Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
NOTE: All matters associated with this course are subject to change at
the instructor's discretion. Any changes will be communicated to
students.
Course Description
The course presents an integrated approach to writing, reading, and
critical thinking by developing the grammatical, logical, and rhetorical
skills necessary for university writing. All classes work in a
computerized learning environment. Students are taught basic
computer literacy and submit all work electronically and on paper.
Required Textbooks
The Aims of Argument: A Rhetoric and Reader
by Timothy Crusius and Carolyn Channell
Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2006
ISBN 0-07-321761-1
1
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
All assignments are due by the next class period unless noted
otherwise. Assignments from The Aims of Argument textbook will be
denoted by AA; Assignments from A Writer's Resource will be denoted
by AWR
Mon 1/8: In-class: Course introduction and overview; Register for AWR
and AA companion websites (the AWR website includes an e-book)
2
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Assignments: Read AWR Handbook on MLA format and how to cite and
create a works cited page
3
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Wed 2/7: In-class: First draft of Essay #1 due today. Bring two
copies of first draft to class: one for peer review and the other for
your instructor! Peer reviews [students exchange their paper with
another student and respond to peer review questionnaire to be
provided]
Fri 2/9: In-class: Teacher conference and in-class writing on Essay #1.
4
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Fri 2/23: In-class: Find and Discuss selected readings for Visual
Rhetoric Models
Fri 3/2: In-class: First draft of Visual argument due; Peer reviews in
class
5
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
6
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Fri 4/13: In-class: In-class writing on Essay #3; Second draft of Essay
#3 due in Portfolio.
7
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Grading Policy
Assignment Percentages for Spring 2007
You will receive individual grades for your final drafts of the three
major essay assignments and for the portfolio. However, at both
midterm and end of the semester you will present a written argument
for what you feel your grade should be based or your specific
assessment of the quality of your learning, especially with regard to
your attendance, participation, promptness, level of writing, effective
use of argumentation, creativity, collaboration, and sound rhetorical
skills.
8
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
9
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Participation IN THIS COURSE does not include doing work that is not
for this course during class, sleeping in class, or using the computers
or other personal electronic devices for personal messaging, research,
or entertainment. Please turn off cellular/mobile phones, pagers, and
other personal electronic devices during class.
Major Assignments
Essay #1
An essay that presents an inquiry argument using the principles and
criteria in The Aims of Argument (Chapter 6). Essay should be 4-5
double-spaced pages using MLA format for Works Cited.
Essay #2
An integrated textual and visual essay that examines and analyzes the
argument of a visual image (or images) using the criteria in Chapter 4 of
The Aims of Argument. Your image may come from the visuals in The
Aims of Argument, other publications, Internet, or other media. This
project should be 5-6 double-spaced pages and should cite all sources
using MLA format for online sources.
Essay #3
An essay that presents a convincing or motivating argument using
the principles and criteria in The Aims of Argument (Chapter 7 or 8).
This essay should be 6-7 double-spaced pages and should use MLA
format for all works cited.
Late Work
All drafts, including final, must be submitted when and as required in
order to successfully complete this course. Late assignments will not
be accepted, or may suffer a lowered grade.
10
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Turn off all cell phones, pagers, and other personal communication
devices before the start of class. Do not use them during class.
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the
responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal,
state, and local laws as well as the Regents' Rules, university
regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline
for violating the standards of conduct whether such conduct takes
place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also
imposed for such conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and
academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends
upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that
degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of
individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
11
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other
classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt
with under the university's policy on plagiarism (see general catalog
for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which
searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of
communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic
mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security
and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The
university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent
only to a student's U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff
consider email from students official only if it originates from a UTD
student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree
of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the
security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student
with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with
university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T.
Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail
forwarded to other accounts.
12
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities
educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers.
Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union.
Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.;
Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those
reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the
13
RHET 1302, Spring 2007
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of
observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student
has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations,
either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the
institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into
account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by
the decision of the chief executive officer or designee.
14