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Email: mteaker@uncc.edu
Required Materials 2
UWRT 1104 Plus Studio Course Description 2
Studio (Online Component) 2
UWRT Key Concepts 3
Blog 3
Google Drive Folder 3
Textbook for Our Class 4
Attendance Policy 4
Exam Day 5
UNCC Withdrawal Policy 5
Texting/Cell Phones/Laptops 6
Grading & Feedback 6
Email 7
FYW’s Program Statement on Diversity 7
Disabilities Statement 7
Plagiarism 8
Class Cancellations/Inclement Weather 8
Pocket Survival Guide for Success in Our Class 9-10
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While this work is meant to be completed on your own, our classroom is booked from 12-2pm after each class
session. During this time, you may stay and use this optional time to work on studio work or other class
assignments.
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Key Concepts
The following represent values and goals for this course; each represents common collegiate
values regarding what good writers are expected to be knowledge about and be able to do with
their work. In your final portfolio, these are the concepts I will be looking to see that you
actively worked on and display throughout your work.
rhetorical knowledge
critical reading
composing processes
knowledge of conventions
critical reflection
Blog
later without documentation for missing a class, nor will a list of prompts be given out at
Your blog will be kept on your website as is essentially where you will keep
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WARNING!!! Prompts for class prep are disabled after class and will not be given out
everything for class that is not a draft of a major assignment. It should track your
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progress and your thinking through the entire semester through reading s
responses, reflections, notes, etc. th
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The primary purposes of keeping your blog will be: m
v To prep you class discussion so that you have thought out your responsese
ahead of time, recorded questions, etc. a
v To push your thinking beyond class prep (plan, ask questions, reflect, n
brainstorm, think critically about course concepts) I
v To respond critically to your research c
the semester. Entries must be completed on schedule.
Attendance Policy
Exam Day
The exam day is a designated meeting time for the course. However, this class time is replaced
by a meeting with me to discuss your final portfolio submission. This is still mandatory class time
and must be attended.
If you have a conflict, arrangements must be made with me prior to final exam week so as to
not procure an absence at the end of the semester that may affect your grade.
DATES FOR FINAL EXAMS WILL BE POSTED ON CANVAS. HOWEVER, YOU WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHEDULING YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO MEETING.
As of Fall 2015 There is a limit of 16 credits of "W" allowed for all undergraduate
students. This action must be taken by Tuesday, July 11 at 11:59PM.
If you withdraw from a course, it will show on your transcript with a grade of "W" but will
not count towards your GPA.
After that deadline, exceptions may be requested, but only in cases where extenuating
circumstances such as serious illness can be demonstrated.
Unsatisfactory academic performance itself is not an extenuating circumstance. Students
should be cautious about the impact of withdrawing from one or more courses on time-to-
degree, financial aid eligibility, and cost to the student.
Texting/Cell Phones/Laptops
Research shows that final grades in portfolio courses are higher than traditionally-graded courses
because portfolios (a) allow students to showcase a variety of their work and (b) allow teachers to
grade holistically, based on a student's semester-long engagement and growth. Moreover, the digital
space offers ample digital composing choices so that you can present your work in purposeful ways.
This is a portfolio course. I will not assign grades to individual major assignments during the drafting
stages of the semester. Rather, you will receive 1) participation grades to track completion and
engagement and 2) feedback from your peers and from me—and you will engage in various reflective
and analytical activities—to help you take control of your writing and to improve it throughout the
course. These efforts will be assessed in the final portfolio.
You will receive a midterm grade that will serve as a “heads-up” about how you’re doing in the course. Your
grade is not based on the quality of individual assignments alone, but rather the extent to which you show
that you have--
✓ worked on your writing
✓ taken risks and made writerly choices
✓ engaged with course content YOU MUST
✓ participated in the writing & research process along the way COMPLETE ALL
✓ displayed knowledge of student learning outcome MAJOR
COMPONENTS TO
ASSESSMENT GROUPINGS Weight PASS THE COURSE.
Class Participation –
In-Class Discussion & Groups, Preparedness for Class, Class 15% Failure to submit
Prep Blog Entries, Attitude
even one of the
Process Participation – following
Preparedness, Engagement, Quality and/or Improvement, and
Attitude during in and out-of-class brainstorming workshops. components will
15%
This applies to blog entries related to research and your inquiry. result in an
AUTOMATIC
Studio Participation – FAILING GRADE FOR
Timeliness, Completeness, Accuracy Regarding Goals &
Directions, and Thoroughness & Engagement with any work in
15%
THE COURSE—
your Google Folder or in your Blog attached to studio prompts
completed on your own.
Blog, Digital Essay,
Final Portfolio --
55% Final Portfolio Essay
About Page, Blog, Digital, Reflective Components – Grade
derived primarily from final drafts revisions, evidence of (part of the
engagement with the 5 writerly skills in individual reflective frame).
assignments & the site as a whole, use of writerly vocabulary
& knowledge of course content in reflective work.
Disabilities Statement
Students who have a disability or condition, which may impair their ability to complete
assignments or otherwise satisfy course criteria should meet with me to identify, discuss
and document any feasible instructional modifications or accommodations. Please inform
me as soon as possible after a disability or condition is diagnosed, whichever occurs
earliest. For information and auxiliary assistance, contact the Disabilities Resources
Center.
PHONE: 704.687.0040
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a
• Cheating. Intentionally using or attempting to use
SERIOUS issue,
unauthorized materials, information, notes, study aids or
and should not be other devices in any academic exercise. This definition
taken lightly. includes unauthorized communication of information
during an academic exercise.
• Fabrication and Falsification. Intentional and
Should you have
unauthorized alteration or invention of any information
questions about or citation in an academic exercise. Falsification isa
plagiarism or matter of altering information, while fabrication is a
citing sources, see matter of inventing or counterfeiting information for use
me or visit the in any academic exercise.
• Multiple Submission. The submission of substantial
Writing Resources
portions of the same academic work (including oral
Center in reports) for credit more than once without authorization.
Cameron 149. • Plagiarism. Intentionally or knowingly presenting the
work of another as one's own (i.e., without proper
acknowledgment of the source). The sole exception to
the requirement of acknowledging sources is when the
Intentional ideas, information, etc., are common knowledge.
plagiarism (NOTE: For more information regarding plagiarism, see
constitutes PLAGIARISM Appendix at http://legal.uncc.edu/policies/
ps-105.html#APP.)
automatic failure • Abuse of Academic Materials. Intentionally or
of this class & knowingly destroying, stealing, or making inaccessible
possibly being library or other academic resource material.
reported to • Complicity in Academic Dishonesty. Intentionally or
Student Affairs. knowingly helping or attempting to help another to
This is your commit an act of academic dishonesty.
education; be
responsible.
In the event that the university or myself needs to cancel class due to weather or other
unforeseen circumstance, you will STILL have work to complete. More specifically:
The Writing Resources Center: You'll be able to work one-on-one with a tutor to
discuss your writing. They will not proofread/edit you work, but they will work with
you on any concerns you have. A tutor can help you at any stage of the drafting
process, even if it is brainstorming or conducting research. l encourage you take
advantage ofthis service because it is free.
NEED HELP? I am available via email, office hours, and appointments if necessary, so
waiting until the last minute to get help, ask questions, or raise concerns is bad practice.
Consider the syllabus and Canvas...
• A contract for the standards of behavior and coursework expectations
• Are here to protect both you and me concerning the acceptable working and learning
conditions for this class
• Are resources to help you know what is going on; "I didn't know" is never an excuse.
• Your first resource when for questions about content, due dates, expectations, etc.
With regards to your email and Canvas:
I will be sending you updates, reminders, comments, and other course information via
email and Canvas; therefore, you need to check both often.
• Should I need to modify the course syllabus or due dates, I will update you via
email, Canvas, and our “Calendar”
• You are responsible for keeping up with these changes when I make announcements in
class.
• Should Canvas become unavailable from some sort of system-wide error, you will still be
required to complete your work through alternate methods which I will explain via email.