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Once you have started your service-learning experience, you will be required to
submit monthly structured reflections in an electronic format detailing the 4 hours
of service learning and committee meetings.
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Students are responsible for recording their service hours.
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A mid-term verification log of hours and plan is required.
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As part of your final project, in which you will thoughtfully describe your service
learning experience in 3 slides.
Relationship to Campus Theme:
Students will better understand the nature of their community and its needs. Through
the use of technology students will manage their learning portfolio.
Students will also understand how to utilize new ideologies and tools to their benefit, as
well as the benefit of the world and society as a whole as emerging leaders.
Classroom Policies:
If a student must miss a monthly meeting, he/she must contact
the instructor within 24 hours
prior
of the meeting time.
Attendance and participation is expected. Students are expected to turn in all
assignments on time. Points will be deducted for late assignments.
CELL PHONES will be turned off or set to silent.
Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism:
To plagiarize is to “steal and pass off the ideas or words of another
as one’s own” (
Webster’s Dictionary
).
Plagiarism will not be tolerated in this course.
When completing a research paper, it is necessary to cite all information gathered from
other sources - including direct quotations and paraphrases - within the text of the paper
using parenthetical notes at the end of the documents in a works cited list. A handout
regarding the MLA guidelines is available at the writing center if you would like further
information. Students are expected to follow MLA guidelines for the research paper. If
you have any questions - please contact myself or go to the learning center for more
information.
Students found plagiarizing material will receive a “0” for the
assignment.
Misrepresentation, fabrication, alteration, falsification, or misstatement of the
contents of documents or other materials relating to academic matters or
volunteer hours will not be tolerated. Students will immediately FAIL the course.
Disabilities and Special Needs:
If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, for which you need
extra assistance, please inform me immediately. If you have already met with Student
Development personnel, please provide me with information regarding your special
needs as soon as possible so that appropriate accommodations can be made.