EDISON STATE COLLEGE

Division of College and Career Readiness Developmental Studies

COMMON COURSE SYLLABUS PROFESSOR: OFFICE LOCATION: OFFICE HOURS: I. PHONE NUMBER: E-MAIL: SEMESTER:

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE, CATALOG DESCRIPTION, CREDITS: ENC 0015 DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING I (*) (4 CREDITS) This is a lecture/laboratory course with emphasis on grammar usage, capitalization, sentence structure, and paragraph development. This course is required for students entering the College Preparatory Program who have a basic background of the language but need to practice usage, mechanics, and organizational skills. Successful completion of this course requires a grade of C or better. (*) Preparatory credit only, does not count toward a degree or certificate

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PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE: Testing or permission of the District Dean, College and Career Readiness CO-REQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE: None

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GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION: Grammar usage Sentence construction Punctuation Paragraph development

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LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT: GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES: General education courses must meet at least four out of the five following outcomes. All other courses will meet one or more of these outcomes. Communication (COM): To communicate effectively using standard English (written or oral) Critical Thinking (CT): To demonstrate skills necessary for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

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ENC 0015 DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING I Technology/Information Management (TIM): To demonstrate the skills and use the technology necessary to collect, verify, document, and organize information from a variety of sources Global Socio-cultural Responsibility (GSR): To identify, describe, and apply responsibilities, core civic beliefs, and values present in a diverse society Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning (QR): To identify and apply mathematical and scientific principles and methods ADDITIONAL COURSE COMPETENCIES: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following additional competencies:

LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify and compose complete sentences with varied sentence structures and avoid sentence fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences. WDECU 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Demonstrate a basic awareness of purpose and audience by choosing appropriate words and phrases and by using standard sentence syntax and grammar skills. WDECU 3, 8, 11, 12, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27 Identify and appropriately use standard spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. WDECU 21, 24, 25 Identify and appropriately use commonly confused words and phrases. WDECU 23 Utilize prewriting, drafting, revision, and editing techniques. WDECU 1 Select and narrow a topic that addresses a specific task, sustain focus, provide relevant supporting details, create logical progressions of ideas, express ideas effectively, and VPAA: Revised 9/20/2011, 3/23/2012

ASSESSMENTS Students will demonstrate competency by identifying subjects and verbs in clauses, by passing objective tests, and by writing accurate, simple, coordinated, and subordinated sentences. Students will demonstrate competency by passing objective tests on subject-verb agreement, verb forms and tense, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs and their degree forms, and by composing sentences and paragraphs on given subjects. Students will demonstrate competency by passing objective tests on spelling, capitalization, and punctuation rules and by composing sentences and paragraphs on given subjects. Students will demonstrate competency by passing objective tests on commonly confused words and phrases and by composing sentences and paragraphs on given subjects. Students will demonstrate competency by submitting evidence of writing process, to include final versions, as part of a common departmental course assessment. Both in class and out of class, students will compose paragraphs on a variety of topics, each of which will be assessed through the common departmental rubric.

GENERAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES Faculty are expected to cover at least two General Education Competencies in the course sequence.

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ENC 0015 DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING I maintain coherence through the use of transitional devices. WDECU 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 The Florida College System Council on Instructional Affairs Developmental Competencies: At the conclusion of this course, students will demonstrate proficiency in the Developmental Education Competencies for Developmental Writing I. WDECL = Writing Developmental Education Competency Lower WDECU = Writing Developmental Education Competency Upper V. DISTRICT-WIDE POLICIES: PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Edison State College, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Colleges guiding principles, offers students with documented disabilities programs to equalize access to the educational process. Students needing to request an accommodation in this class due to a disability, or who suspect that their academic performance is affected by a disability should contact the Office of Adaptive Services at the nearest campus. Lee Campus Charlotte Campus Collier Campus Hendry/Glades Ctr. VI. Taeni Hall, S-116A Spatz Hall, J-101 Student Services, M-113 Building A, A-123 (239) 489-9427 (941) 637-5626 (239) 732-3104 (863) 674-0408

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS: List specific course assessments such as class participation, tests, homework assignments, make-up procedures, etc. ATTENDANCE POLICY: The professors specific policy concerning absence (The College policy on attendance is in the Catalog, and defers to the professor.) GRADING POLICY: Include numerical ranges for letter grades; the following is a range commonly used by many faculty: 90 - 100 80 - 89 70 - 79 60 - 69 Below 60 = = = = = A B C D F

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(Note: The incomplete grade [I] should be given only when unusual circumstances warrant. An incomplete is not a substitute for a D, F, or W. Refer to the policy on incomplete grades.) IX. REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS: (In correct bibliographic format) RESERVED MATERIALS FOR THE COURSE: Page 3

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ENC 0015 DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING I Other special learning resources XI. CLASS SCHEDULE / COURSE OUTLINE: This section includes assignments for each class meeting or unit, along with scheduled Learning Resource Center (LRC) media and other scheduled support, including scheduled tests. ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR CLASS PROCEDURES OR POLICIES: (Which would be useful to the students in the class)

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