Attendance and Late Work Policy

Polk Community College

Division Of Arts, Letters, And Social Sciences

General Course And Instructor Information:

COURSE DESCRIPTION, PREREQUISITES, AND CREDIT HOURS:

 3 Hours, 3 credits.  Prerequisite: ENC 0010 or Placement Exemption.

 Successful completion of ENC 1101 should enable the student to demonstrate critical reading skills with selected expository and argumentative literature; apply principles of development, unity, and coherence in college level writing; select and use appropriately a variety of rhetorical modes in analytical thinking and writing; demonstrate a command of college level writing; demonstrate a command of college level sentence skills in writing that evidences sentence variety and complexity, precise vocabulary, appropriate diction, and standard English grammar, spelling, usage, and mechanics; and apply basic research and documentation skills.  Gordon Rule word requirement: 6,000 words.

PCC MISSION AND OUTCOMES:

Polk Community College is a quality-driven educational institution providing degree, career, and lifelong learning programs within an environment of excellence and commitment to student success.  As such, PCC's General Education Outcomes require competence in areas of Communication (C), Global Social Awareness (GSA), Computational Skills (CS), Natural Phenomena (NP), and Information Literacy (IL).

These outcomes are:
Communication (C)

Information Literacy (IL)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will demonstrate college level competence in the following areas:

TEXTBOOK AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

 The Sundance Writer, Thomson/Heinle; College Workbook, Thomson/Heinle

 COURSE CONTENT:

 METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

These will vary according to course objectives, student learning needs, and instructional style.

 EVALUATIVE CRITERIA:

THE GORDON RULE
State Rule 6A-10.30 requires A.A. program students to complete 24,000 words of written composition and complete six semester hours of mathematics at the level of college algebra or higher.  The mathematics portion of the requirement is satisfied by taking the appropriate mathematics courses.  Because PCC uses a "Writing Across the Curriculum" approach to meeting the writing requirement, a wide variety of general education courses, each with its own specific word count requirement, can be used to meet the 24,000 word mandate.  A minimum grade of "C" is required in all courses fulfilling the communications and mathematics areas of the general education requirements.

 WRITING REQUIREMENT
The minimum word count requirement for this course is 6,000 words.  Writing requirements for this course include a series of paragraphs in the rhetorical modes followed by essays and a documented research paper.

Written work will be evaluated by the instructor.  Paragraphs and essays will constitute 50% of the student's grade.  The documented research paper will constitute 20% of the grade.  A final essay written in class will be graded by two qualified English instructors, other than the student's instructor.  The grade for the final essay will constitute 20% of the student's grade.

 STUDENT HELP 
The instructor is available for help during posted office hours and by appointment during other non-class hours.  Students are encouraged to seek assistance from the instructor.  Tutorial help is available for some courses in the TLCC's on both campuses.  The schedule for tutors is posted in the TLCC's and available on the PCC website (www.polk.edu).  Students are encouraged to make use of the services of the tutors.

 WITHDRAWAL
Students may officially withdraw from a course(s) during any given term provided the appropriate policy and procedure is followed.  Following the conclusion of the Drop/Add period, the student may officially withdraw without penalty from any credit course provided the appropriate forms are submitted to Student Services no later than the deadline published in the term schedule booklet.  (The published deadline reflects the midpoint in the course based upon the course’s scheduled duration.)  It is the student’s responsibility to submit these withdrawal forms.  Failure to do so may result in an “F” in the course.  You are not allowed to withdraw from your third course attempt.  If you stop attending class, a grade other than a 'W' is assigned and posted.

ATTENDANCE

Regular attendance is the student's responsibility.  If a student has excessive absences (more than 3 hours), he/she may be dropped from a course with a "W" grade before the "no-fault" drop date.   After the "no-fault" drop date, a student may receive an "F" grade for the course for excessive absences (more than 3 hours accumulated since the beginning of the term).  If a student wishes to withdraw from the course prior to the "no-fault" drop date, then the student should file an official withdrawal form with Student Records.  Failure to withdraw officially may result in an "F" in the course.

 WORK MISSED
Procedures for work missed are determined by the instructor.
See link on attendance and Late work policy.

 REPEATING A COURSE
Under the Forgiveness Policy, a student is allowed three attempts in any one college credit course: one initial enrollment and two repeats.  A course cannot be repeated unless the previously earned grade is a “D”, “F”, or “W”. (see college catalog for details).

PCC STANDARDS
Students are responsible for their own work. It is assumed that each student is honest and will abide by that standard.   However, in the event there is an indication or suspicion that there has been a case of cheating/plagiarism, the situation will be dealt with in accordance with published College policy.  Copies of this policy are available in Student Services offices.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS/USE POLICY
All individuals who employ information technology resources provided by Polk Community College (this includes, but is not limited to telephones, computers, the PCC local area and wide area networks, and the Internet) must use these resources for academic purposes only.  Use of these resources is a privilege, not a right.  Inappropriate use can result in revocation or suspension of this privilege.

 APPROVAL

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Debra Daniels, Acting Dean                                                                     DATE

Division of Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences

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