ELI S60 Syllabus
Summer 1998

Instructor: Deborah Healey

Check this site for updates: http://ucs.orst.edu/~healeyd/s60/s60syllabus_su98.html

The syllabus and links will be updated throughout the term. Remember that you are responsible for handing in your electronic and paper homework on time.

--Week--	-----------Activities------------	----------------Homework----------------
Week 1 June 26	Introductions, orientation, and course description Pretest Fill out the online self-introduction at http://ucs.orst.edu/~healeyd/s60/intro.html	Make sure you know how to use e-mail, Word, and Netscape. See information online about paraphrasing (162paraphrase.html)
Week 2 June 29 - July 1	Information transfer: using tables in Word Conferencing at www.nicenet.org - log in with your nicenet username and password to S60, and go to Conferencing. Summarizing and paraphrasing; using quotations. Web searching - using Boolean operators and phrasing Searching at the OSU library - using IAC and Oasis	Read pages 62-64 (just through the first paragraph on page 64) Choose a topic for a short research paper (4-5 pages); find at least one print and two online sources for the topic
Week 3 July 6 - 10	Troubleshooting pp 17-21 Reading strategies Reading faster, skimming and scanning Study reading Critical thinking and logical thinking	Group report from your troubleshooting topic Summaries and critiques of your research paper sources Outline for the research paper
Week 4 July 13 - 17 Midterm week	Using citations Peer critiquing Study habits Test-taking strategies Midterm Exam Designing and creating web pages	Research paper #1 due by July 17
Week 5 July 20 - 24	Debriefing of first draft and comments Outlining as a tool for revision Reading faster - skimming and scanning Review of summarizing and paraphrasing Using quotes and paraphrases. Categorical statements Conferencing at www.nicenet.org Vocabulary study	Read pp 89-91 and 95-96. Start to expand your research paper to 6-10 pages; have at least six sources for the topic
Week 6 July 27 - 31	Grammar troublespots Synthesis and analysis Adding links to web pages; tables and other design elements Documenting sources	Find links to add to your online research paper Find copyright-free graphics online Second draft of (expanded) research paper due July 29th
Week 7 August 3 - 7	Library comparison Peer critiquing	Final exam
Week 8 August 10	Group discussion of research topics Sharing web pages	Research paper due by 9 am August 10

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