English 1302 On-line
English 1302 On-line is a course designed for the distance learner who, for whatever reason, cannot or would prefer not to study college writing in a more conventional classroom setting. For the person on-the-go or someone who is located remotely from a college or university, this course provides a full introduction to college-level argumentative and academic writing and fulfills the requirements for most second-semester college writing programs.

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About Navarro College and Staff
Navarro College, including its main campus in Corsicana and its satellite campuses in Mexia and Waxahachie (right), has one of the fastest growing enrollments among colleges in the whole state of Texas.  The faculty and staff of Navarro College are seasoned professionals, many with more than twenty-five years of teaching experience at Navarro. Several have long been at the forefront of innovation in the facilitation of learning and frequently receive both national and international acclaim for their work on behalf of their students and the Navarro College community.

Navarro faculty have developed distance education materials and courseware for more than fifteen years. This is one of distance learning courses created and facilitated by the college instructors. Dr. Geoffrey Grimes, the creator of English 1302 Online and several other English courses for the Internet, has taught college writing courses for more than thirty years and was recognized as one of the five most outstanding community college instructors in North America in 1991 by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). He is also an adjunct graduate professor at Amber University (Garland, Texas).
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Course Content
English 1302 Online is a course in academic writing. In this course, students refine the writing, research, and reading skills introduced in English 1301. A related goal is the development of critical thinking skills.  Writing assignments emphasize argumentation and persuasion.  Students will also write a formal research paper.

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Course Enrollment
Institutional Qualifications for Enrollment
Credit students must have completed satisfactorily (with a grade of "C" or better) English 1301 or its equivalency at another accredited college or university.

Personal Qualifications for Enrollment
Online instruction and learning is not for everyone. While you may be a successful student in some other academic setting, effective learning and completion of academic coursework online is extremely demanding and requires, perhaps, more time and tenacity than learning in other modes of instruction.

If you have never completed a course of study in a distance-learning format, here are some factors that indicate you are likely to be successful in this course:

• You have completed successfully at least 15 credit hours in other college-level courses.
• You enjoy independent study.
• You are self-confident and a self-starter.
• You have at least eight hours per week free to devote to your assignments in this course.
• You are a competent reader.
• You are comfortable reading text materials at a computer monitor.
• You have the technical skills or access to technical support to help you with malfunctions of your computer.
• You have demonstrated successful college-level writing skills in other classes.
• You have access to a public library or some other institution of learning for conducting secondary research.

Course Calendar and Dropping an Online Course
As a student enrolled in an online section of English 1302 at Navarro College, you have sixteen, twelve, eight, or four weeks (depending on the semester in which you enroll) from the official date of your registration to complete the assignments for this course. You should review the schedule of assignments in the Course Outline found at the end of the syllabus.  Note: It is your responsibility to know the date beyond which you may not drop this course with a "W." You may find out the drop date for your section by contacting the Navarro College Registrar's Office. When you inquire, you must provide your name and social security number as well as the course and section number of your online class.

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Online Support for Composition
In addition to support included for assignments in each unit, you will find helpful many Internet resources prepared by faculty in universities around the country and throughout North America. Click here for a list service to Internet resources on the World Wide Web. Note that this document will be updated from time to time for your additional enrichment.

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Naming and Saving Your Files
Name and save your files using the first letter of your first name/your last name/-/the name of your exercise.

Example: JDoe-Ex1 (Of course, use your first initial and last name!)

Each exercise must be saved in Microsoft Word only and attached as a separate document to an e-mail message to geoffrey.grimes@navarrocollege.edu  .

Submitting Your Exercises
You must attach your exercises to e-mail messages.  You are welcome to attach more than one exercise with a single e-mail message.

In the subject line, include the name of the file you are attaching.

Example: JDoe-Ex1

In the message window of each e-mail you send, include 1) your first and last names, 2) your social security number, 3) your course and section number, and 4) the name of the file you are attaching:

Example:

Jona Doe
SSN: 123-12-1234
ENGL 1302:71
JDoe-Ex1

Submitting Your Questions, Comments, or Urgent Appeals
Do NOT attach any exercise to a question, comment, or urgent appeal!  I will delete your exercise and ask you to re-submit it according to instructions posted above. Use this option to communicate questions about assignments or the course, comments to me about yourself, the course, or other academic matters, or urgent requests or concerns about the course, your work, or my responses to your work.
 
In the subject line, enter 1) the first letter of your first name/your last name/-/the word "Question," "Comment," or "Urgent."

Examples: 
JDoe-Question
JDoe-Comment
JDoe-Urgent

In the message window, include 1) your first and last names, 2) your social security number, 3) your course and section number, and 4) your message.

Example:

Jona Doe
SSN: 123-12-1234
ENGL 1302:NTW (or whatever the section number is for this semester)

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This page was last modified on July 4, 2007,
and is maintained by Dr. Geoffrey Grimes.
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