Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Grades . Grades will be calculated by dividing total points earned by the total points possible and will be based on the following percentages: Percentage Grade 90-100% A Target 80 – 89% B Acceptable-high 70 – 79% C Acceptable-low 60 – 69% D Unacceptable 0 – 59% F Unacceptable Academic and Institution Policies Student Email Policy: Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official form of communication. A student’s campus-assigned email address will be the only one recognized by the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information conveyed via campus email rests with the student. Academic Integrity: The academic community is operated on the basis of honesty, integrity and fair play. Occasionally, this trust is violated when cheating occurs, either inadvertently or deliberately. This Code will serve as the guideline for cases where cheating, plagiarism or other academic improprieties have occurred. 1. The primary responsibility of the students, faculty and administration is to create an atmosphere where the honesty of individuals will not be questioned. a. Faculty members are responsible for providing guidelines concerning cheating and plagiarism at the beginning of each course, and should use precautionary measures and security in cases where cheating is likely to occur. b. Students are responsible for submitting their own work. Students who cooperate on oral or written examinations or work without authorization share the responsibility for violation of academic principles and the students are subject to disciplinary action even when one of the students is not enrolled in the course where the violation occurred. View the Plagiarism Tutorial-Pearson Education to learn more about plagiarism, citing sources, etc. Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary defines plagiarism as: “The appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and thoughts of another author, and representation of them as one’s original work.” There will be zero tolerance of any form of academic dishonesty. If any evidence appears of students not doing their own work, plagiarism, or outright cheating on quizzes/exams, the matter is investigated. If it is concluded that such dishonesty occurred, the student in question will receive an automatic “F” for the course. Furthermore, the matter is then reported to the appropriate university office and the instructor will participate in any proceedings against the guilty party. Confidentiality : The experience or problmes shared by classmates are not to be discussed outside of class. This is a preparation for those going into a field where confidentiality is stressed in the CEC standards for Professional Practice.