* * *SYLLABUS* "Scholar 2.0"** *ENGLISH 302-M14* *Advanced Composition* *CRN 19949* *Instructor: Joyce Johnston* Tuesdays, 4:30-7:10 PM Innovation 203 SPRING 2012 OFFICE: Robinson A 455 OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 PM in Innovation 203 or by appointment (H) 703.368.1704 (W) 703.368.1160 *E-MAIL: **jjohnsto@gmu.edu* * *** ** WEEK DATE ASSIGNMENTS DUE ON THIS DATE CLASS ACTIVITIES 1 1/24 302-M and GMU QEP initiative Scholar 2.0 Blackboard course folder Textbook?APA/MLA Submitting to Bb; screen shots Blog posts: ?What is a Scholar?? 1/31 LAST DAY TO ADD OR DROP WITHOUT PENALTY 2 1/31 Read ?What is a Scholar? Blogging and netiquette Read Todd Hammer?s ?What is a Scholar?? First two blog posts Netiquette Quiz due by 3:00 PM GMU resources for writers 3 2/7 Read ?Blogging in and out of Class? How blog format affects interactions with topic Read ?Writing a Good Blog? Blogging vs. academic writing Blog posts 3 and 4 due by 3:00 PM 4 2/14 Finish essay: ?What is a Scholar? Add reflection/meta-analysis to paper in class; submit assignment Bring COMPLETED file to class but DO NOT SUBMIT Begin ?How Do Scholars Communicate?? (SLO 2, 3, 7) Choose groups and format for wiki 5 2/21 Read ?The New Definition of Scholarship,? stopping at end of ?Status Quo? section Review academic writing, including integrating quotations APA/MLA documentation: http://lib.usm.edu/legacy/tutorials/ apatutorial/tutorialindex.html 2/24 LAST DAY TO DROP 2/27 BEGIN SELECTIVE WITHDRAWAL PERIOD 6 2/28 Quotations Quiz due by 3:00 PM Introduce Review of Literature as run-up to Research Project Read Drew University?s ?Synthesis Writing? and University of Indiana?s ?Literature Review and Synthesis Writing? Library databases Synthesis writing 7 3/5 Completed wiki entries due by 3:00 PM Synthesizing what was learned from sources Metacognitive reflection on wiki format Choose partners, communication method and Web 2.0 medium for Lit Review Email plan to professor 8 3/13 SPRING BREAK 9 3/20 Read ?Writing a Literature Review and Synthesis Matrix? Elements of a literature review: GMU?s QEP lit review (SLO 3, 4) Empirical research, meta analysis, editorial, feature Transitions and connectors to emphasize relationships in writing 3/30 END SELECTIVE WITHDRAWAL PERIOD 10 3/27 Transitions and Connectors Quiz due by 3:00 PM Plagiarism and intellectual property in academia (SLO 5, 6) Bring to class: electronic versions of all 5 articles for lit review ?Web 2.0 and Scholarship? Review ?Boyer Model of Scholarship? Reviewing relationships between content of selected articles and between article content and Boyer's model 11 4/3 Literature Review due by 3:00 PM Data mining: lit review, Boyer, wiki Review functions of a scholar from student essays 12 4/10 ?Plagiarism Test? due Sign up for research paper conferences; Coordinate with research partner; solicit outside review for research plan and focus How students can get their research published (SLO 1, 3, 7) 13 4/17 Research paper drafts due to Blackboard by midnight 14 4/24 Be on time and prepared for research paper conference 15 5/1 ?Web 2.0 and Scholarship? research papers due by 3:00 PM Last class meeting; final metacognitive reflection on scholarship, REQUIRED for course completion 5/7-8 UNIVERSITY READING DAYS 16 5/9 Research papers returned and semester grade finalized 5/11 Absolutely last date for any grade adjustments or corrections before final semester grades are submitted to the Registrar on 5/15. Return to the Top of This Page Return to theCourse Description for ENGH 302-M14, Spring 2012 Return to Joyce Johnston's Home Page