Course Information
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Spring 2004
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Number
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ENGL 117
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Title
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Composition I
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Description
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Students in this
course will explore the writing process through analysis of rhetorical
elements. Critical reading and
research techniques will be practiced and applied to the writing process.
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Objectives
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Upon successful
completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
- Practice writing as a recursive
process,
- Read critically,
- Practice reading as an active part
of the writing process,
- Adapt the rules of standard English
grammar,
- Investigate research resources
where/when available, and
- Recognize standard documentation
form.
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Instructor
Office
Email
Phone
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Jeni DiSalvo
Office hours
are by appointment only.
jtdisalvo@dmacc.edu AND disalvo@qwest.net
Please send all
email messages to BOTH email addresses.
Please call me
on my cell phone: 515-451-0843
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Texts
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The
College Writer by VanderMey
You should also
purchase a computer diskette for storage and transfer of copies of your
assignments.
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Submission
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All assignments
will be submitted as a printout from a computer program. No handwritten or
typed papers will be accepted.
Computers are available in the library or on computer labs for those
who do not have access to computers at home.
Email versions
must be acknowledged with a “Reply” from the instructor and verification of
the receipt date. Email problems
and/or faulty disks are the responsibility of the student, and late and/or
defective files are not considered submitted. The student is responsible for ensuring that all files are
received, acknowledged, and in working order prior to the due dates.
All papers must
be turned in to the instructor—not to the office or in the instructor’s
mailbox.
KEEP COPIES OF ALL YOUR WORK!
Do not delete or throw away anything until after semester grades are
posted.
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Grading
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Your course
grade will be based on drafts of your assignments (50 pts. each), four
assignments (100 pts. each), class participation/attendance (100 points),
in-class exercises (variable pts.), grammar exam (25 pts.) and a final exam
(100 pts.). (Point values are subject to change.) The exercises conducted during class will count heavily
towards your grade.
Only ONE assignment
will be accepted after the due date with a 10% late penalty, and
arrangements must be made with the instructor prior to the due date. Drafts and exercises (including in-class exercises) will
not be accepted after the due dates.
In-class exercises can only be completed during those class periods
in which they were assigned—NO EXCEPTIONS! The last paper will not be accepted after the due date for
any reason.
Absence is not
an acceptable excuse for late papers or homework.
No
assignments will be accepted after midnight (via email) on
April 30th.
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98-100%
93-97
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
<60
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A+
A
A
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
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Evaluation
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Assignments and
papers will be evaluate based on the following criteria:
50% Content and following the directions
on the assignment sheet,
20% Mechanics (spelling grammar,
punctuation, and
organization,
20% Application of course material, and
10% Creativity and preparation.
Details for
graded elements for each assignment are posted as a grading sheet found as
a link at the bottom of the online assignment sheet.
I will
occasionally offer extra credit assignments. Points from extra credit assignments will be added to your
cumulative score.
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Plagiarism
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Sources
for all papers must be available for the instructor to check at any time
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Sources in
all papers need to be fully documented using MLA format
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Failure to
document sources or turning in someone else’s paper with your name
on it could result in a failing grade on the paper. Opportunity to rewrite
will be at the instructor’s discretion. Plagiarism may result in a failing
grade for the class and official action by the college.
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Attendance
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You are not
required to come to class; however, your final grade includes 100 points
for attending class and points that are derived from exercises that we do
during class time. Those exercises cannot
be made up outside of class, so you will need to come to class to get those
points.
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Weather
cancellations
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Listen to the radio
and/or television for school delays and cancellations. You may also find
out by calling the Boone Campus switchboard at 1-515-432-7203. You will
hear a recorded message on the answering machine if school is delayed or
cancelled during the times that the office is closed.
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Academic
Achievement Center
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8:00 AM – 8:00
PM on M-TH and 8:00 – 3:00 PM on F
This center will help
you with any part of the writing process. They will not, however, serve as
a proofreading service.
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Accommodation
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It is the
policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with
a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should
contact DMACC’s special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 (voice) or
964-6810 (tty).
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