FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE

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1 Form 2A, Page 1 FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE COURSE NUMBER: ENC 2301 COURSE TITLE: Advanced Writing PREREQUISITE(S): ENC 1102 or ENC 2210 COREQUISITE(S): None CREDIT HOURS: 3 CONTACT HOURS/WEEK: 3 CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN: Lecture/Discussion: 3 Laboratory: other : FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS: 3 STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE ALLOCATION: 28 CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to help perfect writing skills developed in first-year composition and to prepare students for sustained writing. Emphasis will be on clarity and elegance (without ostentation) of style. Close readings of samples of good, sophisticated writing will provide the basis for discussion of style and rhetorical principles. SUGGESTED TEXT(S): Atwan, Robert, Ten on Ten, Major Essayists on Recurring Themes. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, Barnet, Sylvan, and Hugo Bedam. Current Issues And Enduring Questions, Methods and Models of Argument, Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin s Press Coleman, Robert L. and others, Making Sense: Constructing in the Arts and Sciences. Houghton Mifflin Forche, Carolyn and Philip Gerard. Writing Creative Nonfiction, Cincinnati, Ohio Story Press

2 Form 2A, Page 2 SUGGESTED TEXT(S): (CONTINUED) Lopate, Philip. The Art of the Personal Essay. New York: Doubleday Root, Robert L. and Michael Steinberg, The Fourth Genes: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction, Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Smart, William. Eight Modern Essayists. New York: St. Martin's Press, Rottenberg, Annette. Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. New York: St. Martin's Press Zinsser, William, On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Non-Fiction, New York: Harper and Row Any similar text IMPLEMENTATION DATE: Winter Term, 1989 (892) REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE: Fall Term, 1996 (971) Fall Term, 2002 (20031) Fall Term, 2012 (20131) Reactivated

3 Form 2A, Page 3 COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS PER TOPIC I. Refinements of Style 9-12 A. Word Choices/Language B. Sentence Studies C. Varieties of Focus D. Style Related to 1. Subject Matter 2. Audience 3. Purpose 4. Voice 5. Organization II. Advanced Exposition 9-12 A. Combining Several Rhetorical Modes in One Writing Task B. Complex Organization Related to 1. Subject Matter 2. Audience 3. Purpose 4. Voice III. Writing Tasks Across the Curriculum 9-15 A. Writing in Humanities B. Writing in Social Sciences C. Writing in Natural Sciences D. Writing in Business and Technology IV. Advanced Argument 9-15 A. Facts/Opinions B. Faulty Reasoning C. Refutation Techniques D. Strategies For Direct Arguments E. Strategies For Implied Arguments

4 Florida State College At Jacksonville Learning Outcomes & Assessment NOTE: Use either the Tab key or mouse click to move from field to field. The box will expand to accommodate your entry. Section 1 COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: ENC 2301 COURSE TITLE: Advanced Writing Section 2 TYPE OF COURSE: (Click on the box to check all that apply) SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (CC): 3 CONTACT HOURS (NCC): X AA Elective AS Required Professional College Prep AS Professional Elective AAS Required Professional Technical Certificate Other PSAV Apprenticeship General Education: (For General Education courses, you must also complete Section 3 and Section 8) Section 3 (If applicable) INDICATE BELOW THE DISCIPLINE AREA FOR GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES: Communications Social & Behavioral Sciences Mathematics Natural Sciences Humanities Section 4 INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES: x Reading Speaking x Critical Analysis x Writing Listening x Information Literacy x Quantitative Skills Ethical Judgment Scientific Method of Inquiry Working Collaboratively Section 5 STATE GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA Critical x Communication x Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning Thinking Information x Global Sociocultural Responsibility Literacy Section 6 LEARNING OUTCOMES Type of Outcome: Gen. Ed, Program, Understand the need for research Understand various critical strategies Become aware of academic, philosophical, political, ethical, and cultural issues raised by texts Use effective logical, emotional and ethical appeals in analytical and argumentative essays METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Completing a researched-based argumentative paper to be graded using an instructor-authored and/or department-approved rubric

5 Section 6 (Continued) LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify, develop and practice strategies to construct effective arguments and presentations in print and digital media venues Gather, evaluate, and select appropriate information from various media sources Develop and present a researched argument in MLA and/or APA style Section 7 Type of Outcome: Gen. Ed, Program, METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Writing and presenting a researched-based argumentative paper to be graded using an instructorauthored and/or department-approved rubric Name of Person Completing This Form: Margaret L. Clark, Ph.D. Date: October 24, 2011