American University of Central Asia First Year Seminar I fys-100 (2980) Fall 2020
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AUCA FYS I (Fall 2020) - syllabus (1)
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- Course Schedule Week
- Exam period – no classes
- Assessment: Attendance, Participation, Annotations: 40%
- High-stakes” writing: 60%
- Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC
- Grade categories
- Failure to reach the minimum requirements for credit
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to: Read and annotate texts closely in order to identify main ideas, themes, and arguments and their development through the texts Express ideas and construct arguments through both low-stakes and high-stakes writing Speak about the texts in both collaborative and individual situations Reach informed and logical value-based judgments about writers, texts, ideas, and arguments Course Schedule
Attendance and Participation AUCA Policy on Academic Leave: https://auca.kg/en/reg_academic_leave/ Attendance is expected for every synchronous session. Your Professor reserves the right to close the Zoom session once class has begun and not allow any students to enter. As a matter of courtesy, you should inform your professor in advance via e-mail/Whatsapp/Telegram of any reasonable and foreseeable absences due to external factors, e.g., medical appointments, technical problems. In the case of emergencies and if it is impossible to forewarn your professor of your absence, please let know them know and explain your reasons as soon as possible and make arrangements with them to catch upon missed work. Likewise, your professor will also give you advance warning of planned absences and will issue you with instructions for how to continue with your work, either in the form of take-home assignments or make-up classes. Academic Honesty Students are expected to follow the AUCA ACADEMIC HONESTY code. All types of plagiarism are strictly prohibited. If a student fails to observe this requirement, the instructor may assign an “F” for the work or an “F” for the whole class, depending on the type of assignment and relevant circumstances. Students are expected to read and follow the section on Student Academic Dishonesty of the AUCA Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct. On the first occasion you are caught plagiarizing, you will fail that assignment. The second time, you fill fail the course. The third time, you may be subject to more severe penalties. The Registrar, your academic advisor, and the FYS Director will all be informed of your plagiarism. You will also be required to arrange a session with a WARC tutor, who will review your paper with you and help you avoid making the same mistake in the future. Assessment: Attendance, Participation, & Annotations: 40% Your participation will be evaluated through active engagement in discussions and in-class writing and reading exercises. Merely being present in the virtual classroon without actively and pertinently contributing to in-class activities will only partially satisfy this portion of the participation grade. At least twice during the semester the professor will request to see your copies of the course reader in order to check your annotations. Attendance 15% Participation 15% Annotations 10% 40%
“High-stakes” writing: 60%: You are required to write 4 response papers over the course of the semester. The percentage of the final grade for each assignment is as follows: Response #1 15% ~1000 wds Response #2 15% ~1000 wds Response #3 15% ~1000 wds Response #4 15% ~1000 wds 60%
instructor at least 2 weeks before the due date. These prompts will describe in detail for you all the steps you will be required to take in order to successfully complete the response.
WARC website: https://www.auca.kg/en/writing_and_academic_resource_center/ The WARC is an essential resource to help you improve all aspects of your writing. You can book appointments online to meet tutors who will provide guidance on all stages of your assignments. All staff and tutors are trained in methods of online tutoring! Sep 9 WARC scheduling opens [see link above] Sep 14 WARC opens Assessment Your formal written assignments will be assessed on the following criteria Argumentation: soundness of claim/s, argument, counter-argument &c. Content: appropriate supporting evidence from texts &c. Structure: introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, transitions &c. Style: accuracy and clarity of written expression Process: engagement with the whole writing process Grade categories AUCA Letter-grades and GPA system explained: https://auca.kg/en/p2885/ Excellent work 94–100 (A) 90–93 (A-)
87–89 (B+) 84–86 (B) 80–83 (B-) Competent Work 77–79 (C+) 74–76 (C) 70–73 (C-) Poor Work Deserving Some Credit 67–69 (D+) 64–66 (D) 60–63 (D-) Failure to reach the minimum requirements for credit <60 (F) 1 May be subject to change with timely warning from the Instructor 2 from the Ancient Greek κρῐ́σῐς (krísis), “decision, judgment; turning point”; der. κρῑ́νω,“I decide”. Hence related words in English such as critic, criticism, critical … Download 147 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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