Syllabus Sections
Publish Date
08/29/2012 13:55:33
Developmental Writing
DEVW-0111
Spring 2013
01/14/2013 - 03/10/2013
Course Information
Section 001
Lecture
Laura Ore
Office Hours
- Other hours by appointment
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M W
11:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.M.
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T Th
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Course Requirements
This syllabus may be modified at any time. This section is designed to offer continious remediation in developmental writing when other courses may not be appropriate.The curriculum will be include the completion of MySkillsTutor, a very complete study of basic English grammar and the principles of college writing. The on-line activities will be administered by the staff of the learning lab at the Round Rock Campus. Completion of this section will NOT satisfy a student's TSI requirement.
Readings
MySkillsTutor to be accessed by the student in the learning lab.
Course Subjects
Students will complete a thorough review of English grammar and begin studying the basic aspects of a paragraph and eventually the college essay.
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, students will have
begun development in English grammar
worked on spelling and punctuation
reviewed the principles of subject/verb agreement, tense, and irregular verbs
avoided comma splices, run-ons, and fragments
been shown the rules of comma placement
begun to write college paragraphs