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KAPI'OLANI COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
Summer 2007
Please stand by for the summer 2008 syllabus.
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COURSE |
English 215W Online Section (35085, 35333): Research and Argumentative Writing |
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INSTRUCTOR |
Dr. Jim Shimabukuro |
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OFFICE |
Kalia 229 |
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F2F OFFICE HRS |
BY appointment. (Make an appointment via email before stopping by. Since this is an online class, let's make every effort to communicate via email.) |
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PHONE |
734-9413 (if I'm not in, send an email message); FAX 734-9151 (Since this is an online class, let's make every effort to communicate via email.) |
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WWW |
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REQUIRED TEXT |
Click here for the required
textbook. |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
RESEARCH AND
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING (3 credits).
Students will practice sustained expository/argumentative writing for a variety
of audiences and purposes. Emphasis will be on logical and rhetorical principles,
stylistic concerns, research methods, and evaluation of source material, and
legal/ethical issues of writing nonfiction. Students who enroll in this section
must have access to the Internet--email and web--and must be willing to logon
from 3 to 6 days a week. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or higher in
ENG 100, ENG 160, or ESL 100, or instructor recommendation; computer competency.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of ENG 215W,
students should be able to
- distinguish the characteristics
of various kinds of expository and argumentative writing
- consider philosophical,
ethical, and legal issues of writing exposition and argument
- choose topics of interest for
a selected audience
- gather and evaluate the
accuracy and usefulness of information from a variety of sources,
including observation, personal experience, interviews, as well as the
library
- synthesize information in
clear, coherent essays
- reference and document
information in accordance with the conventions of the publication for
which an essay is written
- identify and understand the
significance of stylistic features in the writings of various authors,
works written for particular publications, and particular genres of
expository/argumentative writing
- adapt organization and style
to audience, purpose, and subject
- provide editorial advice to
other writers
How to Get
Started: For
students who are officially registered for this class . . .
Online Learning
Considerations
Policies
for Scores, Grades, Papers, etc.
Guidelines for All Review Drafts (RDs) & Final Drafts (FDs)
Writing Process Tasks:
Pre-planning, Planning, Translating, Reviewing
Review Draft (RD) Session:
Important Information