Syllabus Quiz Syllabus Quiz Edit 1 Writing Prompt! In a brief paragraph or two, respond to one of these questions. You discovered a time machine! Which time period will you visit first, and what will you do? If you were remembered for one thing, what would you want it to be? Source StylesFormatFontSize ◢ 2 How did the video describe a syllabus? The video hilariously depicted a syllabus as a fluffy unicorn that spreads joy and happiness throughout the semester. The video described a syllabus as a magical potion that grants students superpowers, because “knowledge is power.” It is essentially a contract that you are agreeing to when taking a course. It’s just legalese that isn’t important to student success. 3 What final grade do you need to pass the course for GE credit? D- (or higher) D (or higher) A- (or higher) B- (or higher) C- (or higher) 4 What is the prerequisite for the course? A Ph.D. — poor, hungry, but determined! A recommendation from my academic counselor High school diploma or equivalent Completion of English Composition 1 (or equivalent) 5 True or False: As long as I wrote it myself, I can use my old writing in this course. True False 6 True or False: Using artificial intelligence (AI) to write my assignments is plagiarism. True False 7 Including the likelihood of failing the course, the video briefing mentioned one specific reason why plagiarism is particularly counterproductive. It is more impressive to your instructor when you properly cite a source, aside from getting caught. You have a moral obligation to the college (and the country as a citizen) to complete your own work. If you plagiarize, you won’t learn anything in the class—and learning the skills is even more important than your grade. 8 True or False: According to the syllabus, to proceed in this course, I am declaring that I have read the “Controversial Content Warning” and feel mature enough to take the course at this time. True False 9 True or False: The federal law FERPA means my instructor must respond to my parents or guardians, by law, if they have questions or concerns about this class and my grades or performance. True False 10 True or False: The instructor is available to you to answer your questions. True False 11 True or False: In this class, I must submit my assignments in the order they appear in the units; if I skip an assignment and move on, to a later unit, the previous assignment(s) will be marked as zero points and can’t be made up. True False 12 True or False: The course will require revising and submitting updated drafts for the major essays. When doing so, submitting the same draft without making changes based on my instructor’s feedback will result in no credit being awarded. True False 13 What file formats are allowed to be submitted as attachments in the course? .pages or .indd .txt or .rtf .gdoc or .doc All of these choices. .pdf, .doc, or .docx 14 Which formatting style do all attachments in the course need to follow? Chicago IEEE All of these choices. Turabian AMA Harvard APA MLA 15 What will this course focus on? Grammar and vocabulary. Writing and research Rhetorical Analysis (logos, ethos, and pathos) Literary Analysis (novels, creative nonfiction, short stories, poems, and dramas). View Summary Back to
