CLBR 090
Advanced Academic Writing
Fall Quarter 2009
Instructor: Anne
Hepfer Classroom:
PIGT 205
Office: Lynn Building,
Room 108 Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Office Hours: MWF 3:30
– 4:30 p.m. Time: 2:30 – 3:20 p.m.
and
by appointment
Email: hepfera@seattleu.edu
Replies to email messages will be provided within 48 hours except on
weekends.
Texts
American Cultural
Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective by Edward C. Stewart and Milton J.
Bennett (Revised Editon)
A Brief Guide to
Writings from Readings by Stephen W. Wilhoit (Fifth Edition)
Textbooks available at the Seattle
University Book Store.
Attendance
Regular class attendance during the quarter is mandatory.
Students who miss two classes during the quarter may have their grade lowered
by one grade point (letter grade).
Punctuality is also mandatory; arriving to class
tardy twice is considered equivalent to one absence.
Course Goals
To provide an understanding of American Cultural
assumptions
To increase awareness of and effectiveness in
American academic environments
To practice translating cultural values and
assumptions into specific and practical applications
To develop student ability to produce
appropriate modes of formal writing
To enhance strategic reading skills
To improve sentence level grammar
Course Work &
Participation
The course work for this class consists of text-based
homework, quizzes, interviews, written assignments and oral presentations.
All written assignments are due at the beginning of the
class period.
No makeup quizzes will be given.
No late assignments will be
accepted.
All writing assignments must follow appropriate university
format, such as neatly typed and double-spaced
on white bond paper using 12-point font; the right margin should not be
justified.
The upper left corner should contain the following single-spaced information:
CLBR 090
Advanced Academic Writing
Your Name
Date
Participation is defined as attending regularly and on time,
contributing comments and questions, displaying appropriate listening behavior,
and engaging in course material.
Note: Talking while
other students are presenting is inappropriate behavior and will not be
tolerated.
Grading
Writing assignment grades are subjective and receive points
on a percentage scale.
With major
assignments, the quality of the first and second drafts carries equal weight.
Assume the corresponding letter grade if your points are at
the level listed as follows:
90 (A) Writing
demonstrates very strong organizational, academic, grammatical, and vocabulary
skills.
80 (B) Writing
demonstrates good organizational, academic, grammatical, and vocabulary skills,
but has some errors.
70 (C) Writing
demonstrates generally satisfactory rhetorical, grammatical, and vocabulary
skills, but contains some consistent errors.
60(D) Writing
demonstrates some organizational, academic, grammatical, and vocabulary skills,
all of which require improvement.
Less than 60 (F)
Writing demonstrates only basic organizational, academic, and
grammatical skills; vocabulary is limited, and the ideas in the essay are
difficult to understand.
In order to pass this class, students must earn C or
above. If your grade falls below C, you will be required to repeat this course
the following quarter. In this case,
the letter grade F will appear on student transcripts, but will not affect your
GPA.
Percentage breakdown on grades: Two major assignments (22.5%
x 3) 45%
Three
in-class essays (15% x 3) 45%
Participation/Progress 10%
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as using the ideas and words of other
individuals without giving credit or acknowledging their work. It is a serious academic offence for students
to submit assignments as their own when this work in part of whole represents
the work of another. In this case, an
appropriate course of action or penalties will be determined according to the
Policies and Procedures for violations of the Academic Honesty Code.
(See the Academic Honesty Policy for further information.)
The last day of class is Friday, December 4th.
There are no classes the following days: Wednesday, November 11th
(Veteran’s Day), and Wednesday – Friday, November 25th -27th
(Thanksgiving Recess).
Note: This syllabus is only a guideline of course
policies and goals. The instructor
reserves the right to modify course objectives, concepts, and components during
the quarter. If subsequent changes in
the course goals or policies occur, students will receive updated information
and syllabus revisions.