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English Grammar Review helps students to review the parts of speech, elements of a sentence, basic sentence patterns, major sentence level errors, agreement errors and punctuation. Students are encouraged to practice writing. Course meets by arrangement in the Writing Center. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. After registering for this course, the student should contact the Writing Center.
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Research Skills is a review of the various aspects of the research process, beginning with limiting the subject and moving to revising the finished product. Emphasis is on the gathering of resource materials, synthesizing the information and developing an essay in which the resource information is used to support a thesis and is documented in an approved academic form. This course meets by arrangement in the Writing Center. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. After registering for this course, the student should contact the Writing Center.
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Revision Skills is designed to instruct the practicing writer in skills needed to revise all writing, including business, college and personal writing. Students will use computer programs and self-paced materials. Revision Skills is intended to complement courses in which writing is assigned. Students will be encouraged to bring in business communication or college assignments to apply the learned skills. Course meets by arrangement in the Writing Center. This course does not fulfill degree requirements. After registering for this course, the student should contact the Writing Center.
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This course is designed to complement and/or support classes in which writing is intrinsic to the curriculum and provide students with a process that can be applied to the variety of written assignments typically assigned in classes other than composition. Students will practice writing a variety of short papers using a prescribed process for each assignment. The course is individualized. Students enrolled in this class must come to the Writing Center, LIB 308, to make arrangements for their class schedule, to pick up a syllabus and other materials, and to be assigned an instructor. The course is a combination of written material and software. All completed work will be kept in a folder in the Writing Center. Students should anticipate approximately 20 hours of work to complete the course. This course does not fulfill degree requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117 Composition I focuses on writing nonfiction prose suitable in its expression and content to both its occasion and its audience. Students will have an opportunity to improve in all phases of the writing process: discovering ideas, gathering information, planning and organizing, drafting, revising and editing. Each essay written in the course should clearly communicate a central idea or thesis, contain sufficient detail to be lively and convincing, reflect the voice of the writer and use carefully edited standard written English. 3 hrs./wk. Students must take the JCCC writing assessment test or submit an ACT score of 19 or higher before enrolling. For more information, see a JCCC counselor. This course may be offered as a Learning Communities (LCOM) section, see current credit schedule for LCOM details.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 121 Because so much writing is required in college and in the workplace demands the ability to synthesize information gathered from various sources, Composition II will focus on skills essential to gathering, comprehending, analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing information. Composition II also emphasizes organizing and polishing steps important in composing expository, evaluative and persuasive prose. 3 hrs./wk. This course may be offered as a Learning Communities (LCOM) section, see current credit schedule for LCOM details.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 121 This course provides a basic knowledge of technical writing. Students will learn the writing process (prewriting, writing and rewriting) to follow when constructing correspondence, including memos, letters, e-mail, reports, instructional manuals and Web pages. Students also will learn seven key traits of effective technical writing: clarity, conciseness, document design, organization, audience recognition, audience involvement and accuracy. Accuracy specifically entails the need for students to adhere to rules of grammar and mechanics. Students will learn how to create computer- generated graphics and learn word processing skills. Finally, the students will learn how to work in teams, modeling Total Quality Management skills. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 121 Students will read, discuss and analyze works from three literary genres: the short story, the poem and the play. Students will learn and apply the technical vocabulary used in the criticism of these literary forms. Students will be introduced to representative works from various literary traditions and cultures, including numerous works from contemporary writers. 3 hrs./wk. This course may be offered as a Learning Communities (LCOM) section, see current credit schedule for LCOM details.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 121 This course teaches students to apply the writing process as well as fundamental rhetorical and composition skills to various interactive media including Web pages, CD-ROMs/DVD, e-mail, kiosks, computer program packages and other electronic media. The instruction will focus on skills essential to selecting, evaluating and synthesizing information from primary and secondary sources; in addition, it will emphasize the different approaches to organization that these media require as well as the variety of discourse styles used in informative, instructional, persuasive and entertainment media texts. 3 hrs. lecture/wk. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $10 to $20.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 121 Games, particularly Role-Playing Games (RPGs) and other participatory narratives, share many properties with traditional narratives, yet differ significantly from their linear counterparts. This course focuses on the elements of narrative as well as the principles that drive virtual or alternative possible worlds (both fictive and reality-based), and it will provide students with practice writing and designing artifacts that demonstrate an understanding of plot, character, setting and the impact of structure and purpose in game development. This course is taught in the fall semester only. 3 hrs. lecture/wk. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $20 to $30.
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