Course Syllabus

Course Title: Communication Arts I

Course Number: ENG 101
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery :
Online Open Enrollment

Instructor: Professor Kristen D. Scott, MA, MFA, Post-PhD
Phone: (719)529-0043
Email: kristendscott@gmail.com
Address: 721 East 8
th
Avenue
Springfield, CO 81073

Course Materials :
Textbooks can be purchased from the Adams State University Bookstore. To order textbooks or obtain
information about book titles, you may go to www.exstudies.adams.edu and click on the "Undergraduate" or
"Educators K-12" icon. Click on the "Bookstore" link. Select "DISTLEARN" from the department
menu. ( http://adams.edu/students/sub/bookstore/ )
Use Section Number: 1408 to order books from the Bookstore site. This should provide the correct textbook
information and ordering options.
If you have questions, you can contact the Bookstore at 719-587-7981, e-mail Loretta Martinez
at lcmartin@adams.edu , or send a mailed request to ASU Bookstore, 208 Edgemont Blvd. Suite 3140,
Alamosa, CO 81101.
Required Course Materials:
* All Ebooks may also be purchased at the following website:
http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/reader/14?e=mccrimmon-ch01
McCrimmon, Miles. Flat World Knowledge Handbook for Writers. 2011.
www.flatworldpublishing.com Web.
ISBN-13: 978-1453310731

McLean, Scott. Writing For Success. 2011. www.flatworldpublishing.com Web.
ISBN-13: 2940032497592

Fallows, Randall. Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to
Analysis. 2011. www.flatworldpublishing.com Web.
ISBN-13: 2940000952993

A basic handbook of grammar and style such as Hacker's Rules for Writers, to be agreed upon for all ENG 101
sections.
Other books may include a reader with rhetoric such as Elbow and Belanoff, A Community of Writers, or
Stanford, Connections: A Multicultural Reader for Writers.
Course Description
A course designed to provide students with the reading, writing and critical thinking skills necessary to produce
effective college-level expository writing.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Major outcomes: Students will:
a. Improve their ability to read and write effectively, accurately, and critically,
b. And think independently, analytically, and creatively.
2. Minor outcomes: Students will:
a. Cultivate appreciation for diverse cultures, persons and ideas and increase their understanding
of their place in a multicultural framework;
b. Practice distinguishing fact from opinion;
c. Function effectively in groups;
d. Respond to the aesthetic dimensions of human experience in the field of writing, explore basic
moral and ethical philosophies, and consider the place of writing in community involvement; and
e. Develop writing-related technology skills.
Getting Help
To receive technical assistance on issues related to Blackboard contact:
Academic Instructional Technology Help Desk
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time
719.587.7371
asaitc@adams.edu