Flex Express English 102 Syllabus<title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="rust.css" /> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body BGCOLOR="ffffff" font="003366" link="942125" vlink="942125"> <div id="hover2"> <font size="3"> <h6> <img src="http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/~mcclelland/images/pvc.gif" alt="PVCC Banner"> <br> <a href="http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/~mcclelland/"><font size="2" color="ffffff">Course Home Page</a> <a href="index.html"><font size="2" color="ffffff">Flex Express ENG 102</a> </font> <ahref="syllabus.html"><font size="2" color="ffffff">Syllabus</a> <a href="duedates.html"><font size="2" color="ffffff">Due Dates</a> </h6> <span class="name">Lynn McClelland</span> <br> <span class="job">English/Humanities Instructor</span> </p> <center> <img src="http://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/~mcclelland/images/bwtrees.jpg" alt="black & white sun behind trees" width="200" height="280" class="groove"> <br> </br> <center> <font size=+1 color="003366">Welcome to Flex Express English 102!</font> <br><font size="-1" COLOR="#942125">Section 41168 </font> <br> </br> <font size="-1" COLOR="#942125">Official Start Date:</font> <font size="-1" COLOR="#003366"> Oct. 20, 2009</font> </br><font size="-1" COLOR="#942125">Official End Date:</font> <font size="-1" COLOR="#003366"> Dec. 1, 2009 </font> </center> <br> </br> <center> <table border=0 cellspacing=10 cellpadding=0><tr> <td align="top"> <font COLOR="#003366"> Instructor</font></td> <td><font COLOR="#003366"> Lynn McClelland</td> <tr> <td align="top"><font COLOR="#942125"> E-Mail</td> <td> <a href="mailto:mcclelland.online@pvmail.maricopa.edu?subject=ENG 101 Online Syllabus">mcclelland.online@pvmail.maricopa.edu</a></td></tr> <tr> <td align="top"> <font COLOR="#003366"> Phone</td> <td><font COLOR="#003366"> (602) 787-6623</td></tr> <tr> <td align="top"> <font COLOR="#942125"> Office Location</td> <td><font COLOR="#942125"> M-281</td></tr> <tr> <td align="top"> <font COLOR="#003366"> Office Hours</td> <td><font color="003366"> Monday, Wednesday <br> 9:30 - 10:30 <br> Tuesday, Thursday & Friday <br> 10:30 - 11:30 </td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <font COLOR="#942125"> Campus</font></td> <td><font COLOR="#942125"> Paradise Valley Community College<br> 18401 N. 32nd Street<br> Phoenix, AZ 85032</td></tr> <tr> <td align="top"> <font COLOR="#003366"> Textbook</td> <td><font color="#003366"> <i>Writing, Reading and Research</i> <br>8th Edition <br><font color="003366">by Richard Veit, Christopher Gould, & John Clifford</font> <br><font color="942125">I use a different textbook than other English 102 courses.</font> <font color="003366">Be sure and double check the author and title.</font> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </center> <br> <font COLOR="#003366"><b>COURSE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES</b> <br> Hello and Welcome to your Flex Express ENG 102 course! </br> <br> This course is broken into three modules that you will complete during the course of the semester. </br> <br> The purpose of ENG 102 is to develop effective research skills and then take the researched information and successfully synthesize it into a college term paper. The object in all college writing is to get students away from simply reiterating what they have read. Instead, students are meant to draw their own conclusions about a given subject and then use the researched information to support the conclusions they have drawn. That is what I am hoping to see in your writing. </br> <br> Topics are not assigned. You will be required to use the Online Databases from the PVCC Library. These articles may be downloaded for free from the PVCC Library web site. </br> <br> <b> Attendance</b> <ul> <li><font COLOR="#942125">This course is a Flex Express course with only four class meetings.</font></li> <li><font COLOR="#942125">Attendance is mandatory for all classes.</font></li> <li><font COLOR="#942125">Students will be dropped if they miss any classes.</font> </ul> <br> <b>GRADING SCALE</b> </br> <br> <table border=0 width=90%> <tr> <td valign=top> <font size="2" COLOR="#003366"> <ul> <b>Module #1 - Informative Essay (4 pages)</b> <br><font color="942125"> <b>Due 11/3</b></font> <li>Rough Draft <li>Evaluation Sheet <li>Outline <li>Final Version <li>Copy of Sources used in paper <li>MLA Exercises <li>Research Exercises </ul> <ul> <b>Module #2 - Argumentative Essay (4 pages)</b> <br><font color="942125"> <b>Due 11/17</b> </font> <li>Rough Draft <li>Evaluation Sheet <li>Outline <li>Final Version <li>Copy of Sources used in paper <li>Argument Exercises </ul> </td> <td valign=top> <font size="2" COLOR="#003366"> <font COLOR="#003366"> <ul><b>Packet #3A - Argumentative Research Paper Rough Draft</b> <br><font color="942125"> <b>Due 11/16 in Distance Learning Office (E-125) by 3:00</b> </br></font> <li>6-8 pages of text</li> <li>Works Cited</li> </ul> <ul><b>Module #3B - Argumentative Research Paper Final</b> <br><font color="942125"><b> Due 12/8 in Distance Learning Office (E-125) </b> </font></br> <li>Research Paper Final Version</li> <li>(8-10 pages)</li> <li>Research Paper <li>100 Note Cards <li>Copy of Sources used in paper <li>Outline <li>Title page <li>Works Cited page </ul> </td> <tr> <td valign=top> <font size="2" COLOR="#003366"> <ul><b>Grading Scale:</b> <br>90 - 100 = A <br>80 - 89 = B <br>70 - 79 = C <br>60 - 69 = D </ul> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">LATE WORK POLICY</font></b> <ul> <li> I will accept one late module. <li> No other assignments will be accepted late. <li> You have one week from the due date to turn in your late module. <li>Due to time constraints at the end of the semester, <font color="99000000">Module #3A and Module #3B will <b>not</b> be accepted late</font>. No Exceptions!! No Excuses!! </ul> </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">INSTRUCTOR EXPECTATIONS</font></b> <ul><b>For Your Protection:</b> <br>It is your responsibility to SAVE your essays and assignments on your hard drive or on a diskette. Keep these copies in a safe place until you have received your final grade.</ul> <ul><b>The Writing Center:</b> <br> Please feel free to utilize the writing center and its tutors, who can assist you with grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, thesis statements, research papers, and other editing concerns. The tutors cannot write your paper; the point for using their services is to become a better writer. You need to schedule an appointment to work with a tutor in the center. The Writing Center is located in the Learning Support Center.</ul> <ul><b>Minimal Expectations of Student Papers</b> <li>Student essays must be MLA formatted, word processed in programs like Word or Word Perfect, and checked for spelling and grammatical errors prior to submission.</li> <li>Students must incorporate sources into all papers including quotes and/or paraphrasing and a Works Cited page.</li> <li>Students must submit copies of their sources (xeroxed copies of pages from books or magazines, and copies of online articles or web sites with the information utilized from these sources highlighted). <li><font COLOR="#942125">Papers submitted without copies of sources will receive a grade of zero.</font></li> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES</font></b> <br>Students are responsible to read and understand the District-wide Scholastic Standards found in the current Student Handbook. Pay particular attention to the technology section in Article III, Paragraph 15. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">STUDENT DISABILITIES</font></b> <br>Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Resource Center, B-Building -119, 602.787.7170. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">Withdrawal Policy</font></b> <br>Students who either fail to contact the intstructor altogether or who fall three modules behind will automatically be withdrawn from this class. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#942125">PLAGIARISM</font></b></font> </br> <font COLOR="#003366"> Plagiarism is a serious offense. It is the unacknowledged use of another's words, ideas, or information. Some common examples of plagiarism are summarizing or paraphrasing source material without documentation, quoting without citations, copying all or parts of another writer's paper, having another person write the paper, or purchasing another writer's paper. </br> <br>To avoid plagiarism, students must give a source credit for any ideas or information they have used in an essay, whether they have paraphrased, summarized, or quoted from the source. </br> <br>A student who plagiarizes is subject to disciplinary probation and suspension (see page 218 of the PVCC Catalog.) The first occurrence of plagiarism may result in a zero for that assignment. A second occurrence may result in a grade of "F" for the course. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">OFFICIAL ABSENCES -- MCCCD POLICY</font></b> </br> Official absences are those that occur when students are involved in an official activity of the college, i.e., field trips, tournaments, athletic events, and present an official absence excuse form. Absences for such events shall not count against the number of absences allowed by an instructor or department. Students who must miss a class for an official reason must obtain an official absence verification card from the appropriate dean or associate dean and present it to the appropriate instructor(s) before the absence. Prior arrangements must be made with each instructor for make-up work. If prior arrangements have been made, the students will not be penalized. </br> <br>Other official absences include jury duty and subpoenas. Appropriate documentation will be required. Prior arrangements must be made with each instructor for makeup work. If prior arrangements have been made, the students will not be penalized. </br> <br>In the event of the death of an immediate family member, absences for periods of up to one week will not be counted against the number of absences allowed by an instructor or department. Students should contact instructor(s) as soon as possible to arrange for make-up work. Appropriate documentation will be required (for example, a copy of the obituary or funeral program). In specialized programs that require clinical rotations, this regulation may not apply. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS -- MCCCD POLICY</font></b> <br>Students shall have the right to observe major religious holidays without penalty or reprisal by any administrator, faculty member or employee of the Maricopa Community Colleges. Absences for such holidays shall not count against the number of absences allowed by an instructor or department. At least one week before the holiday, students shall submit to their instructor(s) a written statement that includes both the date of the holiday and the reason why class attendance is impossible. Prior arrangements must be made with each instructor for make-up work. If prior arrangements have been made, the student will not be penalized. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT</font></b> </br> Students engaging in the following are subject to disciplinary sanctions outlined in the PVCC Catalog, Student Policies Section. <ul><b>Acts of Dishonesty; examples include:</b> <li>Plagiarism <li>Furnishing false information <li>Falsifying records related to coursework <li>Forgery, alteration, misuse of any college document <li>Tampering with the election of any college-recognized official </ul> <ul> <li>Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, or college activities. An instructor can remove a student from class for disciplinary reasons. <li>Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion and/or conduct that threatens the health or safety of any person. <li>Attempted or actual theft <li>Failure to comply with direction of college officials or law enforcement officers <li>Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys to any college premises <li>Violation of federal, state, or local laws on college campus or at college sponsored activities <li>Use, possession or distribution of narcotics or other controlled substances <li>Use, possession, or distribution of alcoholic beverages, or public intoxication <li>Illegal or unauthorized possession of firearms, explosives, weapons, or dangerous chemicals <li>Participation in a college demonstration that disrupts the normal operations of the college <li>Obstruction of the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on college premises <li>Conduct which is disorderly, lewd or indecent <li>Theft or other abuse of computer time <li>Abuse of the judicial system </ul> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">PVCC STUDENT SERVICES RESOURCES</font></b> <br>The majority of services are open Monday Thursday 8:00 -7:00 and Friday 8:00 5:00. Appointments may be required for some areas. Visit our Web Site at www.pvc.maricopa.edu for more information. </br> <br><b>Athletics</b> - To learn more about our athletic programs call (602) 787-7173 or e-mail us at www.pvc.maricopa.edu/athletics. </br> <br><b>Academic Advising</b> - KSC186, (602) 787-7060. Advisors are available to assist with classes and degree information. Discuss your goals, education history, and interests with the advisor . Hours: Walk-in 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Afternoon and evenings by appointment. </br> <br><b>Admissions and Records</b> - KSC111, (602) 787-7020. Services include registration, transcript requests, graduation requests, and educational records. This office maintains all student records. </br> <br><b>Assessment Center</b> - KSC226, (602) 787-7050. Services include placement, ESL, instructional , and CLEP testing. Assessment helps students identify their existing skills and knowledge. </br> <br><b>Bookstore</b> - KSC143, (602) 787-7120. The Bookstore, operated by Follett, sells new and used textbooks, school supplies, greeting cards, gifts, sundries, college clothing, trade books, and educationally priced software. </br> <br><b>Child Development Center</b> - D101, (602) 787-7150. This service is available for the children of PVCC students. The program's main focus is language development, fine motor and social skills for children between the ages of 3 - 8 years. </br> <br><b>College Safety</b> - KSC126, (602) 787-7900. Provides safety and security measures for the campus. Services include lost and found, emergency assistance, first-aid, parking decals, photo ID's. </br> <br><b>Counseling/Personal Development</b> - KSC177, (602) 787-6540. Free, confidential counseling is available to prospective and currently enrolled students at PVCC. Counselors are available by appointment. Please call or stop by the Counseling Office. </br> <br><b>Disability Resource Center/Student Development</b> - KSC119, (602) 787-7174. This office participates in the Americans with Disabilities Act which include reasonable accommodations with access, resources, and support services. Student development activities include student orientations, ESL student support, and student diversity program. </br> <br><b>Financial Aid</b> - KSC101, (602) 787-7100. Services include financial counseling for students, assistance in completing the financial aid process and information about scholarship programs. Financial aid includes grants, loans, student employment and scholarships. </br> <br><b>Career Services/Job Placement</b> - KSC Building, (602) 787-7073. This office provides job listings on and off campus, assistance in job searches, internships, and Maricopa Career Network for on-line postings. </br> <br><b>Learning Support Center</b> - E Building, (602) 787-7180. The Learning Support Center provides free tutoring and other learning support for most PVCC courses. Free tutoring includes study groups, drop-in tutoring, individual appointments and on-line tutoring. Learning Support resources include video tapes, software, and print materials to provide help with both course content and study skills. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. </br> <br><b>Library</b> - E Building, (602)787-7200. The PVCC Library offers a print and media collection of approximately 40,000 items. In addition, the library now has a collection of electronic books. An online catalog provides indexing to much of the material held by PVCC as well as materials owned by other Maricopa County Community College libraries. </br> <br><b>Service Learning</b> - KSC141A. (602) 787-6657 or (602) 787-7241. Service-Learning is a direct expression of the PVCC vision statement. Our college is dedicated to "building partnerships that cross institutional boundaries for innovative instruction and coordinated community service." Service-Learning combines academic learning and educational goals with student action in real life situations outside the four walls of the classroom. Students are given the opportunity to learn and develop as leaders through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet vital community needs. </br> <br><b>Student Life</b> - KSC135, (602) 787-7244. The center encourages students to participate in college and community life. Some activities include honors, leadership training, service learning, student clubs, Student Leadership Council, Emerging Leaders Program and student insurance. </br> <br><b>Veteran's Services</b> - KSC 111 (602) 787-7045, is located in the Admissions and Records Office. </br> <br> <b> <font COLOR="#003366">Note:</font></b> All provisions in this syllabus are subject to revision by the instructor. Such revisions, if any, will be sent to you via e-mail. It is the student's responsibility to make note of all such announcements concerning syllabus revisions and assignments. </font></td></tr></table> <div id="bottom"> <center> <hr id="divide" width="100%"> <font size="-1" color="003366"><b> TGBTG</b><br> <b> Paradise Valley Community College</b><br> © 2009 MCCCD. 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