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Bergen Community College
Division of Humanities
Department of English
Course Syllabus
ENG-205
Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction
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Course Description:
Creative Writing: Fiction is a workshop-style course that allows students to
experience the creative process, providing them with the knowledge of creative
and narrative techniques necessary to produce quality short fiction.
Credits: 3; Lecture 3
Prerequisite: ENG-101 Composition
Student Learning Outcomes: As a result of meeting the requirements in this
course, students will be able to:
Student Learning Outcome: Means of Assessment:
1. Identify the special genre demands
of the art and craft of fiction writing
by reading and analyzing the creative
work of professional writers
- Produce at least three (3) works of
short fiction.
- Complete weekly writing for
workshop and provide weekly
constructive criticism on
fellow students writing in the
workshop.
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- Read and discuss weekly assigned
readings of published authors.
2. Master the elements of craft
essential to the genre of narrative
fiction.
- Produce at least three (3) works of
short fiction.
- Revise at least two (2) of those three
above works of short fiction.
- Submit at least one (1) of those two
works of short fiction for publication.
3. Incorporate critical approaches and
develop aesthetic sensibilities through
immersion in the creative process
- Produce at least three (3) works of
short fiction.
- Submit at least one (1) of those two
works of short fiction for publication.
- Complete weekly writing for
workshop and provide weekly
constructive criticism on
fellow students writing in the
workshop.
- Compose a journal of weekly writing.
4. Understand the conventions and
apply standards of professional
manuscript preparation.
- Produce at least three (3) works of
short fiction.
- Revise at least two (2) of those three
above works of short fiction.
- Submit at least one (1) of those two
works of short fiction for publication.
- Read and discuss weekly assigned
readings of published authors.
Course Texts and/or Other Study Materials:
Burroway, Janet. Writing Fiction: A Narrative Guide to Craft. 2019.
978-0226616698
Research, Writing, and/or Examination Requirement(s):
1. Produce at least three (3) works of short fiction. (SLO 1-4)
2. Revise at least two (2) of those three above works of short fiction. (SLO 2, 4)
3. Submit at least one (1) of those two works of short fiction for publication. (SLO
2, 3, 4)
4. Complete weekly writing for workshop and provide weekly constructive
criticism on
fellow students writing in the workshop. (SLO 1, 3)
5. Read and discuss weekly assigned readings of published authors. (SLO 1,3)
6. Compose a journal of weekly writing. (SLO 3)
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Grading Policy:
Interim Portfolio: 20%
Final Portfolio: 25%
Response Papers: 20%
Workshop and Discussion Participation: 25%
Quizzes: 10%
Attendance Policy:
Specific course attendance policy to be determined by individual instructor. The
college wide attendance policy follows.
BCC Attendance Policy:
All students are expected to attend every scheduled meeting of each course in
which they are registered. Attendance and lateness policies and sanctions are to
be determined by the instructor for each section of each course. These will be
established in writing on the individual course outline. Attendance will be kept
by the instructor for administrative and counseling purposes.
Academic Integrity Policy:
Bergen Community College is committed to academic integrity – the honest, fair,
and continuing pursuit of knowledge, free from fraud or deception.
Students are responsible for their own work. Faculty and academic support
services staff will take appropriate measures to discourage academic dishonesty.
The College recognizes the following general categories of violations of academic
integrity. Academic integrity is violated whenever a student does one or more of
the following:
1. Uses unauthorized assistance in any academic work.
● copies from another student’s exam
● uses notes, books, electronic devices or other aids of any kind during
an exam, when doing so is prohibited
● steals an exam or possesses a stolen copy of any exam
2. Gives unauthorized assistance to another student
● completes a graded academic activity or takes an exam for someone
else
● gives answers to or shares answers with another student before or
during an exam or other graded academic activity
● shares answers during an exam by using a system of signals
2. Fabricates data in support of an academic assignment
● cites sources that do not exist
● cites sources that were not used
● submits any academic assignment which contains falsified or
fabricated data or results
2. Inappropriately or unethically uses technological means to gain academic
advantage
● inappropriately or unethically acquires material via the Internet or by
any other means
● uses any devices (electronic or hidden) for communication or
unauthorized retrieval of information during an exam
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● Uses Large Language Models or other Artificial Intelligence programs
to generate writing that the student then passes off as his or her
own. (more below)
AI Policy:
AI use not specifically allowed by the instructor falls under the academic integrity
category of unethical use of technology as delineated under item 4 above and is
subject to the same potential penalties.
Accessibility Statement
Bergen Community College is committed to ensuring the full participation of all
students in its programs. If you have a documented disability (or think you may
have a disability) and, as a result, need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in this class, complete course requirements, or benefit from the
College’s programs or services, contact the Office of Special Services (OSS) as
soon as possible at 201-612-5270 or www.bergen.edu/oss. To receive any
academic accommodation, you must be appropriately registered with OSS. The
OSS works with students confidentially and does not disclose any disability-
related information without their permission. The OSS serves as a clearinghouse
on disability issues and works in partnership with faculty and all other student
service offices.
Student Support Services
Bergen Community College provides exemplary support to its students and offers
a broad variety of opportunities and services. A comprehensive array of student
support services including advising, tutoring, academic coaching, and more are
available online at https://bergen.edu/currentstudents/.
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