Course Policies:
(1) Attendance/Participation: Regular participation through class discussion, e-mail, Forum postings, and other contact with classmates and the instructor is expected; while not directly included in your grade, prolonged lack of contact will affect your grade through missed discussions, missed assignments, etc. Online students MUST check in every week! Students who miss three or more classes or do not post for more than one week are in danger of being dropped from the course.
(2) Makeup Work: In-class work may be made up only in the case of an excused absence (illness, family emergency, etc.) or where already arranged (such as Reading/Study Questions to replace in-class discussion in some courses). If you expect to be absent, contact me ahead of time about makeup work; if the absence was unexpected, contact me as soon as you can—do not wait until the next class or you may fall behind.
(3) Late Work: Late papers, etc., will be penalized 10% of the possible points for each day that they are late unless I allow you an extension.
(4) Cellular Phones: Students who bring cellular phones to class should either have their phones OFF or on SILENCE (vibrate, flash, whatever). If a call comes that the student MUST take (for example, a family emergency), then the student should immediately leave the classroom to answer the call. Do NOT carry on a phone conversation in the classroom.
(5) Plagiarism: Heritage University expects students to perform their own work (even assignments involving collaboration mean that the GROUP performs its own work!). Students should be familiar with the methods to properly research and credit sources; hence, failure to do so may result in consequences ranging from a lower grade on an assignment to failing the course to expulsion from the college. See the Heritage University Catalog for all the exciting details!
(6) Important Americans with Disabilities Acts Information: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please speak to me after class and contact the Student Resource Coordinator in Student Services, phone 865-8518, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.