you did not write will lead to a failing grade in the course.
Cheating on any given quiz will result in receiving a zero grade for that quiz.
Read the “Academic Integrity Code”, “The Forms of Academic Dishonesty”, and “Other Academic Misconduct” in the Daytona State College Student Handbook. In addition to my class syllabus, these are the guidelines you must follow.
§ Plagiarizing yourself—i.e., taking a paper you had written for one course and turning it in for credit in another course. This constitutes a dishonest representation of your work for a course. You will receive a failing grade on any assignment that has been recycled from another course.
§ Fabrication -Fabrication can be defined as: listing sources in a bibliography that one did not actually use in a written assignment; presenting false, invented, or fictitious data/evidence in a written assignment.
d. Other Academic Misconduct: Other Academic Misconduct might include, but is not limited to:
§ In a testing situation, conduct, such as, looking at a classmate's test, talking to a classmate, or leaving the classroom without the instructor's or proctor's permission.
§ Obtaining by the theft/purchase OR selling/ giving part or all of a test.
§ Entering an office or building for the purpose of changing a grade on a test, assignment, or in a grade book or for the purpose of obtaining a test.
§ Altering or attempting to alter academic records of the College which relate to grades; being an accessory to same.
e. College Network Acceptable Use Policy: The purpose of this policy is to outline the acceptable use of the network and resources provided by Daytona State College and to establish a culture of openness, trust, and integrity. Please make yourself very aware of this policy by clicking these two links:
http://www.daytonastate.edu/recreg/files/student_handbook.pdf (College Network, pages 4-5)
http://online.daytonastate.edu/docs/acceptable_use.pdf (Florida Online)
The Division of Library and Academic Support provides the following free services to students:Academic Support Center: The Academic Support Center (ASC) assists students to achieve their potential by providing the resources needed to become successful, independent learners. ASC centers are available on all campuses providing academic support in the form of tutoring, learning sessions, instructor assistance, supplemental instruction and various workshops. For more information please go to http://www.daytonastate.edu/asc/ or email .
College Writing Center: The College Writing Center assists students, staff, and faculty to become better writers through face-to-face or virtual consultations (up to 45 minutes) and workshops. As the hub for writing at Daytona State, staff work with all writers at any stage of the writing process—so whether brainstorming ideas for a psychology paper, or haven’t started yet, or need a new perspective in the revision of a letter, consider meeting with the staff at the Writing Center. Scheduling appointments are recommended; call (386.506.3297) or visit the website www.daytonastate.edu/cwc for more information.
Library Services: Daytona State Library Services offers many types of resources to support research needs (or just your curiosity). These resources include everything from e- books to online databases containing countless number of full-text newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. Many of the resources can be accessed from the web 24/7. A staff of very helpful librarians is available for guidance to the best resources for any type of project. E-mail the librarians, and/or call 386-506-3518, or check out the website for more information.
Technical Support is available for Falcon mail, printing, web usage, Desire2Learn, and more.Students may call 386-506-4AID (4243) or e-mail . Local access numbers for your area are:
DeLand/Deltona (386) 785-2000 ext. 4243
Flagler/Palm Coast (386) 246-4800 ext.4243
New Smyrna (386) 427-3472 ext. 4243
Ormond/Daytona (386) 506-4243
The Falcon Aid hours of operation are:
Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Times may vary during holidays and special circumstances.
Course Evaluation:
The instructor reserves the right to alter the grade structure and modify assignments, including, but not limited to, adding assignments, and unannounced quizzes. Evaluation will take into account a student’s participation and class etiquette.
Grading Criteria
Overall grades will be determined based on the following criteria:
Letter Grade / Definition / Percentage / Point Range
A / Excellent / 90%-100% / 90-100
B+ / 86%-89% / 88-90
B / Good / 80%-85% / 80-87.9
C+ / 76%-79% / 78-80
C / Average / 70%-75% / 70-77.9
D+ / 66%-69% / 68-70
D / Poor / 60%-65% / 60-67.9
F / Failure / 0-59% / 0-59.9
COURSE GRADING / TOTAL POINTS
Written Examinations / 40
Short Answer Examinations / 30
Presence and participation / 15
Journal / Portfolio / 15
Total Points Available / 100
An incomplete grade will only be given if the following criteria are met: