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Demonstrate a command of the research process including but not limited to:
Generate and develop a research question and thesis
Locate, evaluate, and synthesize secondary source material
Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and primary and secondary
research
Effectively use the scholarly online databases, online library catalog, and other
library resources
Processes
Demonstrate a command of multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text
Develop successful strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proofreading
Demonstrate the recursive writing process that permits writers to use later invention and
rethinking to revise work
Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes
Critique their own and others’ works
Learn to balance the advantages of relying on others with the responsibility of doing their part
Textbook and Additional Required Materials:
Required Textbook –
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
, 9
th
Edition, Axelrod, Cooper.
978-0-312-53612-1
Accommodations
If you need any special accommodations, please see me to supply documentation of your need and to
make the necessary arrangements.
Mondays:
As we are not meeting in a classroom it is important that you check Moodle often. Every
Monday until the end of the course, then, I will post new assignments on Moodle (hence, it would be a
really good idea to check Moodle every Monday).
Discussion Topics:
Each week you will be required to participate in a Discussion Topic (these are posted
in Moodle under the Announcements). There are 16 total Discussion Topics and each one is worth .5
points (for a total of 8 points or 8% of your final grade). In order to get credit you must respond to the
Discussion Topic by the end of the week (i.e., you must post to the thread before midnight on Sundays).
Reading Assignments:
Reading assignments will come from the textbook as well as from several
handouts found on Moodle. Each assignment should be read in full before the following Monday’s
posting of the new assignments.
Writing Assignments:
There will be several written papers assigned throughout the semester –
specifications for each paper/assignment will be placed on Moodle every Monday.
Short Video Clips:
I will be posting short video clips on Moodle of myself further elaborating on the
assignments (if a picture’s worth a thousand words than a one minute clip of video explanation is
probably worth a million). These video clips are essential to understanding some of the more abstract
points you will have to understand before writing the paper – therefore, please view these clips before
beginning any paper.
Email:
In an effort to acquaint you with appropriate business practices, I will teach you the proper format
for sending an email to me. I will only answer email that is sent to me with an appropriate salutation, that
uses formal language, and that ends with a formal ending (Sincerely, Joe Smith). Also, I will not answer