Syllabus

Science Prerequisites for Health Professionals

ENGL 1011: English Composition II – Fall 2024

Credits - 3

Description

English Composition II is a three-credit college research writing course to prepare students to use the conventions of academic research writing. Writing-as-process and practice strategies will be employed to culminate in the production of an academic research essay supported by well-synthesized, diverse, credible, and reliable secondary sources. Students will demonstrate use of technology to ensure appropriate paraphrase and summary of sources, originality, use of citation style, grammar and mechanics, and scholarly voice.

Materials

Textbooks

Guptill, A. (2016). Writing in college: From competence to excellence. Open SUNY. https://milneopentextbooks.org/writing-in-college-from-competence-to-excellence/ CC BY-NC-SA

Resources

N/A

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Program Outcomes

UNE Online’s science prerequisite courses provide students with a convenient and flexible approach to completing prerequisite requirements. Courses are specifically designed to meet prerequisite requirements for many graduate programs and other professional needs.

Course Objectives

  1. Analyze clarity, organization, and coherence of academic writing for a specific audience.
  2. Deploy diverse and divergent perspectives from academic sources in support of a main idea.
  3. Formulate a thesis for a timely and relevant academic research essay within a specific discipline.
  4. Synthesize credible and reliable secondary sources to support an academic argument using APA format.
  5. Critically reflect on the development of research writing knowledge and skills.

SELF PACED DESIGN

On the course start date, students will have access to orientation. This must be completed to be able to gain access to the first module in the course. Students must complete the first module to gain access to the next one. We recommend that students spend about 15 hours per week to complete a course in 16 weeks. When trying to complete the course in less than 16 weeks, we typically see students do this successfully within 12-14 weeks. Instructors will be timely in grading and feedback, but it will not be instant.

Assignments

Three types of assignments are used within this course and include Discussion Forums, Assignments, and Major Assignments that culminate into the course comprehensive assignment, the Research Essay. Assignment types are weighted in the Grade Breakdown below. See the Course Schedule for an itemized list of the specific course assignments and learning materials. 

Assignments involve various writing activities and reflection to strengthen your scholarly writing foundation, conduct library research, explore and apply the conventions of persuasive writing, logic, and rhetorical argument structure.

Discussion Forums allow you to define and examine the various concepts related to academic and research writing. You will also reflect on peer posts as you view how others respond to the discussion prompts. Major Assignments in the course are scaffolded assignments that allow you to construct the comprehensive course assignment, the Research Essay. In the Major Assignments, you will craft and refine sections, drafts, and a final Research Essay.

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

Assignment CategoryGrade
Discussion and Assessments20%
Assignments30%
Major Assignments50%
Total 100%

Grade Scale

Grade Points Grade Point Average (GPA)
A 94 – 100% 4.00
A- 90 – 93% 3.75
B+ 87 – 89% 3.50
B 84 – 86% 3.00
B- 80 – 83% 2.75
C+ 77 – 79% 2.50
C 74 – 76% 2.00
C- 70 – 73% 1.75
D 64 – 69% 1.00
F 00 – 63% 0.00

Schedule

Week

Topic

Readings/Resources

Assignment Type

1

Your Writing Foundation

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence 

Writing Commons

UNC Writing Center

The Guide to Grammar and Writing

Videos

Discussions and Assessments 

Research Purpose and Context

Assignments

The Research Essay Template

Assignments

2

Opinion Activity

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence

UNC Writing Center 

Writing Commons 

Videos

Assignments

Claims and Counterclaims

Assignments

Academic Arguments 

Discussions and Assessments 

3

The Rhetorical Argument

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence

Writing Commons 

Purdue OWL 

Videos

Assignments

A Tweet as Rhetorical Appeal

Assignments

4

Deductive Argument Structure

Writing Commons 

Purdue OWL 

UNC Writing Center

Videos

Assignments

Deductive Argument Analysis

Assignments

5

Inductive Argument Structure

Writing Commons

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Purdue OWL 

Videos

Assignments

Inductive Argument Analysis

Assignments

6

Logical Fallacies in Social Media

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence 

Purdue OWL 

UNC Writing Center 

Videos

Assignments

Audience Analysis: Pro, Con, or Neutral

Assignments

Sources as Evidence

Discussions and Assessments 

7

Scholarly vs. Popular Source Types

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence 

Writing Commons

UNE Library Services 

Videos

Website

Assignments

Locating Sources of Evidence

Assignments

8

Research Essay Level Headings

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence 

Writing Commons

Videos

Assignments

Research Essay Coherence

Assignments

9

Thesis Working Statement Prewriting

Writing Commons

UNC Writing Center 

Videos

Assignments

Thesis Working Statement Draft

Assignments

10

Argument Approach Refinement

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence 

Writing Commons 

UNC Writing Center

Videos

Assignments

Draft Thesis Paragraph

Assignments

The Working Thesis Statement

Discussions and Assessments

11

Sources as Argument Evidence

Writing Commons 

Purdue OWL

Videos

Assignments

The Logical Argument Map

Assignments

Scholarly Source Summary and Paraphrase

Assignments

12

Persuasive Proposals

UNC Writing Center 

Purdue OWL 

Video

Discussions and Assessments

The Abstract as Research Paper Proposal

Assignments

13

The Topical Outline with Source Annotation

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence

Writing Commons

Video

Major Assignments

APA Mastery for Source Citations

Assignments

14

Research Essay Partial Draft

Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence 

Videos

Major Assignments

Originality and Similarity Evaluation

Assignments

15

Research Essay Full Draft

Writing Commons

Video

Major Assignments

16

Final Research Essay

Writing Commons

UNC Writing Center

Video

Major Assignments

Research and Academic Writing Skills Reflection

Discussions and Assessments

Student Resources

Online Student Support

Your Student Support Specialist is a resource for you - they will monitor course progression and provide assistance or guidance when needed. Please don’t hesitate to contact them for assistance, including, but not limited to course planning, course materials, billing, current problems or issues in a course, technology concerns, or personal emergencies.

Questions? Visit the Student Support Science Prerequisites page

Online Peer Support

Togetherall is a 24/7 communication and emotional support platform monitored by trained clinicians. It’s a safe place online to get things off your chest, have conversations, express yourself creatively, and learn how to manage your mental health. If sharing isn’t your thing, Togetherall has other tools and courses to help you look after yourself with plenty of resources to explore. Whether you’re struggling to cope, feeling low, or just need a place to talk, Togetherall can help you explore your feelings in a safe supportive environment. You can join Togetherall using your UNE email address.

Instructor and Support Contact Information

Check Brightspace for specific instructor and support specialist contact information.

Student Lounge

The Student Lounge Discussion Forum is a designated support forum in which students may engage with each other and grapple with course content. Feel free to post questions, seek clarification, and support each other, but be mindful of UNE's Academic Integrity Policy.

Your instructor will monitor this forum. However, if you are seeking specific and timely answers to questions about course content or your personal grades, please contact your instructor via course messages. For questions about course materials, program policy, and how to navigate and proceed through the course, please contact your Student Service Advisor through the Student Portal.

Policies

Proctored Examinations

Your course may have proctored exams. The University of New England has contracted with ProctorU to provide students with the most convenient online exam proctoring system. This system provides a simple, no cost to the student, secure, online proctor for exams and allows the student to take all the exams at home and on their own schedule.

Upon enrollment into the course, each student will register with ProctorU and establish a login name and password. This will give the student access to all of ProctorU's services. When ready, students will schedule each of their proctored exams with ProctorU. Exams must be scheduled at least 72 hours in advance to avoid fees. Prior to taking their exams, students must be sure that they have downloaded any required additional software. They must also be sure their testing site's connection meets the minimum requirements by using ProctorU's "Test It Out" utility.

Upon the exam day and hour, students will log in to ProctorU and click on "exams". After following the procedures outlined at ProctorU's website, the student will log in to Brightspace and locate their correct exam. The proctor will then allow student access to that exam.

Students must follow all proctoring requirements for their exams to be credited. Please contact your instructor for specific feedback.

Exam Attempts Policy

Students will receive two attempts at all proctored examinations. The higher score of the two attempts will be calculated into the final grade. Students can schedule their second attempt by following the same ProctorU instructions as with the original exam.

All students are encouraged to utilize a second attempt on their exams in order to improve their overall performance in the course.

Course Discussions

Discussion topics cover events or materials related to this course that contribute to a deeper understanding of key concepts and allow you to interact with your classmates and the instructor. Each discussion topic may require you to conduct internet research, read additional materials, visit a specific webpage, AND/OR view a short video before writing a response following the specific guidelines in the discussion topic prompt.

To earn full credit you will need to post a response to the discussion topic, respond to the original posts of other students, and then contribute meaningfully to an ongoing discussion. You may need to post your initial response before you will see any posts from your classmates. For special cases where one or two students are accelerating faster through the course, the instructor will participate in the discussion so that everyone has the opportunity to interact.

Please see Brightspace for a full description, along with specific guidelines, for each discussion topic. Discussion board assignments should be completed, along with all other assignments in the course, in the order that they appear. Due to the course design, you may be unable to take a proctored exam if you do not complete all assignments that appear prior to that exam.

Please also refer to the Grading Policy/Grade Breakdown section of the syllabus to learn the percentage of your grade that each discussion is worth.

Technology Requirements

Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Programs: Technical Requirements

Course Length

A schedule of lectures and assignments is included in this syllabus. This is, however a self-paced course and you can complete the course in less time.

  1. Courses in the SPHP program are equivalent to one-semester courses designed to be completed in 16 weeks
  2. Enrollment in the course begins the day your section opens which is listed in the Academic Calendar found on the Student Success Portal.
  3. Course start and end dates are in respect to Eastern Time.

Withdrawal and Refund Policies

Please visit the enrollment page to review the withdrawal and refund policies.

Grade Policy

Students are expected to attempt and complete all graded assignments and proctored exams by the end date of the course. View the incomplete grade policy..

Transcripts

Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, only the student may request official transcripts. This may be done online by going to the University of New England Registrar website and following the directions on the page.

Academic Integrity

The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:

  1. Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
  2. Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
  3. Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
  4. Multiple submission of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
  5. Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.

Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the Program Director. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.

Using Generative AI When Completing Coursework

Generative AI (GenAI) applications (like ChatGPT) have proven to be powerful and effective tools, and students are encouraged to become familiar with and use them. However, as with any tool, students must use GenAI in ways that support learning, not replace it. Learning to use AI responsibly and ethically is an important skill in today’s society.

In their courses, students are not allowed to use advanced automated tools, such as generative AI tools, on assignments unless explicitly directed to do so. Each student is expected to complete each assignment, including labs and quizzes as applicable, without substantive assistance from others, including automated tools.

Using AI-content generators to complete assignments without proper attribution violates academic integrity. By submitting assignments in UNE courses, you pledge to affirm that they are your own work and you attribute use of any and all tools and sources.

Unauthorized Use

Unauthorized use of AI is treated as a violation of academic integrity.

Citing AI Use

If permitted, students should indicate and cite any use of AI tools. 

Instructor responsibility

Instructors should clearly reiterate, using UNE Online’s Policy, how students can use AI tools in their courses, and communicate this policy to students at the beginning of the semester. 

Student responsibility

Students must follow the academic integrity policy of the University of New England.