English Department
The English Department tab includes texts to inform faculty of department-specific procedures. It also includes documents provided by the department for use in and/or assistance with teaching Composition. If interested in using any of the sources intended for the students provided in the Writing Repository, please download documents, make indicated changes, and add them to your Blackboard course shells. Students should not be given direct access to this instructor-facing Lib Guide. Thank you.
These are the standard Composition syllabi for the English Department. Provided here are the most current versions. When uploading syllabi to your computer or Blackboard course shell, be aware of the date attached to the name of the document. This can help you ensure that you have the most up-to-date copy. Please note that there are blank spaces on each syllabus for you to fill in (name, email address, etc.), as well as instructions for you in yellow boxes to follow and delete before sharing with your students.
The English Department is exploring new forms of assessment options to incorporate into our Composition courses. If you have an idea to propose or pilot in a class, contact the Chairperson and/or Lead Instructor. Until options have been voted in by full-time faculty, here are three versions of the rubric to utilize for grading the major writing projects in ENGL 1100. In addition is a draft guide or template instructors may use to help them build the Assignment Guidelines for each of their major Writing Projects, as well as to explain the criteria for success in the department rubrics.
The English Department is exploring new forms of assessment options to incorporate into our Composition courses. If you have an idea to propose or pilot in a class, contact the Chairperson and/or Lead Instructor. Until options have been voted in by full-time faculty, here are three versions of the rubric to utilize for grading the major writing projects in ENGL 2367. In addition is a draft guide or template instructors may use to help them build the Assignment Guidelines for each of their major Writing Projects, as well as to explain the criteria for success in the department rubrics.
New instructors of Composition for Columbus State should anticipate utilizing one of our Department Ready-to-Run (R2R) Course Shells below for at least two semesters before either transitioning to a Customizable Course Shell or a shell of their own making.
The shells below are updated by their developers at the end of each semester and are not usually ready for copying until two or three weeks before the next semester begins. Please refrain from requesting any of the shells below be copied into your course until you have received an email notifying you that they are ready. However, if you would like to just explore a shell in advance for consideration, feel free to contact Joan Petrusky (jpetrusk@cscc.edu) or Michael Keller (mkeller27@cscc.edu) to request they temporarily add you as a student to take a look.
Once the shells below are ready for copying, you will need to submit a course copy request to your Lead Instructor. If you don’t know who your Lead Instructor is, contact Joan or Michael. In the request, provide the complete course information for the shell below you want, and the complete course information for the destination shell, including course name, section number, synonym number, term, and year. For example:
Please copy ENGL-2367-SHELL-WEB-R2R to ENGL-2367-W03-43995-AU-2025.
To reduce email traffic, please combine multiple course copy requests into a single email if teaching more than one section. Thank you.
Below are the shells we currently have available:
Built Shells Ready with Minimal Additions for 16-Week Terms
Ready-to-Run In-Person 1100: ENGL-1100-SHELL-F2F-R2R-2DAY-2
Ready-to-Run In-Person 2367: ENGL-2367-SHELL-F2F-R2R-2DAY
Ready-to-Run Web 1100: ENGL-1100-SHELL-WEB-R2R
Ready-to-Run Web 2367: ENGL-2367-SHELL-WEB-R2R
Ready-to-Run In-Person 1101: ENGL-1101-SHELL-F2F-R2R-2DAY
Ready-to-Run Web 1101: ENGL-1101-SHELL-WEB-R2R
Built Shells with Options to Choose From for 16-Week Terms
Customizable 1100: ENGL-1100-SHELL-WEB-CUSTOM
Customizable 2367: ENGL-2367-SHELL-WEB-CUSTOM
Built Shells Ready with Minimal Additions for 11-Week/Summer Terms
Ready-to-Run Web 1100: ENGL-1100-SHELL-WEB-R2R-11WK
Ready-to-Run Web 2367: ENGL-2367-SHELL-WEB-R2R-11WK
