Online English Composition II
ENG 102 - First-Year Composition
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Overview
This course will help you develop a set of writerly and rhetorical tools that will be essential for creating, drafting, and revising research-focused writing projects. During the course you will draft and revise four major projects, complete various writing and research-focused activities, discuss and reflect on your growth as a writer and researcher, and learn to leverage emerging technologies to get the work of writing and research done.
Course prerequisites and requirements
To be successful in this course, we recommend English language fluency and computer literacy. We also encourage you to make sure your laptop or desktop computer meets the technical requirements.
ENG 101 First-year Composition is strongly suggested as a prerequisite for success in this course.
Quick facts
Next start date:
Jan. 14, 2025 (8 weeks)
Mar. 18, 2025 (8 weeks)
- Credits: 3
- Length: On-demand or 8 weeks
- Cost: $25 + $400
What you’ll learn
- How to employ methods of academic research and argumentation
- How to define an argumentative purpose that addresses an academic debate or issue
- How to negotiate competing perspectives when addressing an academic debate or issue
- How to implement the fundamental components of effective academic writing practices such as invention, drafting, collaboration, revision, and reflection
- How to evaluate, incorporate, and document primary and secondary sources according to discipline-specific academic conventions
- How to demonstrate resilience when drafting and revising academic arguments
- How to utilize writing technologies for academic writing situations
What to expect in class
Video lectures, readings, writing activities and projects, and discussions
Exams and grading
40%
Activities
15%
Writing Project #1
20%
Writing Project #2
25%
Writing Project #3
Transcript
This course appears on your transcript identically to how it appears on the transcript of an enrolled ASU student who has taken the course on one of ASU’s campuses. Course attendance dates will be listed on your transcript. An on-demand course will appear on your transcript in the session you complete the course.
This course satisfies 3 credit hours toward the First-year Composition requirement at Arizona State University. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring your credit.
