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You belong here. So do your classmates.  It doesn’t matter if you think you are a “good” or a “bad” writer or if you like writing or prefer to pretend like you don’t write very often. You are welcome here if English is not your first language or if you use one of the many dialects of English that exist. You are welcome here just as you are. Be respectful of each other. Always.

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WRDS 2101 provides strategies for writing in academic majors, across majors, and beyond graduation into professions and / or graduate school. The focus is on how to transfer academic writing to students' chosen profession or field. Students build on their current knowledge, acquiring advanced research practices; engaging in critical analysis of professional materials in their field; learning to use grammar, mechanics, and textual conventions for appropriate media; and understanding and supporting arguments and claims with credible evidence. This is a 3 credit class.

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Grades are on a ten point scale (90-100 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C, 60-69 D, and 59 and below, F)
Assignment Sequence 1 = 25 %
Assignment Sequence 2 = 25%
Assignment Sequence 3 = 25%
Writing to Learn = 25%

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Your success in this class is important to me.  If there are aspects of this course that prevent you from learning or that form barriers to your inclusion, please let me know as soon as possible. Together we’ll develop strategies that can enable you to succeed.

Visit the Office of Disability Services or email questions to disability@uncc.edu, or call 704-687-0040 (tty/v) for more information.

If you need official accommodations, you have a right to have these met.

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University Policies and Helpful Campus Resources

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University Policies and Helpful Campus Resources

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Office of Civil Rights and Title IX

Religious Accommodations

Emergency Housing

Student Food Pantry

Center for Counseling and Psychological Services

Center for Wellness Promotion

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All assignments --EXCEPT peer response drafts-- have a 24 hour extension, but use this sparingly as we are often using assignments to do work during class time. Failure to submit a draft for peer response = 0 for that portion of the assignment sequence.

If you want to take the 24 hour extension, make a note in the Canvas comment section for that assignment to let me know.  Failure to do so will get you a zero for that assignment since I'll assume you just didn't do it.

All assignments in Canvas will “close” 24 hours after the due date.

Important: Because our work builds on itself, missed assignments cannot be made-up after the 24 hour late-work window.

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Academic integrity is a shared responsibility.  I’m responsible for teaching the rules and conventions of acknowledging sources in writing. You are responsible for learning to use sources ethically and appropriately.

Plagiarism: Writing teachers and programs across the country have adopted the definition of plagiarism from the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA): “In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source. This definition applies to texts published in print or online, to manuscripts, and to the work of other student writers.”

Misuse of sources: The WPA distinguishes plagiarism from misuse of sources: “A student who attempts (even if clumsily) to identify and credit his or her source, but who misuses a specific citation format or incorrectly uses quotation marks or other forms of identifying material taken from other sources, has not plagiarized. Instead, such a student should be considered to have failed to cite and document sources appropriately.”

Undocumented / unauthorized use of  ChatGPT or other AI large language model (LLM) algorithms will be considered a breach of academic integrity. This means that if you use an AI LLM to generate a piece of writing and turn it in as your own work, without acknowledging its source, this will be considered plagiarism.

Consequences of academic dishonesty: The WRDS department takes plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty seriously and responds in accordance with UNCC Code of Student Academic Integrity. Plagiarism or cheating—or assisting another student who plagiarizes or cheats—may result in a failing grade on an assignment or for the entire course, and a report of Academic Misconduct. Another consequence may be a grade of FX (Academic Dishonesty Violation).

If you consult a source and are unsure whether you have plagiarized or misused it, discuss your concerns with me before submitting the assignment. If you submit an assignment for one UNC Charlotte course and would like to submit it (or a similar version) for another course, you must first receive written permission from both instructors and then appropriately cite your earlier work.

Consult the Office of Student Conduct & Academic Integrity to learn more about your rights and responsibilities.

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At the Writing Resources Center (WRC), a qualified peer writing consultant will work individually with you on anything you are writing at any point in the writing process—from brainstorming to editing. Appointments are recommended, but not required. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the WRC website, drop in, or phone 407-687-1899.

I highly recommend that you make use of the WRC throughout the semester, whether you are a struggling writer or a confident writer. Every writer at every level needs feedback.

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The Writing Resources Center is committed to supporting Charlotte’s linguistically diverse population of students, faculty, and staff.

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Put away your cell phone during class time. If you feel you can't do that, this probably isn't the class for you. (See attendance policy)

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You are always welcome to stop by my office--Cameron 112. You can also make an appointment with me via Calendry.
I welcome email communication, too: jan.rieman@charlotte.edu

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Missing class will negatively impact your learning and hence your final grade.
Up to 6 absences = no penalty
7th and subsequent absences = 5 points off your final course grade for each absence
3 late arrivals = 1 absence
More than 15 minutes late = absence
Being asked to put away your phone = absence

Note: If you have concerns about being able to meet the attendance guidelines for this course, please communicate with me early in the semester so that we can determine what kind of attendance flexibility may be necessary and reasonable.

If you feel that any of your absences should be excused (your absence was related to medical, psychological, personal crisis, or military absences) you can request an absence verification through Student Assistance and  Support Services. They will email me verification of documented situations. The decision for approval of all absences and late or missed work is mine.

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Access to the internet to read and watch assigned texts

Access to resources via Atkins library

Useful databases and peer-reviewed journals in Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies

Something to write with in class--laptop, tablet, pen & paper (a phone a phone will not suffice)