Advanced Composition Syllabus -- AASU -- English 4700

English 4700 Advanced Composition
Dr. Richard Nordquist
Summer 2008 (Study Abroad in England)
Armstrong Atlantic State University
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SYLLABUS

Summer 2008
Instructor: Dr. Richard Nordquist
Office: Solms 211-C
Phone: (912) 344 2613
e-mail: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu
Web: www.nt.armstrong.edu/Nordquist.htm
Course web site: www.nt.armstrong.edu/advanced.htm
Hours: afternoons and evenings by appointment

Required Texts

Paul Bailey (ed.), The Oxford Book of London (Oxford University Press, 1995) (provided by instructor)

William Zinsser, On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition : The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (2006)
(provided by instructor)

Packet of essays (provided by instructor)

Web Site
Please check the NEWS page on the course web site frequently: at least twice a week during the term. The NEWS page will alert you to any updates that have been made elsewhere on the course web site. Project guidelines, reading assignments, due dates, and supplementary resources will all be posted online.

Communications & Participation

While working on any course project, please don't hesitate to send me questions and/or drafts via e-mail. Please send attachments in Word or WordPerfect format. I'll be encouraging you (at times requiring you) to share your drafts not only with me but with friends and family members.

Grading

Final grades will be determined according to the following scale:
project #1: 10%
projects #2, #3, and #4 (or #5): 20% each
project #6: 30%
Set a realistic timetable for yourself so that everything doesn't pile up (on you or on me) at the end: July 22 (the deadline for submitting drafts) and July 28 (the deadline for submitting all completed projects).

All work should be turned in on time. A late assignment will be docked one letter grade per day. An assignment that is not turned in at all will receive a grade of 0 (the equivalent of a double-F on the grade scale).

Ethics

In composing reports and essays, you should rely solely on approved resources. Reliance on uncredited secondary sources of any kind (whether direct or indirect) will be treated as plagiarism and a violation of the Armstrong Atlantic Honor Code.

Final Reminder
If you're having problems, please get in touch with me.

English 4700 is taught by Dr. Richard Nordquist.
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Solms Hall 211C
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia 31419
912/344 2613

e-mail: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu

06 June 2008