Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

3 | P a g e Class Policies and Course Expectations PARTICIPATION . This is an online course. Like a face-to-face course, regular interaction is expected between students, the course activities and material, and the instructor. Students should expect to log in several times each week and will be graded on their online participation. It is recommended that students establish a schedule for themselves to focus on their coursework. For example, you may decide that Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7-9 PM will be the times you will set aside to focus on this course. Sharing this information with your instructor and peers can help keep you accountable. This online classroom is a place where the thoughts and ideas of all can be expressed without fear or reprisal from others. It is expected that you will show respect when the opinions of others conflict with your own. Situations like this are an opportunity for discussions to become more dynamic and allow you to learn effective ways to navigate difficult conversations. It can also become an opportunity for you to exercise leadership skills. The instructor reserves the right to terminate discussions. COURSE WORK . All assignments, discussion forums, and exams will be open well ahead of their deadlines. This provides you an opportunity to work ahead. Submitting work ahead of schedule demonstrates good planning and time management. Waiting until the deadline and/or submitting work late – regardless of the reason – is a cause for concern. Your instructor will be looking closely at this.  All assigned work must be uploaded to Blackboard Learn. Assignments and other coursework will not be accepted via email.  If a personal issue arises that could impact your ability to turn in your work, contact your instructor well before the deadline to make arrangements for submitting your work. Keep in mind, your instructor must consider what is fair to others and will evaluate extenuating circumstances individually and make accommodations only when absolutely necessary.  All work will be graded after the deadline passes.  Students can submit work up to 5 days late however grades will be reduced by 10% of earned points for each day late. After 5 days, work cannot be accepted. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY . In this course, all work turned in must be your original work. Copying the work of another and submitting that work as your own constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarized work will receive the grade of “0” with no opportunity to redo. When doing research, it is appropriate to quote phrases, data, ideas, concepts, images or tables, likenesses, and other information as long as in-text citations are included, and a full bibliographic reference is provided at the end of the document or work. Bibliographic references with no in-text citation cannot be counted as a valid reference. Students are expected to follow MLA guidelines for papers and similar work (example: Discussions). A handout regarding the MLA guidelines is available at the writing center if you would like more information. COMMUNICATION . You can expect to receive a weekly email message from your instructor. This email will have a newsletter attached that explains the activities and deadlines for the week. To remain in compliance with FERPA, students must use their DakotaCollege.edu email address for all email communications associated with this course. Your identity as a Dakota College student cannot be validated when using a personal email account. Messages sent using a personal email account will not be acknowledged by your instructor.