Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

In addition, students are expected to avoid unintentional plagiarism, which means including in your own work and passing off as your own writing, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or more, that are only slightly changed from the original source. To avoid unintentional plagiarism, you must paraphrase properly and identify the original writer and source; this is called citing your work. Citations can be done in a few different formats, and your instructors are eager to help you learn how to cite your sources correctly. Unintentional plagiarism can also include passing off somebody else’s ideas (not just words) as your own without indicating that the idea or information came from somewhere else. Finally, unintentional plagiarism also can be allowing someone else to make significant wording alterations or editing changes to your writing. Penalties for plagiarism can be severe. They may range from failure of an assignment to failure of a course, to referral to the Dean, to dismissal from a program of study. These actions are not meant to be threatening, but to ensure that students understand that the school takes plagiarism seriously. The underlying message of the DCB plagiarism policy is that instructors are committed to encouraging student writers to use source material correctly and develop the confidence to express themselves in their own unique ways. Learning Center: Students can find assistance with their writing and other classes at the Learning Center in Thatcher Hall. Bring a draft and the assignment instructions when you go for assistance. The tutors will assist you with ideas development, organization, and sentence-level problems; they will not, however, edit the entire paper. Off-campus students can make one-on-one arrangements. . Blackboard and E-mail: Knowing how to log into Blackboard is essential for this course . It is essential that you check your college e-mail account. This is how I contact you. Do not use other e-mail accounts; they often are blocked by the college or dumped into instructors’ spam e- mail. While I know most of you are familiar with e-mail, below I offer a few suggestions on how to properly format any e-mails sent to me (or other instructors) or fellow classmates. • Never assume that your instructor knows who sent the e-mail; include the information in the body of your message (e.g. Hi, this is Joe Smith from ENG 101/class time). • The subject line should be brief and should refer to the content of the message. For example, Subject: ENG 101 Question about Essay #1. • My turn-around time on e-mail is about 24 hours Monday through Friday. E-mails received on weekends should expect about 48 hours. Formatting Your Essays/Paragraphs: The format for your typed work should be as follows: All typed assignments must be double spaced (no space between paragraphs), using 1 and 1 ¼ margins all around.