Professor Policy

Reserve the right to make changes as necessary in the judgment of the Professor. The Professor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus as necessary. However, such changes generally will apply to the course schedule of activities, not to the area of grade composition. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of any changes made during this course.

Policy Statement

1. Professor reserves the right to change assigned topics, materials, and order of presentation.

2. All writing assignments and conference tasks must be done.

3. Writing Assignments are due to me on the dates specified in the assignment schedule. A missed deadline results in an F on the assignment.

4. If there are special circumstances that affect your attendance or performance (for example, job conflict, illness, vacations, family situation, disasters), discuss the problem with me in advance so we can work something out before it is too late. Let me know when you would like the new deadline to be. I grant reasonable extensions if I am contacted in advance.  Otherwise, each student is required to turn in all and complete all exams by the end of the designated final exam class period. After the deadline is too late.

5. Announcements posted in a conference apply to you even if you do not log in regularly to read them, as required.

6. Log in to the conference, participate in the topic discussions, and do the assigned conference tasks at least once a week. (More often is much better.)

7. Do not be dishonest. If you turn in writing which is written by someone else or which closely resembles someone else's vocabulary or sentence structure, I will use against you the Ames procedures for dealing with cheating. The University College Catalog statements on Academic Integrity and Academic Dishonesty apply to you and to this course.

8. Final grades are final and not subject to change or negotiation. No extra credit.

Academic Scholarship
Grading

Each of the assignment and course grades will be graded as follows, on a 100-point system:

"A" . . . . . . Excellent = 90-100 points
"B" . . . . . . Good, Meets Standard = 80-89.99 points
"C" . . . . . . Below Standard = 70-79.99 points
"F" . . . . . . Failure = <70 points and may fall as low as zero

The grade of 'C' represents the benchmark for the Undergraduate School. It indicates that the student has demonstrated competency in the subject matter of the course, i.e., has fulfilled all course requirements on time, has a clear grasp of the full range of course materials and concepts, and is able to present and apply these materials and concepts in clear, reasoned, well-organized and grammatically correct responses, whether written or oral.

Only students who fully meet this standard and, in addition who demonstrates exceptional comprehension and application of the course subject matter, merit an 'A'.

Students who do not meet the benchmark standard of competency fall within the 'F' range. They, in effect, have not met undergraduate level standards. Where this failure is substantial, they earn an 'F'.

The overall class grade (of A, B, C or F) will be weighted as follows:

First Exam Week 2 (WR) 25%
Second Exam Week 4 ( UT) 25%
Project Exam Week 5 (Writing) 25%
Final Exam Week 6 (PM) 50%

Course Requirement:

Weekly Class Participation, Articles, & Research Contribution
Weekly Class participation:

(a) Attitude
(b) Social Interaction
(c) Communication (speaking, writing, reading, listening, & spelling)
(d) Literacy (computer, media, quantitative)
(e) Mastery and command of proper usage of the English language

The penalties for plagiarism include a zero or a grade of F on the work in question, a grade of F in the course, suspension with a file letter, suspension with a transcript notation, or expulsion.