Macomb Community College
Center Campus - B-115
44575 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038

E-Mail: christenseng@macomb.edu

Phone: 586.286.2197 - Voice

 Blakesley and Hoogeveen, The Thomson Handbook, Thomson
Lunsford, Andrea, Ruskiewicz, and Walters. Everything's an Argument with Readings. 4th Edition, Bedford St. Martins

• brainstorming subjects to obtain or attain a chosen objective
• outlining or prewriting
• meeting communication objectives in writing
• The student will develop skills to generate research on a computer.
• analyzing responses to our written communication(s) to determine effectiveness for a particular group or audience and rewrite/edit as needed
• demonstrate information gathering skills
  
• decide to include or exclude supports for arguments
• research and present information on a topic relate to a professional career field using the MLA research schema
  
• flourishing within a group environment without wasting time and duplicating effort and
• identify, understand, and utilize a goal oriented approach to problem statement and solution

• use Microsoft Word software to
• choose the correct format for a written communication by
• defining the purpose for the communication
• determining the intended audience for a piece of writing and
• considering any restrictions that a specific audience choice might create
• distinguish fact from opinion
• differentiate argument from explanation
• write communications aimed at a specific audience
• vary a communication based on a change of audience
• exhibit mastery of the conventions of spelling, grammatical style, and word choices in light of end user' -- employer from business, technical, medical, or educational field -- anticipations.
• follow written directions, plan and present materials to meet deadlines
• adequately research a topic in the career field of  his or her choice, create an argument proposing a  thesis for that topic, and defend that thesis  using the MLA schema for the research presentation.
  
• accept responsibility for choices to be ontime or late
• accept responsibility to produce original work

B.    Grading scale

C.    Late Assignments

Paper due dates are established at the beginning of the course.  You will receive written notice if there is a change in deadline. A printed copy of the assignment must be submitted; an email attachment can be used to meet the deadline, but will not be graded.
There a three choices if you need to miss a deadline:

1. Submit the paper before the deadline 
2. Request a "Permission to be Late."
   
3. Receive a 0 (zero) for the assignment

D. "Permission to be Late"

E.    Withdrawal Policy

A student who does not attend the first day of class and never attends a class session will receive an "N" grade on the final grade roster. 
A student must officially withdraw at the registrar’s office by the twelfth week to receive a grade of “W”.  Failure to withdraw officially will result in a grade based on the work completed for this class.
 

E.   Classroom/ Computer Lab management

Bringing liquids to the classroom poses no problems as long as you keep the room as clean as you would like to find it. 
The lab and the computers do not tolerate liquids.
If you need to take a break for caffeine or nicotine, do so and return, but no liquids or food in the lab.
We are adults and can get along in a civil way despite our age, religious, politiacl, and social differences.  If you find it difficult to prosper in a conversation, a particular group setting, and with a particular assignment, we can discuss an alternative.
A note on electronics -- silence them. Do not attend to your electronics and disturb others. If you have to respond -- leave the room and return.

F.    Incomplete

An Incomplete must be requested by the student and is given for completing one  assignment missed at the end of the semester due to a serious emergency situation.