Instructor: Dorothy Raffel
Engl 302 section N01
SPRING 2007
Office: Robinson A112C
Phone 993-1204
draffel@gmu.edu
Office hours: TH 2:00 - 3:00
In this class you will complete several science writing assignments, a set of research report writing exercises, three graded papers, and a ten-page research paper. Also, you will be graded on participation. You will work on definition, narration, example, analysis, and argument and persuasion. You will practice rewriting and editing. You will have several library and Internet research assignments as part of your writing projects.
All writing will be submitted/posted on the date and at the time I state. I will not accept assignments posted after the due date and time for grading or credit. I will not grade any work I haven't seen in draft form.
Class starts on Monday, 1/22. All class meetings will take place in cyberspace. I will post most assignments in Townhall or on my site, and you will put most of your student work on the Web. You will email me only a few of your assignments.
It is a GMU requirement that you must send any messages about classwork or school matters to me from your GMU email account or I can't respond to your message.
It is a class requirement that you use only .htm or .html files on your web pages. Don't use .doc or.pdf files or .txt files or any other file format on web pages. Also, DON'T include attachments with email or in Townhall. Because of software incompatibilities or virus problems, your classmates and I won't open attachments or download your files. If I can't read your writing as an .htm or .html file on your website, or as writing posted directly in Townhall or in email, I won't be able to grade your work or give you credit for submitting it on time.
These are the technology and other skills and computer access you need to succeed in this course:
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| you will keep your website files on your GMU web site in your cluster account | |
I will introduce/review these skills online at the beginning of the semester.
Read course description, assignments and due dates, course readings list, paraphrasing and plagiarizing, important dates, GMU office of disability services, GMU general education mission statement and responsible computing use. If you are a student with a disability and you need academic accommodations, please email me and contact the Office of Disability Services at 703.993.2474. All academic accommodations must be arranged through that office.
| Texts: | The Craft of Scientific Writing, Alley |
| The Research Paper, Roth | |
| EndNote 7.0 DON'T BUY EndNote! I'LL EXPLAIN. |
| Grading: | Graded papers, including meeting deadlines and participation. For each graded paper, posting draft, comments, or revision after the assigned deadlines subtracts one letter grade each (up to three letter grades total) from paper grade. | 45% |
| Research project, including meeting deadlines and participation. Submitting sources, thesis statement, or abstract after the assigned deadlines subtracts one-third letter grade each (up to one letter grade total) from the research paper grade. Submitting draft after the assigned deadline subtracts one letter grade from the research paper grade. | 35% | |
| Other writing and participation, including Sense of audience, Research report conventions, Ethics, and Online abstracts analysis | 20% | |
| You need a C or higher to pass the course. | ||
| Note that doing everything right but doing it without pizzazz will not earn an A. |
Schedule:
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