Composition II

ENGLISH 1102 | IAI C1 901R

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I'm happy you're here at College of DuPage! Let's talk about our course.

Why do we perform research, and what does it mean to practice research? Who produces higher quality research - scientists? Or your friends who upload their thoughts on YouTube? We will examine all of this in our time together. The last several years have shown us that understanding, interpreting, and sharing quality information are essential skills, but the sheer amount of unverified information available to us 24/7 has made it increasingly harder to discern fact from fiction, truth from lie, and good intent from bad intent. Further, artificial intelligence -- while (sort of) useful and exciting -- generates information - video, images, audio, text, "deepfakes," and "cheapfakes" - that can weaken our trust, safety, freedom, and democracy.

This semester we will encounter readings, videos, audio, images, and any other relevant materials that will help us understand why ethical research matters. By the end of the course each of you should have a better sense of how to incorporate research into your writing and your everyday life. Most importantly, you should have a clear of understanding of how research not only satisfies your curiosity about the world, but also expands your knowledge, changes your attitudes, challenges your beliefs, and strengthens your values.

In our time together we will discover that ethical research makes you a better human. ❤️

INSTRUCTOR INFO

Professor Jill A. Salas (she/her)

Cell: (708) 359-5861

Email: salasj261@cod.edu

Virtual Office Hours:

Mon, Tue, Wed 6 - 8:30 pm

Thu, 8 - 10:30 am

Text me a day in advance if you want to meet!

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Builds upon the rhetoric, reading, and writing concepts introduced in English Composition I by having students compose inquiry-driven research projects. In their research process, students find and select the most appropriate sources to address research questions that are intended for a discourse community. Students integrate sources meaningfully for support and present their findings via the forms of media and genre that suit the project’s objectives. Repeatable for credit: No. Prerequisite: ENGLI 1101 English Composition 1 with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to do the following:

Practice writing as a process involving inquiry, research, feedback, and revision
Analyze a rhetorical situation within a discourse community
Identify an issue relevant to a discourse community, a research question, a research plan, and digital and/or print media and genre(s) in which to present research findings to an audience
Assess the feasibility of the research inquiry
Build a body of research in the various stages of the research process
Evaluate the credibility of a variety of sources
Analyze arguments presented in sources
Develop research-supported arguments that address an issue relevant to a discourse community
Incorporate responses from instructor(s) and peers as part of the revision and editing process
Create researched print and/or digital texts that respond to rhetorical situations
Use suitable methods of citation

REQUIRED MATERIALS

A functional, chargeable computer and reliable internet access. If your computer doesn't work very well, you can rent one!

A personal Google account - not an account you share with a parent or guardian and not an account affiliated with your high school or employer. No one other than you should have access to our course materials or your peers' materials. Parents who access our course materials are in violation of federal law (FERPA).

A College of DuPage student ID with your photo

A valid form of ID in order to complete one assignment in COD's Testing Center or a virtual, remote location

Technology and online learning tools: We will use Google to complete most assignments and the library's databases to locate research. I've made tutorials to help you!

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