Basics to get you on a sucessful start in ENC1101 and ENC1102

2.  You are responsible for
› Reading, understanding, and following the
online syllabus (the course contract)
› Attending class regularly
› Taking notes in class when I convey information
you need to know
› Asking questions when you are not sure of or do
not understand something
› Participating in classroom activities
› If yours is a blended course, completing the
work assigned for each online class

3.  You are responsible for
› Paying attention to information about using
online resources
› Spending three hours on your own (reading,
studying, checking notes, working on
assignments, reviewing class material, etc.) for
every hour spent in class
› Doing the assigned work by the deadlines
› Accepting the consequences for absences or
missing work

4.  Be A Problem-Solver by
› Finding a reliable way to get to class
› Buying your textbooks and supplies on time
› Getting help from the Dean of Students if you
cannot buy your texts and supplies on time
› Backing-up your documents against loss
› Organizing yourself to get work done on time
 You will know you have learned when you
› Leave the course with more knowledge about
writing than you had when you arrived

5.  Your tuition partially covers things like
› The cost of maintaining the building you class
meets in and the college grounds
› The cost of services, like the library and
computer labs
› Technology in the classroom
› Administrative, staff and faculty costs
 A small portion of costs are covered by
state funds allocated by the legislature
 Costs are also sometimes covered by
grants the college has won from
foundations, like the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation

6.  A1-year survey of U.S. Literature
 AML2010 does NOT need to be taken
before you can take AML2020
 Skills:
› Written and oral communication
 Logical thinking and expression of ideas
 Effective written and oral presentation of ideas
 Clear organization
› Analytical skills for college, career, and life
 Written communication
 Verbal communication
 Analysis (This is an important one in any literature
course!)
 Preparation for higher level American Literature
courses when you transfer
 An understanding of where we have been as a
country of citizens

7.  Beginning of a 1-year composition
sequence
 Satisfies the Gordon Rule writing
requirement
 Skills:
› Written communication
 Logical thinking and expression of ideas
 Effective presentation of ideas
 Clear organization
› Analytical skills for college, career, and life
 Written communication
 Verbal communication
 Analysis
 Problem-solving

8.  The second half of a 1-year composition
sequence that builds on the skills learned in
ENC1101
 Satisfies the Gordon Rule writing
requirement
 Skills:
› Research Paper
 Logical thinking and expression of ideas
 Effective presentation of ideas
 Clear organization
 Acceptable documentation
› Analytical skills for college, career, and life
 Written communication
 Verbal communication
 Analysis
 Problem-solving

9.  The second half of a 2-year World Literature
sequence
 Satisfies the Gordon Rule writing requirement
 Satisfies the Humanities core requirement
 Provides knowledge of commonly-studied world
literary masterpieces
 Skills:
› Papers
 Logical thinking and expression of ideas
 Effective presentation of ideas
 Clear organization
 Acceptable documentation
› Analytical skills for college, career, and life
 Written communication
 Verbal communication to explain a concept or persuade
people to your point of view
 Analysis
 Problem-solving

10.  An introduction to the literature based on legends
of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
 Transfer to Florida universities as an elective
 Provides knowledge of commonly-studied
Arthurian Literature
 Prepares students for further study
 Skills:
› Papers
 Logical thinking and expression of ideas
 Effective presentation of ideas
 Clear organization
 Acceptable documentation
› Analytical skills for college, career, and life
 Written communication
 Verbal communication to explain a concept or persuade
people to your point of view
 Analysis
 Problem-solving

11.  Be prepared for class
› Use the course schedule and calendar in Angel
to stay informed
 Assignments without a listed due date are due by
11:55PM before the next class period
› Finish homework before class
› Bring books, paper, pens, etc., to participate in
the class
 Check the online schedule to see which textbook
you will need

12.  Participate in class
› Get ready to take notes when you arrive
› Sign the roll sheet when it circulates around the
room or respond promptly if I call roll
› If you are late, sign in with me after class
› Take notes for everything that is covered
 Pay attention
 Ask questions when you need to
 Stay “on task”
 Go over your notes before the next class

13.  Set aside time for study
› 3 hours for every hour in class
› Learn material in notes by heart
› Use Writing Center and/or Computer Courtyard
 Complete all the assignments
› Don’t forget Murphy’s Law: Whatever can go wrong,
will!
› Read the online assignment handouts carefully
› Address the requirements of an assignment to the
best of your ability
› Ask questions if you need to
› Submit work by their deadlines
› Check grades in Angel to know how you are doing

14.  Keep track of attendance
 Follow the syllabus
 Decide how to present new material
 Develop assignments
 Present course skills (in lectures)
 Lead classroom activities
 Answer questions
 Evaluate the quality of essays and assign
a grade
 Update grades in Angel regularly

15.  Your professor’s expertise in her or her
discipline (subject)
 Your professor’s professional judgment,
an informed opinion based on years of
study, training, and experience

16.  You are not paying for what your professors
know (a product, like a hamburger), but
what your professors think about what they
know.
 There is no “customer service” because you
are students not customers, which requires
a lot of work on your part.
 You are not paying for the right to be
exposed only to things you already know
and believe to be true and correct.
Instead, you are paying for the opportunity
to be exposed to many sides of many ideas
and issues so that your intellect can grow
. . . whether you like it or not!

17.  Pay attention to feedback on graded
assignments
› Comments and notes on papers
› Comments attached to a grade in Angel
 Use feedback to improve on the next
assignment
 Access Angel regularly to check you in-
progress grade
 Realize that a missed grade averages in as
zero and greatly hurts your course average

18. • Individual grades are based on
the quality of your work.
• The course grade is a mathematical
computation of individual grades. NO
• You cannot pass ENC1101 or
LIT2120 if you don’t pass the
writing assignments.

19.  Do everything we have just been talking
about to the best of your ability.
 I will do everything I can to help you as long
as you do everything you can to help
yourself.
 You have to take charge of your learning. I
cannot learn the material for you.