CRTW 201 Outline S 09

Dr. Siobhan Craft Brownson		Bancroft 241, x4485
CRTW 201, Spring 2009		MW 2-3:30; TR 3:30-4:30; and by appt.
TR 11-12:15, Owens 108		http://faculty.winthrop.edu/brownsons
TR 2-3:15, Owens 210		brownsons@winthrop.edu
Required Texts and Other Materials	Fukuyama, Francis. Our Posthuman Future. NY: Picador, 2003. Harris, Muriel. Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage. Nosich, Gerald. Learning to Think Things Through. 3rd ed. NY: Prentice Hall, 2008. 2 bluebooks (available at the Bookworm) An active Winthrop email account.
Course Goals	1. To learn that the complex process of critical thinking is a part of all we do and that the process relies on such skills as observing, listening, reading, and writing. 2. To use writing, reading, speaking, and critical thinking to foster intellectual growth in an academic environment. 3. To recognize critical thinking and problem strategies in different academic disciplines and for different audiences. 4. To evaluate arguments, evidence, and the contexts in which they appear. 5. To prepare for writing by carefully analyzing evidence. 6. To plan, organize, and develop essays based on introspection, general observation, deliberation, research, and the critical reading of mature prose texts drawn from various disciplines. 7. To learn to revise effectively by completely rethinking, restructuring, and rewriting essays. 8. To recognize individual writing voices and lean how those voices can be adapted to fit different audiences and rhetorical situations. 9. To improve oral communications skills through class discussion and small group activities.
Other Goals	See a complete listing of course goals for the Department of English at http://www.winthrop.edu/english.gals.index.htm. Goals for teacher certifications majors are listed at http://www.winthrop.edu/english/goals.htm#englished.
Course Requirements	Essays 1, 2, and 4 15% each Researched argument project 25% Reading responses/Journal 10% Group project 5% Final Exam 15% ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PASSING THE COURSE.
Grading Scale	94-100=A, 91-93=A-, 87-90=B+, 81-86=B,77-80=C+, 71-76=C, 67-70=D+, 60-66=D, 0-59=F,71-100=S, 0-70=U.
Grading Standards	A description of letter grades for writing assignments can be found at http://www.winthrop.edu/english/rubric.htm.
Academic Integrity	The entire Winthrop community takes academic integrity very seriously. Thus, plagiarism will not be tolerated in this course and will result in a penalty ranging from a failing grade on the paper or exam to failing the course. Please review the English Department’s policy on the Correct Use of Borrowed Information at http://winthrop.edu/english.plagiarism.htm. You are responsible for reviewing the Code of Student Conduct in your Student Handbook and the description of plagiarism in The Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage as well as for handling source materials correctly. The University’s Judicial Policy on Plagiarism is explained at http://www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/Judicial/judcode.htm. under section V, "Academic Misconduct." You are also responsible for submitting your out of class assignments to Turnitin. ALL ASSIGNMENTS PREPARED FOR THIS COURSE ARE TO BE ORIGINAL AND PREPARED ONLY FOR THIS COURSE.
Class Participation	Your awake, alert, and attentive participation are wanted and needed in this course. A class spent asleep, texting, or on activities not related to the course is a class not attended.
Attendance Policy	Students are expected to attend class. Students who miss more than four classes will receive a failing grade for the course. Two tardies in excess of five minutes will count as an absence. Students are responsible for anything they missed when they are absent and for letting me know if they are tardy rather than not present. I will discuss student emergencies or special situations with individuals on a case-by-case basis. Refer to the 2008-2009 Winthrop University Undergraduate Catalog for university attendance policies. Students who do not attend their required research project conference will be assigned two absences.
Due Dates	Assignments are due at the beginning of class. I will accept late assignments up to 24 hours past the due date with a letter grade penalty. Late work will not be accepted after 24 hours. I will discuss student emergencies or special situations with individuals on a case-by-case basis. Refer to the 2008-2009 Winthrop University Undergraduate Catalog for university policies on late and make-up work.
Work Standards	Assignments should be computer generated using ONLY Times New Roman Font, 12 point font size, 1 inch margins, with your name, course number, and my name in the upper left hand corner. Please give your assignments titles, but do not use a title page nor use report covers. Please do not hand in a diskette or e-mail me a copy of your paper. COPY YOUR ASSIGNMENTS TO YOUR SYSTEM’S HARD DRIVE. All assignments must be submitted to turnitin.com for them to be evaluated. ASSIGNMENTS NOT SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN.COM BY 5:00 PM 24 HOURS AFTER THEY ARE DUE WILL NOT BE EVALUATED. Class name- CRTW201-005. Password – Nosich Class ID – 2565798 Class name- CRTW201-016 Password – Fukuyama Class ID - 2565798
Communication	I check my e-mail, M-F, twice a day, once in the early morning, and once in the early afternoon. Restrict e-mail communications to brief questions that I can easily address through a reply OR for emergencies to which you must alert me immediately. Other queries are best handled over the phone. Please leave a detailed message on my voice mail if I am out of the office or on another call.
Course Folders	Please keep all evaluated work from this course in the folder provided to you. You will need to hand in your folder during the last week of class. Per university policy, I cannot give you a final grade until I have received your folder. These folders will be submitted to the English Department. Keep copies of all of your papers; you will not be able to get your folder back from the department.
Students with Disabilities	If you have a disability and need classroom accommodations, please contact Gena Smith, Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, at 323-3290, as soon as possible. Once you have your "Professor Notifications Letter," please notify me so that I am aware of your accommodations well before the first test, paper, or assignment.
Student Listserv	Please make sure you have an active Winthrop email account. Later in the semester I will use it to communicate with the class as a whole. Students who registered after January 9 should go to http://www.winthrop.edu/acc/classlist.htm and follow the directions there to manually subscribe to the list.
Classroom Etiquette	Please make sure all electronic devices are turned off and PUT AWAY before class begins.