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1. Self-Paced. This course is self-paced although you may be required to comment, criticize, or review the work of other students. If you would like to work ahead of schedule, you may do so. Just be sure you meet the deadlines along the way and to remember to go back and complete any assignment if you are required to criticize or build upon a class activity. However, while you may work ahead of schedule, I cannot guarantee that your work will be graded until the week it is due.
2. Read First. Complete the reading assignment prior to scheduled lecture. The reading will provide the foundation and ground work so you can better understand and apply the concepts for the week.
3. Use your reading material in your practice. Your assignments will be evaluated and graded according to your use of the weekly reading material, your previous work and performance recorded during your activities, and your progress resulted from your efforts. Your use of vocabulary and expressions in your reading material will be considered as part of your weekly and overall assessment.
4. Submission Dates. Because this is a semester-long course, meeting the deadlines and your prompt submissions of the work required of you is essential for your progress. You will have regular assignments with due dates. Late work (unless pre-arranged with your instructor) will be penalized 10% per day, up to a maximum of 7 days after which time no credit will be awarded. INC grades are given only under extraordinary situations. The student must document any emergency situation and complete 50% of the course.
5. Secure Your Work. Hiccups happen with technology. Systems could break down. A bad storm could blow through and knock the power off. Take precautions and secure your work. Retain a copy of all your submitted work. The student bears the responsibility of the proof of their work submission.
6. Course Announcements: According to the university policies and regulations, the student is responsible to be up to date with his/her e-mail for information regarding class updates, university information, etc. Missing your e-mail or course announcements is not an acceptable excuse for missing a class, an important session or university information.
7. Reading and Assignments: Please complete the assignments and tasks in the order as specified in the syllabus.
8. Group/Partner Expectations: In this course, there may be assignments that require you to communicate in a timely fashion with other students in the class. Failure to participate or “leave your partner hanging” will result in a failing assignment grade unless prompt arrangements are made. If you are unable to participate for any reason you must contact the instructor ASAP, as well as the student(s) you are working with so that alternative arrangements can be made for those who can continue with the course work. Otherwise, it is in the responsibility of those participating in the assignment to coordinate times to complete the assignment.
9. Emergencies/Illness/Incomplete Grades: Unexpected things happen in life: Jobs get transferred. Babies arrive early. Long-term family illnesses can develop. If you find you are unable to participate in class, please notify me immediately. An “incomplete” grade can be allowed only if:
1. over 50% of the course assignments have been completed, and
2. a documented emergency situation has been confirmed.
10. Professionalism: In addition to teaching the fundamentals of text analysis, a high importance is also given to professionalism. Attention to details matters and includes attention to aural and oral skills, grammar, sentence structure, neatness and proper formatting. Sloppy and unprofessional work will result in a lower grade.
11. Plagiarism: You must do your own work on all assignments. All student documents should be the original work done by the student for this class. Use of work that is not credited to the original source or use of someone else’s speech or material is a serious academic offense and will not be tolerated. Any assignment that is plagiarized will receive a grade of zero and may be reported to the University Academic Affairs office. |