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Tulsa Community College

Northeast Campus

Honors Composition II

ENGL_1213_216_20418_201520

Class Meets: 5:30 – 9:30 PM Friday
9:00 – 4:30 PM Saturday
Instructor: Professor Claney
Office: Room 2326
Phone: 918-595-7456
Email:
Communications Division
Associate Dean: Jocelyn Whitney
NEC 2389 Phone: 918-595-7496
Catalog Description
The second in a sequence of two courses. Furthers analytical reading skills, academic writing, and techniques of research and documentation. Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 with a grade of “C” or better.
*FACET Center Requirements
The TCC Northeast Campus FACET Center combines instructional technology with individualized instruction and provides resources for help in developing skills in math, writing, speaking, researching, and computers. The FACET Center is located in the Enterprise Building. Free Tutoring: Students arrange their own tutoring sessions. Tutors provide feedback to the instructors.
Course Prerequisite
English 1113
Required Text
Jane E. Aaron. Little, Brown Essential Handbook (8/e)
General Education Goal Statement:
The General Education Goals are designed to ensure that graduates of Tulsa Community College have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to carry them successfully through their work and their personal lives. General Education Goals relevant to this course include Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technical Proficiency.
English Discipline Goals:
The English Discipline Goals are designed to ensure that graduates of Tulsa Community College English courses have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to carry them successfully through their work and their personal lives. English Discipline Goals relevant to this course include Effective Writing, Informed Discussion, Critical Reading, and Scholarly Research.
Teaching Methods
Activities will include brief lectures, discussions, group projects, individual conferences, tests/quizzes, out-of-class writing, in-class writing, and in-class rewriting.
Departmental Plagiarism Policy
Definition of Plagiarism: According to author and Professor Robert Harris, “Plagiarism is using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to the other person. When you use someone else’s words, you must put quotation marks around them and give the writer or speaker credit by revealing the source in a citation. Even if you revise or paraphrase the words of someone else or just use that person’s ideas, you still must give the author credit in a note. Not giving due credit to the creator of an idea or writing is very much like lying. [. . .] Plagiarism is using any words or ideas without giving credit to the source. If the plagiarizer copies material that is also copyrighted, then the wrongdoing is potentially enhanced by the additional crime of copyright infringement” (25-6).
Penalties for Plagiarism:Suspected plagiarism in this course will result in grade reduction on the assignment. Proven plagiarism will result in failure on that assignment.
Harris, Robert A. The Plagiarism Handbook. Los Angeles: Pyrczak Publishing, 2001.
Format for Written Work
To receive a grade on an assignment, the essay must meet the minimum length requirement. Also, word processing is required for all out-of-class assignments. Please use Times New Roman or Arial 12-point fonts only. Save in Rich Text Format (.rtf).
Please Double-Space all work.
In-class assignments must be written on loose-leaf notebook paper and double-spaced in dark blue or black ink. Number all pages. Staple the paper in the upper left corner. Observe proper margins. Do not write on the backs of any pages. Do not use right justify or full justification. Submit all essays via email attachment to:

Attendance Policy
More than 3 hours of absence is considered excessive and will be reported. The student is responsible for obtaining all assignments and completing any work missed. Absences do NOT affect due dates. The Final Exam may NOT be made up. / Course Objectives
a.  Apply the Comp I writing skills needed to create a five - six paragraph essay containing an introduction, a statement of purpose or thesis, supporting body points, and a conclusion.
b.  Demonstrate a mid-formal writing style that applies the principles of standard English and uses word choice, tone, sentence structure appropriate to college-level writing.
c.  Practice revision techniques that will provide your writing with strong verbs and a variety of transitions and sentence patterns.
d.  Formulate a central idea about a literary work and support that idea with evidence from the work itself.
e.  Use MLA format to create a Works Cited and indicate quoted or paraphrased material from primary and secondary sources.
f.  Recognize how to avoid plagiarism in any writing.
g.  Apply the basic research techniques needed to locate sources in campus or local libraries.
h.  Become acquainted with word processing and some of the ways it can help improve writing.
Grading Scale & Evaluation Techniques
Grading Scale
A ------90 - 100%
B ------80 - 89%
C ------70 - 79%
D ------60 - 69%
F ------below 60%
Team Competitions 5%
Three short essays 60%
Research Paper 30%
PowerPoint Presentation 5%
Institutional Statement: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu
Late Assignments and Make-up Policy
When the work is due, students must submit assignments at the beginning of the class.
An assignment NOT submitted by its due date will NOT be accepted. With proper documentation, the teacher may grant rare exceptions. The formal research paper is mandatory to complete the course with a passing grade. The Final Exam may NOT be made up.
Withdrawal Policy

The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for the deadline that applies to the course(s). Begin the process with a discussion with the faculty member assigned to the course. Contact the Advisement Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course ('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Withdrawal and/or change to an audit from a course after the drop/add period can alter the financial aid award for the current and future semesters. Students may receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the recalculation leaves a balance due to TCC. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student.

Disability Resources:It is the policy and practice of Tulsa Community College to create inclusive learning environments. Accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are available. To request accommodations, contact the Education Access Center (EAC) at or call (918) 595-7115 (Voice). Deaf and hard of hearing students may text (918) 809-1864.
Fast Track
Fast Track courses are offered in most disciplines; please check the schedule for classes which meet your needs. If you are interested in this program, see the Fast Track coordinator, Dorothy Minor, in room A128, Enterprise Building; call her at 918-595-7579, or email her at
Emergencies
For emergencies, please give your family or daycare provider the following number: 918- 595-7562, NEC Campus Police. If you are needed because of an emergency, Campus Police will come to the classroom.
Inclement Weather:
TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations. This information is also posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).