Ms.+Cook

Cisco College Abilene Educational Center English233: World Literature 2 Online, Section E1 Spring 2012 Course Syllabus Instructor Information Angie Cook Phone: 794.4426 Office: 53A (Abilene campus) Email: angie.cook@cisco.edu Course Description Selected significant translated works of world literature from the Sixteenth Century to the Modern World. May include study of movements, schools, and periods. Research or critical paper required; three lecture hours per week. Credit and Structure

 3 semester hours  Class meets online. Required Texts: Davis, Paul, et. al., Ed. //The Bedford Anthology of World Literature: The Modern World, 1650-The Present. // Volume 2. Compact Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009. Learning Objectives By the end of World Literature, a successful student should be able to: 1. To demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities. 2. To understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context. 3. To respond critically to works in the arts and humanities. 4. To participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding. 5. To develop the ability to research and write a documented paper. Required Materials

 An actual computer: while your iphone may grant you internet access, it is not adequate for accessing and contributing to this online course.  Working email address.  Reliable and readily available computer and internet access.  Reliable and readily available computer storage method (CDs, jump drive, etc.).  Microsoft Word or another word processing program that can be saved as a Microsoft Word Document (.doc) or as an .rtf file. Word Pad does not allow me to comment on your essays, and therefore does not work for the purposes of this course. Student Conduct Policies Students are expected to follow all classroom policies listed.  The aim of posting to the stream is for your classmates to be able to follow the conclusions you drew from a particular reading. Therefore, it is imperative your writing adhere to the standards of written English: no text messaging abbreviations—OMG!—allowed (U is not a word, neither is i nor thru nor h8--you get the picture) and punctuation is required. I will delete indecipherable postings from the stream and you will not receive credit for ones I remove.  Keep an open mind. We will "talk" through various issues that arise from our readings at a group level. For this reason, you must understand that your classmates will hold positions that you do not. Be open to disagreement and do not take it as a personal assault because it isn’t. Grading Policy All assignments must be completed and earn a passing grade in order to pass this course. The following is the grade breakdown for this course:  Short Research Project (counts as final exam) 20%  Discussion Postings (streaming about particular assignments) 40%  Typed Reading Responses submitted to me through Blackboard Messages 40% Make-up Work Make-up for missed reading responses or discussion postings will not be administered for any reason. Attendance Policy Since this class does not meet in a classroom, the attendance policy is unique from traditional, classroom courses. Class activities and assignments constitute the class meetings for this course. Therefore, failure to complete an activity or assignment on time counts as an absence. If you fear you might be absent due to family problems, computer problems, etc., please email me. You may request an extended due date for any given assignment, and I will grant this extension as long as the request is made BEFORE the assignment due date. I will not give extensions for requests that come on the day of or after the due date. Your first assignment for this course will be to email me at angie.cook@cisco.edu that you have read this syllabus. In the subject line, type "Syllabus Assignment." Academic Integrity It is the intent of Cisco College to foster a spirit of complete honesty and a high standard of integrity. The attempt of students to present as their own any work they have not honestly performed is regarded by the faculty and administration as a serious offense and renders the offender liable to serious consequences (see below). Plagiarism: Don’t, Don’t, Don’t Plagiarism is "literary theft" (Holman’s //A Handbook on Literature) //. It is the passing off of someone else’s writing as your own, either intentionally or unintentionally. Online essay purchases may be tempting, but those essays are stolen words and ideas, a serious academic offense that warrants harsh penalties **<span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">. **<span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">If the ideas you present in written form with your name in the heading **<span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">did not come out of your head  **<span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">and you do not give credit to the person or organization who came up with these ideas, then you have plagiarized. **<span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">If you choose to plagiarize an assignment, you will fail this course. ** <span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">Period. Information from online literature summaries (Spark Notes, Grade Saver, etc.) is plagiarized material, and using any information from these types of sources in your reading responses will result in your failing this course. Read the work of literature itself (that’s the purpose of this course, after all) instead of reading and repeating what someone else thinks about the work. Course Content College-level courses may include controversial, sensitive, or mature material. Students are expected to have the readiness for college-level rigor and content. General Information Students who qualify for specific accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should notify the instructor the first week of class. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the necessary documentation to the Special Populations Coordinator.
 * <span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Century Gothic;">If you accumulate two weeks’ worth of absences, I will assume you do not intend to continue in the course, and I will drop you from the class. **