Course: Unified Studies 115H
English Composition: Exposition and Argument, Fall 2001
Bailey Business Center 244, TR 8:00–9:15
Instructor: Mr. Charles Swadley
Office, Owens Hall 201; voice mail, x2209; OBU Box 61204
Office hours: M 2:00–3:30, T 1:00–2:15, W 2:00–4:00, R
1:00–2:15,
F 2:00–3:00, or by appt.
My class schedule: MWF 9:00, 12:00, and 1:00; TR 8:00
Course Description: Unified Studies 115 is a composition course emphasizing critical reading,
careful writing, and intelligent research. This particular section of US115 focuses on
reading and writing about the intersection of technology and culture, particularly on the
ways that computers impact such diverse areas as our sense of personal identity and
community, the ways we work, learn, and play, notions of intellectual property and freedom
of expression, and the ways we construct reality itself, to name just a few. Additionally,
the course will be conducted in both a traditional classroom and a computer lab in order
to take advantage of current information technologies. The course presupposes that you
have access to a university computer, that you possess a modicum of keyboarding skills,
and that you are willing to work with the software applications employed in this class.
Course Goals: This course aims at preparing students to:
1. Read a text critically and respond to it thoughtfully.
2. Communicate their ideas clearly, both orally and in writing.
3. Write effective thesis-centered expository and argumentative prose.
4. Conduct research using current technologies.
5. Develop expertise in issues concerning cyberculture.
An additional goal is for the students to transfer across academic disciplines and into
their public and private lives the skills learned and practiced in this course so that
they may be life-long learners who engage their culture thoughtfully.
Textbooks and Links to Companion Web Sites:
A good college dictionary (recommended)
Materials: Always bring to class paper, pen, textbook(s) and the current draft
you’re working on.
8½ x 11 college-ruled notebook paper or spiral for notes, reading logs, and in-class
work.
Folder with pockets for your writing assignments.
You may also be asked to make copies of your drafts for your writing groups.
3½" diskette for computer files.
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