The Composition Program
English 098 Sample Syllabus
Basic Writing
Skills I
ENG 098 (formerly 100)
Department of English and Mass Communications
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Sample Syllabus
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Course Description (from the Student Bulletin)
English 098 (formerly 100) includes the
fundamentals of writing effectively as well as studies in grammar and
syntax. Students will understand the basic requirements for composing
college-level expository writing. Students will be required to read,
understand, and discuss sections from assigned readings.
Required Books
Calabrese, Joseph, and Tchudi, Susan. Diversity:
Strength & Struggle. NY: Longman-Pearson. Latest Ed. Print.
Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. (ISBN 0312593244) 5th ed. MLA Update
Bedford. Print.
Learner Outcomes:
English 098 introduces students to the requirements
of college-level expository writing. The course emphasizes the process
involved in composing acceptable college-level texts. The main
objectives learned in the course are:
- Given a prompt, students will be able to
develop and revise sentences that create well-developed paragraphs
in effective academic English, in a timely manner.
- Read a variety of short texts, suitable for
college, and recognize and explain content, audience, and purpose.
These objectives aim to develop the writing skills
needed for success in college and in the world after college.
Learner Opportunities Designed to Meet the
Outcomes:
Writing (40%): The writing will consist of formal and informal
writing assignments. Students will write a minimum of six graded
compositions of varying length and at least three composed in class.
A student will focus on the depth and content of ideas, the
rhetorical organization of the writing assignment and the use of
Standard Academic English.
Quizzes (10%): Students will be subjected to announced and
unannounced quizzes throughout the semester.
Midterm / Final (10 % each): Students will be tested on knowledge
and application of skills.
Final Writing Portfolio (10%): Students will produce a composition
and show the writing process used.
Writing Lab (10%): All ENG 098 (formerly
100) students must put in 13 hours at the Writing Lab in Dickey Hall. If
a student scores 80% on the post test administered at midterm, that
student has the option of attending the writing lab in the second half
of the semester.
Writing Lab Grading: A= Take Diagnostic Test,
Master at least 4 areas after Diagnostic Test including the one with the
lowest score, take the post test, and meet attendance requirements.
Participation: 10%
Every student will begin the semester with the
maximum grade for Academic Deportment. A student will lose points for
failure in any areas mentioned above. For example, if a cell phone
rings, that student will lose points. If a student does Math homework in
class, that student will lose points.
Final Grade:
Writing Assignments 40 %
Midterm 10%
Final 10%
Final Portfolio
10%
Writing Lab 10 %
Participation 10 %
Quizzes 10%
Attendance Policy:
- The English Department adheres strictly to
Lincoln University policy, which permits three (3) absences
(“excused or otherwise”).
- After the three (3) absences, the final grade
will be lowered by one-third for each absence over three..
- A student is late IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROLL
HAS BEEN TAKEN.
- Three (3) late arrivals are equal to one (1)
absence.
- Three (3) early exits will equal one absence.
- If a student knows that a class will be missed
for any reason including suspension, please notify me immediately.
This does not excuse the absence; it is nice and helps with
record keeping and lesson design. Attendance begins on the day a
student’s name appears on the roster.
PORTFOLIOS FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS
When the professor believes a
student has been “misplaced” into English 098, the professor may inform
the student of the option of submitting a portfolio containing a
minimum of four graded compositions and a letter of recommendation from
the professor. In order to be eligible, a student must maintain a grade
of B+ at mid-term. Portfolio will be submitted to a special committee
of English Department faculty. If the committee members concur with the
recommendation, the student will be advanced. This PORTFOLIO
should not be confused with class portfolio which is required of all
students.
From The Bulletin
Class Attendance
Lincoln University uses the class method of
teaching, which assumes that each student has something to contribute
and something to gain by attending class. It further assumes that there
is much more instruction absorbed in the classroom than can be tested on
examinations. Therefore, students are expected to attend all regularly
scheduled class meetings and should exhibit good faith in this regard.
For the control of absences, the faculty adopted
the following regulations:
1. Four absences may result in an automatic failure
in the course.
2. Three tardy arrivals may be counted as one
absence.
3. Absences will be counted starting with whatever
day is specified by the instructor but not later than the deadline for
adding or dropping courses.
4. In case of illness, death in the family, or
other extenuating circumstances, the student must present documented
evidence of inability to attend classes to the Vice President for
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. However, in such cases the
student is responsible for all work missed during those absences.
5. Departments offering courses with less than
full-course credit will develop and submit to the Vice President for
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management a class attendance policy in
keeping with the above.
6. Students representing the University in athletic
events or other University sanctioned activities will be excused from
class(es) with the responsibility of making up all work and
examinations. The Registrar will issue the excused format to the faculty
member in charge of the off- or on-campus activity for delivery by the
student(s) to their instructors.
FACULTY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Approved by the Faculty of Lincoln
University
(http://www.lincoln.edu/registrar/AcademicIntegrity.pdf)
Students are responsible for proper
conduct and integrity in all of their scholastic work. They must follow
a professor's instructions when completing tests, homework, and
laboratory reports, and must ask for clarification if the instructions
are not clear. In general, students should not give or receive aid when
taking exams, or exceed the time limitations specified by the professor.
In seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing
for a life of constructive service, honesty is imperative. Honesty in
the classroom and in the preparation of papers is therefore expected of
all students. Each student has the responsibility to submit work that is
uniquely his or her own. All of this work must be done in accordance
with established principles of academic integrity.
- Acts of
Academic Dishonesty (Cheating)
Specific violations of this
responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following:
¨
Copying, offering and/or
receiving unauthorized assistance or information in examinations, tests,
quizzes; in the writing of reports, assigned papers, or special
assignments, as in computer programming; and in the preparation of
creative works (i.e. music, studio work, art).
¨
The fabrication or
falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
¨
The use of unauthorized
materials and/or persons during testing.
¨
The unauthorized
possession of tests or examinations.
¨
The physical theft,
duplication, unauthorized distribution, use or sale of tests,
examinations, papers, or computer programs.
¨
Any action which destroys
or alters the work of another student.
¨
Tampering with grades,
grade books or otherwise attempting to alter grades assigned by the
instructor.
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The multiple submission of
the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without
the prior written permission of each instructor.
2. Plagiarism
¨
If a student represents
“another person's ideas or scholarship as his/her own,” that student is
committing an act of plagiarism
¨ The most common form of
plagiarism among college students is the unintentional use of others'
published ideas in their own work, and representing these ideas as their
own by neglecting to acknowledge the sources of such materials.
¨ Students are expected to
cite all sources used in the preparation of written work, including
examinations.
3. Sanctions:
A. Warning: A written notice that
repetitions of misconduct will result in more severe disciplinary
action. The warning becomes part of the student’s file in the Office of
the Registrar and, if there is no other example of misconduct, is
removed at the time of graduation.
B. Failure for project (exam, paper,
experiment)
C. Failure of course—for serious and
repeat offenses, the University reserves the right to suspend or expel.
Imposition of Sanctions
First Offense –
A and/or B
Second and Subsequent Offenses – B or
C
Expectations and
sanctions will be explained in every syllabus. Students failing a course
because of an instance of academic dishonesty may not drop the course.
The student may appeal a charge of academic dishonesty within ten days
of receiving notice of same. The appeal will be heard by an Academic
Hearing Board (AHB) consisting of the chairs of each division of study
and the President of the SGA (or their designees). Files violations of
this academic integrity code will be kept in the Office of the
Registrar.
Week
One: 8/24 – 8/28
Week Two:
8/31-9/4
Week Three:
9/7 – 9/11
Mon. 9/7 No
Class: Labor Day
Week Four: -
9/14 – 9/18
Week Five:
9/21 – 9/25
Week Six:
9/28 –10/2
Week Seven:
10/5 – 10/9
Week Eight:
10/12 – 10/16
Mid-Term Exams
(During Normal Class Times)
Week Nine:
10/19 – 10/23
Week Ten:
10/26 – 10/30
Week Eleven:
11/2 – 11/6
Week Twelve:
11/9 – 11/13
Week
Thirteen: 11/16 – 11/20
Week
Fourteen: 11/23 – 11/27
11/26 – 11/29 -
No Class: Thanksgiving Recess
Week Fifteen:
11/30 – 12/04
12/7 – 12/11
Mon.
12/7 Reading Day (All Students)
FINAL EXAMS –
DATE AND TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED
English 098
Consent Form
Must be signed and
returned by everyone
(Please print, sign
and return to instructor.)
I understand the
attendance policy. Writing Lab hours will count as class attendance with
a scale of one hour equaling one class. I must schedule and complete 12
hours in the Lab by the end of the semester. I know that any absences
more than three will cause my final course grade to fall by one third of
a grade. I further realize that absences in excess of eight will
probably cause course failure.
I understand that
attendance will be taken each class with a written roster. Failure to
get my name on the roster is my fault and constitutes an absence.
I understand that I may
be late up to ten minutes without a lateness (however I may miss a class
activity, which cannot be made up, and suffer the consequence of that);
however, after ten minutes, I will be late (and three late arrivals
equal one absence). I will not enter class after fifteen minutes late.
If the instructor is not in class by fifteen minutes after the start of
class, I may leave without penalty.
I understand that I
must do all the work or that I will fail the course.
I understand that cell
phones should be turned off prior to the start of class, and that while
they may ring during the class, they are never to be answered. If I
answer a cell phone, I understand that I have just received an absence.
I understand that my
behavior must conform to the standards as articulated in the University
Code of Conduct. Any disruptions, disrespect, or obscenity will cause an
absence and may require a written explanation for my actions submitted
to my instructor, Dr. Hoogeveen, Dr. Button (Department of English
Chair), and Dr. Willis (Dean of School of Humanities) before I may
return to class.
I understand how the
grades will be calculated for all my assignments and I understand how my
final grade will be computed.
I understand and will
abide by the syllabus.
Signature and date:
_______________________________________________
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