COMP 100-07: Composition
MWF 9:00-9:50, HECO 216 (CRN 57)

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Instructor: Dr. Amie A. Doughty
Office: 313 Netzer Administration Building
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00, and by appointment
Phone: 436-2493
E-mail: amie.doughty@oneonta.edu
Web Address: http://employees.oneonta.edu/doughtaa

Course Texts:
Bauer, Holly. Food Matters. 2nd ed. A Bedford Spotlight Reader. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017.
Bullock, Richard, et al. The Little Seagull Handbook. 3rd ed. W.W. Norton, 2017.
Weston, Anthony. A Rulebook for Arguments. 4th ed. Hackett Publishing Company, 2009.

Required Materials:
Folder to hold items for portfolio

Course Description:
Catalog Description: Development of clear, effective communication of ideas in writing. Background reading. May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. credit.

Translation: This course will focus on analyzing and writing arguments. We will read and evaluate different types of argumentative writing and build logical arguments using a variety of resources. The focal topic for this section of COMP 100 will be food, and we will examine this topic from a variety of perspectives.

General Education Attributes: LA, BC3 (formerly BC2), and CPA
SUNY General Education 3 Attribute Student Learning Outcomes: Basic Communication (BC3) Students will produce coherent texts within common college-level written forms; demonstrate the ability to revise and improve such texts; research a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details; develop proficiency in oral discourse; and evaluate an oral presentation according to established criteria.

Course Policies:
Contacting Me: My preferred method of communication outside of class is via e-mail, and I am usually quick to respond to e-mail. If you send me an e-mail message, you should hear back from me within 24 hours during weekdays. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, try again because it means that I have not received your message. I check my e-mail periodically Monday through Friday between 8 and 5. I am offline on Saturdays and Sundays. You may also contact me via phone or come by my office during office hours. You do not need an appointment to see me during office hours, though I recommend making one during busy times of the semester (i.e. pre-enrollment, near finals).

Attendance: You are expected to attend class and to be prepared to discuss the assigned readings and homework. If you are unable to come to class, it is your responsibility to make up the work you missed and to get notes from a classmate or from me during my office hours. See below for the University Policy on WIs due to excessive absences.

Class Discussions: I firmly believe that the best learning comes from student-generated class discussions. Therefore, I expect you to come to class having read the materials and prepared to discuss them. If I call on you, I expect you to have something to say about the readings we're doing, even if it's a question about what was going on or your objections to what we've been saying about the text. It is OK to disagree with me and with your classmates, as long as you express your disagreement in a courteous manner. It is important that everyone has something to say, so leave your discussion inhibitions at the door.

Assignments: Your grade will be broken down as follows. Specific assignment sheets for major papers will be distributed in class:

• Participation and Miscellaneous—This grade will include in-class discussions, group work (including peer revision), conferences, quizzes, reading responses, and other assignments, both in class and out of class (20%)
• Rough Drafts (10%)
• Paper 1 (10%)
• Paper 2 (15%)
• Paper 3 (15%)
• Paper 4 (20%)
• Portfolio—see specifics below (5%)
• Final Exam (5%)

Assignment Formatting: All assignments must be submitted according to MLA formatting guidelines. For this class, do not use a title page for any of your papers unless instructed to do so in class. Use a 12-point font (yes, I can tell the difference) in Times New Roman (no fancy fonts in this class and no use of Courier). Failure to follow formatting instructions will result in your paper’s grade being lowered. I will explain what MLA formatting looks like to the class before the first paper is due. You may also find instructions for it in any good handbook. Students may request to use a different format (APA, Chicago, etc.) if they need to use that format for their major.

Grammar and Mechanics: We will spend a portion of this class discussing specific grammar and mechanical problems common to students as well as any significant errors in your writing that appear as the course progresses. Sometime during the early part of the semester, we will as a class develop a grammar and mechanics rubric that will be applied to all formal papers. This rubric will be separate from the content rubrics applicable to your papers. In addition to this rubric, the class will devise a list of 3 “Unforgivable Errors.” I will address both of these issues early in the semester, before your first major paper is due.

Late Work: I will accept work no more than one week late. All late work will lose 10%. If you know that you won’t be able to get work in on time, see me before the due date, and we may be able to make arrangements for an extension.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the passing off of another's work (whether quoted, paraphrased or summarized) as your own without proper documentation, including on take-home exams. If you are caught plagiarizing, you are subject to a variety of punishments, including expulsion from the university. Do your own work. See the University’s policy below for details on the Academic Dishonesty policy.

Portfolios: Please note that the English Department requires all students of COMP 100 to keep a portfolio of their work. This means that you MUST keep the following documents in an organized way (three-ring binder, folder, etc.) and be ready to produce it at any point throughout the term. Portfolios will be spot checked throughout the term to assure that you are keeping all the required work and, if you cannot produce a complete (to that point) portfolio during these checks, I will deduct points from your participation and miscellaneous grade total. Portfolios must include:

• The course syllabus (this sheet and the calendar for the class)
• Assignment sheets for each of the four formal papers
• Every thesis, rough draft (with my comments on it), and final draft (with my grade and comments on it). Since professors are required to submit papers that show our comments/grades you, obviously, must either submit the original roughs and finals or—if you prefer to keep the originals—a Xeroxed copy of the original roughs and finals. In other words, printing off a clean copy of a paper is not sufficient as that—obviously—will not have my comments on it.

These portfolios will, ultimately, be handed to me at term’s end. I will submit a selection of them to the English Department for their consideration. Note that the department will be using these portfolios to gain insight into how the curriculum is working, what sorts of assignments instructors are creating, successes and challenges the class is offering to students, etc. These portfolios are NOT being re-assessed by department members in order to determine if your grades should be changed or if you are “cleared” to proceed out of COMP 100. Portfolios will be available for retrieval early in the following term.

Grading Scale: The number percentages will be calculated as follows for letter grades:

Cell Phones: Phones must be turned off for the duration of the class period. If your phone rings in class, you may be asked to leave. If I see you texting in class, I may ask you to leave. If you believe you should be excluded from the cell phone restriction, see me individually.

Classroom Etiquette: You are expected to comport yourself politely in class. I expect you to refrain from talking to your classmates during lectures and discussions unless you are asked to work in groups. If you have a question about what is being presented, ask me, not a neighbor. Students whose behavior disrupts the class will be asked to leave the classroom, and I will determine what constitutes disruptive behavior.

Emergency Evacuation/Shelter-in-Place Procedures: In the event of an emergency evacuation (i.e., fire or other emergency), classes meeting in this building are directed to reassemble in the Chase Gynmasium so that all persons can be accounted for.  Complete details of the College’s emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place and other emergency procedures can be found at <http://www.oneonta.edu/security/>.

University Policies: The following policies can be found in your Student Handbook or the Code of Student Conduct (both available online) and are particularly applicable to this class.

Flagrant Non-Attendance
• Students missing 25% or more of class, any time from the second week of class up until the last day to withdraw from an individual course (see Keydates and Deadlines or Faculty Reference Guide for specific dates) may be removed from the course by the instructor.
• The Registrar will assign a “WI” (Involuntary Withdrawal) grade.
• Students appearing on the final grade sheet will be assigned a final grade (not a “W”, Incomplete or Pending grade), regardless of student’s class attendance.

Final Exams
Instructors must follow the final exam schedule as posted in Keydates and Deadlines (www.oneonta.edu/registrar). The final exam week is part of the 15 class weeks required by the State Education Department. If an instructor does not hold a final examination, the final examination period must be used as the final class day. Exceptions to this may be made only in an emergency and only with prior approval of the department chair and the division dean. Under no condition shall a study day be used to administer a final exam. Students are held responsible for selecting a course schedule with the final exam schedule in mind. There is no policy preventing a student from having exams in one day.

Accessibility Resources
Accessibility Resources (formerly Student Disability Services) provides a base of personal and academic support for students with a documented history of disability. The office provides consultation, advocacy, referral, testing and classroom accommodations. Students should call for an appointment (607) 436-2137. Located at 209 Alumni Hall. All individuals who are diagnosed with a disability are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As such, you may be entitled to certain accommodations within this class. If you are diagnosed with a disability, please make an appointment to meet with Accessibility Resources, 209 Alumni Hall, ext. 2137. All students with the necessary supporting documentation will be provided appropriate accommodations as determined by the Accessibility Resources Office. It is entirely your responsibility to contact Accessibility Resources and concurrently supply me with your accommodation plan, which will inform me exactly what accommodations you are entitled to. You will only receive accommodations once you provide me with an Accessibility Resources accommodation plan.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty is defined as any act by a student that misrepresents or attempts to misrepresent to an instructor or any College official, the proficiency or achievement of that student or another student in any academic exercise for the purpose of influencing a grade on a piece of assigned work, on an examination or quiz or in a Course as a whole, or that is intended to alter any record of a student's academic performance by unauthorized means.
A Student deemed guilty of an act of academic dishonesty may, depending on the nature of the offense, be subject to one or more of the following measures: failure of the assignment or examination, failure of the course, or dismissal from the College. Furthermore, for a second offense, referral of the case to the Standing Disciplinary Board is mandatory. The penalties that may be assessed by the Board are listed under the Procedures of the Standing Disciplinary Board as published in this publication; however, the normal penalty is suspension or dismissal.
It is the Student's responsibility to read and understand the policy on all aspects of academic dishonesty as published in this publication and the Undergraduate Catalog. However, individual faculty members may wish to explain the policy as it relates to their courses. It is emphasized that a student who has any questions about what constitutes academic dishonesty has the responsibility of clarifying them by conferring with his/her instructors.

Examples of Academic Dishonesty:
The following examples, although not all-inclusive, are intended to help students understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. Other acts should not necessarily, be considered as falling outside the scope of this policy because of their absence from this list.
• Plagiarism that is, using materials from another's work without acknowledgment, using quotations without  identification as such or paraphrasing without specific identification of the source.
• Copying and/or modifying another person's computer file, program, printout, or portion thereof for use in an assignment without permission of the instructor.
• Knowingly permitting one's computer file, program, printout, or portion thereof to be copied or modified by another student for use in an assignment without permission of the instructor.
• Unauthorized giving or receiving of information on an examination, laboratory procedure, or other exercise.
• Taking an examination for another student or allowing another student to take an examination for you.
• Altering or attempting to alter a grade on any piece of graded work, a grade written in an instructor's personal records, or a grade written on any College form or transcribed in any official College record.
• Submitting a College form with a forged signature.

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