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Class Procedures
I will lecture only on selected materials, but you are responsible
for all concepts and definitions covered in the assigned readings.
You should complete assigned readings and exercises BEFORE coming
to class and ask questions about anything you do not understand.
To facilitate discussion of course materials and exercises, you
should bring your text and workbook to class each day. In coordination
with the DSPS office, reasonable accommodations will be provided
for eligible students with disabilities. If you do not yet have
an accommodation letter, please contact the DSPS
office at 650.738.4280
Professionalism/Etiquette
In-Class Conduct As a Professor at Skyline College, I am
dedicated to providing the best possible learning environment to
prepare my students for a positive educational experience. In order
to facilitate this goal, students will be expected to conform to
generally accepted notions of professionalism that typically would
be observed in the academic/professional world. The following represents
an illustrative, but certainly not exhaustive, list of appropriate/inappropriate
conduct in my classes, to which you explicitly agree upon remaining
enrolled in the class. Failure to conform will be grounds for appropriate
action, including but not limited to expulsion from the classroom
and a failing grade in the course.
Homework and any other graded work is due at the beginning of class
on the due date. Homework not turned in within 5 minutes of the
scheduled start of class will not be accepted. All homework and
other work shall be typed or word-processed double-spaced on 8&1/2
x 11" paper using 12 point font and 1" margins all around (you would
not turn in hand-scribbled notes at work, nor would you turn in
reports or projects late or incomplete; the same will be true here).
Work that is not typed will not be graded. It is recommended that
you make copies of all assignments, including homework exercise,
before submitting them. It protects you from accidental loss on
my part and allows you to continue working while the assignment
is being graded.
In the spirit of helping you succeed, please remember that you are
not alone in your academic endeavors. Skyline College has numerous
support services such as the Computer
Writing Center, the
English Assistance Lab, the
Library, and numerous other student services for you!
Students shall refrain from any and all disruptive conduct, such
as carrying on private sidebar conversations with classmates, during
class. Please refrain from reading materials or doing homework unrelated
to class during our sessions. Students shall turn off all pagers,
cell phones, and the like, before entering class.
There are no make-ups for missed or late quizzes, exams, papers,
or other class exercises. In addition, there are no extra credit
opportunities in my class. If you expect outside obligations to
keep you from engaging fully in all class activities, you should
drop the course and take it some other time.
Students are expected to be prepared to participate in class discussions
and exercises every class period unless informing the instructor
in writing at the beginning of class that they are not prepared
that day and do not wish to be called upon. Each student may exercise
this practice once per semester without penalty.
Students are expected to communicate with the instructor on individual
matters outside of class primarily during scheduled office hours,
through email, by phone, or by appointment as necessary. Students
should refrain from distracting the instructor with individual matters
immediately before class while the instructor is setting up, or
from slamming closed books and notebooks just before the announced
end of class, as this detracts from the instructor's ability to
function effectively for the class as a whole, and to begin and
end class in a timely manner.
Attendance/ Participation
Please bear in mind that merely attending class does NOT mean that
you are participating. Participating means that you are
actively talking and actively listening. Attendance means you are
expected to attend all class sessions, arrive on time, and stay
for the full class period. You are responsible for all lessons,
cases, group work, and class discussions that occur during each
class day. Students shall arrive in class on time, prepared to begin
promptly at the appointed hour. I take attendance at the beginning
of the appointed hour. Students arriving more than 5 minutes after
the scheduled start of class shall not enter the classroom until
the mid-session break, if any. Students should plan ahead with regard
to traffic, parking, etc., to do so.
Absences are considered excessive when the student has been absent
twice the number of clock hours that the class meets during a week
and may be dropped by the instructor.
If you decide that this class is not for you, it is
your responsibility to drop yourself from the class with admissions
and records. If you do not handle your responsibility
you will receive an "F" in the class.
Participation
Participation means that you honor your classmates and professor,
by listening respectfully as another talks, and by behaving in a
professional manner. Your active involvement in class and group
discussions is also part of your participation grade, as well as
part of your educational growth. Here are some criteria for positive
participation: raising good questions during class discussions;
effectively answering questions raised by students or the professor
during class discussions; facilitating during in-class exercises
(encouraging less active members to participate); and actively participating
during in-class exercises (for example, contributing ideas, explaining
why your analysis applies course concepts appropriately, etc.).
Voluntary participation is encouraged; however, I will randomly
call on students as well, especially those who do not participated
voluntarily. It's your choice. Volunteer and choose when to contribute
(i.e., when you know the material or have something of value to
share), or let me choose for you! In either case, thoughtful study
of assigned readings and preparation of homework exercises before
coming to class will ensure that you are ready to contribute.
Exams
Examinations have 40 to 100 questions and are based on the textbook.
Many questions are about terms/concepts and the application of those
terms and concepts. Exams will be of the true/false, matching, multiple-choice
and essay type. The multiple choice type, where you will select
the one best answer from the alternatives. The correct answer will
be judged according to the information given in your textbook. Think
of multiple choice questions as a process of eliminating wrong answers
and then choosing the one best answer. All examinations will be
closed book.
NO MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN/NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT
PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE INSTRUCTOR
Bring a half-sheet green scantron, Form No. 882-ES, and number
two pencils with erasers to each exam.
Quizzes There may be quizzes randomly given, during the semester.
The quizzes will cover the material presented in the text.
Academic Integrity
Do not cheat! Do your own work. Examples of dishonest cheating include:
handing in plagiarized work done by someone else as if it was your
won, talking to another student during an exam or quiz, looking
at another student's paper in an exam, showing your paper to someone
else in an exam, trading exam papers, or using unauthorized books
or notes in an exam. Cheating is a serious offense and is not tolerated
in this class. If you are found cheating it is my policy to immediately
assign you an "F" for the entire class, and to attach a dishonesty
report to your file. If one of your classmates asks you to cheat,
do not do it. Helping another student to cheat is a very serious
offense. A person asking you to cheat is not your friend-tell your
instructor immediately, before they get you into trouble.
Please refer to the Skyline College catalogue regarding academic
integrity.
Late Work
No late work will be accepted. Students are expected to have completed
their assignments before coming to class. All assignments are due
at the beginning of class. If you are going to be absent you may
turn in any work EARLY with my consent.
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