Instructor:  Abhijit Rao                                                    

Office Hours: MW (9-11)                                                        Email:abhirao@yahoo.com
Class Hours : C3114 MWL (M)                                                                               arao@iastate.edu
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Class Time: aa12:10-1:00 pm aaaaa                                                  Tel No: (515) 294-8735

Textbooks and Materials

	Odell, Lee, and Katz, Susan M.  Writing in a Visual Age. Boston:  Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006. Muth, Marcia F., and Kitalong, Karla Saari.  Getting the Picture: A Brief Guide to Understanding and Creating Visual Texts.  Boston:  Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. Duncan, Matthew and Gustav W. Friedrich. Oral Presenations in the Composition Course: A Brief Guide. Boston:  Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006.
	Faigley, Lester.  The Brief Penguin Handbook.  New York: Pearson, 2003. Student’s Guide to English 104-105

1 flat folder with double pockets
Memory device to save work and data from the computer lab
Notebook and loose leaf paper for notes and class activities

Goals for English 104
The purpose of English 104 is to prepare you for communicating well within your academic courses, as well as for your future career.   While most of the course will be devoted to writing, you will also participate in small group discussions, interviewing others, analyzing and creating visual communication, and learning how to compose professional email correspondence. By the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:

Written
• adapt your writing to specific purposes and audiences
• use a variety of organizational strategies
• integrate a variety of informational sources into an essay
• develop strategies to revise your own writing
• avoid errors that distract or confuse the reader
• reflect upon your communication processes, strengths, goals, and growth

Oral
• interview others, asking effective questions and listening actively
• be an effective team member in small groups as a contributor and as a listener
• give brief oral presentations, usually as a small group member

Visual
• use typography effectively in creating headings and subheadings
• use the appropriate layout format for a brochure, fact sheet, or newsletter
• analyze visual communication, such as art-on-campus
• use visuals effectively (i.e. imported, scanned, or digital pictures)

Electronic
• use appropriate format, voice, and language in a professional email such as correspondence with an instructor
• use word processing skills, including making attachments, tables, etc.