About the Course
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Text:
You will need to purchase a packet of readings/exercises from
Kevin at the first class. You pay for the cost of copying.
Objectives: By the end of the
course, students should be able to:
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Use notes and outlines
to analyze your own and other¡¦s insights
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Write summaries and
paraphrases that accurately express other¡¦s ideas
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Write formal essays and
reports that communicate your own ideas
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Plan a research project
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Use proper citations in
order to identify and credit ideas from other sources.
Requirements and Evaluation: The 100
points of credit will be distributed as follows:
Online exercises¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K25
Paper 1¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K10
Paper 2 Single-source
essay¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K5
Focus and research
questions for multi-source essay¡K¡K¡K5
Annotated list of possible
sources¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K5
Paper 3
Multi-source essay¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K20
Midterm exam¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K10
Final¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K10
Papers:
Paper 1:
Article summary. For more info, see unit 1
Paper 2:
Single-source essay. For more info, see unit 3
Paper 3: A
research paper, an argument of your choice. Minimum number of
sources, five. For more info, see unit 4
Policies:
1.
Plagiarism
is using the words or ideas of another person without
acknowledging your source. Please respect your sources, your
audience and yourself and don¡¦t fall into this trap (I am a
stickler for this). If I catch a student cheating or committing
plagiarism, you will fail the course and may be subject to
dismissal or further discipline. This includes copying other¡¦s
homework.
2.
You may rewrite all but
the last paper to improve the grade. You must submit the original
paper with my comments along with the rewrite. Rewrites must
attempt to solve content and structure problems and not just focus
on grammar and spelling. Correcting those alone will usually do
nothing to bring up a grade considerably.
3.
You must stay
up-to-date with assignments and papers. I do not like late work.
It throws off my schedule and annoys me, and the last thing you
want is an annoyed teacher!
4.
Make sure you watch all
the class videos and view the PPTs before attempting to do
assignments. They contain valuable information you need to do the
work!
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