UPDATE:  The class text is Elements of Reasoning, not Elements of Style!  Sorry for the confusion!

Class Policies

Contents

• Textbooks
• Other Requirements
• Coursework
• Grades
• Paper Formats
• Attendance
• Late Assignments & Drafts
• Scholastic Honesty
• Students with Disabilities
  

Textbooks

1.  Elements of Reasoning - Corbet & Eberly
2.  Feminism:  The Essential Historical Writings - ed. M. Schneir 

Available ONLY at BookWoman bookstore, 918 W 12th St (at intersection with Lamar Blvd.)

3.  Course Packet - Available at Jenn's copy  center on The Drag, under the Scientologists, just  south of Eckerd's.

Other Requirements

• 2 zip disks OR UT server space
• Access to a computer and a photocopier. 
• An e-mail account
• A UT EID, in order to access the course website. If you don't know your UT EID, find it online at:
  https://dpweb1.dp.utexas.edu/nlogon/eid_suite/eid_getter.wb 
• An IF # If you don't have an IF account, go to: http://www.utexas.edu/cc/account/

Coursework

You will be writing the following papers this term:
Paper I: A Rhetorical Analysis (25%).
Paper II: A Definitional Argument (25%).
Paper III: A Research Paper (including website & in-class presentation) (35%).

Grades

Your final semester grade will be calculated according to the above percentages and the remaining 15% of your grade, which will measure your performance on daily assignments and classwork (including peer reviews and first drafts of papers). Please note that even though the grade for these assignments is only 15% of the total, if you consistently fail to fulfill any of the classwork assignments, you may fail the course. Do not discard any drafts, notes, papers or research materials you produce during the semester until you receive a final grade.

Format of Papers

Rough drafts and proposals will be handed in electronically. Please bring one copy on disk and e-mail a second copy to your Hotmail/Yahoo account as a backup. Late papers are not accepted! 
On the title page, include the following information: 

your name 
my name (Melanie Ulrich)
course and unique number (RHE 306ca 41880)
date 
paper number 
paper title 
Double space your papers and use 1 inch margins all the way around the text. 

Unless you're told otherwise, your papers should have the same format as the sample MLA paper in the SFH, pp. 709-724.

Always staple a xerox copy of your sources to your final drafts.

NOTE: I am NOT responsible for work turned in via e-mail: it may be graded late, accidentally deleted, not graded... Turn in work via e-mail AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Attendance

You are expected to be punctual, to attend class daily, and to participate in all in-class editing, revising, and discussion sessions. If you have six unexcused absences you will fail the course! Save any absences to use when you are sick, or when you have an emergency. If you find that an unavoidable problem prevents you from attending class, please discuss the problem with me. E-mailing me ahead of time tells me that you care.

Late Assignments and Drafts

Papers, drafts, and other out-of-class assignments will be turned in at the time they are due. If you cannot attend class on the date an assignment is due, arrange to have a classmate or friend drop it off during scheduled class time. There is no makeup of in-class work.

Scholastic Honesty

Turning in work that is not your own, or any other form of scholastic dishonesty, will result in failure of the course. A report of the incident will also be made to the Office of the Dean of Students. Be sure you read and understand the Statement on Scholastic Resonsibility in chapter 6 of the The Student Guide to First-Year Writing (available in the RHE 306 Web). I strongly encourage you to use services offered by the Undergraduate Writing Center (FAC 211, 471-6222) and the Learning Skills Center (JES A332, 471-3614). The consultants at these centers are trained to help you resolve your own problems so that all your writing reflects what you have learned.

We will be covering the use of sources extensively in class. In general, I will ask you to provide me with photocopies or printouts of all sources you use. I will explain the procedures for presenting this material later in the course. If you have any questions about the use you are making of sources for your assignments, see me before you turn in the project. 

Students With Disabilities

The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TDD.