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ELECTIVE COURSE
Humanities
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Course Information Form
COURSE NUMBER
SEM CR HRS
ENG121
3
TITLE
LT HRS
3
Composition II
LAB HRS
ECH
SOE HRS
COURSE PCS#
(Assigned by Administration)
Prerequisites: A C or better in Composition I (ENG120) or placement
determined by assessment.
IAI Code: C1 901R
Catalog Description (40 Word Limit):
Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended
writing project based primarily on library research. Course fee Level I
List the Major Course Segments (Units)
Lt Hrs
Choosing and Examining Possible Research Topics
8
Finding and Using Research Sources
12
Documenting Sources
10
Strategies for Organizing and Writing Documented Research Papers 15
EVALUATION:
Quizzes
Lab Work
X
Exams
Projects
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X
Oral Pres
Comp Final
Lab Hrs
X
X
Papers
Other
X
Textbooks:
Title:
MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers
Author:
Modern Language Association
Publisher:
Modern Language Association
Volume/Edition: 7th Edition
Copyright Date: 2009
ISBN:
9781603290241
Title:
Being Human: Core Readings
in the Humanities
Author:
Leon Kass (Ed.)
Publisher:
W.W. Norton
Volume/Edition: 1st Edition
Copyright Date: 2004
Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Volume/Edition:
Copyright Date:
ISBN:
Keys for Writers
Ann Raimes
Wadsworth Cengage
Learning
7th Edition
2014
1133308805
Major Course Segment
Choosing and Examining
Possible Research Topics
Hours
8
Learning Outcomes
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Finding and Using Research
Sources
12
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Documenting Sources
10
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Strategies for Organizing,
Writing, and Revising
Documented Research Papers
15
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Students will demonstrate an ability to choose,
narrow, and examine a topic from all angles by
selecting an appropriate research topic.
Students will know how to respond articulately to
important issues by actively participating in
classroom discussion and completing a number
of informal and formal writing assignments.
Become familiar with the library, learning to
locate and browse a variety of sources.
Learn to conduct searches for sources, including
computer, reference books, card catalog,
indexes, and interlibrary loans.
Use electronic and Internet sources.
Learn to evaluate the validity, reliability,
currentness, availability, and credibility of
potential sources.
Write a research paper proposal that includes
research goals, potential audience, a working
thesis statement, a preliminary list of sources,
and a draft outline of topics to cover.
Learn about the MLA style of documentation and
use that documentation style for their research
paper.
Use appropriate MLA citation style for books,
periodicals, nonprint sources, and electronic
sources.
Document sources in-text and create Works
Cited pages.
Learn to distinguish between common
knowledge and plagiarism.
Prove through quizzes, in-class writings, and
written and oral activities, the ability to correctly
follow MLA documentation style guidelines.
Select and narrow an appropriate topic for the
research paper.
Analyze and address their chosen audiences’
needs and expectations for paper.
Write a working thesis statement and reuse it as
paper progresses.
Learn and use various strategies for taking
notes from sources, including note cards,
creating research logs, computer files,
highlighting, and photocopying texts.
Take complete, consistent, and accurate notes.
Learn to summarize, paraphrase, and quote
sources.
Plan their research paper, learning to review
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their research – number and kinds of sources,
variety of facts, summaries paraphrases, and
quotes.
Group notes to develop a formal outline.
Write a draft of their paper, incorporating
parenthetical notes to document sources.
Write an effective title, introduction, and
conclusion.
Revise their papers considering content,
reworking style, eliminating technical errors, and
ensuring that proper documentation format has
been followed.
Proofread both their own and others’ texts for
correctness.
Demonstrate the ability to analyze texts and
provide both oral and written responses to other
students that ask questions, offer their reactions,
and provide suggestions for revision.
Write an 8-10 page paper that includes at least 7
sources and follows all the guidelines and
requirements of the selected documentation
style.
An 8-10 page, formal and typed research paper, one with analytical or persuasive angle
is required.
A total of 20 formal, typed pages are required by the end of the course.
General Education Learner Competencies for ENG121 (Composition II)
GOAL 1 (Demonstrate an understanding of symbolic communication):
OBJECTIVE A: Write a formal essay with a clear sense of purpose and attention to the
practices of effective writing.
OBJECTIVE B: Deliver an effective oral presentation based on source materials.
Composition II demands that Students are required to submit an 8-10 page analytical or persuasive
research paper.
GOAL 7, OBJECTIVE B—Approach ethical dilemmas analytically.
When examining a controversial or heatedly debated issue for their research paper, students must
approach the topic from all possible view points.
GOAL 9, OBJECTIVE A—Apply critical thinking to solve problems.
Students’ formal work must not only be clearly organized, but also possess logical, provable, valid
reasoning and arguments.
GOAL 10, OBJECTIVE A—Demonstrate computer literacy. Use computers for analysis, research,
and communication.
Students use the internet and other computer tools to narrow down possible topics and locate reliable
secondary sources for their research paper.