Spring 2017
 

Dr. Rhonda L. Kelley
Assoc. Professor of English
 

Contact:

Office: 130 Collins Hall

912-260-4303 (office phone)

912-592-1513 (cell phone; texts only, please)

email: rhonda.kelley@sgsc.edu
 

Office Hours:

Mondays 7:30-10:45, 12:15-1:00

Tuesdays 7:30-8:00, 12:15-1:00

Wednesdays 7:30-1:00

Thursdays 7:30-8:00, 11:00-1:00
 

Course Description

• ENGL 0989. Foundations for English Composition. This is the first course in a year-long pathway leading to ENGL 0999 and ENGL 1101 in the second semester.

Required Texts

• Kirszner, Foundations First: Sentences and Paragraphs with Readings, ISBN: 978-1-4576-3345-4
  • This textbook is a workbook, and you must have your own copy. NO SHARING.
  • If you are using a workbook that has already been used, you must purchase a new book or write your answers by hand on notebook paper.
• Download and Print the "Homework Assignments" document; bring to class everyday.

Course Overview and Objectives

English 0989 is meant to prepare the student for college-level courses which have a writing or reading components. It will also serve as a foundation for your professional life beyond college. "College-level reading and writing" and "academic grammar usage" and "basic composition" are all skills that can be learned. It is my goal this semester to help you learn those skills and get you out of learning support as quickly as possible.

To successfully complete English 0989, you must fulfill all of the class requirements, and then take the Compass Test at the end of the semester.

Learning Outcomes

• The student who passes ENGL 0989 will be able to
  • compose college-level sentences. (SLO 1)
  • compose college-level paragraphs. (SLO 2)
  • comprehend college-level writing. (SLO 3)
     

Grades

Participation and Attendance

• Please see the SGSC catalog for the campus-wide attendance policies.
• Please note that if you are here, but engaged in something other than class discussion, you obviously are not participating and will be counted absent.
• Turn off all cell phones before class begins and place them out of sight. If your cell phone rings during class or if you photograph or text message during class, you will be marked absent that day.
• Positive participation is expected of everyone.  Up to 20 points may be deducted from your final grade for any behaviors that negatively impact class participation. Such behaviors include, but are not limited to: cell phone use, texting, talking out of turn or disruptively, consistent or excessive tardiness, academic dishonesty, coming to class unprepared, coming to class without a book, and sleeping in class.

Email and The Web

• Student E-mail
  • Your student email address is available from Self-Service Banner. Your initial password should be your six-digit birthday (MMDDYY).
  • You MUST use this account to contact me via email, because non-campus emails frequently wind up in my Junk Mail.
• Course Web Page (no username/no password required)
  • Our course web page can be found at http://faculty.sgc.edu/rkelley/index.htm and can also be accessed through SGSC’s main web page (www.sgsc.edu) by clicking on "Academics" and then “Faculty Web Pages” and then my name, "Rhonda Kelley."
• GeorgiaView Course Web Page (username/password required)
  • Our GeorgiaView page can be found at https://sgsc.view.usg.edu/. Your username is the part of your student email address prior to the @ sign. From the GeorgiaView logon screen, click on the “Forgot Password?” link, you’ll be asked to enter your username, and then click submit. There will now be a note about sending your reset information to your student email account. Check your email after two or three minutes for the reset link. Please submit a Trouble Ticket if you have difficulties with Self-Service Banner, student email, or GeorgiaView.

Academic Dishonesty

Definition

“Academic dishonesty … is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise. It can include:

• Plagiarism: The adoption or reproduction of original creations of another author (person, collective, organization, community or other type of author, including anonymous authors) without due acknowledgment.
• Deception: Providing false information to an instructor concerning a formal academic exercise—e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work.
• Cheating: Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise without due acknowledgment.”

Penalties

• 1 instance of academic dishonesty: Student will receive a 0 on the assignment. I will decide on a case by case basis whether or not said assignment may be redone and under what conditions.
• 2 or more instances of academic dishonesty: Student will receive an F for the course.

Special Needs

If you have a disability and require reasonable classroom accommodations, please see me after class or make an appointment during office hours. If you plan to request accommodations for a disability, please register with the Office of Disability Services in Room 118, Powell Hall, phone number 912-260-4435. Also, if you find that any content in this course is inaccessible because of your disability, please contact me as soon as possible.

Mental Health Counseling Services

Counseling services are confidential and available upon request. If you would like to schedule a session, referral forms are located online or outside the counselor’s office. Please complete and submit the referral form to the counselor. Do not submit by email. Once you have submitted your form you will be contacted by phone to set up an appointment. The Counselor’s Office is located in Powell Hall, Room 119, phone number 912.260.4438.

Academic Support

Academic Support offers various resources to assist SGSC students with their academic success. These resources are available to SGSC students at no charge and are found at several ASC locations: the Academic Support Center in room 148A of the Dye Building on the Waycross campus, the Academic Support Center in room 216 of Powell Hall on the Douglas campus, and the STEM Center in room 125 of Stubbs Hall on the Douglas campus. All locations offer course-specific peer tutoring, academic skills workshops, and resources on study skills, time management, note-taking, and learning strategies. Live, online tutoring is also available 24/7 in GeorgiaVIEW through tutor.com. For more information about any of the resources available, contact Amber Wheeler, Academic Support Director, at amber.wheeler@sgsc.edu or visit our webpage at http://www.sgsc.edu/current-students/academicsupportcenter.cms.

Calendar

Remember: Download and Print the "Homework Assignments" document; bring to class everyday.

Last updated: 01/04/2017