English 104-Spring Semester 2014

Course Information and Policies Section 47 (MWF 1:00-1:50) RB # Section 77 (MWF 2:00-2:50) RB #

Ms. Jerrica Dowling Office Room: RB 389 Office Hours: MW 3:00-4:00 (and by appointment)

English Office: RB 297 Office Phone: 8474 Email: jddowling@bsu.edu

Course Description ENG 104: Composing Research (3) Applies the fundamentals of rhetoric to the research process: methods of research; the rhetorical nature of research; elements, strategies, and conventions common to research writing, including multi-modal presentations of new knowledge. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and 102; or ENG 103; or appropriate placement.

Course Goals Create and complete research projects. This involves generating a research question, engaging in critical/analytical reading, developing an argument with evidence collected from both primary and secondary research, and documenting sources appropriately. Align research questions with appropriate research methods. Employ critical thinking in evaluation, speculation, analysis, and synthesis required to evolve and complete a research project. Use a variety of strategies to gather and organize information appropriate for the context and persuasive to the intended audience. Use the university research library to forward their research agenda. Engage in collaborative research. Employ format, syntax, punctuation, and spelling appropriate to various rhetorical situations in stylistically sophisticated manner. Collect, analyze, and organize research information in verbally and visually compelling ways. Take initiative for the development and completion of individual and joint research projects. Required Texts & Supplies The Bedford Researcher 4th Edition. Author: Mike Palmquist

Issues of Gender (A Longman Topics Reader) Editor: Friedman & Marshall BallPoint Volume 2 for English 104 students http://tinyurl.com/ballpointV2

Assignments Overview

Annotated Bibliography and Proposal (150 pts.)

This assignment requires that students conduct and categorize research pertaining to a semester long research topic related to gender. This assignment should be the starting point for the final ethnography and multimodal project. Students will be expected to locate at least 10 scholarly peer reviewed sources to include in the annotated bibliography. Each annotation should fully encompass significant information found in a source, and students should make connections within the annotation to their research topic. The proposal should condense, synthesize, and connect the information acquired through research and should be a document that expresses the significance and possibility of the topic purposed by the student. The proposal should lay the ground work for the students research goals and intentions.

Primary Research (100 pts.) This assignment will require students to conduct primary research in the form of a survey, recorded observations/documentations, or interviews. The data collected from this research should enhance the ethnographic paper and multimodal presentation.

Ethnographic Paper (250 pts.) Ethnography is research that explores a particular cultural phenomenon. This final 8-12 page paper will require students to immerse themselves in a culture and observe a cultural phenomenon that relates to gender. Students will combine knowledge acquired through readings and class discussion, primary research (observations of a particular culture), and secondary research (from the annotated bibliography) to write the ethnography. Multimodal Project (150 pts.) This project should be creative. It is an opportunity to share the observations and conclusions that students make during their primary and secondary research. Students should transform their ethnographic papers into a presentation that captivates their audience and summarizes conclusions made over the course of the ethnographic project. Writing Journal (150 pts.) Students will be expected to keep an in-class writing journal. Students will do frequent free writes during class. These should be dated and kept in a writing journal which I will check periodically. Homework/Quizzes (150 pts.) I will assign homework and random quizzes over class discussion and assigned readings.

Participation (50 pts.) Students will be expected to participate in substantial ways. I will expect students to participate in class discussion. I will assign quizzes according to class participation. If students are not participating, I will assign frequent reading quizzes until the issue resolves itself.

Grading Criteria

920-1,000 900-910 860-899 820-859 800-819 760-799

A AB+ B BC+

720-759 700-719 660-699 620-659 600-619 0-599

C CD+ D DF

NOTE: In order to fulfill the University's Core Curriculum requirement in Writing Program courses, students must earn a minimum grade of C to pass; a grade of C- is not considered acceptable. Writing Program courses may be repeated as many times as necessary to meet the requirement but: The first and all other grades will show up on the transcript. All grades except the first will be used to compute the GPA. A grade of W will not replace a previous grade. Course credit hours apply only once to graduation requirements. Students who do not successfully complete ENG 104 before earning 90 credit hours will not be able to take the Writing Proficiency Exam. These students will instead need to take an additional writing course [WP 393] after completing ENG 104.

Late Assignment Policy Assigned work will have a due date and you will be expected to meet this requirement. Missed in-class work may not be made up unless you have an excused absence. I will accept the major essays late, but your paper/project will be penalized 1/3 of a letter grade for each day the assignment is overdue. Assignments will NOT be accepted after one week past the due date and you will receive a 0 for the score.

Attendance Policy Attendance is very important and roll will be taken daily. Absences will affect your grade. Excessive absences may be cause for repeating the course. If you miss a class, you are responsible for obtaining assignments in order to be prepared for the next meeting. Missed in-class work may not be made up. Writing Program Attendance Policyas noted in Ball Point, you are expected to attend class regularly. The section Failure Due to Excessive Absences notes that absences amounting to more than 20% of the Department of English. For a 3-day a week course, 20% is equal to 9 class periods. If you have three or fewer absences, your final grade will not be affected. Any more than three absences will lower your grade. If you miss 10 classes or more, you will repeat the course. During the semester, you will meet individually with me to discuss your project. Since this conference takes the place of our normal classroom time, if you do not attend your conference, you will be considered absent for 2 class periods.

Academic Integrity Policy Using someone else's ideas or words as your own on any assignment is plagiarism. It is a violation of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities as defined in the student handbook (or at www.bsu.edu/sa/dean/stucode/) and will be treated as such. If you are concerned about inadvertently violating this policy, please see me before completing the assignment.

Disability Statement If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. My office is in RB 389 and my office hours are MW 3:00-4:00 (and by appointment).

Classroom Expectations While you will be asked periodically to bring in your laptop computer, other personal electronic devises are not appropriate in the classroom. Turn off cell phones before entering the classroom. Using a computer for any activity

other than work related to class activities will not be tolerated. You will be marked absent for misuse of computers or for using phones during class. You are in college. As such, I will expect you to present yourself as a professional by meeting deadlines, following directions, participating in classroom discussion, and working with small groups. This also applies to classroom behavior. Rude behavior, such as talking while your instructor or other students are participating in classroom discussion, is unacceptable. You will be expected to come to class prepared to discuss readings, share your work, or comment on other students work. Being prepared for e ach class is vital in supporting our writing and researching community effort.

Writing Center Want extra feedback on your papers? The Writing Center is a community of Ball State students who value writing. Come and collaborate with one of our trained peer tutors on any project for any major. The Writing Center is a comfortable, supportive environment for writers from all communities and backgrounds. We are located in RB 291. Our hours are Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm and Fridays from 10-2. To make an appointment go to ballstate.mywconline.com.