| Course Title: | Advanced Expository Writing | ![]() |
| Course ID: | ENG 215WI | |
| Class Type: | Internet | |
| Class Code: | ||
| Credits: | 0 | |
| Instructor: | Judith Kirkpatrick Phone: 734-9331 Fax: 734-9151 Internet email address: kirkpatr@hawaii.edu | |
| Course URL: | http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kirkpatr | |
| Originating Campus: | Kapiolani CC | |
| Receive Sites: | Hawaii CC, Honolulu CC, Kapi'olani CC, Kauai CC, Maui CC | |
| Days: | ||
| Meeting Times: | NA | |
| Start/End dates: | 07/06/2004 - 08/13/2004 | |
| Other info: | Students will meet online for discussion on Wednesday evenings, 8-9 p.m. at the KCC MOO: http://moo.kcc.hawaii.edu | |
| Special Tuition: | 0.00 | |
| Special Fees: | 0.00 | |
| Course Requirements: | Students who enroll in this course need to demonstrate computer competency and have access to the Internet--email and web. | |
| Course Prequisites: | A grade of "C" or higher in English 100, 160, 109, or instructor recommendation. | |
| Course Description: | Students will practice sustained expository/argumentative writing for a variety of audiences and purposes. Emphasis will be on logical and rhetorical principles, stylistic concerns, research method, and evaluation of source materials and legal/ethical issues of writing non-fiction. | |
| Textbooks: | Everything's an Argument with Readings, Third Edition
Andrea A. Lunsford (Stanford U.) John J. Ruszkiewicz (The U. of Texas at Austin) Keith Walters (U. of Texas at Austin) Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004 Paperbound ISBN 0031204072406 UH Outreach Bookstore: 1-800-UHBOOKS http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/uhoutreach/ | |
| Technical Requirements: | Online course allow students to take a course via computer technology and the Internet. It is recommended that if you register for an online course, you must feel comfortable using a computer and basic Internet skills ((browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) .
Computer Requirement: A computer with at least 32 MB recommended. PC with Windows 95 (later version), 98, or NT, or a Power Macintosh running System 8.4 or higher. If your machine is not already connected to a network and has an IP address, you need a modem to dial into your campus modem pool or an Internet Service Provider to obtain an IP address and to be connected to the Internet. You should have at least a 28.8 – kbps modem. You will need a browser to allow you to view the WWW (e.g. Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher) It is also required that you obtain a UH Email account. Please go to the following URL for more information: http://www.hawaii.edu/its/email/ | |
| Other info: | Students will meet online for discussion on Wednesday evenings, 8-9 p.m. at the KCC MOO:
http://moo.kcc.hawaii.edu |