Hello. Please note that this is not 1 paper, but seven. The requirements are all on syllbus, and I've highlighted in red the 7 papers that need to be written. The requirements for each can be found in professor's eprofolio in syllbus. If you have any questions, please contact me, thank you.
I want to confirm with you again. I need seven papers, which I marked in red in syllabus. If you have any questions, please contact me anytime. thank you

Course Description 

The primary objective of this course is to provide you with the information and practice you need to produce successful academic writing and to gain more confidence as a writer in academic settings. 

Since this course is part of an Open Educational Resource (OER) grant, there is no textbook. All readings are online with links provided in this text or are on library reserve. All readings will be clearly indicated on how to retrieve them.

Course Goals

In this course, you will …

ü  examine how language varies depending on context

ü  develop an awareness of various features of academic writing

ü  examine and critique texts from social and cognitive perspectives

ü  engage in discussions and debates about academic writing

ü  produce writing in a variety of academic genres

ü  practice assessing your own and your peers' writing

ü  learn to recognize your own writing strengths and weaknesses

ü  develop strategies for improving your writing processes and products

Course Requirements

Attendance and participation

Regular and punctual attendance and participation are required. If you miss a class, you are still responsible for completing all assignments on time. Absences will negatively affect your grade, with more than three absences resulting in a failing grade for the course.

If you need to miss a class, kindly send me an email or text. There are legit reasons for being absent. If you know in advance that you will be absent, speak to me, so that you will not miss out on the work. Legit reasons do not count against you.

Readings

You are responsible for doing all readings and assignments before class.

Incompletes

The grade of Incomplete will be assigned only when the course attendance requirement has been met but, for reasons satisfactory to the instructor, the granting of a final grade has been postponed because certain course assignments are outstanding.  Incomplete assignments and grading must be completed with six weeks or the incomplete grade will be converted to an 'F." Incomplete grades should be avoided at all costs. 

Pace University Writing Center

If you would like help with your writing, the Pace University Writing Center offers free tutoring assistance.

Recording the Class

This class is recorded using Panopto. This software records all sounds in the room, as well as the podium and blackboard. There is no need to record the class because it is being recorded by the college. This can be accessed in Blackboard on the left-hand side where the drop-down menu is located under Panopto.

Social Media Use for Office Hours

You are welcome to use social media (i.e., WeChat, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Skype [when necessary], and text) if you have a question for me. It is always faster to reach me via social media, especially if it is a quick question. If you prefer I use a different social media than listed above, I am happy to communicate with you that way as well.

Technology Use Policy

The policy for this class for using technology (i.e., phones, laptops, and tablets) is that it can be used anytime in class for taking notes to completing tasks. Technology is to be used for academic purposes only. 

Texting, IM, and browsing the internet for nonacademic things is strictly prohibited. If you do, technology restrictions will apply, as well as other consequences. At any time, the professor has the right to ban all technology in the classroom.

While technology is a great tool for teaching, it can also be a distraction for other students around you. Therefore, please be respectful when using it.

Students with Disabilities

The university will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students who would like to request accommodations for a qualifying disability should contact the Coordinator of Disability Services at the University’s Counseling Center in NY at 212-346-1526. Services are available only to students who are registered and submit appropriate documentation.

Academic Integrity

As noted in the Pace Student Handbook:

"Students are required to be honest and ethical in satisfying their academic assignments and requirements. Academic integrity requires that, except as may be authorized by the instructor, a student must demonstrate independent intellectual and academic achievements. Therefore, when a student uses or relies upon an idea or material obtained from another source, proper credit or attribution must be given. A failure to give credit or attribution to ideas or material obtained from an outside source is plagiarism. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden. Every student is responsible for giving the proper credit or attribution for any quotation, idea, data, or other material obtained from another source that is presented (whether orally or in writing) in the student’s papers, reports, submissions, examinations, presentations and the like."

http://www.pace.edu/student-handbook/university-policies-disciplinary-and-grievance-procedures  (Accessed September 6, 2011).

Assignments

All assignments are located on my ePortfolio at https://eportfolio.pace.edu/user/view.php?id=19010 under Learning Modules and in the Assignments Section of this book. All papers may be written in MLA or APA format; it is your choice.

Grading

All assignments are due, as stated on the syllabus, which will be given an initial grade. However, you may rewrite your assignments over as many times as you wish up to the last day of classes, excluding final exam week. If you choose not to rewrite any assignment, the initial grade is the grade that goes in the grade book. Therefore, this is NO extra credit given in this class because you have a lot of time to rewrite most assignments.

Schedule

January 28: Introduction to Class

January 30: Review Syllabus; Introduce Peloton Advertisement Assignment

February 4: Writing Process (overview and audience); Discuss Thonney; Continue with Peloton Advertisement Assignment

Thonney, T. (2011). Teaching the conventions of academic discourse. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 38(4), 347-362.

February 6: Writing Process (first vs. third person); Introduce ePortfolio; Continue with Peloton Advertisement Assignment

February 11: Introduce Press Release task; Basics of library research; Peloton Advertisement Assignment due

February 13: Press Release task (con't); Basics of library research (con't)

February 18: Basics of Proofreading; Summary of Thonney article due

February 20: Basics of Proofreading (con't)

February 25: Introduce Fake News essay; Discuss Duyn & Collier’s article (library reserve); Press Release task due

Duyn, E. V., & Collier, J. (2019). Priming and fake news: The effects of elite discourse on evaluations of news media. Mass Communication and Society, 22(1), 29-48. DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2018.1511807

https://www.ted.com/talks/stephanie_busari_how_fake_news_does_real_harm?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2017-04-24 

February 27: Fake News essays (con't)

March 3: Fake News essays (con't)

March 5: Individual Conferences

March 10: Individual Conferences; Fake News essay due

March 12: Introduce Ethics and Laws essay 

March 24: Ethics and Laws essay (con't)

March 26: Ethics and Laws essay (con't)

April 1: Workshop Day

April 3: Ethics and Laws paper due; Introduce Social Media Response

https://youtu.be/BVTm9hFicXE

Zimmerman, J. (2017, June 13). Free Speech Loses Ground as Harvard Retracts Offers to Admitted Students. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://www.chronicle.com/article/Free-Speech-Loses-Ground-as/240328?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=928f4a8bc94144cd9d181323620a2312&elq=7217168b7d9744e394ecce3661d8e04d&elqaid=14422&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6060

April 7: Social Media Response (con't)

April 14: Social Media Response (con't); Introduce Group Project

April 16: Social Media Response due; Group Project (con't)

April 21: Group Project (con't)

April 23: Group Project (con't)

April 28: ePortfolio and LinkedIn profile; Discuss PwC video; Discuss Johnstone's article (library databases); Group Project (con't)

Johnstone, T. (2015, June 22). Without personal branding, your career is dead. Ottawa Business Journal, 18(16), 19.

Weins, K. (2012, July 20). I won’t hire people who use poor grammar. Here’s why. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2012/07/i-wont-hire-people-who-use-poo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6NgD01BxcU

April 30: ePortfolio and LinkedIn profile; Group Project (con't)

May 7: Group Project (con't); Individual conferences

May 12: Group Project (con't); Individual conferences

May 14: All rewrites of assignments due; Final Paper due; ePortfolio assignment due