Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
NOTE: All matters associated with this course are subject to change at
the instructor's discretion. Any changes will be communicated in
writing to students.
Course Description
The course presents an integrated approach to writing, reading, and
critical thinking by developing the grammatical, logical, and rhetorical
skills necessary for university writing. All classes work in a
computerized learning environment. Students are taught basic
computer literacy and submit all work electronically and on paper.
Required Textbooks
Everything’s An Argument
by Andrea Lunsford, ohn Ruszkeiwecz, and Keith Walters, 3rd ed.
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All assignments are due by the next class period unless noted
otherwise. Assignments from The Aims of Argument textbook denoted
by AA; assignments from A Writer's Resource denoted by AWR
Wed – June 13: Discussion of Visual Argument and small group rhetorical
analysis of emotional and value appeals in magazine ads.
Assignments: Record an observation in your Portfolio and read “The
Dangers of Femininity.” Read EAA Chp. 15 & 16.
Wed – June 20: Class analysis using Toulmin Method. Work on Essay 1.
Watch Film in class.
Assignments: Work on Essay 1
Mon – June 25: Essay 1 Rough Draft due – Peer Review and
Conference with Instructor.
Assignments: Record an observation in your Portfolio. Work on Essay 1
Final Draft.
Wed – June 27: Essay 1 Final Draft Due. In-Class work on Essay 2 –
Visual Assignment. Watch film in class.
Assignments: Work on Essay 2. Read EAA Chps 10, 11, 12.
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Wed – July 11: Essay 2 Rough Draft due. Peer Review and Conference
with instructor.
Assignments: Work on Essay 2
Mon – July 16: Essay 2 Final Draft due. Essay 3 assigned and in-class
activity.
Assignments: Work on Essay 3. Record Observation in Portfolio.
Mon – July 23: Essay 3 Rough Drafts due. Peer Review and Conference
with Instructor.
Assignments: Work on Essay 3.
Wed – July 25: Last Day of Class – Final Drafts of Essay 3 due.
Grading Policy
Assignment Percentages for Summer 2007
You will receive individual grades for your final drafts of the three
major essay assignments and for the portfolio. However, at both
midterm and end of the semester you will present a written argument
for what you feel your grade should be based or your specific
assessment of the quality of your learning, especially with regard to
your attendance, participation, promptness, level of writing, effective
use of argumentation, creativity, collaboration, and sound rhetorical
skills.
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Both regular and active attendance and participation are required for
the successful completion of this course. If you miss any class for any
reason, you remain responsible for class expectations, requirements,
and/or changes. Alternative assignments are generally not given, nor
will missed classes be "re-taught" for absent students. After three
absences your final course grade will be negatively affected and/or you
may be encouraged to drop the course. Chronic tardiness is
unacceptable and will also negatively affect your final grade.
Participation IN THIS COURSE does not include doing work that is not
for this course during class, sleeping in class, or using the computers
or other personal electronic devices for personal messaging, research,
or entertainment. Please turn off cellular/mobile phones, pagers, and
other personal electronic devices during class.
Major Assignments
Essay #1
An essay that presents an inquiry argument using the principles and
criteria in The Aims of Argument (Chapter 6). Essay should be 4-5
double-spaced pages using MLA format for Works Cited.
Essay #2
An integrated textual and visual essay that examines and analyzes the
argument of a visual image (or images) using the criteria in Chapter 4 of
The Aims of Argument. Your image may come from the visuals in The
Aims of Argument, other publications, Internet, or other media. This
project should be 5-6 double-spaced pages and should cite all sources
using MLA format for online sources.
Essay #3
An essay that presents a convincing or motivating argument using
the principles and criteria in The Aims of Argument (Chapter 7 or 8).
This essay should be 6-7 double-spaced pages and should use MLA
format for all works cited.
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Late Work
All drafts, including final, must be submitted when and as required in
order to successfully complete this course. Late assignments will suffer
grade deductions, or may not be accepted.
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the
responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal,
state, and local laws as well as the Regents' Rules, university
regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline
for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes
place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also
imposed for such conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and
academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends
upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that
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Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other
classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt
with under the university's policy on plagiarism (see general catalog
for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which
searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of
communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic
mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security
and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The
university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent
only to a student's U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff
consider email from students official only if it originates from a UTD
student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree
of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the
security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student
with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with
university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T.
Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail
forwarded to other accounts.
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Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities
educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers.
Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union.
Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those
reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the
basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove
classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case
of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment
requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus
an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes
enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be
rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need
to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or
mobility assistance.
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