CSU-Pueblo: English 101

[srijay]

I'm just down with the first assignment. 4 more to go. Honestly, I'm not impressed with the pace of how things are moving, partially because the instructor is not that tech savvy. I had to ask the Administrative assistant to print the assignment out and hand it over to her and I'm still waiting for the instructor's feedback without which I can't move on to the next assignment (the instructor wants the assignments one by one).

I'll keep you posted about the grading in due course of time.

[snazzlefrag]

I'll keep you posted about the grading in due course of time.

Thanks Srijay!

[srijay]

I just finished the course today with an 'A' and would take the privilege of being the first person to review it. Here is my take on CSU-Pueblo’s ENG101:

Level of Difficulty: Moderate. It wasn’t a cake for all the time and hard work it took to complete each and every assignment.

Time Taken to Complete: 5 weeks. 1 assignment a week. The problem is you can’t proceed with the next assignment unless the instructor reviews the previous one.

Books: A WORLD OF IDEAS, Lee A. Jacobus, 7th Edition, ISBN 0-312-44582-2 & RULES FOR WRITERS, Diana Hacker, any edition may be used; no pages are given for the assignments. Procuring them wasn’t at all a problem. I bought used ones from half.com at a reasonable price.

Instructor: Ms. Margaret Senatore will even point out a misplaced comma or hyphen. Be careful of what you write because she ain’t ready to take crap. However, she could have been a little quicker reviewing the assignments.

The Assignments: Most of the assignments were philosophy oriented covering figures like Machiavelli, Rawls, Cierro, etc. Yep, there’s one on Darwin’s theory of evolution and Keynesian economics too. So, for all you folks who can reckon with these names, the task gets easier. Since this is not a Sociology or Philosophy Class, the emphasis is on “WRITING”. Each assignment should have a 3-5 page Thesis along with the relevant Cluster Diagram and Key points outline.

Exams: No Exams, proctored or un-proctored. That’s the biggest up-side according to me.

Cost: $417 now! When I enrolled, it was $297 (best bang for the buck then).

Caveat: Go for it if you really want to learn English Composition and can afford the $417 price tag! Having to deal with no exams and working at one’s own pace is bliss. On the other hand, cheaper alternatives like the EC exam and Penn Foster’s writing course might work better for the majority.

[joel66]

I just finished the course today with an 'A' and would take the privilege of being the first person to review it. Here is my take on CSU-Pueblo’s ENG101:

Level of Difficulty: Moderate. It wasn’t a cake for all the time and hard work it took to complete each and every assignment.

Time Taken to Complete: 5 weeks. 1 assignment a week. The problem is you can’t proceed with the next assignment unless the instructor reviews the previous one.

Books: A WORLD OF IDEAS, Lee A. Jacobus, 7th Edition, ISBN 0-312-44582-2 & RULES FOR WRITERS, Diana Hacker, any edition may be used; no pages are given for the assignments. Procuring them wasn’t at all a problem. I bought used ones from half.com at a reasonable price.

Instructor: Ms. Margaret Senatore will even point out a misplaced comma or hyphen. Be careful of what you write because she ain’t ready to take crap. However, she could have been a little quicker reviewing the assignments.

The Assignments: Most of the assignments were philosophy oriented covering figures like Machiavelli, Rawls, Cierro, etc. Yep, there’s one on Darwin’s theory of evolution and Keynesian economics too. So, for all you folks who can reckon with these names, the task gets easier. Since this is not a Sociology or Philosophy Class, the emphasis is on “WRITING”. Each assignment should have a 3-5 page Thesis along with the relevant Cluster Diagram and Key points outline.

Exams: No Exams, proctored or un-proctored. That’s the biggest up-side according to me.

Cost: $417 now! When I enrolled, it was $297 (best bang for the buck then).

Caveat: Go for it if you really want to learn English Composition and can afford the $417 price tag! Having to deal with no exams and working at one’s own pace is bliss. On the other hand, cheaper alternatives like the EC exam and Penn Foster’s writing course might work better for the majority.

That's an awesome book "A World of Ideas" I decided to satisfy my English Comp for Excelsior College at my local community college at American River College. They have an online course using the same book. Not sure what other states charge, but in California, the in-state tuition at my local college is 20 per unit and Excelsior accepts the ENGWR300 class to satisfy the English requirement.

Joe Lomas