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Clinton Community College
ENG 099: Composition Foundations
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Textbook:
-Textbook[Note to instructors: Insert the publication information for the textbook used in the companion ENG 101 course.]
-A Writer’s Reference, Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students who place into ENG 081 are required to enroll in both ENG 101 and this supplemental course during the same semester. The course is designed to assist students in achieving success in ENG 101 by offering them supplemental support and instruction. The class will parallel the ENG 101 class to help students complete the assignments and acquire the college-level writing skills to meet the expectations of ENG 101.Upon successful completion of both ENG 081 and ENG 101, students will receive credit for ENG 101.These companion courses replace the ENG 094 requirement.
COURSE PREREQUISITE:
This course is required on the basis of placement test results.
COURSE COREQUISITE:
The corresponding ENG 101 section.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will receive supplemental supportand additional practice to increase their ability to function as independent writers who can
- improve control of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary,
- distinguish between complete sentences and non-sentence forms,
- plan, develop,and organize essays effectively,
- critique their own work and the work of others, and
- revise, then edit essays.
GRADING:
Reflecting the joint nature of the two courses, the same grade will be recorded for both classes.Students who withdraw from one course will be automatically withdrawn from the other.
[Note to instructors: A clear explanation of how the students’ grades will be determined is required. A statement regarding the policy for late papers, missed work, etc, should also be included.]
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is required by the college and is vital to the successful completion of the course. College policy states that a student who is absent for more than 15% of class meetings is considered non-attending and may be involuntarily withdrawn from the course. If a student places into ENG 081/ENG 101 and subsequently withdraws from either course, he or she will be automatically withdrawn from the other.
[Note to instructors:Also include any individual additions to this policy, such as how absences affect a student’s grade, what students are expected to do when they are absent etc.]
COURSE CONTINUITY PLAN:
In the case that the college officially closes because of an emergency which causes a short term disruption of this course, we will utilize email to continue this course in the short term (1-3 weeks). All students need to utilize their campus email to receive course related information.
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE:
If you would like additional help outside of class, come to my office during my office hours or make an appointment for another mutually convenient time. In addition, the Tutoring Center on the fourth floor of the Main Building offers individual assistance with your writing assignments and tutoring for specific problems.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
All students are expected to behave with academic honesty. It is not academically honest for students to misrepresent another person’s work as their own, to take credit for someone else’s words or ideas, to accept help on a test or assignment when they are expected to work independently, to obtain advanced information on confidential test materials, or to act in a way that might harm another student’s chance for academic success.
A student who does not maintain academic honesty will receive an F, either for the assignment or for the course, depending on the severity of the offense. For a second offense, a student may bedismissed from the College.
COURSE OUTLINE: [Note to instructors: Include an outline of course material. While specific due dates for assignments are not required, those are helpful for students.]
Note to instructors: The following are also recommended for inclusion into the syllabus.
A statement regarding services for students with learning disabilities.
If you have, or suspect you may have, any type of disability or learning problem that may require extra assistance or special accommodations, please speak to me privately after class or during my office hours as soon as possible so I can help you obtain any assistance you may need to successfully complete this course.
- A statement regarding classroom behavior.