ENC 1102 Course Preview

Winter 2010-2 Term

ENC 1102: English Composition II
MW 9:30 - 10:45 AM Ref #380939

NOTE: This is a web-enhanced class.

We will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 - 10:45 AM. The face-to-face learning environment will be enhanced via Blackboad. Students will submit essays and take quizzes online. Students should feel comfortable using the web and/or Blackboard.

FACULTY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to my ENC 1102 class! I'm an Assistant Professor of English at Broward College. I began teaching here in January of this year. Before that, I taught at Miami Dade College for six years. In my spare time (the little bit of it that I have!) I write essays, stories, and some poetry. I also enjoy photography and scrapbooking, as well as spending time with my two-year-old son and my husband.

I not only want you to become better writers, but in the readings and writings we do in class, I want you to learn something new to take forward in your academic and professional careers.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Composition II is a course which observes the conventions of Standard American English, stressing critical thinking, structural and analytical writing, including narration and argumentation; selected readings in prose, drama, and poetry supplement the course and provide topics for discussion and written assignments. Student use variety of research and investigative techniques to produce an in depth documented paper. Students must earn a minimum of grade C to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule. Students must pass either ENC 1102 or ENC 2210 to fulfill Area l general education requirements for the A.A. degree.

This is a composition course that will explore the memoir in all its forms: poetic, prose, and graphic. The memoir is a sub-genre of creative nonfiction which employs many of the same elements as one finds in fiction and poetry. We will still cover the major genres in ENC 1102 (poetry, fiction, and drama), but we will do this by centering our discussions and writings around the memoir and its relation to poetry, fiction and drama.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
This is a 3-credit hour course. A 3-credit hour course meets two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. This class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 - 10:45 AM.

This course (and your grade) will consist of the following:

• a research project and a research paper,
• out-of-class essays and in-class essays,
• discussions (in- and out-of-class),
• blogs,
• quizzes, and
• miscellaneous related assignments.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the class, students will be able to:

• write essays on literary topics that exhibit proficiency in organizing, developing, and expressing their ideas.
  
• demonstrate an understanding of various literary genres.
  
• write a fully documented research paper on a literary topic incorporating a balance of direct quotations and paraphrases from a variety of sources.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the course requirements mentioned above in Methods of Instruction, students need to keep the following in mind:

• If you're new to e-learning, take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course.
• Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements.
• Face-to-face attendance is man
  
• All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
• Students will be required to use the BC library. To do so, review the following library information. You will need both a BC library card (your BC Identification Card and a Broward Regional Library Card.

COURSE MATERIALS
Students will need the following texts for the classes:

• Writing About Literature: A Portable Guide, 2nd edition, by Janet E. Gardner
  
• Modern American Memoirs by Annie Dillard and Cort Conley
  
• Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto-Rican Childhood by Judith Ortiz Cofer
  
• Percepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
  
• A college level dictionary

In addition to the required texts, students must have access to a computer with Microsoft Word and Internet access. If you do not have computer access at home, computers are available at various locations on the BC South campus, including the library and the Learning Resource Center.

Students must also have a BC Email Address as this will also be the Blackboard login.

HOW TO REGISTER

To register for this course, please visit the MyBC Website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course.

ENC 1101 Blended Courses Preview

Winter 2010-2 Term

ENC 1101: English Composition I
Tuesdays 11:00 - 12:15 PM Ref #381071

OR

ENC 1101: English Composition I
Thursdays 11:00 - 12:15 PM Ref #380944

NOTE: These are blended courses. We will meet face-to-face at the Pines Center on Tuesdays from 11:00 - 12:15 PM in room 211 (ref #381071) OR Thursdays from 11:00 - 12:15 PM in room 211 (ref #380944). Attendance is mandatory to the face-to-face portion of the course.

FACULTY INTRODUCTION
Welcome to my ENC 1101 classes! I'm an Assistant Professor of English at Broward College. I began teaching here in January of this year. Before that, I taught at Miami Dade College for six years. In my spare time (the little bit of it that I have!) I write essays, stories, and some poetry. I also enjoy photography and scrapbooking, as well as spending time with my two-year-old son and my husband.

I am excited to be teaching the blended courses this semester, and I hope you'll enjoy the marriage of face-to-face and online learning.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
A university parallel course in which the student writes expository themes in various modes. Research methods and library skills are introduced and a documented paper is required. Each student is encouraged to use the writing lab to strengthen writing skills. Placement in ENC 1101 is determined by both standard and departmental assessment tests. A student must earn a grade of "C" or higher to meet the requirements of the Gordon rule. Special fee charged.

ENC 1101 is one of my favorite classes to teach! The course will contain guided discussions featuring the themes found in the main text: Remix: Reading + Composing Culture. We will explore these themes through thoughtful class discussions, online postings, and in-class writings. In doing so, we will also explore several types of essays, summary and paraphrase, the research process, the memoir, and many other aspects of writing composition.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Both of these are 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. In these classes, we will meet once a week for at least 1.5 hours, and you will engage in structured out-of-class or online activities for the remainder of the class time.

Students registered for ref #381071 will meet on Tuesdays from 11:00 - 12:15 PM.
Students registered for ref #380944 will meet on Thursdays from 11:00 - 12:15 PM.

The final grade of the course will be composed of the following:

• out-of-class essays,
• in-class essays,
• final group project,
• quizzes,
• homework assignments
• blog and
• participation/attendance.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• compose units of discourse and provide ideas and information suitable to the purpose and the audience.
• transmit ideas and information in effective written language by employing good diction, conventional sentence structure, and standard written American English grammar and usage.
• locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources and incorporate the relevant information into a paper documented internally and bibliographically.
• read assignments with a view to their artistic merits, content, logical progression and thoroughness of citations (if any).

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the course requirements mentioned above in Methods of Instruction, students need to keep the following in mind:

• If you're new to e-learning, take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course.
• Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements.
• Face-to-face attendance is man
  
• All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
• Students will be required to use the BC library. To do so, review the following library information. You will need both a BC library card (your BC Identification Card and a Broward Regional Library Card.
  

COURSE MATERIALS

Students will need the following texts for the classes:

• Remix: Reading + Composing Culture, 2nd edition, by Catherine Latterell
• How to Write Anything: A Guide + Reference by John Ruszkiewicz
  
• A memoir of student's choice from a pre-approved list
• A college level dictionary

In addition to the required texts, students must have access to a computer with Microsoft Word and Internet access. If you do not have computer access at home, computers are available at various locations on the BC South campus, including the library and the Learning Resource Center.

Students must also have a BC Email Address as this will also be the Blackboard login.

HOW TO REGISTER
To register for this course, please visit the MyBC Website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course.