Spring 2017 Course Syllabi

to convey meaning.

• Relate the students’ own life experiences to the information in literary, public, scholarly or

professional texts.

• Evaluate the effectiveness and validity of an author’s style, organization, support, evidence, and

presentation.

• Demonstrate awareness of the connection that style and language have to an author’s topic,

audience, and purpose.

• Assimilate and connect information and ideas from multiple written sources.

Use information resources effectively

Sub-competencies:

• Find, consult, and use a variety of information resources.

• Evaluate the relevance and reliability of sources.

• Use 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.

• Integrate source material smoothly and clearly into the student’s own text.

Work collaboratively with others

Sub-competencies:

• Participate in class discussions and in any group projects or activities.

• Participate effectively 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 with respect and consideration.

Relationship to Campus Theme:

Students in ENGL 211 will read, analyze, and respond to imaginative works written about or in

response to nature, technology, or beyond.

Classroom Policies:

Students should attend class, do all of the quizzes and tests, and do all the reading and writing

assignments. Late work earns half credit and work later than one week earns nothing. Plagiarized

work will be failed. All work submitted for this class should be written for this class this

semester. For more on the topic of plagiarism see the section below.

Academic Integrity:

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

“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.