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Students will explore techniques for conducting research across academic and occupational disciplines. Projects focus on academic research, reasoning, and communication.
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ENG 102 Composition II
2023-52
Prerequisite: ENG 101
3 credit(s)
3 lecture hours/week
0 lab hours/week
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Locate, retrieve, and evaluate data from a variety of primary and secondary sources. (CCC 1, 2, 5)
Compose and revise information-based projects for diverse audiences and purposes. (CCC 1, 2, 5)
See Core Curriculum Competencies and Program Graduate Competencies at the end of the syllabus. CCPOs are linked to every competency they develop.
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
Locate, retrieve, and evaluate data from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
Investigate open-ended research questions on a focused topic using strategies for critical inquiry.
Locate, select, and evaluate current, relevant, authoritative, and accurate, sources of information.
Apply critical thinking to sources.
Compose and revise information-based projects for diverse audiences and purposes.
Develop and support an original thesis.
Apply organizational strategies to research processes.
Compose research-based projects.
Summarize, paraphrase, and quote sources.
Demonstrate academic integrity using American Psychological Association (APA) standards.
Design and deliver effective research-based presentation(s) or multimodal content for diverse audiences and purposes.
Adapt research for presentation(s) or multimodal project(s) content.
Use verbal and non-verbal oral presentation skills to communicate research appropriate to assigned tasks.
Apply knowledge of audience and purpose.
The grade will be determined using the Delaware Tech grading system:
Calculated using the following weighted average
Assignments
Evaluation Measure (Formative/Summative) and Percentage of Final Grade
Total
Exploratory Research Writing
Formative: Plans, Drafts, and/or Revisions for Exploratory Research Writing
5%
20%
Summative: Exploratory Research Essay
Minimum of two (2) academic sources, three to four (3-4) pages of content (excluding APA front and back matter).
Evaluated through the use of a collegewide rubric
15%
Informative Research Writing
Formative: Plans, Drafts, and/or Revisions for Informative Research Writing
10%
30%
Summative: Informative Research Essay
Minimum of two (2) credible sources; four to six (4-6) pages of content (excluding APA front and back matter).
Argumentative Research Writing
Formative: Plans, Drafts, and/or Revisions for Argumentative Research Writing
40%
Summative: Argumentative Research Paper
Minimum of six (6) credible sources; seven to eight (7-8) pages of content (excluding APA front and back matter).
25%
Presentation(s) or Multimodal Project(s)
Additional mini presentation(s) are optional. If assigned, they should be evaluated as formative assessment(s) in any chosen unit(s).
Formative: Plans, Drafts, and/or Revisions for Oral/Multimodal Presentation
3%
Summative: Oral/Multimodal Presentation
5-8 minute final presentation showcasing content from the Argumentative Research paper
7%
Total:
33% Formative
67% Summative
100%
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