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ICLT 331: Women, Technology, and Art
Monday: 11:10-12:35pm, Schure Hall 228.
Wednesday: 11:10-12:35pm, Schure Hall, CLC3.
Instructor: Dr. Amanda Golden
Office: Balding House 208
Office Hours: MW 1-2pm and by appointment
Email: [email protected]
Course Website: womendigart.weebly.com
Course Materials
Elizabeth Losh, et al., Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing 2nd Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2017. ISBN: 1319042139
Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse Harcourt Annotated Edition, Ed. Mark Hussey, 2005.
Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis Pantheon, 2007. ISBN: 0375714839
Nnedi Okorafor, Binti Tor.com, 2015. ISBN: 0765385252
Additional readings will be available on Google Drive
Catalogue Course Description
In this Core literature seminar, students will focus on a specific theme, genre or approach. In addition, the course will examine literature in relation to other disciplines. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester.
Course Overview
This course takes the nature of experiment as its subject, considering such topics as the art of the novel, poetic form, science fiction, visual art, graphic narratives, and the tech industry. Our case studies range from Virginia Woolf’s painter Lily Briscoe in her experimental novel To the Lighthouse (1927) to Nnedi Okorafor’s futuristic university in her science fiction novel Binti (2015). We will analyze adaptations of classics as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) in film and in Shelley Jackson’s hypertext novel Patchwork Girl (1995). We will explore visual narratives, drawing on Hillary Chute’s Graphic Women (2010) and interpreting Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed Persepolis (2000), as well as avant garde poetry and aesthetics from Mina Loy to Laurie Anderson. We will survey the state of gender in the tech industry from Gamergate and Maker Culture to organizations like FemTechNet and Girls Who Code, and discuss The Internet of Women (2016), a collection of essays co-edited by NYIT’s Dean of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Dr. Nada Anid. Students in this course will write essays, contribute to a course blog, and complete digital projects.
Learning Outcomes and Instruments of Assessment
Upon successfully completing the course, a student will be able to
1. Identify and discuss major social and cultural issues that women writers address.
(Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Mindset and Skills, Ethical/Moral and Civic Engagement, and Global Perspective/World View)
2. Identify and discuss the main stylistic features of the literary texts studied and how these features affect the impact of each text. (Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking)
3. Compose a focused, organized, well supported, and clearly written analysis of literary texts. (Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking)
4. Identify research sources, evaluate their credibility, and incorporate and document them appropriately to advance the persuasive and/or informative purposes of their writing and oral presentation.
(Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Ethical/Moral and Civic Engagement)
5. Compare and contrast literary works with texts drawn from other fields
(Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Mindset and Skills)
6. Work effectively in teams to answer questions about a text and develop textual interpretations. (Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Mindset and Skills, Global Perspective/World View)
Methods of Assessment include assignments and in-class activities that allow the instructor to assess the above learning outcomes as follows:
Writing In-Class Responses to Readings—Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Discussing Fictional Texts (written and film)—Outcomes 1, 2, 5
Discussing Relationships between Texts from Different Disciplines—Outcome 1, 5
Participating in Small Group Discussion/Analysis of Texts—Outcomes 1, 2, 5, 6
Participating in Peer Review Process for Essays—Outcomes 1, 2, 6
Giving Informal Oral Presentations—Outcomes 1, 2, 4
Giving Formal Research Presentation on Persuasive Literary Interpretation—Outcomes 1, 2, 4
Writing Literary Analysis Essay—Outcomes 1, 2, 3
Writing Researched Literary Analysis Essay—Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Passing Final Exam Demonstrating Knowledge of All Studied Texts, Major Issues and
Writing Techniques They Illustrate, and Connections Between Texts (short answer and essay)—Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Reading Assignments
For every reading assignment, students are expected to read the assigned pages thoroughly and carefully, taking detailed notes that they can refer to in class.
Oral Assignments
Students are expected to participate in class discussion regularly and substantially.
Writing Assignments
All home writing assignments must be typed in 12-point and double-spaced, and thoroughly proofread. Papers must be submitted on Blackboard at least thirty minutes before class on the due date indicated on the syllabus. Do not include your name in documents submitted on Blackboard.
Grading
Grade Scale:
100-94 A 79-77 C+
93-90 A- 76-74 C
89-87 B+ 73-70 C-
86-84 B 69-67 D+
83-80 B- 66-60 D
59-below F
Analytical Essay: 15%
Blog Postings and Writing Center Reflection: 15%
Exhibition Artifact, Label, and Catalogue Article: 25%
Presentation: 15%
Class Participation: 15%
Final Exam: 15%
Participation
Some of your required work, both individual and collaborative, will be completed in-class and for homework, all part of your participation grade, which will account for 15% of your course grade. Attendance is a separate course requirement and does not count as part of your participation grade.
These activities count for your participation grade:
Participation in class discussions
Participation in group activities
Discussions
Peer review
Short Assignments
Quizzes
You must be present, prepared, on time, and engaged in seminar discussions. All course readings must be completed before class, and you will be attentive while in class if you want to earn an A or B. Substantive contribution to discussions, active listening, and thought-provoking questions are all considered participation. Being present but doing something else on your laptop is not participation, and will result in a C or lower. Here is a rough breakdown of what you can expect for each grade:
A: Lively engagement in discussions. Applies and/or challenges readings. Engages with and/or motivates peers
B: Actively listens in class and occasionally comments. Good collaboration with classmates
C: Tends to look disengaged. Might use phone or laptop for purposes not related to class. Occasionally tardy and absent
D: Sleeps in class. Rarely pays attention and/or is disruptive. Frequently tardy or absent. Unprepared for peer review or group meetings
F: Doesn’t attend class often. Sleeps through class when present, or disengaged. Disruptive.
You are expected to bring your laptop and a copy of the required readings or writing assignment to each class. This is a basic requirement for a C in class participation.
Blog Entries and Comments
Throughout the term you will post on indicated on the syllabus. You must also comment on at least one of your peers’ blog postings within 48 hours of the dates in which they are due. Our blog will be limited to members of our class and not available to the public. The instructor will provide an assignment for the postings indicated on the syllabus, but you are also welcome to post and comment whenever you feel inspired to do so. Your blog entries must be at least 250 words and analyze quotations from the text as well as an image, sound, or video clip that you will include or indicate with a link. Blog postings provide an opportunity to shed light on the contexts that inform the texts we will read. You should build from the topics we have addressed in class and in our projects, taking the readings a step further and posing questions for your classmates to consider. The blog is also a place where you can receive feedback as you develop your projects.
Writing Center Visit Reflections
Over the course of the term, you are required to visit the English Department Writing Center in Balding House at least once, bringing an assignment from this course (such as a blog posting, project, presentation, essay rough draft, or final draft) that you are writing or revising. You can visit the writing center at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming to editing. You can also visit the writing center to strengthen a particular skill, such as commas, introductions, or any aspect of writing or communication. Following your visit, complete a 250-word response reflecting on your visit. This reflection should include a description of the task or assignment that you brought to the center, the feedback you received, and your plans for moving forward. These reflections will be graded using the blog assessment rubric, and for quotations you should analyze the language of your own writing and the tutor's feedback you receive. Your reflection must also contemplate your own growth as a writer and critical thinker. Your reflections are due on Blackboard (under assignments) no later than the dates indicated on the syllabus, but can be uploaded earlier.
Technology Policy
Technology use in-class should be related to what we are doing in class. Set your mobile phone to vibrate. Do not answer your mobile phone unless it appears to be an emergency, e.g. the call is from a child or elder care provider or a parent who would not call during class except in case of emergency. Do not engage with social media or email unless I specifically request that you do so as part of our in-class work.
Course Policies
1. Come to class. This is a workshop class that requires your daily attendance and active participation. Four absences will reduce your final grade by a full letter. If you accumulate five or more absences, you will be withdrawn from the class or receive a failing grade. Repeated tardiness will count as absences (3 tardies = 1 absence). If you are using your phone or sleeping in class, you will be asked to leave and marked absent.
2. Make your deadlines. Late assignments will not be accepted. Know and keep your deadlines. All due dates are posted in this syllabus.
3. Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policies. Each student enrolled in a course at NYIT agrees that, by taking such course, he or she consents to the submission of all required papers for textual similarity review to any commercial service engaged by NYIT to detect plagiarism. Each student also agrees that all papers submitted to any such service may be included as source documents in the service’s database, solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers.
Plagiarism is the appropriation of all or part of someone else’s works (such as but not limited to writing, coding, programs, images, etc.) and offering it as one’s own. Cheating is using false pretenses, tricks, devices, artifices or deception to obtain credit on an examination or in a college course. If a faculty member determines that a student has committed academic dishonesty by plagiarism, cheating or in any other manner, the faculty has the academic right to 1) fail the student for the paper, assignment, project and/or exam, and/or 2) fail the student for the course and/or 3) bring the student up on disciplinary charges, pursuant to Article VI, Academic Conduct Proceedings, of the Student Code of Conduct.
Cheating on an examination or assignment in this course will result in a zero for the examination or assignment and the matter will be reported to the appropriate college authorities as per the Student Handbook. A second incident of cheating on an examination will result in failure for the course.
In your writing for this class, you are encouraged to refer to other people's thoughts and writing -- as long as you cite them.
If you are ever in doubt about whether you are citing something correctly, please contact the professor.
You must list all sources you consult in your works cited list. You must cite web pages.
In moments of crisis students sometimes make decisions that they would not otherwise make. If you find yourself in a situation that affects your work in this class, please contact the instructor.
4. Original Work. All of your assignments must be created originally for this class only. Work submitted for other courses or created before the start of this course will not be accepted.
5. Computer Access. According to university policy, all students are required to own or have access to a computer system off campus with connectivity to the Internet and an installed or current version of Microsoft Office. NOTE: Microsoft Works is not compatible with Microsoft Office.
6. Cell phones. Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices before the beginning of class.
7. Library Resources. All students can access the NYIT virtual library from both on and off campus at www.nyit.edu/library. The same login you use to access NYIT e-mail and NYITConnect will also give you access to the library’s resources from off campus.
On the left side of the library’s home page, you will find the “Library Catalog” and the “Find Journals” sections. In the middle of the home page you will find “Research Guides;” select “Video Tutorials” to find information on using the library’s resources and doing research.
Should you have any questions, please look under “Library Services” to submit a web-based “Ask-A-Librarian” form.
8. NYIT Withdrawal and Incomplete Grade Policy. A student may withdraw from a course without penalty through the end of the 8th week of class during a 14- or 15-week semester and through the 8th meeting during an 8week course cycle. After this, the student must be doing passing work in order to receive a W grade. Students who are not passing after the 8th week or equivalent will be assigned the grade of WF.
It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of his/her intention to withdraw from a course. If a student has stopped attending class without completing all assignments and/or examinations, failing grades for the missing work may be factored into the final grade calculation and the instructor for the course may assign the grade of WF. The grade of F is used for students who have completed the course but whose quality of work is below the standard for passing.
Withdrawal forms are available in departmental offices and once completed must be filed with the registrar. Students should be reminded that a W notation could negatively impact their eligibility for financial aid and/or V.A. benefits, as it may change the student’s enrollment status (full-time, part-time, less than part-time). International students may also jeopardize their visa status if they fail to maintain full-time status.
The temporary grade of Incomplete (I) shall change to a failing grade (IF) if the student does not complete the work by the end of the allotted time. Grades of IF become part of the student's CUM.
The Department of English Writing Center and Writing Workshop Computer Lab
Discuss your essays with Professors of English. While the Writing Center can help you with grammar and punctuation, it is not primarily an editing service. Rather, you can work with writing instructors to address specific writing concerns or issues. The Writing Center is a place to get additional support for your writing, servicing all students at all levels of writing and at any stage of the writing process. You can also use the Wireless Laptop Writing Workshop, a writing computer lab with laptops and wireless access to the Internet. The Writing Center and the Writing Workshop lab are located in Balding House. No appointment is necessary, but you are welcome to schedule an in-person appointment or online consultation. Give us a call at 516-686-7557 and visit us at 101 Balding House. For hours and announcements, visit our website [www.nyit.edu/student_resources/tutoring#WritingCenter], like our page on Facebook [facebook.com/owwriting/], and/or follow us on Twitter @NYITwritingOW.
Weekly Schedule (Subject to Change)
Assignments and readings are due on the dates below.
Mon. 9/6: First Day of Class. Virginia Woolf, from "A Sketch of the Past."
In Class: Writing Assignment
Mon. 9/11: Understanding Rhetoric Introduction and Issue 1.
In Class: Analyzing NYIT Advertisements
Wed: 9/13: Understanding Rhetoric Issues 2 and 4.
In Class: Writing assignment, Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway from the British Library, Woolf's To the Lighthouse Poetry Genius.
Mon. 9/18: Begin To the Lighthouse, read first third of “The Window" section.
In Class: Workshop Sample Essay. Review MLA format for in-text citations, works cited pages and entries.
Wed. 9/20: Read second third of “The Window” and Mark Hussey, introduction to the novel.
Mon. 9/25: Finish “The Window” and read Hermione Lee's chapter on To the Lighthouse
Wed. 9/27: Blog Posting 1 Due. Read “Time Passes” section of To the Lighthouse.
In Class: Woolf Online, Hermione Lee on Virginia Woolf, Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall.
Mon. 10/2: Read “The Lighthouse” section of To the Lighthouse.
In Class: View Adichie, "We Should All Be Feminists" TED Talk,
Wed. 10/4: Read Chimanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists and chapter from The Internet of Women, ed. Nada Anid, et al.
In Class: Visit from Dr. Nada Anid, Dean of NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, and co-editor of The Internet of Women.
Mon. 10/9: No Class.
Wed. 10/11: Read first third of Binti.
In Class: Read excerpt from They Say/I Say. Writing with templates from They Say/I Say.
Mon. 10/16: Blog Posting 2 Due. Finish Binti.
In Class: Clip of The Handmaid's Tale
Wed. 10/18: Read They Say/I Say Chapter Three on quoting (on Google Drive).
In Class: Frankenstein's Legacy and Patchwork Girl, Patchwork Girl Video, Frankenstein (1931), Frankie's Holiday.
Mon. 10/23: Analytical Essay Rough Draft Due.
In Class: Peer review.
Wed. 10/25: Analytical Essay Final Draft Due. Frankenstein's Legacy Part II
In Class: Young Frankenstein, Skype Conversation with Amy Li, Emory University and visit from Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur, NYIT Professor of English.
Mon. 10/30: Read Persepolis, pages 1-46 ("The Heroes").
In Class: Marjane Satrapi at Colgate, Trailer for Gang of the Jotas.
Wed. 11/1: Read Persepolis, pages 47-93 ("The Key").
In Class: Begin working on exhibition.
Mon. 11/6: Writing Center Reflection Due. Class meets in Wisser Library Classroom.
Wed. 11/8: Blog Posting 3 Due. Read Persepolis, pages 94-153 ("The Soup").
Mon. 11/13: Finish Persepolis pages 246-341 ("The Return" to the end).
In Class: Piktochart, Persepolis film.
Wed. 11/15: Blog Posting 4 Due. Read Mina Loy, "Feminist Manifesto," "Brancusi's Golden Bird," and "Auto-Facial-Construction."
In Class: Laurie Anderson recordings, O Superman and Home of the Brave. Skype conversation with Dr. Lauren Klein, Assistant Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication and Director of the Digital Humanities Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Mon. 11/20: Exhibition Proposal and Annotated Bibliography Due.
In Class: Workshop Exhibition Artifact proposals, Discuss Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."
Wed. 11/21: No Class: Thanksgiving
Mon. 11/27: Read excerpt from Exhibition.
In Class: Work on Exhibition Artifact, Label, and Catalogue Article
Wed. 11/29: Exhibition Artifact, Label, and Catalogue Article Rough Draft Due.
In Class: Peer Review, Printing artifacts and labels
Mon. 12/4: Exhibition Artifact and Label Due
In Class: Exhibition Installation
Wed. 12/6: Exhibition Catalogue Article Final Draft Due,
In Class: Presentations
Mon. 12/11: Exhibition Gallery Opening Celebration.
In Class: Presentations. Review for Exam.
Final Exam Wednesday 12/20, 10:30am-12:30pm in Schure Hall, CLC3
iTo the Lighthouse Harcourt Annotated
ICLT 331: Women, Technology, and Art
Monday: 11:10-12:35pm, Schure Hall 228.
Wednesday: 11:10-12:35pm, Schure Hall, CLC3.
Instructor: Dr. Amanda Golden
Office: Balding House 208
Office Hours: MW 1-2pm and by appointment
Email: [email protected]
Course Website: womendigart.weebly.com
Course Materials
Elizabeth Losh, et al., Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing 2nd Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2017. ISBN: 1319042139
Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse Harcourt Annotated Edition, Ed. Mark Hussey, 2005.
Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis Pantheon, 2007. ISBN: 0375714839
Nnedi Okorafor, Binti Tor.com, 2015. ISBN: 0765385252
Additional readings will be available on Google Drive
Catalogue Course Description
In this Core literature seminar, students will focus on a specific theme, genre or approach. In addition, the course will examine literature in relation to other disciplines. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester.
Course Overview
This course takes the nature of experiment as its subject, considering such topics as the art of the novel, poetic form, science fiction, visual art, graphic narratives, and the tech industry. Our case studies range from Virginia Woolf’s painter Lily Briscoe in her experimental novel To the Lighthouse (1927) to Nnedi Okorafor’s futuristic university in her science fiction novel Binti (2015). We will analyze adaptations of classics as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) in film and in Shelley Jackson’s hypertext novel Patchwork Girl (1995). We will explore visual narratives, drawing on Hillary Chute’s Graphic Women (2010) and interpreting Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed Persepolis (2000), as well as avant garde poetry and aesthetics from Mina Loy to Laurie Anderson. We will survey the state of gender in the tech industry from Gamergate and Maker Culture to organizations like FemTechNet and Girls Who Code, and discuss The Internet of Women (2016), a collection of essays co-edited by NYIT’s Dean of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Dr. Nada Anid. Students in this course will write essays, contribute to a course blog, and complete digital projects.
Learning Outcomes and Instruments of Assessment
Upon successfully completing the course, a student will be able to
1. Identify and discuss major social and cultural issues that women writers address.
(Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Mindset and Skills, Ethical/Moral and Civic Engagement, and Global Perspective/World View)
2. Identify and discuss the main stylistic features of the literary texts studied and how these features affect the impact of each text. (Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking)
3. Compose a focused, organized, well supported, and clearly written analysis of literary texts. (Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking)
4. Identify research sources, evaluate their credibility, and incorporate and document them appropriately to advance the persuasive and/or informative purposes of their writing and oral presentation.
(Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Ethical/Moral and Civic Engagement)
5. Compare and contrast literary works with texts drawn from other fields
(Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Mindset and Skills)
6. Work effectively in teams to answer questions about a text and develop textual interpretations. (Core: Communication, Literacy, Critical/Analytical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Mindset and Skills, Global Perspective/World View)
Methods of Assessment include assignments and in-class activities that allow the instructor to assess the above learning outcomes as follows:
Writing In-Class Responses to Readings—Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Discussing Fictional Texts (written and film)—Outcomes 1, 2, 5
Discussing Relationships between Texts from Different Disciplines—Outcome 1, 5
Participating in Small Group Discussion/Analysis of Texts—Outcomes 1, 2, 5, 6
Participating in Peer Review Process for Essays—Outcomes 1, 2, 6
Giving Informal Oral Presentations—Outcomes 1, 2, 4
Giving Formal Research Presentation on Persuasive Literary Interpretation—Outcomes 1, 2, 4
Writing Literary Analysis Essay—Outcomes 1, 2, 3
Writing Researched Literary Analysis Essay—Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Passing Final Exam Demonstrating Knowledge of All Studied Texts, Major Issues and
Writing Techniques They Illustrate, and Connections Between Texts (short answer and essay)—Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
Reading Assignments
For every reading assignment, students are expected to read the assigned pages thoroughly and carefully, taking detailed notes that they can refer to in class.
Oral Assignments
Students are expected to participate in class discussion regularly and substantially.
Writing Assignments
All home writing assignments must be typed in 12-point and double-spaced, and thoroughly proofread. Papers must be submitted on Blackboard at least thirty minutes before class on the due date indicated on the syllabus. Do not include your name in documents submitted on Blackboard.
Grading
Grade Scale:
100-94 A 79-77 C+
93-90 A- 76-74 C
89-87 B+ 73-70 C-
86-84 B 69-67 D+
83-80 B- 66-60 D
59-below F
Analytical Essay: 15%
Blog Postings and Writing Center Reflection: 15%
Exhibition Artifact, Label, and Catalogue Article: 25%
Presentation: 15%
Class Participation: 15%
Final Exam: 15%
Participation
Some of your required work, both individual and collaborative, will be completed in-class and for homework, all part of your participation grade, which will account for 15% of your course grade. Attendance is a separate course requirement and does not count as part of your participation grade.
These activities count for your participation grade:
Participation in class discussions
Participation in group activities
Discussions
Peer review
Short Assignments
Quizzes
You must be present, prepared, on time, and engaged in seminar discussions. All course readings must be completed before class, and you will be attentive while in class if you want to earn an A or B. Substantive contribution to discussions, active listening, and thought-provoking questions are all considered participation. Being present but doing something else on your laptop is not participation, and will result in a C or lower. Here is a rough breakdown of what you can expect for each grade:
A: Lively engagement in discussions. Applies and/or challenges readings. Engages with and/or motivates peers
B: Actively listens in class and occasionally comments. Good collaboration with classmates
C: Tends to look disengaged. Might use phone or laptop for purposes not related to class. Occasionally tardy and absent
D: Sleeps in class. Rarely pays attention and/or is disruptive. Frequently tardy or absent. Unprepared for peer review or group meetings
F: Doesn’t attend class often. Sleeps through class when present, or disengaged. Disruptive.
You are expected to bring your laptop and a copy of the required readings or writing assignment to each class. This is a basic requirement for a C in class participation.
Blog Entries and Comments
Throughout the term you will post on indicated on the syllabus. You must also comment on at least one of your peers’ blog postings within 48 hours of the dates in which they are due. Our blog will be limited to members of our class and not available to the public. The instructor will provide an assignment for the postings indicated on the syllabus, but you are also welcome to post and comment whenever you feel inspired to do so. Your blog entries must be at least 250 words and analyze quotations from the text as well as an image, sound, or video clip that you will include or indicate with a link. Blog postings provide an opportunity to shed light on the contexts that inform the texts we will read. You should build from the topics we have addressed in class and in our projects, taking the readings a step further and posing questions for your classmates to consider. The blog is also a place where you can receive feedback as you develop your projects.
Writing Center Visit Reflections
Over the course of the term, you are required to visit the English Department Writing Center in Balding House at least once, bringing an assignment from this course (such as a blog posting, project, presentation, essay rough draft, or final draft) that you are writing or revising. You can visit the writing center at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming to editing. You can also visit the writing center to strengthen a particular skill, such as commas, introductions, or any aspect of writing or communication. Following your visit, complete a 250-word response reflecting on your visit. This reflection should include a description of the task or assignment that you brought to the center, the feedback you received, and your plans for moving forward. These reflections will be graded using the blog assessment rubric, and for quotations you should analyze the language of your own writing and the tutor's feedback you receive. Your reflection must also contemplate your own growth as a writer and critical thinker. Your reflections are due on Blackboard (under assignments) no later than the dates indicated on the syllabus, but can be uploaded earlier.
Technology Policy
Technology use in-class should be related to what we are doing in class. Set your mobile phone to vibrate. Do not answer your mobile phone unless it appears to be an emergency, e.g. the call is from a child or elder care provider or a parent who would not call during class except in case of emergency. Do not engage with social media or email unless I specifically request that you do so as part of our in-class work.
Course Policies
1. Come to class. This is a workshop class that requires your daily attendance and active participation. Four absences will reduce your final grade by a full letter. If you accumulate five or more absences, you will be withdrawn from the class or receive a failing grade. Repeated tardiness will count as absences (3 tardies = 1 absence). If you are using your phone or sleeping in class, you will be asked to leave and marked absent.
2. Make your deadlines. Late assignments will not be accepted. Know and keep your deadlines. All due dates are posted in this syllabus.
3. Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policies. Each student enrolled in a course at NYIT agrees that, by taking such course, he or she consents to the submission of all required papers for textual similarity review to any commercial service engaged by NYIT to detect plagiarism. Each student also agrees that all papers submitted to any such service may be included as source documents in the service’s database, solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers.
Plagiarism is the appropriation of all or part of someone else’s works (such as but not limited to writing, coding, programs, images, etc.) and offering it as one’s own. Cheating is using false pretenses, tricks, devices, artifices or deception to obtain credit on an examination or in a college course. If a faculty member determines that a student has committed academic dishonesty by plagiarism, cheating or in any other manner, the faculty has the academic right to 1) fail the student for the paper, assignment, project and/or exam, and/or 2) fail the student for the course and/or 3) bring the student up on disciplinary charges, pursuant to Article VI, Academic Conduct Proceedings, of the Student Code of Conduct.
Cheating on an examination or assignment in this course will result in a zero for the examination or assignment and the matter will be reported to the appropriate college authorities as per the Student Handbook. A second incident of cheating on an examination will result in failure for the course.
In your writing for this class, you are encouraged to refer to other people's thoughts and writing -- as long as you cite them.
If you are ever in doubt about whether you are citing something correctly, please contact the professor.
You must list all sources you consult in your works cited list. You must cite web pages.
In moments of crisis students sometimes make decisions that they would not otherwise make. If you find yourself in a situation that affects your work in this class, please contact the instructor.
4. Original Work. All of your assignments must be created originally for this class only. Work submitted for other courses or created before the start of this course will not be accepted.
5. Computer Access. According to university policy, all students are required to own or have access to a computer system off campus with connectivity to the Internet and an installed or current version of Microsoft Office. NOTE: Microsoft Works is not compatible with Microsoft Office.
6. Cell phones. Please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices before the beginning of class.
7. Library Resources. All students can access the NYIT virtual library from both on and off campus at www.nyit.edu/library. The same login you use to access NYIT e-mail and NYITConnect will also give you access to the library’s resources from off campus.
On the left side of the library’s home page, you will find the “Library Catalog” and the “Find Journals” sections. In the middle of the home page you will find “Research Guides;” select “Video Tutorials” to find information on using the library’s resources and doing research.
Should you have any questions, please look under “Library Services” to submit a web-based “Ask-A-Librarian” form.
8. NYIT Withdrawal and Incomplete Grade Policy. A student may withdraw from a course without penalty through the end of the 8th week of class during a 14- or 15-week semester and through the 8th meeting during an 8week course cycle. After this, the student must be doing passing work in order to receive a W grade. Students who are not passing after the 8th week or equivalent will be assigned the grade of WF.
It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of his/her intention to withdraw from a course. If a student has stopped attending class without completing all assignments and/or examinations, failing grades for the missing work may be factored into the final grade calculation and the instructor for the course may assign the grade of WF. The grade of F is used for students who have completed the course but whose quality of work is below the standard for passing.
Withdrawal forms are available in departmental offices and once completed must be filed with the registrar. Students should be reminded that a W notation could negatively impact their eligibility for financial aid and/or V.A. benefits, as it may change the student’s enrollment status (full-time, part-time, less than part-time). International students may also jeopardize their visa status if they fail to maintain full-time status.
The temporary grade of Incomplete (I) shall change to a failing grade (IF) if the student does not complete the work by the end of the allotted time. Grades of IF become part of the student's CUM.
The Department of English Writing Center and Writing Workshop Computer Lab
Discuss your essays with Professors of English. While the Writing Center can help you with grammar and punctuation, it is not primarily an editing service. Rather, you can work with writing instructors to address specific writing concerns or issues. The Writing Center is a place to get additional support for your writing, servicing all students at all levels of writing and at any stage of the writing process. You can also use the Wireless Laptop Writing Workshop, a writing computer lab with laptops and wireless access to the Internet. The Writing Center and the Writing Workshop lab are located in Balding House. No appointment is necessary, but you are welcome to schedule an in-person appointment or online consultation. Give us a call at 516-686-7557 and visit us at 101 Balding House. For hours and announcements, visit our website [www.nyit.edu/student_resources/tutoring#WritingCenter], like our page on Facebook [facebook.com/owwriting/], and/or follow us on Twitter @NYITwritingOW.
Weekly Schedule (Subject to Change)
Assignments and readings are due on the dates below.
Mon. 9/6: First Day of Class. Virginia Woolf, from "A Sketch of the Past."
In Class: Writing Assignment
Mon. 9/11: Understanding Rhetoric Introduction and Issue 1.
In Class: Analyzing NYIT Advertisements
Wed: 9/13: Understanding Rhetoric Issues 2 and 4.
In Class: Writing assignment, Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway from the British Library, Woolf's To the Lighthouse Poetry Genius.
Mon. 9/18: Begin To the Lighthouse, read first third of “The Window" section.
In Class: Workshop Sample Essay. Review MLA format for in-text citations, works cited pages and entries.
Wed. 9/20: Read second third of “The Window” and Mark Hussey, introduction to the novel.
Mon. 9/25: Finish “The Window” and read Hermione Lee's chapter on To the Lighthouse
Wed. 9/27: Blog Posting 1 Due. Read “Time Passes” section of To the Lighthouse.
In Class: Woolf Online, Hermione Lee on Virginia Woolf, Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall.
Mon. 10/2: Read “The Lighthouse” section of To the Lighthouse.
In Class: View Adichie, "We Should All Be Feminists" TED Talk,
Wed. 10/4: Read Chimanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists and chapter from The Internet of Women, ed. Nada Anid, et al.
In Class: Visit from Dr. Nada Anid, Dean of NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, and co-editor of The Internet of Women.
Mon. 10/9: No Class.
Wed. 10/11: Read first third of Binti.
In Class: Read excerpt from They Say/I Say. Writing with templates from They Say/I Say.
Mon. 10/16: Blog Posting 2 Due. Finish Binti.
In Class: Clip of The Handmaid's Tale
Wed. 10/18: Read They Say/I Say Chapter Three on quoting (on Google Drive).
In Class: Frankenstein's Legacy and Patchwork Girl, Patchwork Girl Video, Frankenstein (1931), Frankie's Holiday.
Mon. 10/23: Analytical Essay Rough Draft Due.
In Class: Peer review.
Wed. 10/25: Analytical Essay Final Draft Due. Frankenstein's Legacy Part II
In Class: Young Frankenstein, Skype Conversation with Amy Li, Emory University and visit from Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur, NYIT Professor of English.
Mon. 10/30: Read Persepolis, pages 1-46 ("The Heroes").
In Class: Marjane Satrapi at Colgate, Trailer for Gang of the Jotas.
Wed. 11/1: Read Persepolis, pages 47-93 ("The Key").
In Class: Begin working on exhibition.
Mon. 11/6: Writing Center Reflection Due. Class meets in Wisser Library Classroom.
Wed. 11/8: Blog Posting 3 Due. Read Persepolis, pages 94-153 ("The Soup").
Mon. 11/13: Finish Persepolis pages 246-341 ("The Return" to the end).
In Class: Piktochart, Persepolis film.
Wed. 11/15: Blog Posting 4 Due. Read Mina Loy, "Feminist Manifesto," "Brancusi's Golden Bird," and "Auto-Facial-Construction."
In Class: Laurie Anderson recordings, O Superman and Home of the Brave. Skype conversation with Dr. Lauren Klein, Assistant Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication and Director of the Digital Humanities Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Mon. 11/20: Exhibition Proposal and Annotated Bibliography Due.
In Class: Workshop Exhibition Artifact proposals, Discuss Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."
Wed. 11/21: No Class: Thanksgiving
Mon. 11/27: Read excerpt from Exhibition.
In Class: Work on Exhibition Artifact, Label, and Catalogue Article
Wed. 11/29: Exhibition Artifact, Label, and Catalogue Article Rough Draft Due.
In Class: Peer Review, Printing artifacts and labels
Mon. 12/4: Exhibition Artifact and Label Due
In Class: Exhibition Installation
Wed. 12/6: Exhibition Catalogue Article Final Draft Due,
In Class: Presentations
Mon. 12/11: Exhibition Gallery Opening Celebration.
In Class: Presentations. Review for Exam.
Final Exam Wednesday 12/20, 10:30am-12:30pm in Schure Hall, CLC3