Bangkok University International College

Course Outline Form

Section 1: General Information
1.1 Course Code IEN104
1.2 Course Title College Writing
1.3 Type of course General Education course (Requirement)
1.4 Semester / Academic YearSemester 2/2016
1.5 Instructor / email / office hour Ms. Chanida Orrawattananon (chanida_o@bu.ac.th)

1.6 Pre-requisite course none

1.7 Co-requisite course none
1.8 This course outline is last updated on January 8, 2017
1.9 Duration January-May, 2017
14 Weeks / 3 hours per week
1.10 Midterm Examination 1 March 2017 / Afternoon
Final Examination 11 May 2017 /Afternoon

Section 2: Course objectives

2.1 To help students develop their English skills emphasizing on writing and reading techniques
2.2 To provide ample opportunities in generating, organizing, and brainstorming ideas before writing any
particular type of paragraph.

Section 3: Teaching Approaches

3.1 Course description
This course is designed to help students develop their writing, reading, and thinking skills. Emphasis is
on the writing process. Through inventing and elaborating ideas, drafting, revising, and editing, students write
in a variety of contexts for a variety of purposes. These purposes include definition, process, descriptive,
opinion, and narrative paragraph.

3.2 Course credits 3 credits

Section 4: Students learning development

1. Ethics and Morals
Responsibility and Honesty, Punctuality, Creativity
2. Knowledge
Applicability / Learning Performance
3. Cognitive Skills
Applicability / Learning Performance
4. Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility
Social Interaction skills, Communication skills, Class Interaction, Brainstorming Techniques
 5. Numerical, Communication and Information Technology Skills
Internet Research, Attractive and Creative Class Presentations, Media Literacy

Section 5: Teaching Plan and Course Evaluation

5.1 Lesson plan for IEN104 College Writing Semester 2 /Academic Year 2017

Week Topic/Description Date Class Activities / Class

Materials
1 Class Introduction and Level Assessment Jan 11 Textbook/
- Course overview and breakdown of grading Provided by Instructor
- Plagiarism review
- Turnitin
Chapter 1: Paragraph
- What is a paragraph
- The simple present tense
- Using the imperative in process paragraphs
- The simple past tense

2 Chapter 1: Paragraph Jan 18 Textbook

- Four features of a paragraph
- Working with paragraphs
- Verbs and fragments
- Vocabulary
- Introduction to peer editing

3 Chapter 2: Developing Ideas for Writing a Jan 25 Textbook

Paragraph
- Brainstorming
- Subject-verb agreement
- Vocabulary
- Original student writing

4 Chapter 3: Topic Sentences Feb 1 Textbook

- Features of a good topic sentence
- Commas in sentences
- Three common sentence errors
- Vocabulary
5 Chapter 4: Supporting and Concluding Feb 8 Textbook
Sentences
- Supporting sentences
-Using pronouns in place of key nouns
-Concluding sentences
- Vocabulary

6 Chapter 5: Paragraph Review Feb 15 Textbook

- The structure of a paragraph Assignment 1+Turnitin
- Analyzing paragraphs
- Reviewing articles

7 Review for Midterm Examination Feb 22 Provided by Instructor

- Wrap up previous weeks chapters
- In-class paragraph writing/discussion
- Guideline for Midterm Exam
 Midterm Exam

Week Topic/Description Date Class Activities / Class

Materials
8 Chapter 10: Narrative Paragraphs March 8 Textbook
-What is a narrative paragraph
- Ideas for narrative paragraphs
- Maintaining verb tense

9 Chapter 6: Definition Paragraphs March 15 Textbook

- What is a definition paragraph
- Quotation Marks
- Putting the paragraph together: sequencing
- Using adjective clauses
- Creating sentences with variety
10 Chapter 7: Process Paragraphs March 22 Textbook
- What is process paragraph Assignment 2+Turnitin
- Using sequence words and chronological order
- Vocabulary
Chapter 8: Descriptive Paragraphs
- What is a descriptive paragraph
- Describing with the five senses

11 Chapter 8: Descriptive Paragraphs March 29 Textbook

- Using adjectives in writing
- Using positive and negative adjectives
- Using preposition of location to describe
- Process paragraph activity

12 Chapter 9: Opinion Paragraphs April 5 Textbook

- What is an opinion paragraph
- Facts and opinions
- Word forms and common suffixes
- Opinion Paragraph activity
13 Chapter 11: Paragraphs in an Essay April 12 Textbook
- What is an essay Assignment 3+Turnitin
- Essay outline
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Commas
- Apostrophes
- Quotation Marks
14 Course Review April 19 Provided by Instructor
- Guideline for Final Exam

Final Examination

5.2 Course Evaluation:

Attendance and participation 10%
Assignments 30%
Activities in class 10%
 Midterm 25%
Final 25 %
Total 100 %

Section 6: Resources for Instruction

6.1 Textbook / Major Documents
Great Writing: Great Paragraphs, by Keith S. Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, and Elena Vestri
Solomon, Fourth Edition, National Geographic Learning

**The textbook can be purchased at BU Book Store (the basement of auditorium building).

Section 7: Course Evaluation Components

7.1 Writing Format (for assignments/homework)
The paragraph should follow this format:
Font: Times New Roman
Size: 12
Space: Double Space

7.2 IEN104 College Writing: Plagiarism Policy

Guidelines for education about, and management of, plagiarism
a. Suggested definition of plagiarism
Suggested definition of plagiarism
For the purposes of this policy, plagiarism could be defined as:
The representation of another persons work, without acknowledgement of the source, as the students
own for the purposes of satisfying formal assessment requirements.
http://www.staffsunion.com/news/article/Plagiarism-know-the-rules/
b. BU Internationals approach to plagiarism
BU Internationals approach to managing plagiarism is educative rather than punitive.
Students should understand:
What plagiarism is
How to avoid it
What BU Internationals policy is and the penalties that apply

Attendance & Participation 10 points

In addition to attending the class regularly, students are also expected to actively engage in class
discussions. Class attendance and participation is expected and will be recorded for every class meeting.
Students are expected to attend class on time; arrival 10 minutes after the class start time will result in no score
for attendance or class participation for that class meeting.

Grading Policy
ALL students are required to fully study the course lessons and participate in class activities to earn their
best scores. The instructor reserves the right NOT to give an extra credit assignment to an individual student
who wants to improve his/her scores for a better or passing grade. Grades for this course typically are based
only on the Course Evaluation Components outlined above.
Students are required to attend all scheduled assignments, quizzes, and exams that contribute to the final
course grade at the appointed time and place. Any student who misses a scheduled test or exam without
approval will be given a grade of 0 for any exam or test missed.
The instructor may allow make-up tests or exams in place of tests or exams that a student has missed
because of severe illness or personal crisis - with documentation of the illness or crisis.