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CLASSROOM REGULATIONS AND POLICIES:

 

Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook, and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities.

1. Attendance is required.  Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each lab period and will count as part of your course grade.  For every lab section you attend, you will earn 2 points, for a total of 20.  Students who are more than 5 minutes late will be considered tardy and only earn 1 point for that day.  Students who are more than 10 minutes late will be considered absent and earn 0 points for that day.  If you are absent from a lab, you are still responsible for the missed material for exams, quizzes, notebook, lab report, etc.  You cannot get any points for any work pertaining to the lab that was missed (quizzes, assignments, etc).  Students who do not attend regularly generally do not do well in the course.

2. Students with a valid excuse may attend another lab section with permission of both instructors.  This is only available to those students who have a valid, written excuse.  The only absences that are excusable are for illness (requiring a doctors note), accident (requiring note from the police), and legal reasons (requiring a note from the judge), and work obligations outside of the ordinary (requiring a note from your boss).  The following are examples of absences that are NOT excusable:  travel (including leaving for break early or coming back late) or any type of appointment (doctor, dental, eye, etc.  You know when your class meets, don't make an appointment during that time). 

3. Exams start at the beginning of class.  The instructor may permit a student to begin late if the excuse is reasonable.  Students who are more than 10 minutes late will not be allowed to begin the exam. There are no make-up exams.  With a valid excuse (see #2 above) you may attend another section with the permission of both instructors.  All students are required to take exam 2.

4. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class.  Students who are late must remain outside of the classroom until the quiz is finished and will receive a grade of zero.  There are no make-up quizzes.  A quiz may be based on your attendance on a particular day.  Quizzes, including attendance quizzes, may be unannounced.

5. Assignments are due at the beginning of class.  No exceptions.  Assignments may be turned in up to 24 hours late for half credit.

6. No cellular telephones, pagers, instant messaging devices, etc.  One point will be deducted from your total earned points each time your device makes an audible sound.  One point will be added to each student’s total earned points if the instructor’s phone makes an audible sound.  If a student’s cell phone makes and audible noise during an exam or quiz, that student will lose ten points from his or her total earned points. 

7. No talking while the instructor or another student is talking.  Students repeatedly violating this policy will be asked to leave the classroom for being disruptive.

8. Computers are for note-taking, research, or other class related activities only.  Students using them for surfing the internet, checking email, playing games, etc will be asked to turn them off.  On subsequent offenses, the student may be asked to leave the classroom for being disruptive.

9. Visitors are not permitted without the instructor’s permission.  Children are not allowed in the classroom at anytime.

10. Exams start at the beginning of class.  The instructor may permit a student to begin late if the excuse is reasonable.  Students who are more than 10 minutes late will not be allowed to begin the exam. There are no make-up exams.

11. No form of academic dishonesty will be tolerated in this course.  The most common forms are cheating and plagiarism, but any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards will constitute academic dishonesty.  The minimum penalty is a grade of zero on the work involved.  The maximum penalty is expulsion from the university.  Be aware that students found in violation of the university’s academic dishonesty code have lost scholarships, athletic eligibility, and/or their U.S. student visa (if an international student).  All forms of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs for investigation.  Judicial procedures are described at http://adminservices.clayton.edu/judicial/.

12. No form of disruptive behavior will be tolerated in this class.  While a variety of behaviors can be disruptive in a classroom setting, more serious examples include belligerent, abusive, profane, and/or threatening behavior.  A student who fails to respond to reasonable faculty direction regarding classroom behavior and/or is found to be repeatedly disruptive while participating in classroom activities may be dismissed from class.  A student who is dismissed is entitled to due process and will be afforded such rights as soon as possible following dismissal.  If found in violation, a student may be administratively withdrawn and may receive a grade of WF.  For more information, please refer to: http://as.clayton.edu/DisruptiveClassroomBehavior.htm

 

Common examples of disruptive behavior include, but are not limited to:

• Monopolizing classroom discussions

• Failing to respect the rights of other students to express their viewpoints

• Talking when the instructors or other students are speaking

• Constant questions or interruptions which interfere with the instructor’s presentation

• Overt inattentiveness (e.g. sleeping or surfing the internet)

• Creating excessive noise

• Entering the class late or leaving the class early

• Use of cell phones or pagers in class

• Inordinate or inappropriate demands for time or attention

• Poor personal hygiene (e.g. noticeably offensive body odor)

• Refusal to comply with faculty direction

Students exhibiting these types of behaviors can expect a warning from the instructor or dismissal for the lesson in which the behavior occurs. Failure to correct such behaviors can result in dismissal from the course.

More extreme examples of disruptive behavior include, but are not limited to:

• Use of profanity or pejorative language

• Intoxication

• Verbal abuse of instructor or other students (e.g. taunting, badgering, intimidation)

• Harassment of instructor or other students

• Threats to harm oneself or others

• Physical violence

Students exhibiting these more extreme examples of disruptive behavior may be dismissed from the lesson or the entire course.

Students dismissed from a lesson will leave the classroom immediately or may be subject to additional penalties. Dismissed students are responsible for any course material or assignments missed.

Students dismissed from a course have the right to appeal the dismissal to the department head responsible for the course. Appeals beyond the department head may also be pursued. If no appeal is made or the appeal is unsuccessful, the student will receive a grade o WF (withdrawal – failing) regardless of the current grade in the course.

Conditions attributed to physical or psychological disabilities are not considered as a legitimate excuse for disruptive behavior.

The description of disruptive behavior and listings of examples of disruptive behavior are taken from the Web sites of James Madison University, the University of Delaware and Virginia Tech.

 

Changes or additions to this syllabus, including reading, exam schedule, grading, and course policies can be made at the discretion of the instructor at any time.

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