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Signature COURSE SECTION INFORMATION College English Department of English & Communication Course Code: COMM 1007 Faculty Name: Brigid Kelso Email: [email protected] Office: By Appointment

Course Section: CRNs 14378/14379/14381 Academic Year: 2021-2022 Term: Fall (202101)

Delivery Methods: The course is delivered through a mix of synchronous and asynchronous lectures, recordings, discussion, activities and collaborative learning.

Required Textbook: N/A Course Overview: Rationale: COMM1007 covers conventions in reading, summarizing, documenting sources using APA style, forming and evaluating an argument, presenting evidence, assessing credibility of sources, recognizing bias and writing for various audiences and purposes. COMM1007 research outcomes help prepare students for Sem. 3 COMM1147, where they are expected to read and understand evidence-based research, one of the requirements for members of the College of Nurses of Ontario. Course Delivery Methods: The course will have synchronous and asynchronous components. Asynchronous: students will work through the weekly materials (readings and activities) independently. They will be posted on BB each Monday. Synchronous: classes will be held during the times designated for your Course Registration Number (CRN) on your schedule.

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Test/Assignment/Examination Policies In addition to the college’s policies on academic integrity and student conduct at http://www.georgebrown.ca/policies, please familiarize yourself with the expectations in the Health Sciences Student Handbook. Assignments MUST be submitted according to the following instructions:   

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On-line through Blackboard (BB); emailed assignments will not be accepted. Late assignments will be penalized 10% per day. Students must inform faculty in advance of deadline if they cannot submit an assignment by the deadline. Permission will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Students must adhere to GBC policy on academic honesty. https://www.georgebrown.ca/sites/default/files/policies/code-ofstudent-behaviour-and-community-standards.pdf Please carefully read all faculty feedback on graded assignments before asking questions about grades. Ensure that you thoroughly understand assignment directions and then proofread your final drafts against the assignment rubric and/or checklist before submitting it. Students are responsible for checking their grades weekly to ensure that they are up to-date. Please allow 2 weeks for assignments to be graded. Assignments can NOT be re-written if students do not follow instructions and/or include all components in the rubric.

Homework:  Read and complete weekly practice activities (Powerpoint lecture and or video, reading and activities) to prepare for weekly classes. These are always directly related to the upcoming graded assignments. Email Communication:  As per the Student Handbook policy, student queries MUST be sent to faculty using GBC EMAIL ACCOUNTS ONLY.  Check GBC email DAILY for class information and check BB grades weekly.  Email etiquette: Please provide a subject line pertaining to reason for email, student first/last name as well as the course name, and day and time of class (I teach multiple classes on the same day).  Ensuring that your GBC email account is functioning properly is as important as being prepared for every class  Allow 24 hours for faculty to respond to email [email protected]  To solve problems accessing gbc email accounts: User ID and password issues can be found at: www.georgebrown.ca/IDM/general_access.aspx#Help. Faculty will:  Respond to email questions within 24 hours (unless otherwise specified or weekend).  Grade work within 2 weeks of submission.  Post homework reading/activities by Friday of each week. Conduct expectations:  

Review the Student Handbook, specifically pages 17-22. Please address any issues or concerns about the course directly with your faculty member FIRST in a respectful manner.

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Assignments at a Glance Assignment

Week due

% of grade

Diagnostic Writing Paragraphs Summary Critical Response Essay Outline

Week 1 (end of week)

0% (no feedback)

Week 3 (end of week) Week 6 (regular class day; Monday section due Tues.) Week 8 (regular class day) Week 10 (end of week) Week 13 (regular class day) Week 15 (regular class day)

15% 10%

Critical Response Essay Research Essay Outline Research Essay Final Essay Assignment

20% 15% 20% 20%

Learning Schedule / Topical Outline (subject to change with notification) Homework/Materi als

Content / Learning Activities Week & Date

Topic

Overview of course Week 1* Sept. 7-10

Week 2 Sept.

*(no synchronous class for Monday section – please complete homework for Week 2 class)

(Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on Blackboard)

Evaluation Description

Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on BB Required reading, Powerpoint slides, sample assignments, and/or video and tasks) will be posted on Fridays for following week’s class)

Diagnostic writing – submit by Fri., Sept. 10, 11:59 -no feedback

Finding the main idea in a reading Annotating a text for main idea and

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Homework/Materi als

Content / Learning Activities Week & Date

13-17

Topic

(Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on Blackboard)

Evaluation Description

Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on BB Required reading, Powerpoint slides, sample assignments, and/or video and tasks) will be posted on Fridays for following week’s class)

supporting points How paraphrasing and summarizing differ

Week 3

Paragraph writing review

Sept. 20-24

Crediting the author to avoid plagiarism

Week 4

How newspapers/magazi nes provide evidence for their claims

Sept. 27-Oct. 1

Evaluating credibility of author and author’s claims

Summary Paragraph (15%) due Fri., Sept. 24

Evaluating publication credibility

Week 5 Oct. 48

In-text citations using APA style to avoid plagiarism Quote sandwich method of inserting

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Homework/Materi als

Content / Learning Activities Week & Date

Topic

(Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on Blackboard)

evidence for your claims Review of thesis statements Week 6*

Evaluation Description

Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on BB Required reading, Powerpoint slides, sample assignments, and/or video and tasks) will be posted on Fridays for following week’s class)

Outline for Critical Response Essay (10%) due regular class day Monday section due Oct. 12

*(no synchronous Monday class)

Oct. 11-15

Intro to research Week 7 Oct. 18-22

Week 8 Oct. 25-29

Finding sources on GBC library website Using APA documentation style for end references

Intersession

No classes

Critical Response Essay (20%) due regular class day, 11:59 pm

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Homework/Materi als

Content / Learning Activities Week & Date

Topic

Week 9

How trade journals and academic journal articles differ in their purpose and audience

Nov. 15

Week 10 Nov. 812

Week 11 Nov. 15-19

Week 12 Nov. 22-26

(Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on Blackboard)

Evaluation Description

Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on BB Required reading, Powerpoint slides, sample assignments, and/or video and tasks) will be posted on Fridays for following week’s class)

How journals provide evidence for claims Incorporating evidence into research essays using APA style (quoting and paraphrasing using quote sandwich method) Writing intros and conclusion paragraphs for your research essay

Research Essay Proposal (15%) due Fri., Nov. 12, 11:59 pm

Review of summarizing a source to introduce evidence Review of thesis statement and body paragraph topic sentences

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Homework/Materi als

Content / Learning Activities Week & Date

Topic

Week 13

Editing and revising your research essay

(Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on Blackboard)

Nov. 29Dec. 3 Week 14

Evaluation Description

Please see instructions in Weekly Course Materials folder on BB Required reading, Powerpoint slides, sample assignments, and/or video and tasks) will be posted on Fridays for following week’s class)

Persuasive Research Essay (20%) due 11:59 pm of regular class day

Final assignment assignment and preparation

Dec. 610

Week 15

Exam week (no class)

Dec. 13-17

Final writing assignment (20%) due 11:59 pm of regular class day

Please note: This schedule may change as resources and circumstances require. Important dates regarding the College Academic Calendar can be found at: Important College Dates Nursing-related research resources For nursing-specific research help, contact Waterfront librarian Junhui Zhang. Go to the link below for research guides and tutorials for nursing: Professional Associations/Regulatory Bodies Canadian Nurses Association https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/about-us Ontario Nurses’ Association

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https://www.ona.org College of Nurses of Ontario https://www.cno.org

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