Course Policies
Late Work
You are expected to turn assignments in on the date they are due. Assignments that are turned in between one (1) and five (5) days late will receive a deduction of ten (10) points for each day that they are late. After five days, an assignment will no longer be accepted and you will receive zero points for the assignment.
If you need to renegotiate a deadline for personal reasons, please consult the instructor as far in advance as possible.
Academic Honesty
According to the Niagara University Undergraduate Catalog:
The integrity of an academic community necessitates the full and correct citation of ideas, methodologies, and research findings to the appropriate source. This is necessary to protect the original work, whether it is found in reference material, other published matter, or unpublished communication from faculty, other scholars, and fellow students. In addition, each student can promote academic honesty by protecting his or her work from inappropriate use. Academic honesty is essential to ensure the validity of the grading system and to maintain a high standard of academic excellence. The principal violations of academic honesty are cheating and plagiarism.
Cheating includes the unauthorized use of certain materials, information, or devices in writing examinations, or in preparing papers or other assignments. Any student who aids another student in such dishonesty is also guilty of cheating. Other possible forms of cheating include submitting the same work in more than one class without permission, and fabricating or altering references or actual research results.
Plagiarism is the presentation of ideas, words, and opinions of someone else as one’s own work. The offense does not extend solely to directly quoted materials presented without documentation. Paraphrased material, even if rendered in the student’s own words, must be attributed to the originator of the thought. Furthermore, if the student adopts a line of reasoning or a point of view adopted or derived from the work of another, such adoption or derivation must also be properly acknowledged. (pp. 44-45)
In this course, you will be working with the words, ideas, and works of others quite often. Part of that work will be learning how to correctly credit the originators of the works you use. However, if you ever have a question about how to properly use these works, please ask the instructor or make an appointment with the Writing Center.
Instances of academic dishonesty will be dealt with following the policies and procedures laid out on page 45 of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Technology Use
As part of your work in this course, you will be expected to use technologies in conducting research and producing writing. Also, information about assignments, deadlines, and other course information will be disseminated through the course Web site.
Throughout the course, you will be expected to:
- Check the course Web site at least twice a week for information about course projects, deadlines, and other course information.
- Use e-mail and other forms of online communication to communicate with the instructor and your classmates when necessary.
- Use various types of software, including word processors, page design software, and presentation design software to complete course projects.
- Be willing to get help from the instructor or other campus resources to use technologies for course projects and other coursework.
- Pay attention to standards for written English when using computers for communication. This includes using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation in all communications to your instructor and classmates as well as avoiding netspeak-based substitutions such as “u” for “you.”
- Use technologies respectfully and appropriately. This includes complying with Niagara’s Acceptable Use Policies for use of computers and Internet service as explained in the Student Technology Handbook, and also being respectful of the instructor and your fellow classmates.