Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Contact Information
Textbook
Name: Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings
Edition: 7
ISBN: 978-1-324-08763-2
Author: Bullock, Bertsch, Goggin
Publisher: Norton
Course description: This course extends students' understanding of the expectations of college-level expository writing. It emphasizes critical analysis, argument, and research. Students are placed into EN101 based on ACT scores and high school performance. Does not count toward an English major or minor.
Topic/theme: Depiction of Family in Pop Culture
Student Learning Goals:
Tentative Schedule--see Blackboard.
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
- Audio Memoir 15%
- Literary/Textual Analysis 20%
- Research Project (40% all parts)
- Proposal 5%
- Annotated Bibliography 10%
- Researched Argument (essay or podcast) 20%
- Presentation 5%
- Final "Exam" (Reflection) 5%
- Homework/in-class work 10%
- Participation 10%
We will meet during our Final Exam time slot to reflect on our time in the course.
Instructor Course Policies
Attendance—Students are allowed to miss only twice the number of days that a particular class meets in a week. Therefore, students in this class are only to miss 6 days. However, I would recommend not missing that many days as your participation grade will suffer and homework and in-class activities cannot be made up. You will be given 3 “free” absences. After the three allotted absences, you will be penalized 10% of your participation grade for your 4th absence and 50% for your 5th. Your participation grade will drop to 0% on the sixth absence. If you have more than 6 absences, you will automatically fail the course. If you are late to class twice, that will count for one absence. If you are 10+ minutes late to class, you are absent. I do not differentiate between excused and unexcused absences, so use your absences wisely. If you have a serious health or family emergency that will result in several absences, contact your dean, and they will email me. The university requires that you attend every class session during the first week of classes.
Participation—You will not do well in this class if you do not participate. Participation will count for 10% of your grade. As you can only participate when you are present in class, absences will negatively affect your participation grade. I expect you to come to class prepared to discuss assignments, ask questions, and actively participate in group work. Learning is an interactive experience, and your fellow students and I will benefit from your views, opinions, and questions. Keeping this in mind, you should respect and remain open-minded to others’ contributions in class. This class is a discussion-centered class. If you do not engage with your peers and instructor, you will not succeed.
Plagiarism—Plagiarism and related forms of academic dishonesty will result in a score of zero for the assignment and may result in an “F” for the course. This includes practices such as copying another’s words directly without both using quotation marks and citing the source within your text; paraphrasing or summarizing another person’s work or ideas without directly citing the source in your text; having others write or revise work that you submit as your own; turning in work that you have done for another class as if it were new; falsifying quotations or facts; and knowingly citing an incorrect source.
AI and ChatGPT—Our world is quickly evolving and changing, and we are seeing that through the advancements being made in AI. To be honest, I am sure you all know more about ChatGPT and AI capabilities than I do. Pretending that this technology doesn’t exist is ludicrous, so I would like to outline how and when it may be used in class. Students may use ChatGPT in the prewriting stages to brainstorm topics, possible organization, etc. No part of the final product turned in for a grade may be generated by AI/ChatGPT. If a student violates this policy, they will receive a zero for the assignment. If a student violates this policy more than once, they will fail the course. All instances of plagiarism/unethical AI use/academic dishonesty will be reported to the college.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: FA26 Final Exam Schedule
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery Definition of Courses |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. Academic Integrity Policy |
Class Attendance Policy Institutional Class Attendance Policy |