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| Class Policies |
Read all polices carefully.
Students are responsible for knowing and following these
policies, particularly, the deadline and late work
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| 1.1 Attendance/Participation |
I promise not to inflict death by
Power Point or fail
to teach you something worthy of your attendance. In
return, I ask that you reguarly attend class and, when
in class, to be engaged with the course.
If you are sick, stay home. If you have a genuine
emergency requiring you to be absent, then take care of
it. You do not need to email me if you are absent or
need to be absent, but you are responsible for knowing
all material covered in class.
Participation is a graded component of the course (5%).
This grade will be based on your level of engagement
during in-class reviews, exercises, and successfully
passing unannounced quizzes (graded pass/fail).
If you miss class (for
whatever reason), you cannot receive credit for
participation assignments, including quizzes.
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1.2 Computer Check |
Students are responsible for doing
the Blackboard computer check to set up their browser.
You are also strongly advised to use the practice
assignment link in the Blackboard Drop Box prior to
submitting an assignment for grading. If you experience
technical problems, the practice link has information on
what to do.
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1.3 English Proficiency |
English 102 or equivalent is a
prerequisite of this course. Students are
expected to enter the course with a proficient level of
skills in writing based on having completed the
prerequisite. Proficiency is defined in this
course as having attained the goals of English 102 at a
passing level or above. Descriptions of these
goals can be found here:
Goals of English 102.
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1.4 Grades |
You must complete all
assignments to be eligible for a course grade.
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| 1.5 Deadlines
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Students are
expected to submit their work by the time/date specified
on the course calendar. If you miss a deadline, you may submit
the assignment late to
Blackboard up
to 24
hours after a deadline has passed. If you fail to submit an assignment
within 24 hours of the deadline, you will fail the
course.
Late
submissions will not be eligible for a grade higher
than
C minus. Note: it does not matter if your
assignment is submitted 1 minute or 23 hours and 59
minutes passed the
deadline, the late policy will apply.
It is important to consider the technology you are using
when submitting assignments and allow time to upload the
document file. Experiencing
personal technology
problems when submitting assignments will not be grounds
for a waiver of the late policy.
Personal
technology problems include difficulty
uploading an assignment because you are working too close
to the deadline, and/or unreliable internet connections
or blackouts that are not systems
wide.
I strongly recommend that you have a
back up plan in case your residence hall, apartment
building, favorite wireless internet cafe, etc. is not
working well at the time you are trying to upload a
document.
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1.6 Requesting Reviews |
To request a review of your writing, send your
assignment draft as an email attachment.
Please
explain the problem(s) you are having with writing the
assignment and ask specific questions.
Reviews are limited to one per assignment.
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1.7 Software |
All assignments must be composed in
Word, OSS, or converted to a PDF file before submission.
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