CORE 101:

Academic Foundations I
Fall 2017, 3 credits
M/W 8-9:15, Rush 124
M/W 10-11:15, Shipman Classroom
T/R 10-11:15, Shipman Classroom
T/R 1-2:15 Shipman Classroom

Faculty Name: Dr. Andrew Winckles

Email: awinckles@adrian.edu
Office Location: Shipman Library 100F Located in the basement
Office Hours: M,W 11:15-12:00, T/R, 2:15-3:15 or by appointment
Office Phone: ext. 4261
Twitter: @WincklesCORE and @AC_COREDept

Course Description
Academic Foundations I provides the foundational knowledge and practice in reading, writing,
speaking, thinking, and research skills required to prepare students to participate in a variety of
academic, professional, and civic discourses.

Adrian College Mission Statement

Adrian College, a liberal arts College in the United Methodist tradition, is committed to the pursuit
of truth and to the dignity of all people. Through active and creative learning in a supportive
community, undergraduate and graduate students are challenged to achieve excellence in their
academic, personal, and professional lives, and to contribute to a more socially just society.

Ribbons of Excellence
The Ribbons of Excellence express the Adrian College communitys mission and summarize
what we hope our students will be doing here at Adrian and beyond. They are:

1. Caring for humanity and the world

2. Thinking critically
3. Crossing boundaries and disciplines
4. Learning throughout a lifetime
5. Developing creativity

Specific Course Related Relevant Outcomes

Objective Ribbons of Assignments
Excellence

Critical Thinking: To 2. Thinking Auto- Students will make

develop critical critically ethnography progress on their
thinking through 3. Crossing Annotated ability to analyze
rhetorical analysis boundaries and Bibliography texts, speeches, and
which includes disciplines Article Review visual media using
identifying the 5. Developing Inquiry the elements of
question at hand, creativity Research Project critical thinking
assumptions,
concepts, and points
of view; drawing
inferences and
understanding
implications and
consequences

Communication 1. Caring for Auto- Students will make

Proficiency: To humanity and the ethnography progress on their
develop written and world Interdisciplinary ability to write and
oral communication 2. Thinking Bibliography speak in variety of
strategies and skills critically Annotated academic and civic
appropriate for the 3. Crossing Bibliography discourses in a
college level boundaries and Article Review manner that
disciplines Inquiry demonstrates their
4. Learning Research Project knowledge of
throughout a expected conventions
lifetime and enhances their
5. Developing credibility
creativity

Information Literacy: 2. Thinking Interdisciplinary Students will make

To develop the ability critically Bibliography progress on their
to research topics 3. Crossing Annotated ability to make use of
using academic boundaries and Bibliography academic resources
articles and sources disciplines Inquiry to credibly report on
4. Learning Research Project findings, develop
throughout a potential solutions,
lifetime and create new
5. Developing knowledge
creativity

Academic Behaviors 1. Caring for Research Students will make

and Attitudes: To humanity and the Portfolio with progress on their
develop an world Reflection ability to
understanding of the 4. Learning Class
 self and others in the throughout a Participation demonstrate
context of a liberal arts lifetime leadership and
education dependably
contribute to civic,
scholarly, and
professional
communities as
thoughtful and
disciplined
participants

Course Structure:
This course will use the following teaching methods:
Discussion
In-class writing
Group work and writing workshops
Lecture
Student speech presentations

Texts Required for AFI:

The Adrian College Core Experience Handbook for Faculty and Students
Ed. Andrew Winckles and Bethany Shepherd

The Everyday Writer

6th Edition, Andrea Lunsford ISBN: 978-1-319-02703-2

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking

5th Edition, OHair, Rubenstein, Stewart: 978-1-4576-7040-4

Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers

David Bartholomae ISBN: 978-1457626852

The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking

Richard Paul and Linda Elder ISBN: 978-0-9857544-0-2

*Textbooks must be the correct editions which have been ordered for you by the bookstore
*Any assigned reading outside these texts will be available through the Blackboard course site

BlackBOARD
You will find supplemental readings, assignment submission links, and other vital information on
BlackBOARD. All major writing assignments must be submitted on BlackBOARD. This will help
you track your progress and allow us to use academic honesty software to verify the integrity of
all submitted work.

Media Policy

Unlike many of your classes, if you have a computer I strongly recommend that you bring it to
class if you can. We will be doing a lot of writing in class and using your computer will save you
a lot of time and effort later on. That said, use of your computer for anything other than
classwork (Facebook, Twitter, surfing the internet, etc) is not allowed and if I catch you using
your computer for this purpose I will ask that you no longer bring your computer to class.

Cell phone use, on the other hand, is strictly prohibited and I reserve the right to confiscate
your phone for the duration of the class if I catch you using it for any reason.

Course Assignments and Grade Distribution

20% Attendance, Participation, Homework, and Journal Entries
10% Autoethnography
05% Interdisciplinary Bibliography
05% Annotated Bibliography
10% Article Analysis
20% Inquiry Research Project
30% Final Portfolio
100%=Total

Final Portfolio: students must receive a passing grade on the Final Portfolio to pass the course

Grading Scale:

93-100=A 77-79=C+ 60-62=D-

90-92=A- 73-76=C 59 and below=F
87-89= B+ 70-72=C-
83-86=B 67-69=D+
80-82=B- 63-66=D

The College Catalog offers the following description of letter grades:

A - Indicates work of superior quality, showing originality, constructive thinking or special ability in
handling the subject.
B - Indicates work distinctly above average in quality and thoroughness and marks a maximum
fulfillment of the requirements of the course.
C - Indicates a faithful and creditable fulfillment of the requirements of the course to a minimum
standard.
D - Indicates barely passing work.
 F - Indicates failure.

Assumptions & Expectations:

Students should be able and willing to:

Work persistently, both independently and in teams
Use computers and the internet
Be academically challenged
Become familiar with Shipman Library, know how to obtain books and articles, and know how
to use the inter-library loan system
Develop and model professional behavior
Turn assignments in on time; late work may go down one letter grade each day it is late
The professor will:
Treat students with respect
Provide constructive, thoughtful feedback
Follow course schedule with the exception of small adjustments to increase success of the class
Answer questionsin or out of class
Contribute to and guide in-class discussions
Provide handouts and other supporting material for assignments
Provide guidance in research and preparation for assignments
Be available to students during office hours, either in person or virtually
Answer emails promptly, but not immediately
Be on time

Attendance and Participation Policy

Attendance is mandatory. Failure to be in class will result in a loss of attendance/participation

points. I do not distinguish between excused or not excused absences. You will simply be marked
absent. However, if you miss the equivalent of two weeks of class (6 class sessions in a three day a
week class or 4 class sessions in a two day a week class) then you will automatically fail the class.

All athletes must inform me of their game schedules at the beginning of the semester, otherwise
your absence will not be excused. If you do miss a class then you and only you are responsible for
any missed material. Do not come to me asking whether you missed anything assume you did
miss something and work with one of your classmates to catch up.

Attendance requires more than simply showing up. It includes being prepared and actively
engaging the material, your classmates, and the instructor. You are expected to come to class
prepared and to actively participate in every class session. This means, in part, that you will have
read and thought about the assigned readings.

Both attendance and participation will be tracked through the use of attendance/participation
cards. At the beginning of each class you will be given a card with your name on it which you must
display in front of you during the course of the class session. If you are absent your card will be
moved into the absent pile and you will be marked absent for that day. If you are in class and say
something of substance or ask a good question during the session then the instructor will take your
card and put it into the participation pile. If you still are in possession of your card at the end of the
class session this means that you did not participate to the expected level. Attendance and
participation will then be recorded by the instructor following the class.

Class Participation Rubric

Positive Behaviors Negative Behaviors Grade

Demonstrates preparation sleeping
Maintains focus in small texting
group discussion talking while other people
Provides interesting are talking
contribution to class doing work for another class
discussions consistently arriving late
Asks good questions conveying a disrespectful
Makes comparisons between attitude
assignments and materials
and/or with other areas of
study.

Consistently Never A

Usually Never B

Occasionally Never C

Rarely Sometimes D

Campus and Course policies

Academic Integrity Policy

Cheating of any kind is a violation of the colleges Academic Integrity Policy (See Course
Information). For example, if a student plagiarizes by copying the work of another person with the
intention of deceptively representing that work as his or her own, the student will receive a zero for
that assignment. The Assistant Dean of Student Affairs will be informed and it will be noted on the
students permanent record. A second offense may result in failure of the course.

Types of plagiarism:
1. Direct or intentional plagiarism is taking the exact words of an author or speaker without
giving due credit.
2. Indirect or unintentional plagiarism occurs when paraphrasing someone's words or ideas
without changing the sentence structure or only occasionally changing a word or phrase (Storey
1999).
3. Inadvertent plagiarism is failure to provide appropriate citations or failure to include
quotation marks and thus indicates sloppy scholarship. Inadvertent plagiarism is not acceptable,
even with the statement, I didnt know.

How to avoid plagiarism:

1. Give complete acknowledgment of all sources and include a works cited of all sources used.
The list of works cited must be prepared in a standard style (e.g., APA, MLA).
2. Use quotation marks to indicate a direct use of another persons words.
3. Acknowledge the author when using his/her ideas.
4. Take careful notes during research, indicating the source of the information or idea.

Disability Services and Accommodations:

If you have a disability, which may affect your performance in class, let me know as soon as
possible. Students with disabilities must self-advocate. You will need to provide recent,
appropriate documentation, which verifies the need for reasonable academic accommodation. A
copy of all documents is retained by Danielle Ward. Email Danielle or ask for her in Academic
Services, Jones Hall 205. (Statement used with permission.)
 Schedule

Unit 1 - Understanding the Date Readings & Assignments

Self
M 8/21 Reading: Syllabus and
FOCUS: Developing a Handbook
meaningful research
questionwho am I, and what Austin, Diary of Anorexia
can I contribute? from Inside Relationships, on
Blackboard

Video: What is Writing in the

CORE?

W 8/23 Reading: Is God Like My

Father? in Readings folder
on Blackboard

ACCE Handbook Assignment

1 Description and Sample
Essay 1

Video: What is Narrative

Research?

Due: Syllabus Quiz - will

complete in class

ProjectSAILS in class -
bring computer to class.

M 8/28 Reading: Alison Bechdel,

The Ordinary Devoted
Mother in Ways of Reading,
pgs. pp. 72-108.

ACCE Handbook Assignment

1 Description and Sample
Essay 1

Video: What is Narrative

Research?
 Assignment: Comic Strip -
see prompt #3 on page 110 of
Ways of Reading - Due 9/6

AND

Due Wed. 8/30 - Choose one

or two pages from The
Ordinary Devoted Mother,
that use mostly pictures and
very little text (like pg. 80). Try
to write the scene using text -
use description to show the
scene to the audience as best
you can with words.

W 8/30 Reading: Alison Bechdel,

The Ordinary Devoted
Mother in Ways of Reading,
pgs. 72-108.

Due: Textual representation of

a page from The Ordinary
Devoted Mother.

M 9/4 No Class - Labor Day

` W 9/6 Convocation - Attendance

Required

Follow abbreviated
schedule for class time.

Due: Comic Strip - see prompt

#3 on page 110 of Ways of
Reading

Unit 2 - Understanding M 9/11 Organizing Your Paper

Others Activity

FOCUS: Contextualizing and Reading: Alexander

Appraising ideaswhat are Weinstein, Children of the
others saying? New World on Blackboard

Assignment - Auto-
Ethnography Draft due by
Friday, 9/15 on Blackboard.

W 9/13 Intro to Library Research

Video: Hillard on Writing in

the Disciplines on defining a
topic/literature review.

Reading: ACCE Handbook:

Interdisciplinary Bib.
Assignment Page and
Example.

Reading: Alexander
Weinstein, Children of the
New World on Blackboard

Assignment - Auto-
Ethnography Draft due by
Friday, 9/15 on Blackboard.

M 9/18 Complete Online Modules 1,

2, and 3 on Blackboard by
Monday 9/25

Conferences - Sign up for a

Conference Time by clicking
on the link.

W 9/20 Complete Online Modules 1,

2, and 3 on Blackboard by
Monday 9/25

Conferences - Sign up for a

Conference Time by clicking
on the link.

Alexander Weinstein
Reading and Presentation in
Downs Hall Theater
M 9/25 Library Research Continued

Video: Hillard on Writing in

the Disciplines on defining a
topic/literature review.

W 9/27 How to Read an Academic

Journal Article

Due: Auto-Ethnography
Final Draft by Friday 9/29

M 10/2 Reading: Introduction to

Ways of Reading, pgs. 1-16.

Video: Writing in the

Disciplines

Assignment: 1 Paragraph
summary of Hicks,
Conversation about Culture
and Gender - on Blackboard
if you didnt get handout in
class.

W 10/4 Reading: Introduction to

Ways of Reading, pgs. 1-16.

Due: Hicks, Conversation

about Culture and Gender 1
paragraph summary

Due: Interdisciplinary
Bibliography First Draft by
Friday 10/6 (Failure to have
complete first draft will result
in full letter grade reduction
on final draft)

F 10/6 Due: Final Draft of

Interdisciplinary Bib.

M 10/9 No Class - Fall Break

W 10/11 Reading: Mary Louise Pratt,
The Arts of the Contact Zone
in Ways of Reading, pgs. 512-
524

Assignment: One paragraph

summary of The Arts of the
Contact Zone.

M 10/16 Reading: Mary Louise Pratt,

The Arts of the Contact Zone
in Ways of Reading, pgs. 512-
524

Due: One paragraph

summary of The Arts of the
Contact Zone.

W 10/18 Annotated Bibliography

Workshop

M 10/23 Reading: Susan Griffin, Our

Secret in Ways of Reading,
pgs. 381-412

Assignment Sheet for Article

Analysis Speech

Assignment: Answer either

Question 1 or 2 on page 412
of Ways of Reading. Bring to
class on Tuesday.

W 10/25 Reading: Susan Griffin, Our

Secret in Ways of Reading,
pgs. 381-412

Intro to Public Speaking

Annotated Bibliography Due

by Friday 10/27 on BB
 M 10/30 Reading: Susan Griffin, Our
Secret in Ways of Reading,
pgs. 381-412

Assignment: Writing prompt

#1 under Assignments for
Writing, on pg. 413 of Ways
of Reading - 2-3 typed, double
spaced pages.

W 11/1 Due: Writing prompt #1 under

Assignments for Writing, on
pg. 413 of Ways of Reading -
2-3 typed, double spaced
pages.

Intro to Public Speaking

Unit 3 - Understanding the M 11/6 Article Analysis Speeches

Self in Context

FOCUS: Integrating sources

and becoming a contributing
member of the Academic
CommunityHow do I
position myself and make
myself heard?

W 11/8 Article Analysis Speeches

M 11/13 Conferences - sign up for a

time by clicking on the link.

W 11/15 Conferences - sign up for a

time by clicking on the link.

M 11/20 Collins - Genre Conversion

Essays One, Two, and Three.

W 11/22 No Class - Thanksgiving

Break

M 11/27 Portfolio Workshops and

Prep for Final Presentation
W 11/29 Project SAILS Post-Test

M-F 12/4-12/8 Exam Week

Final Portfolio Due through

Blackboard on Friday, 4/28