Spring 2017 Course Syllabi

Skill 2: Recognizes an author’s thesis and forms of support

Skill 3: Evaluates the effectiveness and validity of an author’s style, organization, support,

evidence, and presentation

Skill 4: Demonstrates awareness of the connection that style and language have to an author’s

topic, audience, context, and purpose

Skill 5: Assimilates and connects information and ideas from multiple written sources

Objective 3: Uses information resources effectively

Skill 1: Finds, consults, and uses a variety of information resources

Skill 2: Evaluates the relevance and reliability of sources

Skill 3: Uses information resources ethically and honestly, preserving the meaning of the source

and documenting the use of the source in the style appropriate for the student’s discipline or field

Skill 4: Integrates source material smoothly and clearly into the student’s own text

Objective 4: Works collaboratively with others

Skill 1: Participates in class discussions and in any group projects or activities

Skill 2: Participates in class discussions, peer editing, and group activities or projects, responding

productively and respectfully to the work and ideas of others and considering the ideas and

suggestions of others

Relationship to Campus Theme:

All assignments in this class focus on the title chosen for the campus book read, a book that

addresses the three aspects of DCB’s campus theme: nature, technology, and beyond.

Academic Integrity:

The discussion of plagiarism below comes from the Council of Writing Program Administrators

“In instructional settings, plagiarism is a multifaceted and ethically complex problem. However,

if any definition of plagiarism is to be helpful to administrators, faculty, and students, it needs to

be as simple and direct as possible within the context for which it is intended.

Definition:

In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses

someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without

acknowledging its source.