2. ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR
Instructor : Professor Jennifer Brunk
E-Mail:
Phone Number:
Office:
jbrunk@mail.valenciacollege.e
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407-994-4191 ext.4610
Building 3 218
Office Hours:
Virtual Office Hours: M, W 1:30pm-4:30pm
Osceola Face-to-Face Office Hours: T 9:30am-11:30am ; R 10:30am-
11:30am &1:30pm-2:30pm
Lake Nona Face-to-Face Office Hours: F 8:00am-10:00am
If you are unable to meet during these times, additional meetings may be
scheduled by appointment as well.
3. ABOUT THE COURSE
Prerequisites: Score of 99 on writing component of PERT or equivalent score
on other state-approved entry test or minimum grade of C in ENC 0025C or
EAP 1640C, and a score of 104 on reading component of PERT or equivalent
score on other state approved entry test or minimum grade of C in REA
0017C or EAP 1620C.
Course Description:
Development of essay form, including documented essay; instruction and
practice in expository writing. Emphasis on clarity of central and support
ideas, adequate development, logical organization, coherence, appropriate
citing of primary and/or secondary sources, and grammatical and
mechanical accuracy. Gordon Rule course in which the student is required to
demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments.
Minimum grade of C is required if ENC 1101 is used to satisfy Gordon Rule
and General Education Requirements. This course revolves around Valencia’s
core competencies (Value, Think Communicate, and Act). Course Credits: 3
4. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will compose essays, including a formal research paper.
Students will use conventions of standard American English
Students will demonstrate competence in research and
documentation.
Students will compose essays in several rhetorical modes.
5. MATERIALS
Required Texts:
Kennedy, X.J., Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Jane E. Aaron. The Brief Bedford Reader. 11th ed.
Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2012. Print.
Bullock, Richard and Francine Weinberg. The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises. 2nd
ed. New York: Norton, 2014. Print.
Required Materials: Students should own or have access to the following supplies:
General Supplies: Pencils/pens, stapler, multi-color highlighters, three-hole punch, loose-leaf
college-ruled paper, binder/folder to store all class materials, dictionary and
thesaurus. (Check the library or m-w.com.)
Regular computer access with internet, scanning, and printing capability, white printer
paper and black ink.
Access to Microsoft Word. (All campus computers have this program installed.
Access to Atlas and Blackboard.
6. EMAIL POLICY
E-mail is the best way to contact me.
Class correspondence should be through your Atlas e-mail account.
Atlas is the OFFICIAL method of contact. If you use anything other than your
Atlas email to contact me, I may not receive your email and will not be able
to answer your questions.
Check Atlas mail regularly.
Avoid e-mailing me (or classmates) last minute expecting a quick response.
Provide brief, descriptive subjects.
Begin your e-mail with a greeting, and sign e-mails with your name and
class section number.
All communication between student and instructor and between student and
student should be respectful and professional.
Correspondence meeting these requirements will receive response within 24
hours.
7. THREE BEFORE ME
In the interest of helping you own your education and take some
responsibility for it, I have adopted this rule:
When a student has a question, he or she consults at least three
sources (e.g. syllabus, Blackboard, classmates, handouts, textbooks,
class notes) in an effort to find an answer before e-mailing me for
help.
If you consult three sources and still cannot find a satisfactory
answer, I will be glad to help.
In other words, I expect students to be proactive problem solvers.
8. ACADEMIC HONESTY
This composition course will help you think about how to use and document
outside texts appropriately for the writing you will do in the university.
All Essays will first be submitted through SafeAssign to determine originality.
If you aren’t sure how to document correctly, you should consult your handbook
or the instructor.
If you intentionally use outside sources without giving proper credit to the
original source, or if you turn in work that is not your own, you have committed
plagiarism.
If you assist another student in doing this, you are partially responsible for their
act of plagiarism.
This includes buying an essay from another student or off the internet, copying
without credit from another’s work, and submitting work from another class.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. All quoted or referenced material/ideas must be
properly identified and cited using MLA guidelines. If any student is caught
plagiarizing, either in whole or in part, they may receive a failing grade (F) for
the course.
9. ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
Academic Responsibility
Your instructor is not responsible for your attendance, homework, or
classwork.
It is your responsibility to keep up with all assignments, due dates,
and any work missed due to absences.
If you miss class, contact one of your classmates for notes or missed
assignments. (You should have their contact information from the
first day of class).
Consult Blackboard for all PowerPoint lectures and assignment
sheets.
10. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
It is not your instructor’s responsibility to provide technical support for
internet, printing, or word processing devices. If you experience technical
issues, you are still responsible for turning in all assignments on time.
Technical support is available to Valencia students online.
If you experience computer issues, DO NOT email your instructor. I cannot
fix your electronic devices.
If you experience technical issues, you still MUST turn in a copy of your
assignment by the deadline listed on Blackboard and in the syllabus.
Emailing the assignment is ONLY acceptable if the assignment is due via
Blackboard and you are unable to access Blackboard.
Emailed assignments will NOT be graded. Submit the assignment via
Blackboard as soon as you are able to access our course
You can also access computers and internet in the library.
11. COLLEGE POLICIES
Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a
Notification to Instructor (NTI) form from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD)
and discuss specific needs with the professor, preferably during the first two weeks of
class. The Office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on
appropriate documentation of disabilities.
Student Assistance
Valencia College strives to ensure that all students have a rewarding and successful
college experience. To that purpose, Valencia students can get immediate help with
issues dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, adjustment difficulties, substance abuse,
time management as well as relationship problems dealing with school, home, or work.
Bay Care Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (SAP) services are free to all
Valencia students and are available 24 hours a day by calling (800) 878-5470. Free face-to-
face counseling is also available.
College Catalog, Policy Manual, & Student Handbook
The College Catalog, Policy Manual, and Student Handbook are all available online at
www.valenciacollege.edu.
12. ATTENDANCE POLICY
Your professor expects students to participate in all instructional activities.
Online courses are no different from classroom courses in this regard;
however, participation must be defined in a different manner.
Student "attendance" in online courses will be defined as active participation
in the course as described in the individual course syllabus.
Students who do not log on to the course within the No Show Period for the
course will be dropped from the course.
(No Show and Withdrawal dates are September 3-11and November 7).
Students who fail to maintain active participation in an online course as
defined in the course syllabus will be sent one warning and withdrawn if the
situations calls for it.
