Course Description
Second in a two-course sequence, English 1102 uses the skills developed in English 1101 to identify and analyze the elements of a rhetorical situation and personal empowerment through writing to teach students how to enter the academic writing discourse community. To do this, English 1102 develops research and writing skills that culminate in a sustained persuasive argument.
In this specific course, students are asked to first familiarize themselves with a specific journal in order to get a better feel for what academic research writing in the field they desire to enter looks like. The course then asks students to engage in digital humanities methods in order to get a feel for a specific method and what counts as evidence and research questions when using that specific method. Digital humanities methods are used here so 
students can continue to ask questions about the journal they have chosen while getting the feel for the particular method. Finally the course asks students to embark on their own argumentative paper using their own research question and an appropriate research method.
A passing grade is a C.
Prerequisites: A passing grade in Engl 1101 or Equivalent
General Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze, evaluate, document, and draw inferences from various sources.
- Identify, select, and analyze appropriate research methods, research questions, and evidence for a specific rhetorical situation.
- Use argumentative strategies and genres in order to engage various audiences.
- Integrate others’ ideas with their own.
- Use grammatical, stylistic, and mechanical formats and conventions appropriate for a variety of audiences.
- Critique their own and others’ work in written and oral formats.
- Produce well-reasoned, argumentative essays demonstrating rhetorical engagement.
- Reflect on what contributed to their writing process and evaluate their own work.