ENGWR 302 Syllabus

Attendance Policy: There are 35 days we are scheduled to meet. Please be present for all of them. Any absence will greatly affect your ability to meet the requirements of the course. Absences and/or early departures in excess of 5 class periods may result in my dropping you from the course. Attendance will be noted and taken into consideration concerning borderline grades when the final grade is given. Remember: You're paying for the time whether you come or not.

Electronic Submissions: You may choose to submit any and or all of your work via electronic submissions. You may submit:

Workshop Days: All students must have rough drafts available on the designated due dates or sacrifice 10% of the total grade for that paper.

Revision Policy: One of the four out-of class papers may be turned in for revision. This paper must be below a 90 % to be eligible for revision.

Due Dates: All assignments are due on the dates given (unless otherwise notified).

Late assignments: Late assignments will be assessed a 10% penalty per late class session.

{Electronic submissions will be considered late if they are received after the end of the class period. Some leeway may be given for first-time offenders and for technical problems, but the discretion will be mine. [Note: most students choose to e-mail assignments the night before they are due.]}

New Late assignments policy: You will have one week after the due date to turn in late work. After this point, the late work will not be accepted. Exceptions to this rule will be granted only if your have received prior OK from me due to some extenuating circumstances which would not let you complete the work.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is pretending that someone else's ideas or writing is your own. Intentional failure to cite source material will be dealt with quickly and severely. The usual result for plagiarizing will be a grade of 0 on the assignment with no make up possible. If this should occur on one of the major papers in class, this is virtually equivalent to a failing grade in the class.

Attendance Policy: There are 35 days we are scheduled to meet. Please be present for all of them. Any absence will greatly affect your ability to meet the requirements of the course. Absences and/or early departures in excess of 5 class periods may result in my dropping you from the course. Attendance will be noted and taken into consideration concerning borderline grades when the final grade is given. [Remember: You're paying for the time whether you come or not.]

Help with PeopleSoft: Help is available at B153 for students having difficulty with Peoplesoft so that they can access their student records.

A work requires a compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Content is clear and balanced. There are no tangled sentences. A varied length of sentences is present and correct sentence structure is used. The pattern of development is clear and apparent and demonstrates forethought regarding the desired effect upon the reader. The styleand tone are appropriate to the topic and audience. There may be an occasional mistake in mechanics. The topic of the paper should aim to be fresh and original and should attempt to stretch the academic horizons of the writer.

B work requires a compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Content is generally clear and balanced, but there may be some instances in which there are some confusing or awkward sentences, though these do not detract from the overall effect of the paper. A somewhat limited variety of sentences may exist, but the sentence structure is generally correct. The pattern of development is apparent, but may deviate at times. The style and tone of the paper are generally appropriate to the topic and audience. There are relatively few mistakes in mechanics. The topic may not demonstrate any original thinking or particularly or novel approach to the assignment.

C work requires a fair amount of compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment, but may miss the stated objectives to some degree. Content is generally clear and balanced, but there may be several points where the sentence structure becomes jumbled and confused and this interferes with the flow of the paper. A limited variety of sentences is readily apparent. The pattern of development may be vague and unclear, but there is more than a semblance of formal constraint apparent. The style and tone may be somewhat varied and inappropriate for both the topic (misnomers) and the perceived audience. The topic does not demonstrate any novel approach to the given assignment. There are a distracting number of mistakes in mechanics.

D work demonstrates a minimal amount of compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Content is unclear and unbalanced and there may be a significant amount of jumbled and confused sentences. The pattern of development is unapparent and it demonstrates a lack of forethought on the part of the writer. The style and tone of the paper are wildly varied and inappropriate for both the topic and the perceived audience. The topic does not demonstrate any novel approach to the given assignment. There are an overwhelming number of mistakes in mechanics. In general, the paper demonstrates a hurried and haphazard approach devoid of any forethought (i.e. the paper that is written the night before).

F work demonstrates a minimal amount of compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Any work deemed to be completely unsatisfactory with regard to content, pattern of development, style, tone, topic, or mechanics. A paper in this category demonstrates an absolute minimum of effort.

Note: This schedule reflects work that will be discussed in class on the date given. Students should be prepared to discuss the items listed for that day.

Tim Kahl (916) 714-5401 (Please no calls after 9:30 PM) alias Victor Schnickelfritz	Tuesday, Thursday
e-mail: tnklbnny@frontiernet.net or tnklbnny@mongryl.com	Room: RHS 331 [18286]

	87%Ð89% B+	77%Ð79% C+	67%Ð69% D+	Below 60% F
92%Ð100% A	83%Ð86% B	74%Ð76% C	63%Ð66% D
90%Ð91% A-	80%Ð83% B-	70%Ð73% C-	60%Ð62% D-

Pers/Arg Paper [Net Neutrality] [1000 words]	100 Points
Perfectly Legal Paper [1200 words]	100 Points
The World Is Flat Paper [2000 words]	200 Points
Illicit Paper [1500 words]	150 points
Homework Assignments/quizzes	170 points
Final	50 Points

Tues August 26	Introductions and Syllabus
Thurs August 28	Discussion of paper on the Toulmin Method; Discussion of logical fallacies

Tues Sept. 2	Net Neutrality summary #1 due; discussion of guidelines for Net Neutrality paper.
Thurs Sept. 4	Net Neutrality summary #2 due; discussion of guidelines for Net Neutrality paper.

Tues Sept. 9	Net Neutrality summary #3 due; discussion of guidelines for Net Neutrality paper.
Thurs Sept. 11	Net Neutrality summary #3; discussion of guidelines for Net Neutrality paper.

Tues Sept. 16	Rough drafts of Net Neutrality paper due. Discussion of student papers on web site.
Thurs Sept. 18	Peer Review and discussion of rough drafts. Discussion of student papers on web site (continued).

Tues Sept. 30	Perfectly Legal (pg. 157-228) Study questions #3 due
Thurs Oct. 2	Perfectly Legal (pg. 229-317) Study questions #4 due

Tues Dec. 12-18	Final: Thursday Dec. 18 [12:45-2:45]