Syllabus Course: Composition I English 1301.089 Instructor: Dr. Latasha Goodwyn Contact Information: Ph: 512-223-007 Round Rock Campus 4400 College Park Drive Office: 1204.10 Latasha.Goodwyn@austincc.edu Austin Community College ENGL 1301 Master syllabus Text: World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers 11th edition Lee A. Jacobs ISBN 10: 9781319194444 https://sites.austincc.edu/english/course-info/#masterSyllabi Other content located in Blackboard Course 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 Revised by Dr. Latasha Goodwyn Fall 2023
academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis. This 3-credit course is transferable and is a requirement for many majors. Orientation: Students must read the syllabus and Academic Communication information located in Blackboard and complete a Syllabus/ Communication quiz during the first week of class. Incomplete Policy: Incompletes are given only in cases of extreme and documented emergency and at the discretion of the instructor. Note: Student must have completed 70% of the course and have a passing grade at the time requested. Only when the student and the instructor have signed an Incomplete Form can an Incomplete be recorded. Grades and Grading: Your final grade will be determined by an average of the following: Essays: 20% Research/ Argument paper 20% Journals: 20% Discussion: 10% Quizzes 10% Final Exam: 20% 2 Essays 200 pts Research Paper 200 pts 2 Journals 200 pts Discussion 100 pts Final Exam 200 pts 5 quizzes 100 pts total 1000 pts Revised by Dr. Latasha Goodwyn Fall 2023
A 900-1000 B 800-899 700-799 D 600-699 F Below 599 Scholastic Dishonesty Statement: Expectation: 1. Academic work submitted by students shall be a result of their own thought, research or expression. Academic work is defined as exams, projects, papers. 2. Academic work must be original work of the student each semester. (If the student has taken the course more than once, he or she must submit new and original assignments each time the course is taken). 3. When students borrow ideas, wording or organization from another resource, they shall reference it using MLA documentation. Academic Dishonesty Process: 1. A faculty member who suspects academic dishonesty reviews the evidence with the student 2. After conferring with the student, the faculty member will access the penalty. If you take any information used in papers from web sites, other students' papers, or a paper that you wrote previously, you will receive a grade of F in the course. All papers in this course must be derived from your own thoughts and analysis of the work being considered. All papers must be original. 3. Statement on AI: Revised by Dr. Latasha Goodwyn Fall 2023