SCC English 101

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Plagiarism Policy

Course Description:
The intention of this course is to provide you with the opportunity to acquire
the necessary writing and thinking skills with which to maturely express yourself
not only in college, but in the workplace as well. Through the thinking out and writing
of class essays, you can develop your own ideas and opinions, sharpen organizational
skills, acquire proofreading and editing skills, as well as focus on elimination
of grammar errors. Students often think of writing as a dreaded producing of a
necessary evil: a "Please-Let-This-Pass" essay for a class. But without the necessary
process behind the creating of the essay, the entire effort is sometimes an empty
procedure whose product is shallow and cliched. Good writing is more than mastery of
grammar (although to effect the former, the latter is a significantly important skill to
possess). It is the attempt to communicate in writing our deepest thoughts and feelings,
and it is this process thatendows language with the ability to move and interest us
Because some students do succeed in communicating something in their essays that is
both personal and well-written, their papers have had an impact on me as a reader,
and I keep a file of their work (many of which I will share with you). I will be as
intent in looking for content and depth in your essays as I will be in looking for
correct writing and effective organization.

(Though I will not require that you purchase them, a good dictionary
and a thesaurus are valuable items that should be a part of
any writer's toolbox. At least have access to these (in book form
and/or online) when you are composing in whatever TV-less
environment you find comfortable). For Online help try
@ Dictionary and Thesaurus.

A note of caution: Plagiarism is tantamount to failure. Because some of
you may find it necessary to cite from books, magazines, newspapers,
web pages etc., I will present a unit on plagiarism. If during the
semester you have any questions concerning proper methods of documentation,
ask me and/or consult Writer's Resource pp.265-69 and/or The Longman Reader,
p.366 or pp. 463-66

FINAL EXAMS: English Department policy requires that all Eng.101 students, in order to
receive any grade for the course, must complete a final exam which is composed
and administered by the instructor, unless otherwise notified. Mine is a two part final:
the first covers grammar, usage, and mechanics. The second will ask you to define
important terms selected from the Longman Reader and class presentations and to
identify standard bibliographic forms. I conduct a review class for each part.

OTHER SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS RELATED TO THE ESSAYS, ETC., AND THEIR
DUE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS.THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OUTLINE, TO MODIFY ASSIGNMENTS
AND ASSIGNMENT DATES, ETC., AS NECESSARY.

Because you have enrolled for this class, you have established a 16
week committment to be in the classroom at the designated start time,
and I expect you to honor it. In my 120 years of teaching, I have found
the consistently late student to be quite disrespectful to the instructor
and to his or her classmates. Sure, sometimes the god Tardynisis may
prevent us from being on time; however, if you must be late,
please be courteous to everyone in the room: enter quietly and proceed
to your desk, all the while trying not to show everyone the sheet-wrinkle
imprints on your face.

LATE PAPER POLICY: Important!!!!
On the due date,if you submit your paper any time after the class
officially ends (2:45), I deduct one letter grade; if you submit it
the next day, I deduct another grade; after this time, I will not accept
any essay. Also, any late paper not turned in to me personally must be stamped
with the time and date of submission (most often done by one of the
Department's secretaries in LC 305); otherwise, I will not accept it.
I have set up turnitin.com to accept essays submitted after the due date.

Rewrites:
If a student receives a failing grade on any of the
five essays,he or she may rewite the assignment,
based on a consultation with me, for a grade of C.
This policy applies only to essays submitted on time,
not late essays.

Grading:
Your grade for the course is determined by an evaluation of
the following:

FOUR FORMAL ESSAYS, ONE
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
TWO FINAL EXAMS............ 80%
QUIZZES............................... 10% ( a C is a passing quiz grade)
HOMEWORK, ATTENDANCE,
AND PARTICIPATION..........10%

In order to pass the class, you must submit all five
formal assignments,even if you fail one, take both finals,
and earn at least a C on four of the six.

4 essays + 1 Annotated bibliography + 2 final exams = 6 major projects
(The 2 final exams carry the same weight as an essay or bibliography)

Grading system: Passing grades: 4 = A or A-; 3.8 = B+; 3.5 = B; 3 = B-; 2.8 = C+;
2.5 = C; 2 = C-; Failing grades: 1.8 = D+; 1.5 = D; 1 = D-; 0 = F
Your course grade is primarily based on dividing the total of the major project scores by 6

Example determination of a student's course grade:
Grades for hypothetical student Willy Paz: Essays and Bib: 2.5, 1.8, 3.5. 3, 3.5,
                                            Finals: 2, 2.5--Total = 18.8

                                            18.8 divided by 6 = 3.1, or a B-
                                            then I figure in quiz grades, homework, etc.

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If you (or I) should think that tutorial assistance is necessary to help improve
your writing skills and, in turn, your grade for the class, SCC's Writing Center,
located in LC 379 (middle/sw corner of the LC building) offers FREE tutoring
for students having problems with English class assignments and/or writing assignments
for other classes. Individualized instruction from human beings (English Dept.and
adjunct faculty members) is available and/or from computers; some of the software
can help with grammar,usage, mechanics, organization, etc. As far as my class is
concerned, you will probably have a fairly good idea of your strengths and
weaknesses after your Narration essay (the first one) is evaluated.
Please do not use my pre-test as a skills barometer!
If you have some time in between classes while you on this side of the campus,
I suggest you visit the WC and familiarize yourself with it.

The Heart to Heart Program
Heart to Heart is a student-run program designed to assist fellow students
who are struggling financially as they try to stay in school. The program
is for students who don't have the funds to buy a meal while on campus. This
does not include students who simply forgot lunch money for the day, but
those who don't have a means of purchasing a meal while on campus. Students
will receive meals through the SCC cafeteria.

If you know of someone in need of the program's assistance, please send him
or her to the Counseling Office where a counselor will assess the need and
set up assistance.

If you want to help fund the program, please give funds through the Language
& Communication Office or Cashiering, or put your donation into the donation
box at the cafeteria and in the Language & Communication Office.

This semester SCC is implementing a Pay for Print* for students.

Each student will receive 250 prints per semester free of charge

Each time a student prints it will be deducted from their student account

After the initial 250 prints are used, the cost per print is .10 for B/W

Additional prints can be purchased from the Cashiers’ Office
Cashiers Office hours: M-Th 8:00am -7:00pm, Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm

The prints are only available when the student is currently registered.

The prints are non-transferable from one semester to the next semester

Purchased prints are non-refundable and non-transferable

*A print is a one sided page, black and white, and 8 1⁄2” x 11”

G-Mail Help

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o This link will bring students to a dedicated, Maricopa only, login interface for Maricopa email
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students will not be able to log into their GoogleApps email account via the standard Google email
website [www.gmail.com].

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Help With Email

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of other tips and resources.

· Google also has available an extensive support site which include:

o Google Apps services – http://google.com/support/a/users/?hl=en

o Google Help Centers - http://google.com/support/

o Gmail tips and tricks - http://www.google.com/mail/help/tips.html

· Additional supplemental information for SCC students is also available via the technology page.

· The SCC Help Desk is also available by phone (480-423-6274, option #3) or e-mail (helpdesk.its@sccmail.maricopa.edu).
Note: GoogleApps@Maricopa follows a self-service support model; therefore, live technical support will be limited.

Maricopa Help Desk

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E-mail and GoogleApps support is not available!

· 1-888-994-4433 or 480-423-6274, option #1.

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Course Content	Eng. Dept. Policies
Grading/Passing	Final Exams
Flash drive link	Plagiarism
Late Paper Policy	Rewrite policy