Course Information

Course Number: ENG2102 O 11

Course Name: College Composition II
Semester: Summer 2022-2023
Class Day(s): Monday- Sunday
Class Time: Online
Number of Sessions: Seven (7)
Building/Room: Online

Instructor Information
Name: Scott White
Office Phone: NA
Cell Phone: (314) 437-1672
E-mail: SAWhite@Ranken.edu
Office Location: NA
Office Hours: Online or by appointment

Program Level Student Outcomes

● Demonstrate competent oral and written communications and computer skills used in workplace
environments.
● Demonstrate quantitative thinking and reasoning skills through mathematical computations
common in technical environments.
● Demonstrate quantitative thinking and reasoning skills through scientific computations common
in technical environments.
● Demonstrate work ethic skills and basic business knowledge required to secure and retain
employment
● Demonstrate critical reasoning and thinking skills through problem solving, argumentation, data
collection, documentation, and analysis.
● Demonstrate general knowledge of the humanities to enhance skills for interacting with people of
all ethnicities and social groups.

Course Materials and Texts

Inventing Arguments 4th Edition. 2016 MLA Updates. John Mauk and John Metz. Cengage
Publishing.
ISBN 13: 978-1-337-28085-3
ISBN 10: 1-337-28085-2
MindTap online companion also required
ISBN: 9781305115019

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 NOTE: Your tuition includes Cengage Unlimited, which includes the ebook and MindTap. You
do not need to purchase separately. If you purchased a used book or book from another source,
you may need to purchase MindTap. We will be using MindTap for many assignments. You will
be unable to complete the course without it.

Course Description
This course further utilizes rhetorical principles gained from ENG1101. It includes methods of
research for writing a documented research paper. Prerequisite: ENG1101. Three credit hours.

Course Level Student Outcomes

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use research from academic journals and online databases to support research writing
● Use Modern Language Association (MLA) standards to format and cite and list references in
argumentation essays
● Use grammar, spelling, punctuation and mechanics correctly
● Use computer technology and software designed for written communication
● Use critical thinking skills to analyze a variety of argumentation texts

Policies

The College offers multiple courses and programs completely online. Online courses provide the
convenience students need to meet life demands while completing weekly coursework when it is
convenient for them. Industry expects Ranken graduates to be successful in online courses as they will
expect technicians to take future online courses to stay current in their field. Students in online
courses will be expected to have access to reliable Internet and a computer to complete coursework.

Attendance
Students are expected to attend all scheduled course sessions. Students are also expected to arrive on
time and remain for the duration of each course session. Students are responsible for monitoring their
attendance record on Inside Ranken.

Online Courses:
All students in online courses will be held to the following standards:
 Students are expected to actively participate in all course sessions.
 Online courses run from Monday at 12:00 a.m. CST to Sunday at 11:59 p.m. CST.
 Students must actively participate at least once per week to be counted present in their
online course for that week. To satisfy weekly attendance requirements online, students
must complete one of the following actions as directed by the instructor:
o Submit an academic assignment
o Submit a quiz or exam
o Participate in a posted online academic discussion
 Simply logging into the class without active participation does not constitute official
weekly attendance. Participation must be within Inside Ranken and/or the learning
management system used in the class, such as MyMathLab, SAM, or MindTap.

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  The allowable number of absences is based on the total number of sessions the course is
scheduled to meet. The allowable number of absences in this course will be 1, as dictated
in the student handbook (for a seven-week class)
 Each week the online course meets is considered a session.
 Failure to actively participate during the week will result in an absence for that weekly
session.
 Calculations for tardies do not apply to online courses.
 Students will be allowed to make up reasonable academic work missed due to an
absence. Reasonable work includes homework, quizzes, and tests. 

“Life Happens”
This course has one exception to the standard late work policy: one time per semester, no questions
asked, I will accept your weekly assignments 48 hours after the listed due date. I cannot waive the
absence for missing that week’s work, so I recommend completing your work by Friday evening, when
possible, but I get that sometimes that’s just not an option. If you want to invoke this policy, send me
an email with the subject line “Life Happens” and I’ll waive the standard penalty on late work. If you
want to tell me what happened because you think I should know, especially if it’s something that
might not resolve very quickly (in the hospital, having a baby, power got turned off, etc), you’re
welcome to disclose that information, but it’s not a requirement. Remember, though, that this is a
one-time offer per semester, so don’t waste it.

Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is essential to the education process at Ranken Technical College. Thus, academic
dishonesty is a basis for disciplinary action or dismissal. Such acts include:
- Cheating on any type of exam
- Cheating on homework assignments
- Helping another student to cheat on any type of exam
- Helping another student to cheat on homework assignments
- Illegal or unauthorized possession of exams or restricted material
- Illegal or unauthorized changes to a graded assignment or exam
- Plagiarism (including in your work, another’s work that is not properly cited)

Course Grading

Weight of Assignments
5% Introductory Assignments
50% Competency Assignments (Mindtap Blocks)
10% Written Assessment 1
15% Written Assessment 2
20% Final Project (Policy Argument Proposal, Outline, First and Final Drafts)

Overall Grade Scale

A 92.5-100% Excellent
B+ 89.5-92.49% Very Good
B 83.5-89.49% Good
C+ 80.5-83.49% Above Average
C 74.5-80.49% Average
D 69.5-74.49% Unsatisfactory; does not satisfy course requirement
F BELOW 69.49% Failing

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Workload Table
REMINDER: This is a THREE credit hour course. Take the total hours of each category and
multiply by three, to arrive at the total workload hours of 135.  Please do NOT wait until Sunday
night to complete your weekly assignments!

Category Reading Homework Lecture Assignments Written Project Total Work

and Assessments hours PER
Discussion CREDIT
HOUR
Instructor  0 3 4 4 2 2 15
Led
Lecture and
Discussion

Out of class 15 5  0 3 3 4 30
preparation
by student
Lab/shop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 8 4 7 5 6 45
Inside Ranken
Students are expected to use Inside Ranken (http://insideranken.org) to gain access to general
course information, digital course materials, current attendance record, current grades, and online
assignments. Students are to notify their instructor immediately of any error in grades or attendance.

General College Information

Tutorial Assistance
Students experiencing academic difficulties are encouraged to use the tutorial services offered
by the Student Success Center (SSC) located on the top floor on the Finney Building and
through the Gray Bridge. You can contact the SSC at (314) 286-4891.

Academic Accommodations
Ranken Technical College makes every effort to support individuals with disabilities, whether
temporary or permanent.   To obtain academic accommodations, students must identify
themselves to Student Success and provide written documentation of their disabilities from a
qualified professional or agencies. To schedule an appointment, email ssc@ranken.edu.  

Career Services
The Career Services department is available to help students with resume writing and job
placement. You can contact Career Services at (314) 286-3665.

Snow Days and Campus Emergencies

If classes are canceled due to weather or an emergency, students will be notified via the
notification system which will generate a text message to the assigned cell phone and/or email
address. Notifications are also posted on the College website and Inside Ranken web portal.

Notifications are active for the time period you specify during the sign-up process. It is
recommended that you sign up for a one-year period. If you are still actively taking classes at
Ranken after this time period, your notifications can be revalidated for an additional period of
time. This will also allow you to verify that your information is correct on a yearly basis.
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 Please Note: You may incur charges from your cellular provider for each text message.
We will make every effort to contact you when classes are cancelled. UNLESS YOU ARE
ADVISED OTHERWISE, YOU SHOULD ASSUME THAT CLASSES WILL BE HELD.

Remote Learning Days

Remote Learning Days are declared by the College when a situation arises that interferes with
the students’ safety or the ability to conduct classes. Students will be alerted of a Remote
Learning Day via Ranken’s emergency notification system. The message will indicate that
students must check their Inside Ranken email for the instructions for a virtual/online
learning day. The Attendance Policy will still apply to Remote Learning Days. Attendance for
that course session will be taken following the guidelines for a Hybrid Virtual Asynchronous
Session, in which students must submit the designated assignment to be considered present.

Document Format Policy: All assignments must be submitted as Microsoft Word documents
(.doc or .docx), or as PDFs. All assignments should be double-spaced using Times New Roman 12-
point font and adhere to Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines.

Forbidden Topics: Be sure to review the Forbidden Topics list found under handouts on Inside
Ranken and avoid the topics listed for all essays.

Course Schedule
Week Due Date Assignment Points
Online Meeting
1 May 21 50
Orientation Assignments
2 May 28 MindTap Block 1 125
Online Meeting
3 June 4 100
Written Assessment 1
4 June 11 MindTap Block 2 125
5 June 18 MindTap Block 3 125
Online Meeting
6 June 25 200
Final Paper (Proposal Argument Essay)
Written Assessment 2 150
7 July 2
Mindtap Block 4 125

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Week 1
May 15-21
Orientation Assignments
The assignments this week count for 50 grade points, and they are important for attendance and in
understanding the course.
 
Do not forget to do all three parts (post, email, and quiz).
● Orientation Assignment #1 - Collaboration
● Orientation Assignment #2 - Email your instructor
● Orientation Quiz
There will also be a zoom meeting at 9:00 AM on Friday for anyone who wants to discuss the course
or get to know their classmates

Week 2
May 22-28
MindTap Block 1
● Chapter 1: Inventing Arguments
● Homework: Chapter 1 - Inventing Arguments
● Auto-graded Activity: Fragments
● Auto-graded Activity: Run-ons and Comma Splices
● Auto-graded Activity: When to Use Commas
● Chapter 4: Opposition
● Homework: Chapter 4 - Opposition
Objectives:
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use grammar, spelling, punctuation and mechanics correctly
● Use computer technology and software designed for written communication
● Use critical thinking skills to analyze a variety of argumentation texts  

Week 3
May 29-June 4
Written Assessment I
Written Assessment 1 is given to all Comp II students at Ranken regardless of instructor. An article is
assigned for the students to read and questions are to be answered in the essay for. The article,
instructions, and rubric are attached on the Coursework assignment.
Objectives
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use Modern Language Association (MLA) standards to format and cite and list references in
argumentation essays
● Use grammar, spelling, punctuation and mechanics correctly
● Use computer technology and software designed for written communication
● Use critical thinking skills to analyze a variety of argumentation texts
There will also be a 9:00 AM Zoom meeting on Friday for anyone who wants to chat with their
classmates or conference with me about the written assessment

Week 4
June 5-11
MindTap Block 2
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 ● Chapter 2: Claims
● Homework: Chapter 2 - Claims
● Chapter 3: Support
● Homework: Chapter 3 - Support
● Chapter 13: The Research Path
● Homework: Chapter 13 - The Research Path
● Auto-graded Activity: Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Quoting
● Auto-graded Activity: Essay Structure
Objectives
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use research from academic journals and online databases to support research writing
● Use Modern Language Association (MLA) standards to format and cite and list references in
argumentation essays
● Use computer technology and software designed for written communication
● Use critical thinking skills to analyze a variety of argumentation texts

Week 5
June 12-18
MindTap Block 3
● Auto-graded Activity: Introduction to Research
● Chapter 14: Documenting Sources
● Homework: Chapter 14 - Documenting Sources
● Auto-graded Activity: Thesis Statements
● Auto-graded Activity: Evaluating and Using Sources
● Auto-graded Activity: Citing Sources: MLA Format
Objectives
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use research from academic journals and online databases to support research writing
● Use Modern Language Association (MLA) standards to format and cite and list references in
argumentation essays

Week 6
June 19-25
Final Paper (Proposal Argument Essay)
The Proposal Argument Essay is the second research essay written for the course. It requires to
understand the conventions of proposal arguments as stated in the book and craft their own essay
with researched sources using MLA formatting. Full instructions are attached in Coursework.
Objectives:
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use research from academic journals and online databases to support research writing
● Use Modern Language Association (MLA) standards to format and cite and list references in
argumentation essays
● Use grammar, spelling, punctuation and mechanics correctly
● Use computer technology and software designed for written communication
● Use critical thinking skills to analyze a variety of argumentation texts
There will also be a Zoom meeting at 9:00 AM Friday for anyone who wants to chat with their
classmates or conference with me about their argumentative research essay
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Week 7
June 26-July 2
Written Assessment 2
Written Assessment 2 is given to all Comp II students at Ranken regardless of instructor. An article is
assigned for the students to read, and questions are to be answered in essay form. The article,
instructions, and rubric are attached on the Coursework assignment.
Mindtap Block 4
● Chapter 5: Values and Assumptions
● Homework: Chapter 5 - Hidden Layers
● Chapter 6: Analyzing Argument
● Homework: Chapter 6 - Analyzing Arguments
● Auto-graded Activity: Tone
● Auto-graded Activity: Emails in the Workplace
● Auto-graded Activity: Film
Objectives:
● Draft, organize, revise, and edit research essays using several rhetorical modes to effectively
communicate argumentation theses
● Use Modern Language Association (MLA) standards to format and cite and list references in
argumentation essays
● Use grammar, spelling, punctuation and mechanics correctly
● Use computer technology and software designed for written communication
● Use critical thinking skills to analyze a variety of argumentation texts