Wednesday, September 19, 2012

ENC 1101 Preview Page


ENC 1101 Preview Page


Faculty Introduction


Welcome to ENC 1101. I am professor of English at Broward College’s South Campus. I have a BA in literature from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA in same from Florida Atlantic University. I have been teaching at BC for 10 years and teaching in general for 17. I love to teach! As proof of this, I take those quizzes about what profession to enter, and they always come back with the answer “teacher” (not always the answer I’m looking for!). Finally, I love to write (especially writing bad poetry) and to talk about and teach writing. I look forward to working with you this term.

Course Description


A university parallel course in which the student writes expository themes in various modes. Research methods and library skills are introduced and a documented paper is required. Placement in ENC1101 is determined by both standard and departmental assessment tests. A student must earn a grade of "C" or higher to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule. Special fee charged.

Methods of Instruction


This is a 3-credit hour course. Normally, a 3-credit hour course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. In this class, you will be working online for at least that same amount of time.

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of ENC 1101, students should


  • be able to compose units of discourse and provide ideas and information suitable to the purpose and the audience.

  • be able to transmit ideas and information in effective written language by employing good diction, conventional sentence structure, and standard written American English grammar and usage.

  • be able to locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources and incorporate the relevant information into a paper documented internally and bibliographically.

  • be able to read assignments with a view to their artistic merits, content, logical progression and thoroughness of citations (if any).

Course Requirements



  • Required Prerequisites: Students must have been placed into ENC 1101 through a placement test or have completed ENC 0021 with a C or better.

  • New to e-learning? Take the e-learning orientation before enrolling in any e-learning course.

  • Before enrolling in an e-learning course review computer requirements.

  • All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.

  • You will need either a Broward County library card or your college ID to access library materials. You can access library information at this link.

Course Materials



  • Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlansky (ISBN 0-14-200493-6)

  • A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker (ISBN 0-312-59870-X)

These are available at the college bookstore.

How to Register for this Course


Please register through myBC website . Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course.

Information Contact


If you need additional information about the course, you can e-mail me at tbrunner@broward.edu or you may reach the English Department at (954) 201-8904.

How to Access this Course once you are Enrolled in this Course


You may access the course on the first day of the term. Remember, the only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before Desire2Learn login is activated.


  • Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L.

  • At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 4 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.

  • Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.

  • Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code.


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