AM class Eng 1101 D351-M/W 11:30-12:15 & C351-Weds 10am-Syllabus (without schedule)
PM class Eng 1101 D382-M/W 1:30-2:15 & C382-Mon 2:30-Syllabus (without schedule)
ENG 1101 – Course Syllabus – Fall 2019
Professor: Charlotte Deaver
Office Hours: Weds 2:30 – 3:30pm Office: Namm 519
Email: cdeaver@citytech.cuny.edu
Online Location: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/deavereng1101x2fall2019/
Course Description:
A course in effective essay writing and basic research techniques including use of the library. Demanding readings assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for essay writing.
Prerequisite: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing
Learning Outcomes: Please see the attached sheet and keep it handy. We will review these during the beginning and throughout the semester. By the end of the term, our goal is to meet each of the learning outcomes. This course syllabus is designed to help us do so.
Readings: Assigned readings will be linked on our OpenLab site for you to print and read before the due date on the class schedule.
University Policies
Accessibility Statement
City Tech is committed to supporting the educational goals of enrolled students with disabilities in the areas of enrollment, academic advisement, tutoring, assistive technologies and testing accommodations. If you have or think you may have a disability, you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments as provided under applicable federal, state and city laws. You may also request services for temporary conditions or medical issues under certain circumstances. If you have questions about your eligibility or would like to seek accommodation services or academic adjustments, please contact the Center for Student Accessibility at 300 Jay Street room L-237, 718 260 5143 or http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/accessibility/.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Statement
Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited at New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion.
Sanctions for Academic Integrity Violations
In accordance with the CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity, NYCCT empowers its Academic Integrity Committee and Academic Integrity Officer to process violations of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy. As stated in the student handbook, all instructors must report all instances of academic dishonesty to the Academic Integrity Officer.
Course Policies
Attendance: Students who do not attend class regularly will fall behind on the Daily Writing Assignments, which comprise 60% of the course grade. The daily assignments build upon previous work and lead towards success in the major projects. In order to succeed in the class, students will need to attend regularly. Students who fall behind will likely fail the Daily Writing Assignments grade and have a difficult time catching up.
OpenLab Statement: You will need to register with the City Tech Open Lab and join our course immediately. It will be your responsibility to learn the navigation of the class website during the first two weeks of class.
Course Load Expectations: You will be in class for 3.20 hours a week (including the lab, or C, “hour”). Plan to spend 7.5 hours on homework for each week on average. Some weeks will be more. Some less.
Major Projects and Assignments Project 1: Literacy Narrative
Project 2: The Rhetorical Situation in Discourse Communities
Project 3: Genre Project (includes research)
Other graded projects: Daily writing assignments, journaling, commenting, collaborative projects, multimodal projects, and end-of-the semester celebratory projects.
Missed Work and Late Papers: Daily writing assignments receive credit if they have been completed on the day they are due. Papers will be accepted on their due dates.
Grade Calculation
Daily writing assignments. These assignments receive points for completion on the day they are due but do not receive letter grades: 60%
Final Portfolio 40% (appx. three papers)
