ENGL 1422 Accelerated Writing Instruction Syllabus W01 Spring 2026

Course Policies
Plagiarism won’t be tolerated: All assignments submitted must be the student’s own work with research properly cited in MLA 2019 style.

Plagiarism is defined as representing the words or ideas of another writer as one’s own. Plagiarism will result in a zero for the assignment on the first offense and an immediate final grade of F in the course on the second offense without exception and without chance for withdrawal from the course.

Submitting work or statistical information from internet sites and databases as your own original work constitutes both cheating and plagiarism and will result in an immediate final grade of F in the course without exception.

Let me be super clear here: AI use will not be welcome or allowed in this course. All submissions, sadly, will be run through my computer’s Similarity Check and will reflect both direct plagiarism and close paraphrasing. Evidence of AI usage will result in a zero on the assignment; the second instance will result in a zero in the course. I will be asking you to sign an agreement that you understand this rule.

Academic Dishonesty

In addition to plagiarism, academic dishonesty is equally discouraged. Specifically, work written for other courses or submission of work that has been acquired from other students or written by family members, classmates, or friends will result in a final grade of F in the course without exception.

Any incidence of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Student Services and may result in additional academic discipline and possible academic suspension at the instructor’s discretion. (See College Catalog 16.2b) Note also, according to campus policy, academic honesty includes “using artificial intelligence software or tools for homework, quizzes, tests, and any assignment unless authorized by the course instructor.” This instructor does not authorize such writing assistance.

*Always, always check with your instructors if ever in doubt. Any of your support team on campus would love to help you prevent plagiarism and respect your willingness to ask.

Technology
Issues like computer crashes, internet connection problems, faulty email, etc. are not valid reasons for turning in homework or papers late. Problems such as those mentioned can be eliminated if you save assignments to multiple locations and work on assignments in advance to minimize last minute problems. Also, have a backup plan for computer access in the case that your system does go down. Taking these precautions will potentially prevent you from failing class due to bad luck or circumstance.

I do not fix computers for a living and the world is much better off for it. You can change your own password on KCC’s login page. Please direct other tech problems to the ITS department.

Completing Your Work

Kindly note that I do not accept partial or late work. There is no such thing as a “rough draft” in here, although you do get revision opportunities. Expect also to be ineligible for paper revision if your original draft was incomplete or undone in the first place. It is strongly encouraged that you work on your papers as much in advance as your schedule allows so that you will have ample time to contact me, the library, or the writing tutor lab before the paper is due. 

 

*That being said, I do have compassion for the pressures of your life because I have pressures of my own that will lead me to mess up, too, so for that reason every student will be granted ONE Free Pass, good for single one-week extension on the due date of a major paper. Please clear it with me at aporter@kcc.edu ahead of time to avoid miscommunication.

Due Dates: We won’t have time for late work in this fast-moving class, so you will be expected to carefully manage your own time. Canvas (and the Canvas app for phone) is a helpful tool, but it’s not a substitute for you keeping track of your own assignments.