English Composition II (ENGL 1302)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will: • Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes. • Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays. • Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence. • Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action. • Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)
Core Objectives: Given the rapid evolution of necessary knowledge and skills and the need to take into account global, national, state, and local cultures, the core curriculum must ensure that students will develop the essential knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college, in a career, in their communities, and in life. Through the Texas Core Curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advance intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning.
Students enrolled in this core curriculum course will complete assignments designed to cultivate the following core objectives:
- Critical Thinking Skills—to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of
- Communication Skills—to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual
- Personal Responsibility—to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.
- Teamwork—to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or
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