Syllabus

Post Baccalaureate in Pre-Health

ENGL 1010: English Composition I – Summer Session 2024

Credits - 3

Description

English Composition I is a three-credit college writing course to prepare students for the fundamental knowledge and skills of college-level expository writing and critical thinking. Areas of focus include idea presentation and organization, audience, point of view, authorship, paragraph and essay coherence, and technology-mediated evaluation of grammar, mechanics, and originality. Students are introduced to strategies for rhetorical writing, writing-as-process and product, and thinking-as-writing. An introduction to argument structure and writing from sources culminates in an academic essay as a comprehensive course assignment.

Materials

Burrows, E., Fowler, A., Fowler H., & Locklear, A. (n.d.). Composing ourselves and our world: A guide to first-year writing. https://pressbooks.pub/composingourselvesandourworld/

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

  • demonstrate writing as iterative and process-oriented.
  • distinguish audience, context, and purpose for written communication.
  • apply rhetorical strategies for effective context-specific written communication.
  • construct a relevant and compelling argument essay supported by credible secondary sources.
  • revise an essay draft to improve focus, development, and organization, using appropriate grammar, mechanics, and APA style.
  • critically reflect on the development of new and current academic writing knowledge and skills.

Assignments

All assignments are designed to prepare students for drafting and revising a complete academic essay written in APA style (7th ed.), which is the culminating assessment for this course.

Discussions:

 Two discussions, one in Week 1 and one in Week 4, encourage critically thinking about writing concepts and sharing learning among students. Discussions include one initial post and responses to two peers.

Skill Building Assignments:

Skill building assignments provide opportunities to practice strategies for writing an essay draft and reflecting on the writing process.

Scaffolded Writing Assignments:

Scaffolded writing assignments engage students with evaluating, analyzing, and applying skills while drafting sections of the academic essay.

Key Assessments:

Academic Argument Essay Draft: students will submit a complete essay draft in week 5 and receive feedback from the instructor to improve writing skills.

Revised Academic Argument Essay: students will revise and submit their academic essay based on instructor feedback and a self-evaluation strategy. 

 

Grading Policy

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

Grade Breakdown

AssignmentsPoints
Discussions (2 x 3pts each) 6
Pre- and Post-Writing Skill Assessments (3 and 4 pts)7
Writing Skill Development Assignments (10 x 3 pts each)30
Reflective Journals ( 2 x 3 pts each)6
Scaffolded Assignments for Essay (6 x 4 pts each)24
Academic Argument Essay Draft12
Revised Academic Argument Essay14
TOTAL100

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 1: May 20 – May 26
Week 2: May 27 – Jun 2
Week 3: Jun 3 – Jun 9
Week 4: Jun 10 – Jun 16
Week 5: Jun 17 – Jun 23
Week 6: Short Week Jun 24 – Jun 28

 

Week Topic / Assignment Due Dates
1

Writing Skills Pre-Assessment

Writing as a Process and Product

Discussion 1

Audience Analysis

Prewriting Practice

The Rhetorical Diagram

Assignments due Sunday, 11:59 PM ET.

Initial Discussion Post due Friday 11:59 PM ET.

Response Posts due Sunday 11:59 PM ET.

 

2

Academic Voice, Tone, and Style

Evaluating Paragraph Cohesion

Academic Identity and Authorship

APA Essay Template Preparation

Academic Essay Topic Selection

Draft Thesis Statement

Assignments due Sunday 11:59 PM EST.

 

3

Discussion 2

Locating and Evaluating Sources

Selected Source Summary

The Argument Map

Strategies and Tool for Library Research Reflection

Assignments due Sunday 11:59 PM ET.

Initial Discussion Post due Friday 11:59 PM ET.

Response Posts due Sunday 11:59 PM ET.

4

Argument Structure as Topic Sentence Outline

The Essay Thesis Paragraph

Support Argument

 

Assignments due Sunday 11:59 PM ET.

 

5

Academic Essay Full Draft

Persuasion and Audience Reflection

Assignments due Sunday 11:59 PM ET.

 

6

The Revised Academic Essay

Writing Skills Post Assessment/Cover letter

Assignments due Sunday 11:59 PM ET.

Student Resources

Online Student Support

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Instructor and Support Contact Information

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UNE Libraries

Further Assistance

Your student service advisor monitors course progression and provides assistance or guidance when needed. They can assist questions regarding ordering course materials, University policies, billing, navigating the course in Brightspace, and more.

Policies

Attendance Policy

Online students are required to submit a graded assignment/discussion prior to Sunday evening at 11:59 pm ET of the first week of the term. If a student does not submit a posting to the graded assignment/discussion prior to Sunday evening at 11:59 pm ET, the student will be automatically dropped from the course for non-participation. Review the full attendance policy.

Assignments

Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late; however, there is a 10% grade reduction (from the total points) for the late submission. After three days the assignment will not be accepted. Discussion posts: If the initial post is submitted late, but still within the discussion board week, there will be a 10% grade reduction from the total discussion grade (e.g., a 3 point discussion will be reduced by 0.3 points). Any posts submitted after the end of the Discussion Board week will not be graded. Please make every effort ahead of time to contact your instructor if you are not able to meet an assignment deadline. Arrangements for extenuating circumstances may be considered by faculty.

Proctored Examinations

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 the ProctorU Chrome or Firefox extension and are using the most current version of Chrome or Firefox. 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 use ProctorU and must follow all proctoring requirements for their exams to be credited.

Information about exam attempts can be found in your course.

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.

Courses in the program are equivalent to one-semester courses designed to be completed in 6 or 8 weeks

  1. Enrollment in the course begins the day your section opens which is listed in the Academic Calendar found on the Student Success Portal.
  2. Course due dates, start and end dates are in respect to Eastern Time.

Withdrawal and Refund Policies

Please review the policies in your confirmation email. Contact PreHealth@une.edu with any questions.

Grade Policy

Students are expected to attempt and complete all graded assignments and proctored exams by the end date of the course. Contact support with any questions.

Transcripts

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To view your unofficial UNE student transcript:

  1. Log into uonline at http://uonline.une.edu
  2. Select Student Services
  3. Select Student Records
  4. Select Academic Transcript

To request your official UNE student transcript:

Please review your Unofficial Transcript prior to requesting an Official Transcript.

  1. Log into uonline at http://uonline.une.edu
  2. Select Student Services
  3. Select Student Records
  4. Select Request Printed/Official Transcript
  5. Follow the prompts

After you click Submit Request, your official transcript will be put into the queue to be printed in the Registrar's Office.

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.