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Coursework Requirements:
y y y y y Properly MLA or APA formatted essays (submitted via Blackboards SafeAssignsee Important Course Information below for further explanation of this feature) Final Oral Presentation with Annotated Works Cited Daily readings Discussions/forums Participation/Attendance
*NOTE: Grades are determined according to a standard grading scale and are available throughout the term on Bb. It is the students responsibility to monitor their grades/progress throughout the term. Students must pass the course with a C or better in order to earn course/transfer credit for this course. Final grades will be posted on Bb two days after the final; it is at this time that students should review their unofficial final grades for any irregularities, concerns, etc. Your professor will submit official grades on WebAdvisor within 24-48 hours after the unofficial final grades are posted on Bb, after this date, no further changes to grades will be possible.
Required Texts:
y Eagleton, Mary, Ed. Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader, 3rd Edition. New York: WileyBlackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-8313-0 Wagner-Martin, Linda. The Oxford Book of Womens Writing in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-513245-8 Your choice of a full-length novel from a contemporary woman writer.
NOTE: Various on-line resources are also required for this class so please make sure that you have regular access to the internet as well as an available printer! If you dont, please come and see me for information on how to add ASC 100a free class available to all COD students for access to the Academic Skills Center and its resources, including computers, printers, and tutors! *IMPORTANT! You will be required to use your textbooks as of the first week of class so please dont hesitate in acquiring this text! If you are unable to purchase/rent it, then please make arrangements to access it in some alternate manner. You may come visit me in office hours (see above) in order to make photocopies of the required pages for one weeks worth of assignmentsyou may get these free copies up till the third week of the term, then you will be solely responsible for having access to the text. NOTE: NOT
Student/Faculty Interaction:
On-campus Office Hours and E-Office Hours (OH): Starting Monday, 30 January 2012, you will be
able to get in touch with me via either on-campus office hours or e-office hours! For e-office hours, usually held Fridays, I will be available via Facebook. If you have a question, you can send me a message, or, if Im online, chat with me. To chat, go to Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/kenciso (if this link doesn't work then cut-and-paste it into the address bar of your browser). Once you are logged onto Facebook, click on the lower right-hand corner where it says "Chat" and send me a message (my name will automatically appear if/when I am logged on--if you don't see me, then I'm not logged on but you can still send me a message!). If you would prefer not to use Facebook or open an account via Facebook, you can still come to the office hours I will be having in my office in LA 4B on the PDC.
y Communication Expectations:
y y y Aside from face-to-face interaction (FTF), you will further interact with me, your professor, and classmates via COD email, Blackboard, Facebook, and DB Topics/forums. Student participation in this course is part of the overall expectations and worth 160 points of your total grade (see Coursework Requirements above). The student is expected to remain in regular contact with his/her professor and classmates and actively participate through Bb in the discussion forums, assignment submissions, exams, and SafeAssign essays, all in a timely fashion. NO LATE
WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT AT LEAST 24 HRS. PRIOR APPROVAL BY ME, YOUR PROFESSOR!
y I, as your professor, will respond to student emails within 24-48 hours, (MondayThursday), and 72 hours, (Friday-Sunday), as well as be available to you for questions/discussion during on-campus office hours and the e-office hours via Facebook (chat or message).
y Student Email:
All COD students been assigned and have access to COD emailALL COD-related communications, including on-line courses, emails etc., are set-up via COD email only! You should already have a valid COD email, if you dont and to obtain a COD student email address, go to the COD homepage, http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/Pages/default.aspx y y y Click on the Student E-mail tab in the top-right-hand box (in the My COD box on the homepage, under Blackboard) and create a COD email account! Your email address is: Your WebAdvisor username@mycod.us (e.g., astudent@mycod.us) Your User Name: Your WebAdvisor User Name@mycod.us Initial Password: Your birthdate in mmddyy format (e.g., if you were born January 2, 1985 = 010285)
*IMPORTANT! All students are responsible for ensuring that their correct & REGULARLY CHECKED email address is listed in Blackboard by Monday of Week #1. Email is the only way I, your professor can regularly communicate with you. It is your responsibility to make sure a valid email address is providedif you prefer to use a gmail, yahoo, hotmail, or some other email server, then you will have to log onto your COD email and link your personal email address to your COD email. Failure on your part to have a valid email can result in your missing important information that could affect your grade.
Attendance Policy:
Starting with Week #1, in addition to regular classroom attendance (if a FTF or on-campus, or hybrid class), I expect students to log onto Bb to review documents, post comments, turn in assignments & essays and check for announcements on a regular basisat least every 48 hours. Students who are not participating in the online discussion boards and are not communicating with me with legitimate reasons for their lack of participation are subject to losing someif not allof their participation credit for the course. Participation in all interactive, learning activities is requiredthis includes Bb assignments. In addition to traditional assignments, DB Topics/forums will also be required via Bb Discussion Board for participation/attendance points.
*IMPORTANT! Students who do not check in on the first day of class and/or miss more than four consecutive classes/assignments will be dropped from the class before the census date, 6 February 2012. After that date, the responsibility to DROP and avoid an F or W on your transcript lies solely with you, the student!
Technology Requirements:
y Students must have:
y Statement on Plagiarism:
Online Writing Lab above for what constitutes plagiarism, you will be allowed to rewrite that
assignment. However, if this happens a second time, you will receive an F (or 0%) for the offending assignment and/or may be subject to failure/dismissal.
Updated by K.A. Enciso Spring 2012. College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA, Dr. Debra Taylor Bourdeau Winter 2009. Troy University.