Semester:

Fall 2008

Access Course
 

Instructor:

Jill Rossiter

Textbook:

For most current book information please go to: http://www.efollett.com

Course Description:

The fundamental skills of reading and writing the essay.  Specific attention to personal, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing.  Required of all students except as specified by the English faculty.  Successful students will be able to: (1) Understand writing as a process, including prewriting, revision, and editing; (2) Read and respond thoughtfully and analytically; (3) Control a main idea; (4) Develop and organize support for a main idea; (5) Develop a logical argument; (6) Identify and write to a variety of audiences; (7) Develop writing that is appropriate in academic and occupational settings; (8) Write clearly, concisely, and vigorously; (9) Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar; (10) Use basic word-processing skills to produce and revise an essay.  Writing intensive; computer intensive.
Pre-requisite: Satisfactory completion of ENGL 091 or 093, or appropriate placement.

Minimum Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 1.5 GB RAM
High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
Firefox 1.5.0.11 or Internet Explorer 6x
Java runtime environment 1.5.11  (J2SE) 5.0 update 11 for Windows and (J2SE) 5.0 Release 4 for OSX
UPDATES-Make sure you download security patches for your operating system. If you're a Microsoft Windows user, get your monthly updates at www.microsoft.com/security. If you use Mac, check out updates at www.mac.com/support.

*Courses can be accessed via 56K modem connections although due to the long page load times this type of connection is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College. 

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact the instructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LCMail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LCMail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.