SYLLABUS
Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English
English 1102: Composition II
SEMESTER
Class meeting time: DAY at TIME
Modality and Location: Hybrid–50% online; we will meet in LOCATION on DAY at TIME and will complete additional work online.
The course syllabus is posted on D2L.
3 credit hours
Name: NAME
Email: KSU EMAIL ADDRESS
On-campus location: LOCATION
Office phone: PHONE NUMBER
Office Hours: OFFICE HOURS
Preferred method of communication: KSU email
If you have a hidden or visible disability that may require accommodations, please email or meet with me as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, please register with KSU Student Disability Services, the office responsible for coordinating accommodations and services for students with disabilities.
English 1102 focuses on developing writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101. This course emphasizes interpretation and evaluation and advanced research methods.
Required texts: Instead of using a textbook in this course, we will be using Open Educational Resources (OER), all of which are posted or linked on D2L.
Recommended handbook: A Writer's Reference, 10th ed., by Hacker and Sommers (ISBN: 978-1319169404)
Technology requirements: proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; internet access to D2L.
ENGL 1102 satisfies one of Kennesaw State University’s general education program requirements. It addresses the Written Communication general education learning outcome(s). The learning outcome states: “Students will write & communicate at a college level in various modes, media, and/or rhetorical contexts.” For more information about KSU’s General Education program requirements and associated learning outcomes, please visit this online resource.
Upon completion of English 1102, students will be able to . . .
Note: Students must earn a grade of C or better in English 1102 in order to satisfy this general education requirement.
As a stakeholder in your own learning, you should submit assignments on time and in D2L. You may expect me to respond to daily assignments within five days and to major assignments within two weeks.
Final grades will be rounded up if the number in the tenths place is > 5; for example, 89.6 is an A, but 79.4 is a C.
Revision Policy
Students who earn lower than the grade of C on any major assignment (except the final one) may revise that assignment to raise their grade to C. The revision must be resubmitted within two weeks after the essay is returned to the student.
This is a hybrid class that is 50% online with class meetings on DAY at TIME in LOCATION. This course depends on class discussion, peer review, and practice in certain skills in addition to lecture and presentation, and attendance is expected at each class meeting and online each week. Remember: True attendance is more than just being physically present in class. In order to be counted fully "present," you must be mentally engaged in the class, and not just physically present in your seat. Actions such as falling asleep in class, talking excessively with your neighbors during lecture time, using electronic devices during class, or engaging in any other behavior not directly related to class activities are not acceptable.
We will begin class promptly at the scheduled time. It is important that you come to class on time in order to settle in quickly and participate in class activities and discussions. A tardy of more than fifteen minutes is equal to an absence.
If you miss class, you are responsible for staying up to date and catching up on missed information. You should make arrangements with a classmate who is willing to keep you up to date so you are prepared for the following class.
An excused absence is an absence due to an emergency situation such as a death in the family, a contagious sickness, or hospitalization. Sufficient documentation, such as a doctor's note, is required for proof, and making up work missed due to excused absences will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the instructor.
Please note the following:
Assignments are due before the deadline listed on the course schedule. Please understand that not having convenient access to the internet, forgetting to attach a file, attaching an incorrect file, etc. are not valid excuses for lateness.
The only assignments that will be accepted late are the major assignments (the Research Review, Research Proposal, and Research + Argument Essay). Late major assignments lose 5 points per day; after seven days, a late major assignment will not be accepted unless extenuating circumstances exist and those circumstances are clearly communicated to the instructor in a timely manner. Participation tasks and activities and non-major writing assignments will not be accepted late.
Extensions are rare but may be considered on a case-by-case basis for students who request extra time with valid reasons before the due date has passed for the assignment in question.
In a hybrid course, it is very important to stay current with all reading and writing assignments. You will need to be self-motivated and organized to complete your online and out-of-class work. Let’s schedule a conference to talk at any time during the semester when you have questions.
Based on guidance provided by the CDC, the University System of Georgia has updated its face mask requirements. Fully vaccinated individuals may resume on-campus activities without wearing a face mask, including indoors. Unvaccinated individuals are strongly encouraged to continue to socially distance themselves from others when possible and wear a face mask while inside campus facilities.
In partnership with Wellstar Health Systems, KSU will continue to provide vaccinations on campus to all employees and students. We strongly encourage everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Please call (470) 578-6644 to schedule your vaccination appointment.
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Please note that the university reserves the right to shift teaching modalities at any time during the semester, if health and safety guidelines require it to do so. Some teaching modalities that may be used are F2F, Hyflex, Hybrid, or online, both synchronous and asynchronous instruction.
If you are ill, please stay home and contact your health professional. In that case, please email the instructor that you are missing class due to illness. Signs of illness include, but are not limited to:
Students will sit in the same seat for every face-to-face class meeting so that the instructor can use a seating plan for contact tracing if a student contracts Covid-19.
Instructors may require web cameras in their respective courses.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:
KSU Codes of Conduct.
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The University System of Georgia facilitates compliance with copyright law and, where appropriate, the exercise in good faith of full fair use rights by faculty and staff in teaching, research, and service activities. The University System of Georgia ensure compliance with copyright law in the following ways.
All members of the class are expected to follow rules of common courtesy in all email messages, threaded discussions and chats.
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A student who officially withdraws from a course after the last day to withdraw without academic penalty and before the last week of classes during the semester will receive a grade of “WF,” which will be counted as an “F” in the grade point average calculation.
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If a student experiences significant personal hardship (e.g., medical or family emergency, prolonged illness), the Dean of Students can approve a hardship withdrawal from all courses in the term for which the student is currently registered. In the case of an approved hardship withdrawal from all courses, the Registrar will assign grades of “W” for those classes. The deadline for final approval of a hardship withdrawal by Dean of Students is the last day of class for which the hardship withdrawal is sought. If the hardship withdrawal process is not complete by the last day of class for which the hardship withdrawal is sought, a student must appeal for a retroactive hardship withdrawal from the Academic Appeals Committee.
Appeals for retroactive hardship withdrawals must be directed to the Academic Standing Committee. Retroactive hardship withdrawals are rarely granted if it has been more than one year since the last day of class for which the withdrawal is sought. Extraordinary justification must be shown. In the case of approved retroactive hardship withdrawals, the Registrar will assign a grade of “W.”
If a student is suspended by the Office of Student Conduct following a violation of the University’s Code of Conduct not related to academic dishonesty, the Office of Student Conduct may facilitate a University-initiated withdrawal from courses for which a student is registered for the term. The Registrar will assign grades of “W” for those classes.
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A student will receive a “WM” symbol for all courses and a full refund of tuition and mandatory fees and a pro rata refund of other fees for military and other service, as defined by BOR Policy Manual, Section 7.3.5.3. To request a military withdrawal, the student must submit a copy of official orders to the Office of the Registrar.
KSU does not condone and will not tolerate sexual misconduct or sexually exploitative or harassing behavior of any kind. The University has a comprehensive sexual misconduct policy and affirms its responsibility to:
Questions about this policy should be directed to the KSU Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) and Title IX officer by telephone at (470) 578-5189.
This policy applies broadly to all KSU employees, students, and third parties. All individuals are encouraged to report and seek assistance regarding incidents of sexual misconduct. A student who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of the KSU Student Code of Conduct at the time of a sexual misconduct incident should not be reluctant to seek assistance for that reason. In order to encourage students to come forward, disciplinary violations against a student (or against a witness) for his or her use of alcohol or drugs will not be enforced if the student is making a good faith report of sexual misconduct.
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Student Disability Services
470-578-2666
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University Information Technology Services
470-578-3555
University Information Technology Services
470-578-6999
Students with qualifying disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act who require “reasonable accommodation(s)” to complete the course may request those from Office of Student Disability Services. Students requiring such accommodations are required to work with the University’s Office of Student Disability Services rather than engaging in this discussion with individual faculty members or academic departments. If, after reviewing the course syllabus, a student anticipates or should have anticipated a need for accommodation, he or she must submit documentation requesting an accommodation and permitting time for a determination prior to submitting assignments or taking course quizzes or exams. Students may not request retroactive accommodation for needs that were or should have been foreseeable. Students should contact the office as soon as possible in the term for which they are seeking accommodations. Student Disability Services is located in the Carmichael Student Center in Suite 267 on the Kennesaw campus or Building A in Suite 160G on the Marietta campus. Please visit the Student Disability Services (SDS) website for more information, or call the office at 470-578-2666 (Kennesaw campus) or 470-578-9111 (Marietta campus).
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You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the KSU Writing Center, a free resource to help you improve any kind of writing in any subject. Friendly, experienced peer writing assistants work with you one-on-one to develop strategies for topic development, revision, editing, source documentation, and much more. Appointments are available online in real time as well as on both campuses (K-English 242 and M-Johnson 101) and can be scheduled one hour to two weeks in advance. The Writing Center also offers specialized support for graduate students and includes the English Language Program (formerly the ESL Center), which provides a variety of tutoring, advising, and mentoring services for students whose primary language is not English. Visit writingcenter.kennesaw.edu to reserve your appointment and to learn more about Writing Center services and online resources.
You will be required to go to the KSU Writing Center for an assignment for this class at least once this semester. You are strongly encouraged to go to the Writing Center more than once, as students learn more and earn higher grades when they take advantage of the personalized learning support the Writing Center offers.
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Complaints for online students are resolved following the same general procedures for students who attend classes on campus. However, for any process that requires a student appear in person, the university may make other arrangements. For processes that cannot be completed via telephone, email, or written correspondence, the university may set up a two-way video-conference site in place of a meeting on the KSU campus.
This course is a 50% hybrid course. That means that instead of meeting twice a week for 75 minutes each, we will meet once a week for 75 minutes and then you will have online work to do instead of the second class meeting. In this course, you will have one online module per week. It will open at the end of each in-class meeting and will then be due by TIME on the day of our following in-class meeting. Plan ahead! These modules will have approximately 75 minutes of work in them, not including major assignments and homework readings.
KSU may shift the method of course delivery at any time during the semester in compliance with University System of Georgia health and safety guidelines. In this case, alternate teaching modalities that may be adopted include hyflex, hybrid, synchronous online, or asynchronous online instruction.
If you are feeling ill, please stay home and contact your health professional. In addition, please email your instructor to say you are missing class due to illness. Signs of COVID-19 illness include, but are not limited to, the following:
Cough
Fever of 100.4 or higher
Runny nose or new sinus congestion
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Chills
Sore Throat
New loss of taste and/or smell
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For more information regarding COVID-19 (including testing, vaccines, extended illness procedures and accommodations), see KSU’s official Covid-19 website.
Based on guidance from the University System of Georgia (USG), all vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals are encouraged to wear a face covering while inside campus facilities. Unvaccinated individuals are also strongly encouraged to continue to socially distance while inside campus facilities, when possible.
Since plans and schedules need to be flexible in order to accommodate what actually happens during a semester, the instructor reserves the right to alter the syllabus and/or schedule should the need arise.
Note: The weekly folders on D2L contain the following information, along with learning outcomes.
Course overview
Brief introductions: The instructor and students introduce themselves.
Discussion: Research Review—What are the expectations for the first major assignment in English 1102? How should students approach this assignment? What should students begin doing this week to prepare?
Familiarize yourself with course materials on our D2L site.
Read the syllabus and "Welcome to English 1102," located in the START HERE folder.
Read Research Review guidelines.
Read Research Plan guidelines.
Read Research Log guidelines.
QUIZ: Module 1 Quiz
Activity: Topic Generator
Discussion: Conducting research; making notes and recording research in the Research Log; planning research
Watch "Developing a Research Question."
Read "Narrowing and Developing."
Read "Understanding and Using the Library and the Internet for Research."
Locate sources. Go to the KSU Library and/or talk with a KSU librarian!
Research Log: Begin to document and reflect on information from academic sources in your Research Log—remember to create a separate entry for each source.
Discussion: Check-in regarding Research Review—What challenges are students struggling with? What have they learned so far? What do they want or need to find out? How can students learn from each other?
Discussion: Evaluating and analyzing sources—What are some strategies for locating strong sources? What sources have students found so far? What are students' "best" sources? What criteria do we use to evaluate sources? How do we know which sources are credible? What sources have students found that are questionable?
Read "Revising."
Read "Giving and Receiving Feedback."
Read "Editing."
Read "Proofreading."
Discussion: Lessons learned—What did students learn from composing the Research Review? What challenges did students face and overcome? How did the Research Review prepare students for the Research Proposal? What are the next steps?
Discussion: Research Proposal—What are the expectations for this major assignment? How should students approach this assignment? What should students begin doing this week to prepare?
Complete and reflect on Source Analysis activity from class.
Continue to revise Research Proposal.
Discussion: Types of argument—What is a definition argument, and what are some real-world examples? What is a causal argument, and what are some real-world examples? What is a proposal argument, and what are some real-world examples?
Discussion: Classical argument structure—What is it? How long has it been around? Why are we still talking about it in the modern era? What is special or particularly effective about classical argument structure? What are its limitations?
Activity: Source integration
Video: "Counterclaims"
Discussion: Logical fallacies—What is a logical fallacy? What are some of the most common logical fallacies? What logical fallacies have students heard, read, or even used before? What should we do when we encounter a logical fallacy?
Peer Review of Research + Argument Essay