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Instructor: Scott Temple
Semester: Spring 2010
Date Syllabus Revised: 12-31-2009
Phone: 704-484-4048
E-mail: templesc@clevelandcommunitycollege.edu
Day/Time Class Meets: Online
Office Location: 2155
Office Hours: M from 7:00 am to 11:30 am and TH 7:00 am to 11:30 am and from 5:00 to 6:00
PM. Appointments at other times may be scheduled as needed.
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
II. TEXTBOOK
Aaron, Jane E. The Little, Brown Compact Handbook. 4th ed. New York:
Longman, 2001.
Gurak, Laura, and Jonn Lannon. Strategies for Technical Communication in the
Workplace. New York: Longman, 2009.
Other Materials
A flash drive
A headphone and microphone set.
A. Lectures
B. Blackboard
C. Discussion
D. Conferences
E. Small group activities
F. Peer Editing
G. Video/DVD
V. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
A. Maintain a writing journal/online blog that includes class notes, prewriting, reader
response, rough drafts, and/or all returned assignments
B. Participate in class project discussion
C. Analyze short stores and articles to use as prompts to essays and discussions
D. Participate in the writing process
E. Develop and deliver an oral report in class
F. Research essays through online databases and other library resources
VIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
X. EVALUATION
Test 25%
Presentation 15%
Assignments: 40%
Final Report: 20%
A=93-100
B=85-92
C=77-84
D=70-76
F=69
Instructor Policy:
Students in an online class must check in weekly by completing all the course work. After you miss 6
assignments, the instructor can drop you for absences.
XV.
Plagiarism Policy: Students are expected to submit original work crafted by the
student. Deliberately copied text or undocumented quotes, paraphrases, or
summarizes from another author will result in an F on the assignment.
XVI.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES STATEMENT:
To minimize classroom disruptions and protect the integrity of test-taking situations,
electronic communication devices such as telephones and pagers are generally not
permitted in instructional areas at Gaston College. See the Cleveland Community
College Student Handbook for emergency personnel exceptions.