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An in­tro­duc­tion in words, im­ages, and mov­ing pic­tures.

An introduction in words, images, and moving pictures.

COURSE DE­SCRIP­TION: This is a course in ef­fec­tive essay writ­ing and basic re­search tech­niques, in­clud­ing use of the li­brary. De­mand­ing read­ings are as­signed for class­room dis­cus­sion and as a basis for essay writ­ing. Taken to­gether, the courses (EN­G1101 and EN­G1121) in the First-Year Writ­ing Pro­gram at the New York City Col­lege of Tech­nol­ogy seek to de­velop stu­dent com­pe­ten­cies in five gen­eral cat­e­gories: rhetor­i­cal knowl­edge; writ­ing and read­ing processes; crit­i­cal think­ing, read­ing, writ­ing, and re­search; com­pos­ing in man­ual and dig­i­tal en­vi­ron­ments; and knowl­edge of aca­d­e­mic con­ven­tions. In­di­vid­ual fac­ulty in­cor­po­rate these com­pe­ten­cies into their courses in dif­fer­ent ways, but all fac­ulty are able to demon­strate how their courses at­tend to these mat­ters. 4 hours, 3 cred­its Pre­req­ui­sites: CUNY cer­ti­fi­ca­tion in read­ing and writ­ing. LEARN­ING OUT­COMES: Please see the at­tached sheet and keep it handy (given out in class). 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.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a course in effective essay writing and basic research techniques, including use of the library. Demanding readings are assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for essay writing. Taken together, the courses (ENG1101 and ENG1121) in the First-Year Writing Program at the New York City College of Technology seek to develop student competencies in five general categories: rhetorical knowledge; writing and reading processes; critical thinking, reading, writing, and research; composing in manual and digital environments; and knowledge of academic conventions. Individual faculty incorporate these competencies into their courses in different ways, but all faculty are able to demonstrate how their courses attend to these matters. 4 hours, 3 credits Prerequisites: CUNY certification in reading and writing. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Please see the attached sheet and keep it handy (given out in class). 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.