In ENG 102, students will continue to build upon the skills and knowledge developed in ENG 101, as outlined in the ENG 101 Goals & Objectives statement. Each ENG 102 goal is also designed to foster one or more of SIUE's College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) "Desired Characteristics and Capabilities of Graduates." These desired characteristics reflect the college's and university's commitment to the intrinsic value of a well-rounded undergraduate education.
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Goal #1: Students will gain an understanding of elements of formal argumentation.
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Related Objectives:
- Examine accepted methods of academic argumentation
- Read critically a variety of argumentative texts in order to discuss claims and issues from those readings
- Evaluate academic arguments for logical effectiveness, validity, and soundness
- Explore the ways in which argumentation is used in the discourse of various disciplines
- Examine and analyze peers' written arguments for the effective use of structures of academic argument, avoidance of logical fallacies and other errors in reasoning, and the ethical use of sources
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This goal and its related objectives are designed to foster the development of the following "Desired Characteristics and Capabilities of Graduates.":
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Goal #2: Students will write using principles of formal argumentation and learn to apply these principles in various academic disciplines.
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Related Objectives:
- Examine the structures of academic argumentation in print and online sources
- Analyze the tactics of academic argumentation in order to identify and avoid the dangers of logical fallacies and various other errors in reasoning
- Analyze how writers present their ideas in view of their apparent purpose(s), audience(s), and occasion(s)
- Explore problems and issues from multiple perspective
- Write a variety of argumentative reading- and/or research-based essays using argumentative appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos
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This goal fosters this CAS "Desired Characteristic":
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Goal #3: Students will locate, read, analyze, and synthesize sources in order to write papers incorporating source material.
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Related Objectives:
- Formulate questions to focus research, explore all sides of an issue, create a working claim, and draw conclusions from research
- Explore a variety of informative and persuasive sources relevant to a particular argument
- Assess the effectiveness of various sources for use in developing a written argument
- Evaluate sources for authenticity and academic credibility
- Integrate and synthesize outside source material into students' own writings according to standard conventions
- Present students' own ideas as related to but clearly distinguished from those of others
- Write an extended argumentative research essay on an approved topic
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This goal fosters these CAS "Desired Characteristics":
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Goal #4: Students will develop an awareness of various citation formats and be able to use at least one of them correctly.
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Related Objectives:
- Recognize that different citation formats exist for different disciplines
- Document sources according to a particular style guide, with attention to its various rhetorical and stylistic features
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This goal fosters these CAS "Desired Characteristics":
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Goal #5: Students will learn about and engage in ethical academic research.
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Related Objectives:
- Conduct ethical academic research projects using a variety of research methodologies
- Quote, paraphrase, and summarize accurately
- Integrate information and arguments from sources in ethical ways
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This goal fosters these CAS "Desired Characteristics":
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