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Writing 316-E Syllabus ~ Spring 2002
<http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr316/syllabus.htm>
Section #36979 - 4 credits
Tues.-Thurs. 3:00 - 4:40 p.m.
Library Rm. 117 (Computer Classroom)
Instructor: Cora Agatucci, Ph.D.
Shortcut: Required Texts

Prerequisites:

1. College-Level Writing Skills, demonstrated through successful completion of at least one lower division writing course (e.g. WR 121 with a grade of "B" or higher) or an equivalent demonstration of college-level writing skills (e.g. successful completion of the WPE).
2. Basic Computer Skills - e.g., ability to use word-processing software to electronically produce edited writing assignments, to handle electronic E-Mail, and to use an internet browser such as Microsoft Explorer or Netscape to access and conduct research on the World Wide Web (WWW)
3. E-mail Account & Internet Access

		If you don't already have an E-Mail account, you may get one through COCC: inquire at the Pioneer computer lab (2nd floor). If you already have a COCC Email account, note that, after COCC's recent conversion from FirstClass to Microsoft Outlook, your old FirstClass Email address will no longer work. To find out your new address and password, please log into Banner Web - go to "Personal Information" and then to "View E-mail Addresses." Students who experience difficulty with their new e-mail account can get help from a lab attendant in the Pioneer or Library Computer Lab.
		Reliable Internet access is available in LIB 117 during regular WR 316 course meetings and in Bend-campus Computer Labs during Spring 2002 open computer lab hours. See Student Computing: <http://www.cocc.edu/plab/> *

Required:

Online Reading & Research as assigned.
WR 316 online instructional materials and World Wide Web sites may be captured for personal student reference via . . . :

		add to "favorites" and/or "bookmark" if you have internet access and capabilities from a home PC (personal computer);
		copy-and-paste all or part of WWW webpages that you save as electronic word-processing documents to your home PC hardrive and/or to a portable disk in class--and you will need to purchase one or more floppy disk(s) and bring them to class;
		print hardcopies, but note: in-class printing will be available but limited (because of current Oregon legislature's budget cuts to Oregon public higher education), and printing in COCC computer labs will cost you money. See Pay to Print at COCC/OSU-Cascades: <http://www.cocc.edu/plab/Computer_Labs/printing.htm> *

Optional:

Harnack, Andrew, and Eugene Kleppinger. Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Resources. 2001 Update. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN: 0-312-40068-3.
Online! Companion Website (Bedford-St. Martin's, 2000):
<http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/>
including Online! Citation Styles:
<http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html>
...Online! Using MLA Style to Cite & Document Sources:
<http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html>
...and much more!
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Assignments
& Grading

20%: Electronic (Hypertext) Paper, using FrontPage 2000 webeditor basic operations
20%: Annotated Bibliography (including Web Genre & Web Site Analysis), following sound Netiquette, college-level Citation & "fair use" Practices
40%: Term Web Project
--may be individually or collaboratively developed
--must be "content-rich" (i.e. not just a collection of links)
--will include a Cyber-Rhetorical Analysis & appropriate web site evaluation criteria
20%: Class Participation--traditional & electronic via Email & WR 316 Discussion Forum--e.g. in Web Writer's Workshops, Final Self-Assessment & Course Reflections
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Course Description

As stated in the EOU course description, WR 316 entails "intensive practice in advanced expository writing and prose analysis," with an "emphasis on developing a strong personal voice in essays ideally suitable for publication." The Spring 2002 Bend-campus version of WR 316 will focus on study and practice of advanced prose writing on the World Wide Web, through guided analysis, writing, and independent research. WR 316 students will be granted webs on the COCC server and given guided instruction in the basics of using Microsoft FrontPage 2000 web-editing software (and it's not that hard to learn!) in order to web-publish their own WR 316 prose writing projects on the World Wide Web (WWW).
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Contact Cora

Office Location: Deschutes 14 (Bend campus)
Office Hours: See current Schedule; also by appointment
Office Phone & Voicemail: (541) 383-7522
Mailbox (Humanities Dept. Office, Bend campus): Modoc 226
Electronic mail: cagatucci@cocc.edu
or within COCC FirstClass: Cora Agatucci
Fax: (541) 330-4396
Cora's Home Page: <http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/>

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