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MASTER SYLLABUS |
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DSPW 0700 (formerly RSE 0720) |
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| Class Hours: 3.0 | Credit Hours: 3.0 | ||||||||
| Laboratory Hours: 0.0 | Date Revised: Spring 00 | ||||||||
| Catalog Course Description: | |||||||||
| Writing skills basic to all tasks are taught: discovering and developing a topic, organizing ideas, revising written work, and proofreading. Standard English, spelling, and usage patterns are discussed and reinforced in the individual student’s work. | |||||||||
| Entry Level Standards: | |||||||||
| A score of 2 on a regularly administered TBR writing sample | |||||||||
| Prerequisites: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Textbook(s) and Other Reference Materials Basic to the Course: | |||||||||
| Ford, Harriet-Lynn, ed. Preparing for College Writing: A Practical Guide to Grammar and Composition. 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Pearson Custom P, 1999. | |||||||||
| I. Week/Unit/Topic Basis: | |||||||||
| Week | Topic | ||||||||
| 1 | Writing Process/Paragraph Overview/Revising/Proofreading | ||||||||
| 2 | Correction Instruction/Finding Topics/Brainstorming/Wicked Words | ||||||||
| 3 | Topic Sentences/Verbs/Development | ||||||||
| 4 | Nouns/Coherence/Sentences | ||||||||
| 5 | Subject-Verb Agreement/Paragraph/Review of Writing Concepts | ||||||||
| 6 | Pronoun Usage and Agreement/Paragraph | ||||||||
| 7 | Using Adjectives and Adverbs/Paragraph | ||||||||
| 8 | Compound Sentences/Paragraph | ||||||||
| 9 | Subordinate Clauses/Paragraph | ||||||||
| 10 | Subordinate Clauses/Paragraph | ||||||||
| 11 | Paragraph/Peer Evaluation/Revision | ||||||||
| 12 | Fragments and other Sentence Errors/The Essay | ||||||||
| 13 | Commas/The Essay | ||||||||
| 14 | Business Writing/Complaint Letter | ||||||||
| 15 | Oral/Written Report | ||||||||
| 16 | Evaluation/Final Examination | ||||||||
| II. Course Objectives*: | |||||||||
| A. | Use standard English spellings in written composition at the paragraph level. I.3 | ||||||||
| B. | Use standard mechanical conventions in written composition at the paragraph level. I.3 | ||||||||
| C. | Use standard grammatical conventions in written composition at the paragraph level. I.3 | ||||||||
| D. | Proofread carefully and accurately. I.3 | ||||||||
| E. | Employ formats used in written correspondence. I.3 | ||||||||
| F. | Write paragraphs correctly and effectively. I.3 | ||||||||
| G. | Demonstrate effective oral communication skills in both formal and informal situations. I.3, I.4 | ||||||||
| *Roman numerals after course objectives reference goals of the university parallel program. | |||||||||
| III. Instructional Processes*: | |||||||||
| Students will: | |||||||||
| 1. | Read assigned paragraphs and participate in class discussion. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Cultural Diversity and Social Adaptation Outcome, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 2. | Write organized analytical and expository paragraphs. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 3. | Collaborate in teams for peer review of drafts to analyze audience and message, to develop and organize ideas, and to evaluate drafts as to effectiveness and clarity. Communication Outcome, Personal Development Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 4. | Analyze sample business letters and write one using word processing software if available, or by hand. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Technological Literacy Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 5. | Develop skills in recognizing the rules of English grammar and punctuation and applying them in both oral and written work. Communication Outcome, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 6. | Develop oral presentation skills to present individual progress analysis. Communication Outcome, Active Learning Strategy, Transitional Strategy | ||||||||
| 7. | Use mathematical skills to track progress in the course. Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Numerical Literacy Outcome | ||||||||
| 8. | Internalize the work ethic by regularly attending class, being punctual, being dependable, cooperating with the teacher and other classmates, contributing to class discussion and projects, and acting in a professional manner while in class. Personal Development Outcome, Transitional Strategy | ||||||||
| *Strategies and outcomes listed after instructional processes reference Pellissippi State’s goals for strengthening general education knowledge and skills, connecting coursework to experiences beyond the classroom, and encouraging students to take active and responsible roles in the educational process. | |||||||||
| IV. Expectations for Student Performance*: | |||||||||
| Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: | |||||||||
| 1. | Spell without phonetic substitution. The student will spell correctly words that are commonly misspelled because of phonetic substitution. A | ||||||||
| 2. | Spell without missing or extra letters. The student will spell correctly words that are commonly misspelled by either the addition or omission of a letter. A | ||||||||
| 3. | Capitalize properly. The student will capitalize appropriate words in a sentence and in parts of friendly and business letters. B | ||||||||
| 4. | Use commas in dates, addresses, and series. The student will demonstrate an ability to use comas correctly in addresses, in dates, and in words and phrases in a series. B | ||||||||
| 5. | Use ending punctuation of sentences. The student will demonstrate an ability to use appropriate punctuation to end sentences. B | ||||||||
| 6. | Use contractions. The student will demonstrate an ability to form contractions correctly. B | ||||||||
| 7. | Form plurals of nouns. The student will choose the correct plural forms of regular and irregular nouns. B | ||||||||
| 8. | Use possessive forms of nouns and pronouns. The student will demonstrate an ability to use correct possessive forms of nouns and pronouns. B | ||||||||
| 9. | Recognize case usage of pronouns. The student will correctly choose the nominative and objective cases of personal pronouns in simple and compound structures. C | ||||||||
| 10. | Recognize principal parts of verbs. The student will correctly choose the principal parts of verbs. C | ||||||||
| 11. | Recognize complete sentences and sentence fragments. The student will demonstrate an ability to distinguish between a complete sentence and a sentence fragment. D | ||||||||
| 12. | Recognize parts of speech. The student will identify the part of speech of a designated word in a sentence. C | ||||||||
| 13. | Identify simple subjects and predicates. The student will identify the simple subject and predicate of a given sentence. C | ||||||||
| 14. | Demonstrate subject-predicate agreement. The student will identify the verb form that agrees with the subject of a given sentence. C | ||||||||
| 15. | Develop the ability to improve one’s own writing by restructuring, correcting errors, and rewriting. A, B, C, D, F | ||||||||
| 16. | Know parts of letters and envelopes. The student will identify the correct positions of parts of friendly and business letters and envelopes. E | ||||||||
| 17. | Demonstrate the ability to conceive ideas about a topic for the purpose of writing. F | ||||||||
| 18. | Demonstrate the ability to organize, select, and relate ideas and to outline and develop them in coherent paragraphs. F | ||||||||
| 19. | Conceive and develop ideas about a topic for the purpose of speaking to a group; choose and organize related ideas; present them clearly in standard English; and evaluate similar presentations by others. G | ||||||||
| *Letters after performance expectations reference the course objectives listed above. | |||||||||
| V. Evaluation: | |||||||||
| A. Testing Procedures: | |||||||||
| 80% =
Composition Assignments
20% = Grammar Assignments (Grades on all assignments are cumulative.) |
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| B. Laboratory Expectations: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| C. Field Work: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| D. Other Evaluation Methods: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| E. Grading Scale: | |||||||||
| A = 940-1000
B = 870-939 C = 800-869 F = below 800 |
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| VI. Policies: | |||||||||
| A. Attendance Policy: | |||||||||
| Students
whose cumulative absences, regardless of the reason, total more than ten
percent of the regular class meetings will be penalized for each absence
above ten percent as follows:
3 day/week classes 15 points per absence deducted
from the final grade
Additionally, the PSTCC Catalog indicates that students must be present for at least seventy-five percent of their scheduled class and laboratory meetings in order to receive credit for the course. Absences are counted from the first day of class, not the day a student enters class. |
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| B. Academic Dishonesty: | |||||||||
| Academic dishonesty in any form (eg. Plagiarism, collusion, cheating, etc.) will not be tolerated. Any student who engages in an act of academic dishonesty will be promptly dismissed from the course with a final grade of F. | |||||||||
| C. Other Policies: | |||||||||
| Students in all classes will be permitted three unpenalized tardies. However, beginning with the fourth tardy, five points will be deducted from the final grade for each time the student is late to class. Students who leave class early will also be counted tardy. | |||||||||