University of Texas at Tyler



ENGL 2323:002 Office: BUS 256A Fall 2014 Office Hrs: T 9:00-11:00, R 2:00-3:00Time: TR 12:30-1:50 & by appointmentLocation: BUS 257 Office Phone: (903) 565-5703 Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Tilghman Email: ctilghman@uttyler.eduEnglish Literature from the 1780s to the PresentWelcome to Class!Welcome! I have high expectations for each person taking this class. I hope that as the semester continues, it will be a place for you to present your thoughts, listen to those of others, and formulate your ideas effectively as you gain an appreciation for the riches that English literature has to offer.? If you have any questions or concerns about your progress in the class, see me during my office hours or make an appointment to meet with me. I not only welcome contact with you, I strongly encourage it.Course DescriptionThis sophomore level literature survey is PATSS certified. The course is a blended (or hybrid) course with approximately 45% of the course delivered in the classroom and the rest of the course delivered online. It is designed to make the best use of both new technologies for learning and student time. The course is divided into three main sections designed to introduce you to writers and literary texts from the Romantic, Victorian, and 20th Century periods of English literature. To help you to better understand the material, the course will familiarize you with cultural contexts for the literary texts assigned in each period under discussion. Significant contexts include 1) the French Revolution; 2) the Industrial Revolution; 3) the rise and fall of the British Empire; 4) the growth of nationalization and the nation-state; 5) world war; and 6) varied perspectives on class, ethnicity, and gender in literary discourse.Learning OutcomesThe course has five primary goals for its students:to foster familiarity with English literature written between 1780 and the present in terms of specific movements, genres, authors, and styles;to improve ability to understand differences and draw connections between different historical periods and cultural communities that are represented in English literature;to heighten skills of critical thinking based on textual analysis of written, auditory, and visual texts;to demonstrate an improved ability to effectively communicate ideas orally and in writing;to demonstrate an increased sense of personal responsibility and social responsibility as these concepts apply to and are reflected in the classroom.These outcomes will be demonstrated in a series of online discussions and journal entries, online quizzes, in-class discussions, and in-class examinations that will include questions requiring both objective responses to specific questions and substantive essay responses.Engl 2323; Dr. TilghmanRequired Course Texts and Materials:?Apple iPad with iBook app & Kindle app or Laptop Computer with access to Google Books (Note: if you do not have either a laptop or an iPad, pages from the Digital Text can be printed off from BlackBoard. You will, however, need regular access to a computer with internet to successfully complete the course.)Blackboard and YouTube accessEngl 2323 Digital Text, to be accessed through BlackboardE-text of Hard Times by Charles Dickens, a free iBook or Google Book or a paper copy of the novelE-Text of Regeneration by Pat Barker, a Kindle book, to be purchased from or?paper copy of the novelA good dictionary is recommended.Handouts will be provided as needed.Prerequisites for the Course:?This is a Core component course. There are no class prerequisites, but you must be a student in good standing at The Univeristy of Texas at Tyler. Students who are on academic probation must get entrollment authorization from the instructor of the class.What is a Hybrid Class?"Hybrid" or "Blended" are names commonly used to describe courses in which some tradtional face-to-face "seat time" has been replaced by online learning activities. The purpose of a blended or hybrid course?is to take advantage of the best features of both face-to-face and online learning. A blended or hybrid course is designed to integrate face-to-face and online activities so that they reinforce, complement, and elaborate one another. (). A hybrid course is designed to make the best use of new technologies and a student’s time, but it is not for students who are not comfortable with a format that involves considerable personal responsibility and less of a teacher’s presence and instruction in the classroom.Technology RequirementsRequirements:Access to a computer (PC or Mac), personal or on campus (for information about comptuers abd the Campus Computing Center email itsupport@patriots.uttyler.edu.)Internet access (high-speed preferred; Blackboard and the videos may be slow to load on satellite or dial-up)Enrollment in Blackboard for the course (Note: The Blackboard platform contains no barriers for users with disabilities and is both usable and accessible by everyone, regardless of age, ability, or situation. For more information, please review their Commitment to Accessibility.Microsoft Office, or a Word and PowerPoint-compatible program such as Apple iWork or Apache Open Office (free) to view handouts and presentationsThe ability to view and listen to video and audio recordingsAs a student enrolled in a class delivered in a digital environment, you should have these minimum skills:Engl 2323: Dr. TilghmanNavigate the Internet using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or ChromeSend and receive email from your UT Tyler Patriots email accountAccess and navigate UT Tyler BlackboardCreate, attach, open, and save Microsoft Word documentsPost to discussion boards and wikisOpen PDF filesPlay and view video and audio filesPlug-ins and Helper Applications:The campus IT department has arranged for discounts on many software packages on the HiEd websiteUT Tyler online courses use Java, JavaScript, browser plug-ins, helper application and cookies.? It is essential that you have these elements installed and enabled in your web browser for optimal viewing of the content and functions of your online course. Always ensure that you are using the most update version for the browser you choose to access the online learning content. Mozilla Firefox is the recommended browser for Blackboard ()Adobe Reader allows you to view, save, and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files ()Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows you to use interactive tools on the web ()Adobe Flash Player allows you to view content created with Flash such as interactive web applications and animations ()QuickTime allows users to play back audio and video files ()Windows Media Player allows you to view, listen and download streaming video and audio ()Technology HelpFor tutorials on how to use Blackboard, please click on the Help tab located on the upper right hand corner of Blackboard. You may also check out On Demand Learning Center for Students at you have issues with logins, connectivity, or with general computer support, email itsupport@patriots.uttyler.edu or?contact the IT Support Hotline at (903) 565-5555.Note: When you call or email IT Support, be sure to include a complete description of your question or problem including:The title and number of the courseThe page in questionIf you get an error message, a description and message numberWhat you were doing at the time you got the error messageEngl 2323: Dr. TilghmanCommunication, Email, and Netiquette.Announcements: Please check Blackboard regularly for announcements. They will contain important information about the class.?Office Visits: I will be in my office during scheduled office hours and encourage you to visit me about the course. This is especially important if you need clarification?about how to apporach the course or you are struggling with the material it provides. In both cases, the earlier you come to see me, the better. Additionally, I would appreciate getting your feedback on the course. ?If you cannot see me during office hours, we can schedule an appointment at a time that will work.?Email Policy: Email for this class will be checked regularly on weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Emails will be responded to within twenty-four hours on weekdays. Email will not be checked or responded to during the weekends. An occasion may arise when a faculty meeting, student meeting, or appointment may prevent me from checking email during the scheduled time; however, email will be checked as soon as possible after or before the meeting or appointment. Because of the size of the class, it will not be possible to answer emails that ask for a detailed review of material prior to an examination. Study guides for examination review and in-class question and answer sessions over assigned material are scheduled to provide this informaton.Discussion Board Q&As: The Q&A section of the Discussion Board will be checked and responded to regularly on weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Discussion Board Q&As secton will not be checked or responded to during the weekends.?Discussion Board Etiquette: The following guidelines should be followed each time you interact on the Discussion Board to insure your interactions are respectful and professional:?Introduce yourself to the other participants on the discussion board before responding to the discussion prompt or entering a discussion.Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life. Remember there is a person behind a written post. Always follow ethical standards of behavior and be respectful to others whose opinions and life experiences may differ from your own.Refrain from inappropriate language and comments that lead to a personal attack or cause conflict. If someone acts inappropriately, do not comment about the post and do not respond to it.Be prepared for online discussions prior to engaging in them and be willing to both ask questions and share knowledge.Respect other people’s time by?understanding the requirements of the discussion, asking relevant questions, and making thoughtful responses.Take time to check spelling and grammar before posting a comment.Be patient and forgiving of others?mistakes. We all make them.The above guideline is adapted from Duquesne University’s Center for Teaching Excellence: 2323: Dr. TilghmanPlease be mindful that the instructor will monitor the discussion board. Should inappropriate conduct occur, a private email will be sent to the offending student in the?first instance. A significant reduction in the student's participation grade will occur in the second instance. The student will be removed from the discussion board and a 0% participation grade for online discussion recorded in the third instance. The instructor reserves the right to modify this procedure.Online Participation and In Class Attendance PolicyIn Class Attendance: Because of the limited number of in-class meetings, it is important that you attend each of them. A 5% reduction in your in-class participation grade will result for each class missed. See the grading section below.Discussion Board and Online Participation: You will be expected to participate in class discussions on the Discussion Board both formally (with assigned discussion prompts) and informally with your classmates. A reduction in the discussion participation portion of your online participation grade will result for each failure to adequately respond to an assigned discussion prompt. See the grading section below. Please note that in addition to the Discussion Board, a Reflection Journal has been provided for posting your ideas about class discussions (both online and in the classroom).Course GradingYour grades for this class will be calculated as follows: ?Participation & Discussion Board: 15%Online Quizzes: 10%?Romantic Period Examination: 25%Victorian Age?Examination: 25%Twentieth Century Examination25%. ?Instructor Response Time and Feedback on Quizzes, Examinations, and Discussion Board Posts:For examinations, grades will be posted on Blackboard under My Grades within one week? after taking the exam. Examination answer sheets will be returned during the first F2F meeting that follows the submission or the exam. Quizzes are graded online and a quiz grade should post immediately after a quiz has been completed. Because in-class and Discussion Board participation are cumulative, the grades for these components of the course will posted at the end of the semester.Reading ExamsThere will be three, in-class reading exams: one for each of the three major periods of literature under study. The examinations will be based on the assigned texts, in-class and podcast lectures, assigned videos, and discussion. Each exam will consist of an objective component and an essay component. The purpose of the objective component will be to test your familiarity with and comprehension of assigned material. The purpose of the essay component will be to have you demonstrate your ability to think analytically, draw connections, synthesize ideas, and communicate effectively in an engagement with passages from selected texts.Engl 2323: Dr. TilghmanOnline Review: During class on the Tuesday immediately prceding an examaination, an in-clas exam review will be scheduled. This review is your chance to ask any questions you have about the upcoming exam while going over the study guide provided by your professor. Attendance is required for in-class exam review sessions.Late Policy and Examination Make-up: For those who have an official excuse from dean, coach, instructor, or doctor, two make-up examination dates will be scheduled. Students who have obtained an official excuse will be notified of the date, place, and time for the make-up examination. Students with an official excuse to make up the third and final examination should inform the instructor at least one week before the examination date.QuizzesSix online unit quizzes will be given for the Romantic, Victorian, and Twentieth Century periods of literature (two quizzes for each period). Access to the unit quizzes is located on the BlackBoard menu bar to the left of this screen. You make take a quiz in its entirety or return to finish it at any time before the quiz completion date for that quiz. To return to a quiz at a later time, be sure to click on the “Save All Answers” tab.? Note: if you click on the “Save and Submit” tab, your quiz will be submitted for grading, and you will not be able to return to it at a later time. Please check the course calendar for the scheduled deadlines for quiz completion.Late Policy for Online Quizzes: Both quizzes for each period of literature must be taken before the scheduled online examination review for that period of literature. Quizzes cannot be made up after the quiz due date has passed for the period of literature they cover.?Discussion Board and Reflection JournalDiscussion Board: Six discussion prompts will be posted on the Discussion Board throughout the semester (two prompts for each major literary period). You will be expected to post a thoughtful response (of approximately 100 words) for each of the discussion prompts assigned by the professor and to make a thoughtful comment (of approximately 40 words) on at least one post made by a classmate for each of the six discussion prompts.Late Policy for Discussion Board Posts: 2% of the grade assigned for the post will be deducted for each weekday the discussion board post is late.Reflection Journal: A Reflection Journal will be provided in which you may post your thoughts about the course. Its purpose is to help to prepare for the discussion board and for posting entries on course readings, videos, and discussion of interest to you. At the end of the semester, the journal will be marked as "exceeds expectations," "satisfactory," or "unsatisfactory."? It will affect your participation grade only if you fail to use it very much at all or, more to be desired, if you use it frequently and thoughtfully. Please note that the professor will be able to see your journal entries.Academic HonestyYou must not submit work that has been copied, wholly or partially, from a book, article, essay, newspaper, another student’s notebook, paper, test, or any other written or printed or internet or media source. In the event that extra credit paper is assigned, another writer’s phrases, sentences, or paragraphs may be included as part of your work only if presented in paraphrase Engl 2323: Dr. Tilghmanor quotation with the source appropriately cited both in the text and in an attached bibliography.? Academic dishonesty will be reported and may result in failure of the course.Disability ServicesIn accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) the University offers accommodations to students with learning, physical and/or psychiatric disabilities. If you have a disability, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, PTSD or ADHD, or you have a history of modifications or accommodations in a previous educational environment you are encouraged to contact the Student Accessibility and Resources office and schedule an interview with the Accessibility Case Manager/ADA Coordinator, Cynthia Lowery Staples. If you are unsure if the above criterion applies to you, but have questions or concerns please contact the SAR office. For more information or to set up an appointment please visit the SAR office located in the University Center, Room 3150 or call 903.566.7079. You may also send an email to cstaples@uttyler.edu.Student Absence for University-Sponsored Events and ActivitiesIf you intend to be absent for a university-sponsored event or activity, you (or the event sponsor) must notify the instructor at least two weeks prior to the date of the planned absence. At that time the instructor will set a date and time when make-up assignments will be completed.Student Absence due to Religious ObservanceStudents who anticipate being absent from class due to a religious observance are requested to inform the instructor by the second class meeting of the semester.State-Mandated Course Drop PolicyTexas law prohibits a student who began college for the first time in Fall 2007 or thereafter from dropping more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career. This includes courses dropped at another 2-year or 4-year Texas public college or university. For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after the census date. (See Academic Calendar for the specific date.) Exceptions to the 6-drop rule may be found in the catalog. Petitions for exemptions must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Center and must be accompanied by documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Please contact the Enrollment Services Center if you have any questions.Withdrawal DateThe last day to withdraw from this course with an automatic “W” is October 27, 2014.Grade Replacement/Forgiveness and Census Date PoliciesStudents repeating a course for grade forgiveness (grade replacement) must file a Grade Replacement Contract with the Enrollment Services Center (ADM 230) on or before the Census Date of the semester in which the course will be repeated. Grade Replacement Contracts are available in the Enrollment Services Center or at . Each Engl 2323: Dr. Tilghmansemester’s Census Date can be found on the Contract itself, on the Academic Calendar, or in the information pamphlets published each semester by the Office of the Registrar.Failure to file a Grade Replacement Contract will result in both the original and repeated grade being used to calculate your overall grade point average. Undergraduates are eligible to exercise grade replacement for only three course repeats during their career at UT Tyler; graduates are eligible for two grade replacements. Full policy details are printed on each Grade Replacement Contract.The Census Date is the deadline for many forms and enrollment actions that students need to be aware of. These include:Submitting Grade Replacement Contracts, Transient Forms, requests to withhold directory information, approvals for taking courses as Audit, Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit.Receiving 100% refunds for partial withdrawals. (There is no refund for these after the Census Date.)Schedule adjustments (section changes, adding a new class, dropping without a “W” grade).Being reinstated or re-enrolled in classes after being dropped for non-pleting the process for tuition exemptions or waivers through Financial Aid.Students Rights and ResponsibilitiesTo know and understand the policies that affect your rights and responsibilities as a student at UT Tyler, please follow this link: Security and FERPA StatementIt is the policy of The University of Texas at Tyler to protect the confidential nature of social security numbers. The University has changed its computer programming so that all students have an identification number. The electronic transmission of grades (e.g., via e-mail) risks violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; grades will not be transmitted electronically.Emergency Exits and EvacuationEveryone is required to exit the building when a fire alarm goes off. Follow your instructor’s directions regarding the appropriate exit. If you require assistance during an evacuation, inform your instructor in the first week of class. Do not re-enter the building unless given permission by University Police, Fire department, or Fire Prevention Services. ................
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