I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Honors Composition II: Public and Professional Writing
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1421
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Honors Composition II is a writing-intensive course that aims to teach students how to write in a professional and public capacity through frequent writing experiences similar to the writing which they are likely to encounter in community or work situations. Students will compose rhetorically situated pieces including a research proposal, annotated bibliography, research report, e-documents, source reviews, and professional correspondence. Application will extend beyond the college classroom, reflecting common forms of civic engagement that exist in diverse and pluralistic societies. Students will learn the foundational elements of argumentation and will develop researching, critical thinking, and collaborative writing strategies as they draft and revise multiple documents for multiple audiences. The capstone project for the course requires students to showcase their research in a public forum.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading |
Score: |
100 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1421 - Honors Composition II: Public and Professional Writing
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ENGL 1420 | Honors Composition I: The Great Books—Self, Society and the Quest for Fulfillment | 4 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to the Honors Program.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1421 - Honors Composition II: Public and Professional Writing
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Normandale Community College, MN
|
ENGL 1101 Honors Composition
|
4
|
|
St. Cloud State University
|
HONS 160 Honors English Composition
|
4
|
|
University of MN Duluth
|
WRIT 3180 Honors: Advanced Writing
|
3
|
|
University of MN Crookston
|
COMP 1013 Honors: Composition II
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
AA Honors Program
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 1 – Written and Oral Communication
- Goal 9 – Ethical and Civic Responsibility
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Students will engage in discussion, small group work, and a panel presentation. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Students will draft documents in multiple genres for multiple audiences. |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Students will regularly respond to questions from the readings or take quizzes that test comprehension. |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Students will engage in small group discussions and collaborative projects such as peer reviews, wikis, group presentations, and simulation exercises. |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Students will conduct research on an issue, explore multiple sides of the debate, and assess multiple ways of addressing the problem. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Students will research an issue, analyze data and evidence, and draw conclusions that are applicable to a concrete situation. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Students will learn how to use social media applications (blog, wiki, eFolio, twitter) as a way to establish professional presence, spark conversation about their research topic, and distribute quality information about the issue. |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Students will engage in small group discussions and collaborative projects such as peer reviews, wikis, group presentations, and simulation exercises. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Students will participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
|
1
|
|
Students will locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.
|
1
|
|
Students will select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
|
1
|
|
Students will construct logical and coherent arguments.
|
1
|
|
Students will use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in their writing and speaking.
|
1
|
|
Students will employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
|
1
|
|
Students will understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
|
1
|
|
Students will examine, articulate, and apply their own ethical views.
|
9
|
|
Students will understand and apply core concepts (e.g. politics, rights and obligations, justice, liberty) to specific issues.
|
9
|
|
Students will analyze and reflect on the ethical dimensions of legal, social, and scientific issues.
|
9
|
|
Students will recognize the diversity of political motivations and interests of others.
|
9
|
|
Students will identify ways to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
|
9
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Unit One: Research and Inquiry
- Professional Correspondence (memos, letters, e-mail)
- Conducting a Professional Interview
- Collaborative Audience Analysis
- Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
- Research and Argumentation Exam
- Project One: Portfolio
- Unit Two: Meaningful Contribution through Computer-Mediated Discourse
- Social Media Web 2.0 (blog, twitter, wiki, Google docs)
- Collaborative Resource Page
- Social Networking
- Project Two: eFolio
- Unit Three: Community Writing as Civic Engagement
- Press Release
- Collaborative Research Showcase Flyer
- Letter to Editor, Congress or Company
- Source Review
- Critical Analysis Exam
- Project Three: Portfolio
- Unit Four: Analysis and Recommendation
- Collaborative Peer Review
- Revision Reflection
- Research Report
- Letter of Support
- Project Four: Portfolio
- Capstone Project
- Research Showcase and Panel Presentation
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Honors Composition II: Public and Professional Writing
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1421
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Honors Composition II is a writing-intensive course that aims to teach students how to write in a professional and public capacity through frequent writing experiences similar to the writing which they are likely to encounter in community or work situations. Students will compose rhetorically situated pieces including a research proposal, annotated bibliography, research report, e-documents, source reviews, and professional correspondence. Application will extend beyond the college classroom, reflecting common forms of civic engagement that exist in diverse and pluralistic societies. Students will learn the foundational elements of argumentation and will develop researching, critical thinking, and collaborative writing strategies as they draft and revise multiple documents for multiple audiences. The capstone project for the course requires students to showcase their research in a public forum.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading |
Score: |
100 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1421 - Honors Composition II: Public and Professional Writing
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| ENGL 1420 | Honors Composition I: The Great Books—Self, Society and the Quest for Fulfillment | 4 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to the Honors Program.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1421 - Honors Composition II: Public and Professional Writing
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Normandale Community College, MN
|
ENGL 1101 Honors Composition
|
4
|
|
St. Cloud State University
|
HONS 160 Honors English Composition
|
4
|
|
University of MN Duluth
|
WRIT 3180 Honors: Advanced Writing
|
3
|
|
University of MN Crookston
|
COMP 1013 Honors: Composition II
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
AA Honors Program
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 1 – Written and Oral Communication
- Goal 9 – Ethical and Civic Responsibility
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Students will engage in discussion, small group work, and a panel presentation. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Students will draft documents in multiple genres for multiple audiences. |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Students will regularly respond to questions from the readings or take quizzes that test comprehension. |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Students will engage in small group discussions and collaborative projects such as peer reviews, wikis, group presentations, and simulation exercises. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Students will research an issue, analyze data and evidence, and draw conclusions that are applicable to a concrete situation. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Students will learn how to use social media applications (blog, wiki, eFolio, twitter) as a way to establish professional presence, spark conversation about their research topic, and distribute quality information about the issue. |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Students will engage in small group discussions and collaborative projects such as peer reviews, wikis, group presentations, and simulation exercises. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Students will participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
|
1
|
|
Students will locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.
|
1
|
|
Students will select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
|
1
|
|
Students will construct logical and coherent arguments.
|
1
|
|
Students will use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in their writing and speaking.
|
1
|
|
Students will employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
|
1
|
|
Students will understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
|
1
|
|
Students will examine, articulate, and apply their own ethical views.
|
9
|
|
Students will understand and apply core concepts (e.g. politics, rights and obligations, justice, liberty) to specific issues.
|
9
|
|
Students will analyze and reflect on the ethical dimensions of legal, social, and scientific issues.
|
9
|
|
Students will recognize the diversity of political motivations and interests of others.
|
9
|
|
Students will identify ways to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
|
9
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Unit One: Research and Inquiry
- Professional Correspondence (memos, letters, e-mail)
- Conducting a Professional Interview
- Collaborative Audience Analysis
- Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
- Research and Argumentation Exam
- Project One: Portfolio
- Unit Two: Meaningful Contribution through Computer-Mediated Discourse
- Social Media Web 2.0 (blog, twitter, wiki, Google docs)
- Collaborative Resource Page
- Social Networking
- Project Two: eFolio
- Unit Three: Community Writing as Civic Engagement
- Press Release
- Collaborative Research Showcase Flyer
- Letter to Editor, Congress or Company
- Source Review
- Critical Analysis Exam
- Project Three: Portfolio
- Unit Four: Analysis and Recommendation
- Collaborative Peer Review
- Revision Reflection
- Research Report
- Letter of Support
- Project Four: Portfolio
- Capstone Project
- Research Showcase and Panel Presentation