Dr. Wally Hastings                                                                                     MWF 11:00     JC 101
Office: Seymour 302                                                                                  MWF   2:00     JC 101
OFFICE HOURS: Tu Th 9-12, or by appointment
SEND ME A MESSAGE: hastingw@northern.edu
 

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing using a variety of rhetorical modes, to develop a plan for conducting academic research and to carry out such research, and to work together in mutually supportive group activities.

Course Requirements:
    Regular attendance and participation in class activities (including peer editing)  is mandatory; this is a workshop class, and cannot function if too many students are absent.
    Satisfactory original work on four short (3-5 pages) papers.
    Satisfactory completion of an approved research project, including all components of the research process.

Evaluation and Grading:

    Written assignments will be evaluated for originality of conception, freshness of language, appropriate level of detail and idea development, conformation to conventions of written discourse (including spelling and standard English grammar and usage), and, where appropriate, accurate use and documentation of source materials.
    To encourage timeliness, all papers turned in after the assigned date will be graded on a scale with a high grade of “B” (i.e., tardiness forfeits the opportunity to get an “A.”)  To encourage you to take risks in your writing, the short paper with the lowest grade will be weighted only half as much as the other papers.
 

Participation/attendance	10 percent of final grade
Three of four completed papers*	20 percent each*
Research paper	30 percent of final grade

* The lowest grade on completed papers will be thrown out; papers that are not turned in will receive a grade of "F" and be counted in the calculation of the final grade.

Last updated January 9, 2004