Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0245
Organization's ID:
English 205
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
40 hours for 18 weeks
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 English Composition II
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to further students' academic writing proficiency and delve into professional writing. Students will continue developing their argumentative writing skills by creating a research paper, workplace proposal, and oral presentation according to a process. Students will also find and use sources in their work.

Learning Outcomes:

  • apply a specific process to create written, multimodal, and oral products.
  • conduct research by locating and evaluating sources.
  • integrate research sources into writing in order to provide support.
  • create written and multimodal products that align to the audience and purpose.
  • develop and deliver oral presentations for a specific audience and purpose.
  • apply knowledge of formatting and style guides by citing research sources.

General Topics:

  • Understanding writing as a process
  • Using prewriting strategies
  • Analyzing audience and voice
  • Writing introductions and conclusions
  • Paragraphing
  • Writing essays
  • Revising and editing essays
  • Identifying grammatical errors
  • Using punctuation correctly
  • Spelling words correctly
  • Identifying a research topic and question
  • Finding and evaluating sources
  • Citing and documenting sources
  • Writing research essays
  • Writing business proposals
  • Developing and delivering presentations
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials