ATTENDANCE
Attendance is vital to success in this class. Roll will be taken during class, and a late student will be counted as absent. If a student is marked absent 2 or more classes in a row then he (or she) may be dropped from this class. Anyone missing approximately 10% of the classes without notifying the professor in advance and obtaining the professor's concurrence may be withdrawn from the course or receive a lower (possibly failing) course grade at the discretion of the professor; anyone receiving V.A. benefits will be reported to the Dean's Office in these circumstances. Students are responsible for all material covered or assigned in class whether or not it is in the text.
Students are expected to attend all classes. Religious holidays as identified by the Provost and Academic Vice President are one exception; if this is your case, please identify yourself to me. See p.52 of the GSU General Catalog for more information.

POLICIES

• Regular completion of all assignments, especially outside reading and the accomplishment of assignments, is critical to succeed in this course.
• Grades are rounded to a whole number. For example, an 89.500 will round up to a 90 (A), while an 89.499 will round down to an 89 (B).
• See p.48 of the GSU General Catalog. Students are expected to attend all classes in the classroom; roll will be taken. Religious holidays as identified by the Provost and Academic Vice President are one exception; if this is your case, please identify yourself to me.
• All questions regarding any graded work MUST be brought to the attention of the instructor within ONE WEEK of when the work was returned to the class.
• Incompletes will be assigned only under unusual/special circumstances.
• Students with special needs should report to Office of Disability Services.
• All work submitted for grading must be the student's own work. Any work turned in with 2 or more student's names on it will have the grade split up between the students. For example, if 2 students turn in work that gets 88%, each student will receive a grade of 44%. Work found to be duplicate but turned in separately will also be split up, with an additional 10% removed from the grade.
• You will receive a grade of "W" if you drop this class before the last drop date.
• You will receive a grade of "WF" if you drop this class after the last drop date. (Unless granted a hardship withdrawal by the Dean of Students).
• It is your responsibility to guard your work and dispose of it securely. Make sure that no one else has access to it.
• Missed tests will be counted as a 0. This grade may be replaced with the other test grade, but only at the discretion of the instructor. There is no make-up for the final exam.

 

CONDUCT

Students are responsible for all material covered or assigned in class whether or not it is in the text. I want you to attend every class. Anyone missing approximately 10% of the classes without notifying the professor in advance and obtaining the professor's concurrence may be withdrawn from the course or receive a lower (possibly failing) course grade at the discretion of the professor; anyone receiving V.A. benefits will be reported to the Dean’s Office in these circumstances.

Students are expected to conduct themselves in the classroom as scholars. It is important to create and maintain a positive learning environment in the classroom. The professor alone cannot create and maintain this kind of environment. It takes the cooperation of everyone in the class to create and maintain a positive learning environment. The professor requests that communications between students should be only in the context of classroom discussions of the material of the course which are led by the professor. Similarly, leaving and reentering the classroom at will is disruptive, and I ask your cooperation in maintaining a good learning environment for all by arriving on time and staying in the classroom. If you must leave, the following policies are used. You may leave the classroom during a class but you do not reenter during that class. If you leave, do not congregate outside the classroom, which can disturb class. Attendance tends to be taken when you aren’t here, so be here the full time that class is in session. (If you have medical problems that you believe pertain to this policy, bring an original signed letter from a physician on the physician’s letterhead stationary and signed by the physician.)

Only myself, any lecturers I invite, any staff I invite to assist with computer operations, and students registered in the class are permitted to be in the classroom during our class time. Other people, pets, etc. can be distractions to me and other students. If you are having difficulties in following the policies for this class, I will remind you once outside of the classroom. A second reminder will be given in class. Thereafter, I will request that the Chair of the Department address your difficulties. Be considerate of your fellow students and of the learning process.

 

PLAGIARISM
Students may work alone on assignments or in groups, but only within this section of the course. Students working in groups must turn in one assignment for the group and must state on that assignment the names of all the students in the group who contributed to that assignment; the grade for the assignment will be divided among the students in the group. For example, if 3 students in this section worked on an assignment that receives a grade of 18 (out of 25), then each of the three students will receive a a grade of 6 (out of 25). Students who turn in similar assignments without indicating that they collaborated, either within this section or outside of this section, will be assigned a grade of 0 for that assignment. Students must work individually on quizzes and exams without any assistance from persons or things. Any student found to be cheating on an examination will receive a score of 0 for that exam. It is the student's responsibility to protect work from copying. No outside help is permitted. If a book or paper is used, it must be referenced and not copied. Plagiarized work is determined solely by the professor and is graded solely at the professor's discretion.

last update: August 11, 2000