Anne Arundel Community College Educational Policies and Curriculum Committee
/Form #4 – Existing Course Major Modification
/ EPC USE ONLYEPC NO.: A&S-80
Date Submitted: 2/13/08
School / Choose oneArts and SciencesBusiness Computing and Technical StudiesHealth Professions Wellness and Physical EducationContinuing and Professional Studies / Department / English and Communications
/ 2/7/08 / Ronald A. DeAbreu / 2/6/2008
Signature of Approving Dean / Date / Signature of Approving Department Chair / Date
English and Communications Department Curriculum Committee / 1/18/2008
Initiator / Date / Phone Extension of Initiator
EPC Subcommittee Review /
EPC Committee Action
/ 3/19/08Approved Disapproved / Date
Rachelle Tannenbaum / 3/7/08 / Academic Council Action / 4/9/08
Subcommittee Chair / Date / Approved Disapproved / Date
Existing Course Information:
course no.: / ENG 112 / course title: / Composition and Introduction to Literature 2
credit hours (credit-bearing courses): / 3 / developmental (equivalent credit hours):
Semester modification becomes effective: / Fall 2008
modification action: (Mark all that apply, then complete the appropriate sections in “Modification Details”)
1. Change in Credit / 2. Change in Course Title
3. Change in Catalog Description / 4. Change in General Education
5. Change in Designator or Number / 6. Change in Content
7. Change in Pre-entry Requirements / 8. Change in Department
9. Change in Lab Fee / 10. Other
Modification Details
1. Change In Credit:
From: / To:
Rationale for Change:
Contact Hours Calculation:
Present Contact Hours Per Semester
Lecture
Lab (specify type)
Other
Recitation
Total Contact Hours
/ Changed Contact Hours Per Semester
Lecture
Lab (specify type)
Other
Recitation
Total Contact Hours
2. Change in Course Title
Former Course Title:
Proposed Course Title:
Rationale for Change:
3. Change in Catalog Description:
New Catalog Description: / ENG 112
Composition and Introduction to Literature 2
3 credit hours -- Three hours weekly; one term.
Continued study of multi-paragraph writing, stressing patterns of exposition and instruction in writing research papers. Gain substantial writing practice. Read novels and plays. Lab fee $20 for computer-aided sections.
Prerequisite: Eng 111.
Rationale for Change: / To more accurately reflect course content and maintain course currency.
4. Change in General Education Status:
Is the course currently approved for General Education? / Yes No
Change to approve course For General Education
Change in General Education category
Change in other entries on Form #6 when course was previously approved
Submit a copy of Form #6 (Worksheet for General Education Course) for any of the above changes.
Change to remove course from General Education listing
Rationale
5. Change in Prefix or Number
Prefix: / From: / To:
Number: / From: / To:
Rationale for Change:
6. Change in Content:
Description of Change: / While much of the existing course material has been retained, one Main Topic ("Analysis of Expository Writing") has been deleted. The remaining course material has been reorganized and supplemented to stress critical thinking, effective argumentation, research skills, and MLA documentation convention.
Rationale for Change: / To maintain course currency.
7. Change in Pre-entry Requirements
PREREQUISITES
Current: / Change to:
Rationale for change:
CO-REQUISITES
Current: / Change to:
Rationale for change:
8. Change in Department (Interdepartmental only)
Current Department: / Proposed Department:
Rationale for change:
9. Change in Lab Fee
Current Fee: / Proposed Fee:
Rationale for change:
Submit Form #10A or #10B Recommendation to Create/Modify a Course Lab Fee along with this proposal
10. Other Changes: Please note changes to the following:
GRADE POLICY: / CHANGE / YES NO
CURRENT: / A/F PASS/FAIL / CHANGE TO: / A/F PASS/FAIL
Rationale for change:
REPEATABLE FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT: / CHANGE: / YES NO
CURRENT / YES NO / CHANGE TO: YES NO
If yes, number of hours: / If yes, number of hours:
Rationale for change:
MAXIMUM SECTION SIZE: / CHANGE: / YES NO
CURRENT
Lecture
Lab
Other (specify)
/ CHANGE TO:
Lecture
Lab
Other (specify)
Rationale for change:
11. LIST PROGRAMS REQUIRING THIS COURSE: / N/A
Coordinators of affected programs have been notified of the proposed changes: YES NO
12. Have you have consulted with Truxal Library staff to ensure that adequate resources (books, reference materials, online databases) are available to support this course/program? YES NO
13.Continuing Education Share – Is this course to be shared with Continuing Education-
Yes No / If yes, state rationale:
The checklist below contains the documentation required to accompany this proposal form. Submit all documents in one email to the EPC Committee Chair and the Secretary.
Form 4 Checklist
(See “Instructions for Submitting Electronic Forms” in Section II.B of the EPC Manual)
Document / Attached / N/AForm #4 – Existing Course Deletion or Modification
Form #3A – Course Outline (Current)
Form #3A – Course Outline (Modified)
Form #10A or #10B – Recommendation to Create/Modify a Course Lab Fee
In addition, if appropriate, please submit the following forms:
Form #6 – General Education Course
Form #12A – Diversity Course
Form #7 – Computing and Information Technologies Competency Designated Course
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARNOLD, MARYLAND
COURSE NAME: Composition and Introduction to Literature 2
COURSE NUMBER: ENG 112
CREDIT HOURS: Three (3)
INITIATOR: Ron DeAbreu
DEPARTMENT: English and Communications
DATE: Fall 1995
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Continue study of multi-paragraph writing, stressing patterns of exposition and instruction in writing research papers. Gain substantial writing practice. Read essays, novels and dramas. Lab fee $20 for computer-aided sections.
Prerequisite: ENG 111
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to
l. organize ideas and express them clearly and logically in complex forms of composition.
2. use various rhetorical modes-cause and effect analysis and comparison and contrast--to achieve writing objectives.
3. express themselves with minimal violations of conventions of grammar, punctuation, idiom and syntax.
4. gather information from multiple sources using techniques of research, effectively integrate the information into a composition, and document the source material according to established conventions.
5. demonstrate an understanding of the play and the novel as distinct literary genres.
6. correlate the relation of plays and novels to their intellectual, social, and cultural backgrounds;
7. analyze plays, novels, and nonfiction prose and evaluate the effectiveness of such elements as setting, characterization, theme and plot.
8. assess how different texts and genres address a shared theme.
9. (for computer-assisted sections) demonstrate competency in basic computing and information 10. technology skills;
11. (for computer-assisted sections) use the computer to solve problems and produce material appropriate to the work of this course.
DIVISION OF SUBJECT MATTER
Main Topics Lecture Hours
1.0 Correctness in Written English 4
2.0 Persuasiveness in Written English 8
3.0 Research Paper Techniques 6
4.0 Analysis of Expository Writing 10
5.0 Analysis of Longer Forms of Literature 12
6.0 Testing and In-Class Writing 5
Total 45
DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE
Main Topics Lecture Hours
1.0 Correctness in Written English 4
1.1 Techniques of Revising and Editing
1.2 Review of Grammar, Usage and Punctuation
2.0 Persuasiveness in Written English 8
2.1 Strategies of Invention
2.2 Audience Analysis
2.3 Thesis Construction
2.4 Introductions and Conclusions
2.5 Complex Methods of Development
2.6 Review of Paragraphing
2.7 Basic Principles of Logic
3.0 Research Paper Techniques 6
3.1 Basic Research Skills
3.2 Format and Formal Outline
3.3 Footnote and Bibliography Forms
3.4 Use of Primary and Secondary Sources
3.5 Plagiarism
3.6 Analysis of Sample Research Paper
4.0 Analysis of Expository Writing 10
4.1 Structure
4.2 Style and Tone
4.3 Techniques of Persuasion
5.0 Analysis of Longer Forms of Literature 12
5.1 Novel
5.2 Drama
6.0 Testing and In-Class Writing 5
Total 45
Form #3A – Course Outline
Instructions for completing Form #3A are in Section II.A.4 in the EPC ManualARNOLD, MARYLAND
Course Information:
Course Name: / Composition and Introduction to Literature 2Course Number: / ENG 112
Credit Hours: / 3
Initiator: / English and Communications Department Curriculum Committee
School: / Arts and Sciences
Department: / English and Communications
Date: / 1/18/08
Catalog Description:
ENG 112Composition and Introduction to Literature 2
3 credit hours -- Three hours weekly; one term.
Continued study of multi-paragraph writing, stressing patterns of exposition and instruction in writing research papers. Gain substantial writing practice. Read novels and plays. Lab fee $20 for computer-aided sections.
Prerequisite: ENG 111.
Division Of Subject Matter:
Main Topics / Lecture Hours / Lab Hours1.0 / Correctness in Written English / 4
2.0 / Persuasiveness in Written English / 10
3.0 / Research Paper Techniques / 10
4.0 / Literary Analysis / 18
Testing / 3
Total / 45
Detailed Course Outline
Main Topic / Lecture Hours / Lab Hours1.0 Correctness in Written English / 4
1.1 Review of the Writing Process
1.2 Review of Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
2.0 Persuasiveness in Written English / 10
2.1 Audience Analysis
2.2 Basic Principles of Critical Thinking
2.3 Thesis Construction
2.4 Techniques of Argument
2.5 Complex Methods of Development
2.6 Style and Tone
2.7 Effective Transitions
3.0 Research Paper Techniques / 10
3.1 Basic Research Skills
3.2 Use of the Academic Library
3.3 MLA Documentation Conventions
3.4 Use of Primary and Secondary Sources
3.5 Avoidance of Plagiarism
4.0 Literary Analysis / 18
4.1 Novel/Novella
4.2 Drama
Testing / 3
Total / 45
Textbooks
Title / Author / Publisher / Yr of Publication / ISBNBedford Introduction to Literature, Seventh Edition / Michael Meyer (editor) / Bedford / St. Martin’s / 2004 / 9780312412425
The Little, Brown Handbook, Tenth Edition / H. Ramsey Fowler, Jane E. Aaron, and Janice Okoomian / Longman / 2006 / 9780321389514
References (Optional)
EPC Form 4 – Revised 10/04, updated 6/07