Oakland Community College Online ENG 1520: Composition II No on-campus session is required Winter /6/14--4/28/14 SYLLABUS

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1 Oakland Community College Online ENG 1520: Composition II No on-campus session is required Winter /6/14--4/28/14 SYLLABUS Sections: R1532 & R1536 Semester Hours: 3 Credits Enter D2L (Desire2Learn) from OCC homepage and use your Online Services username and password to log into D2L For Technical Support: If you are having difficulties using any of the course tools, please contact Desire2Learn Technical Support at or submit your question online. Here are some helpful FAQs. For all other student technical questions that don't relate to D2L, students may contact the OCC Student Technical Helpdesk at myit (6948). Instructor: Dr. Youmin Lee, MA in English; Ed. D. in Higher Education yhlee@oaklandcc.edu (It's the quickest way to get my response.) Office Phone: (248) (You may send s for more expedient way to get responses. Of course you can call the office number any time of the day or night and leave a message through the voic , but the response may be delayed since I am not always in the office due to classes and schedules.) Office Location: D221B, Royal Oak Campus Address: 739 South Washington, Royal Oak, MI Office Hours: By appointment Catalog Course Description Prerequisite: ENG1510 The student will write persuasive and argumentative papers. They will acquire skills in library research and use a process that includes critical thinking, logical reasoning, and the investigation of primary and/or secondary sources. Students will write a documented, academic research paper. Course Objectives Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Read, understand, and evaluate arguments and persuasion Present effective analytical, persuasive and argumentative papers. Use academic research procedures and locate reliable and relevant sources on a topic Understand and evaluate primary and/or secondary sources critically

2 Be familiarized with key elements to persuasive and argumentative prose Apply a variety of approaches to argument Document sources, using MLA style properly General Education Attributes This course will earn you credit for the following General Education attributes: 1. Critical Thinking 2. Effective Communication 3. Information Literacy Textbooks and Other Required Materials 1. Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments, 5 th Ed., by Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer. Pearson Education, Inc, Writing--a Manual for the Digital Age, 2 th Ed., by David Blakesley and Jeffrey Hoogeveen. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, (Optional) (If you know you tend to struggle and make many sentence level errors in writing, please make sure you have this English handbook; the old version or another English handbook will do too) 3. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6 th Ed. (Optional) 4. A good college dictionary, such as The American Heritage Dictionary. 5. 5x7 index cards for taking notes and bibliography; or you may choose to store notes and bibliographic information on computer and save on flash drives. 6. Flash drives for saving copies of all work. 7. Computer, Internet service provider, access, word processing program, such as MS Word, compatible to OCC's system Course Requirements This online course challenges your reading, writing, and research skills. To allow the class to share ideas and discuss issues in class discussion forum, we need a common research focus. It is also the hope that through this course you will enhance your global knowledge and become more aware of the pressing and complex issues of global concerns. We the United States have been firmly a part of this globalization for better or worse for some time now and U.S. is arguably the de facto leader of the world. There is no escape. Globalization is here to stay. However, globalization is full of controversies and dilemmas. Therefore, a good understanding of the pressing political, economic, and social global issues is critical for us to gain sharp insights, make informed decisions and better prepare ourselves for global citizenship and global challenges. To that end, the focuses for this semester s argumentative response papers and research project are issues/aspects of The Pressing Global Concerns and Solutions. You must actively use the library, the Internet, and other relevant academic resources to research your topic of a global concern. You will develop an anthology--a research base and complete one major research project of eight to ten (7-8) pages, using a minimum of ten (7-10) solid scholarly sources in the MLA format. In addition, you will be required to write three reading response papers based on reading (each 2 pages long) and submit a couple of research preparatory assignments (1-2 pages each) that help build up your research project. All assignments must be submitted via D2L Dropbox during this online course. Your

3 assignments and papers must be typed using MS Word to allow easy revision, submission, evaluation, and returning online. Course Units and materials will be posted earlier and must be completed sequentially. Online attendance is extremely important to the overall functioning of this class. The discussion forums simply do not work when members don't show up for participation. I will take attendance for regular discussion forums and count them as part of a final grade. For specific policies regarding posts, please check information under Course Policies. Final Course Grades Each assignment will be graded. Essays and research paper will receive a % grades (To convert a % grade to a letter grade, please see the Grading Scale on the next page). Grading for Discussion forum posts, Journals, and Reflective writings (a total of 18; one for each category in every Unit) depends on the quality and frequency of your participation: e.g. 6 (Discussion forum postings) = A; 5 = B; 4 = C; 3 = D; 2-0 = F. "Quality" is defined as representing college level good faith effort and work. See details at "Discussion Forum Posts & Journals and Reflective Writing" under "Course Policies". Deadline for each unit assignment submission will be set, and late assignment will receive penalty in grades. The final grade is based on all assignments, including Journals, reflective writing, participation of forum discussion, and a research portfolio. Final grades will be determined as follows: Argumentative Research Portfolio 50% Argumentative Reading Response Essay 30% (a total of three, each 10%) Discussion Forums & Journal, Reflective Writing (a total of 18 posts & reflective pieces; 3 for each unit) Argumentative Research Portfolio include: #1 Topic Proposal (Prospectus) (with preliminary working bibliography/sources) 20% 100% 10 pts possible #2 Thesis & Outlines 10 pts possible #3 Drafts & Conference with me 10 pts possible #4 Final Paper (7-8 pages) 70 pts possible (Points will be deducted for no submission, incomplete/unsatisfactory or late work.) Assignments will be evaluated on a point grade, which can be easily converted to a letter scale according to the following grading scale. Copy of GRADING STANDARDS FOR WRITING is posted under Course Document in D2L course site. Each component is averaged and then multiplied by the weight to arrive at a subtotal. The subtotal is then summed to arrive at the final grade point average. The final average is then converted to a letter grade.

4 GRADING SCALE Course Scale (%) Evaluation Symbols for drafts A A- ++ Excellent (reserved for B+ extremely well done paper) B + Good (College level work) B- CW C+ Fair C C- - Poor (Non-college level work) D+ NCW D 0-64 F The only grades given in this course are A, B, C, D, pluses, minuses, F, WP, and WF. See the W (Withdrawal) policy under Class Policies. It is your responsibility to withdraw from the class if you no longer can be committed to finishing the course. If you simply stop participating, you will be given a zero (0) for all assignments that are not completed, and your grade will be calculated on the same scale as the rest of the class. An incomplete mark (I) is given rarely and only in cases of extenuating circumstances. The determining factors are documentation submitted by the student in support of the extreme circumstance, 75% of the work completed, and a passing average at the time of the circumstance. Numerous online absences or failing grades are not valid reasons for an Incomplete. COURSE POLICIES Introduction of the course: It is mandatory for you to be functional and proficient in D2L environment. You may complete online orientation or check with student help during the beginning of the semester. You have to participate in this very important orientation and learn the essentials in order to complete the course successfully. Your address, telephone and fax numbers: You must use your OCC address to communicate with me as OCC system has a firewall to block certain commercial addresses. Keeping me informed and updated on any changes of e- mail address, phone and fax numbers is essential for a successful completion of this course. Online Attendance and Participation: Online "attendance" requires your consistent attention and commitment to the course activities. Regular and active participation is vital for a successful completion of the course. Also remember that if you were taking an on-campus version of this course, you would

5 be attending class three hours per week in addition to the homework time. You must be willing to schedule 6-8 hours per week, spread out over a number of days in order to successfully complete all course work. Deadlines: Unit assignments will be posted one at a time and a timed deadline will be established, usually due by midnight of the specified deadline date. Check Course Schedule in the syllabus for respective due dates (I will also announce these due dates in D2L and s just to remind you). You may choose to complete and turn in the assignments any time during the week before the deadline. Late assignments will result in penalty this way: You will lose 10% per day off the grade you earn on that assignment when you turn in assignment after the deadline. No credit will be granted for assignments coming in more than seven days after the due date. However, deadline extensions can be negotiated BEFORE deadline, but not after the deadline has passed, with documented legitimate reasons. Discussion Forum Posts & Journals & Reflective Writing: Discussion Forum Posts must be completed in a timely fashion and cannot be made up after the deadline. No credit will be given for late posts. This is because the discussion is essentially over and no one will read them or benefit from them. Therefore, plan to complete your discussion posts early in the week. Contributions to discussion forums, journals and reflective writing should be meaningful and substantive. Simple answers such as "yes", "no", "I agree with you", "I don't think so" without deliberating and expressing reasons will not warrant satisfactory grade in this category. Generally speaking, you need to write at least five meaningful sentences to express your opinion on a specific topic during a discussion loop. Journals and reflective writing should be presented in paragraph/essay format rather than Q & A (questions & answers). All assignments should be presented in font size twelve and font style "Times New Roman". Some possibilities for meaningful reflective comments include, but are not limited to: Based on this evidence, I predict This argument reminds me of because. This persuasion is highly effective because This reason is important because it shows This example seems out of place/effective/persuasive because I didn t expect the author/person to state/claim this because I didn t expect the author/person to react this way because The attitude of this person/author/expert makes me feel because This argument is particularly ineffective/shocking/depressing/invalid because Sometimes I feel just like this person when The argument the author is trying to convey is I agree/disagree with because We will have a total of 6 Discussion Forums. Check Grading Policy for specifics on this.

6 Withdrawal from Class: Those who cannot be committed and have stopped participating online should consider dropping the class. Please check the college specific last day to withdraw from class this semester. However, before you take the drastic step of withdrawing from the class, please talk to me. Perhaps I can help you in some way. Multi-drafts of Writing: Multiple drafts of formal writing, such as Argumentative Reading Response Essay and Research Paper, are expected. All work for this course must be typed using MSWord (some word processing program may not be compatible to college system.) to allow for easy revision, submission, commenting, and returning. Although it is the final draft of your formal paper that will be graded, you are encouraged to share early drafts of your work with me. Revision is the very essence of writing! When revising, be sure to make bona fide, substantive qualitative revision in your paper--simply correcting surface errors marked will NOT automatically earn you a higher grade. Work on stronger thesis, content, and organization. Please save all your work for this class on flash drive or external storage. Remember to back up your files regularly and meticulously. Do not leave all your files on hard drive only, as it may crash without warning. Be sure to keep all your work till you receive your final grade for the course. Plagiarism: Don't do it. Plagiarism is NOT permitted in college or university! Most colleges and universities will expel students who plagiarize. D2L is equipped with "Turnitin", an anti-plagiarism tool to check your submitted work against published academic works. In this class, you will receive a grade of 0 for the paper found to be plagiarized. If a portion of the paper is plagiarized, you will be given a chance to rewrite that part or receive a grade of 0. Therefore, make sure you preserve a paper or electronic "trail" of all your work, particularly drafts, to show when and where you got your information and how you used it in your papers. Handwritten notes and early drafts will be especially valuable. Online Communications and Response Time: Please feel free to contact me through for questions, concerns, and clarifications on anything related to the course. However, I am NOT 24 hours/7 days a week online. Please allow enough time for me to respond to you. Generally speaking, allow 24 hours during the weekdays for turn-around time. Etiquette: Always specify your name and the class you belong to clearly. On Subject line specify briefly the reason you are writing, e.g. "Jane Doe's absence from discussion board". FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act):

7 According to this federal law, no information regarding student's grades or class standing can be given out over the phone or via unless the student gives prior consent in writing. Therefore, I will ask you to sign a release form during the first week of each semester. You must sign and date the FERPA Release Form and send it to me through one of the three ways: 1. Scan the signed form and send it in via , 2. deliver the signed release form to faculty secretary and request her to put it in my mailbox on campus, or 3. mail me the signed form to campus address indicated on page one of this syllabus. When the computer system is down and D2L is not available, we will use alternative methods, such as fax, phone conferences, or even on-campus pick-up and delivery of assignments, to complete course content and assignments. Available Assistance: Faculty Secretary Office: (248) (RO); (248) (SF) (This office can be used occasionally to deliver assignments or pick up materials under special circumstances by arrangement. When doing so, it is your responsibility to let me know about it; without notifying me of such arrangement may result in missing assignment and low grade. ) Academic Support Center (ASC): (248) (RO); (248) (SF) (ASC has tutors available to help you with your papers. This is a free service available by appointment to all OCC students. If you do not have access to a computer, you may use the computers in IIC to prepare your work.) ASC Hours: M-F 8:30-10:00; Sat. 9:00-12:00 ADA Notification: Students requiring special assistance (including those affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act) should contact the PASS Office, which will inform instructors of any special conditions pertaining to their learning needs: Southfield Campus: (248) (voice/tdd) Royal Oak Campus: (248) (voice/tdd)

8 ENG 1520 Course Units and schedule (15 weeks) Disclaimer: I reserve the right to change the schedule as the weeks unfold. I will keep you informed when modifications are made. Calendar Units and Assignment Deadlines Jan. 6-8 Mandatory online D2L Orientation; Sign and date FERPA Release and Academic Honesty Forms Send in FERPA Release and Academic Honesty Forms before/on Jan. 8. Post your online Jan Unit One--Discovery & Analyzing Arguments self-introduction Unit One Discussion Forum posts due on/before Jan. 11; Jan Feb. 5 Feb ; 54-88; Argumentative Response Paper #1 Environment issues Unit Two--Writing Arguments-- Varieties of Argument (part one) 39-52; ; Argumentative Response Paper #2 Globalization issues Unit Three-- Writing Arguments-- Varieties of Argument (part two) ; Argumentative Response Paper #3 GM food & Green Revolution in Africa issues Unit One Journal & Reflective Writing due on/before Jan.20; (Suggestion: You may space out your Journal & Reflective Assignment with Response Paper by completing & submitting your journal early, say by 1/16. I set the same date for your easy memory and management of due dates.) Send in your Response Paper #1 on/before Jan. 20. Unit Two Discussion Forum posts due Jan. 25; Unit Two Journal & Reflective Writing due on/before Feb 5; (Suggestion: Preferably by 1/30 to space out your work. I set the same date for your easy memory and management of due dates.) Send in your Response Paper #2 on/before Feb. 5. Unit Three Discussion Forum posts due on/before Feb.15; Unit Three Journal & Reflective Writing due on/before Feb. 21; (Suggestion: Space out the work on your own:-)) Send in your Response Paper #3 on/before Feb. 21.

9 Feb 21- March 14 OCC Winter Recess 2/24-3/1 March March 29- March April 28 Unit Four--Finding & Researching your own Arguments 22-38; Complete Research Topic Proposal & preliminary sources Critical evaluation of sources Annotated bibliography Taking notes while reading Unit Five--Writing your Research Project Quotes, summary, paraphrasing in academic writing -- Synthesizing & blending sources & your own ideas --Thesis, Outline and Drafts of your Research Paper Start reading on Unit Six--MLA In-text Citations & End-Text Works Cited; You need the information for preparing the drafts of research paper. Unit Six--Documenting Sources in MLA and APA ; Keys for Writer or MLA Handbook for relevant information & concepts -- Work on Final draft of research paper -- Individual conferences with me on drafts Your final draft must be submitted with a formal cover sheet, your research paper with proper in-text citations and end-text Works Cited, all in MLA format Unit Four Discussion Forum posts due Mar. 8; Your topic proposal is due Mar. 14 Unit Four Journal & Reflective Writing due on/before Mar. 14; Unit Five Discussion Forum posts due March 22; Unit Five Journal & Reflective Writing due on/before Mar. 29; Send in your thesis and outline assignment on/before March 29; Complete 1 st draft and selfassessment by April 12--no need to send in the 1 st draft as the 1 st draft is not expected to be perfect and read critically; revisit and revise your draft, using my self-assessment sheet as a guide. Unit Six Discussion Forum posts due April 12; Unit Six Journal & Reflective Writing due on/before April 12; Send in 2 nd /3 rd draft for my comments and feedback before/by April 21. Send in your final research paper on/before April 26 Complete Course evaluation Final grades and results by April 28--Winter Ends Any questions? Concerns? Clarifications? Please feel free to send me at yhlee@oaklandcc.edu