Policies
Attendance
At the beginning of the semester I assume that you will not miss any class, therefore I give you 100% of the attendance grade on Canvas (100 points). Every time you miss a class you will notice a deduction of 5 points from your attendance grade.
The NMSU Department of English has established the following policy governing attendance:
* We do not make a distinction between "excused" or "unexcused" absences. Following university policy, the only exception is when students miss class for documented, university-sanctioned activities (e.g., ASNMSU president representing NMSU at a legislative session; student athletes competing in NMSU scheduled athletic events; students participating in educational field trips and conferences). In such cases, students must provide official documentation in advance and make arrangements for work missed or due. In all other cases, missing class counts as an absence.
* Attendance will be taken for each class period, beginning with the first class meeting. Attendance plays a role in your final grade; specifically, attendance and participation account for 10% of your final grade (it can move your final grade up or down a full letter grade).
* If you are absent—or anticipate being absent—from class at any time, notify me as soon as possible to discuss what you will need to do. If you cannot contact me immediately on your own, find someone who can do so for you.
* In cases of absences, you are responsible for getting notes and any other materials from other students in the class and continuing to follow the syllabus schedule.
* If you are absent beyond 4 classes, you cannot pass this course. You will have missed too much information and practice related to the learning objectives of the course and will not receive a passing grade.
Lateness
· Don’t be late to class. It makes for an awkward entrance, disrupts focus and energy, and it affects your grade. Habitual late arrivals or early departures from class will result in losing points from your participation grade.
· I will not accept late work. Being timely and professional with your deadlines is necessary in any field of study and in any workplace. I understand life happens, so be in touch with me by email and inform me/keep me in the loop about extenuating circumstances. Even with extenuating circumstances, on a case-by case-basis, I reserve the right to assess a grade penalty.
Technology
So, we all have phones and devices (of varying intelligences), and most likely you’ve seen (or been) a fellow student or professor whose ringtone blared through the aisles of a classroom while the entire class was quietly working and scribbling on an intense biology test. Or, on the other hand, you may have been in a class where your quick access to Google pushed the class discussion into a new, more detailed depth—making your technology access advantageous.
Due to this dual nature of technology use in the classroom, this is the first year I am implementing a new “phones out and down” policy. It is beneficial to bring your phones, tablets, and laptops to class, because there are days it will push our progress forward. However, it is distracting to me and to others when obvious casual texting or web-surfing is happening during discussions and class time.
“Phones out and down” means this:
· Each class period, make sure your ringer is turned off or your phone is on airplane mode and placed face down on your table. You should not use your phone unless I ask you to as part of our coursework. Tablets and laptops should be stowed in your bags or on your table unless I ask you to use them purposefully in relation to the day’s class activities.
· If anyone’s ringer goes off (when we are not using internet access purposefully and for the betterment of the class), including mine, the entire class sings the chorus from Queen’s “We Are the Champions,” until the ringtone stops, or the student turns off the ringer.
· Repeat offenses, including casually texting/internet browsing/etc… during class will negatively affect your participation grade for the day. Please be respectful and productive.
Gender Identity Inclusion Statement
Class rosters and University data systems are provided to the by New Mexico State University with students' legal name
and gender identification. I will gladly honor your request to address you by a preferred name and/or
gender pronouns. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make
appropriate changes to my records.
General Expectations and Conduct
· Effort and Attitude are #1:If you put in the effort, work hard, and maintain a positive attitude, you’re going to improve your work and you’re going to do well in this course. SO, please do ALL of the assigned readings and come to class on time and ready to make a positive contribution. Demonstrate a good attitude in class and keep in mind that becoming a better problem-solver/composer/writer/designer/artist is a process that involves critique, editing, revision, etc.
· Respect for Others: Simply put: Treat each other like you’d like to be treated: no discriminatory or demeaning speech or behavior will be tolerated. This applies to online and face-to-face interactions.
· Stay in Touch With Me: Open communication is crucial for doing well in this course. Feel free to email me at any time. When I email you, please respond promptly. Come to my office hours, and if those times don’t work, let me know and we’ll work out another time to meet. Please let me know, at any time, if you have questions about any aspect of the class.
· Effort and Attitude are #1 for Me, Too: I will always be prepared for class, to work hard for each of you, and to give you constructive feedback on all of your work for this course. I am committed to maintaining a healthy and productive classroom environment.
· Approachability and Open Door Policy: I will do my best to be as approachable as I can be for whatever questions, comments, concerns you have about anything and everything related to this course. It’s very important to me that each of you are comfortable speaking your mind. Also, I will respect each of your and your time by being on time for my office house and appointments, and respond to emails within 24 hours.
Plagiarism
This course will follow procedure regarding the NMSU Statement on Plagiarism:
“Plagiarism is using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own. Any ideas, words, pictures, or other intellectual content, taken from another source must be acknowledged in a citation that gives credit to the source.
This is true no matter where the material comes from, including the Internet, other students’ work, unpublished materials, or oral sources. Intentional and unintentional instances of plagiarism are considered instances of academic misconduct. It is the responsibility of the student submitting the work in question to know, understand, and comply with this policy.” From http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/index.html
It is the policy of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction that students found to have committed an act of plagiarism, one or more of the following consequences will occur; and, a written statement outlining the offense and consequences will be placed in the student’s permanent file by the Department Head/Hearing Officer.
1. Failure of the course assignment;
2. Failure of the course;
3. Academic suspension for one or two semesters;
4. Dismissal or expulsion from the program.
There is no statute of limitations for an act of plagiarism. Once committed, a student can be held accountable at any time even after the semester has ended.
All students and instructors are obliged to follow the procedures for documenting the offense as described in the Student Handbook under Section II: Academic Misconduct http://deanofstudents.nmsu.edu/student-handbook/1-student-code-of-conduct/3-academic-misconduct.html
At the beginning of the semester I assume that you will not miss any class, therefore I give you 100% of the attendance grade on Canvas (100 points). Every time you miss a class you will notice a deduction of 5 points from your attendance grade.
The NMSU Department of English has established the following policy governing attendance:
* We do not make a distinction between "excused" or "unexcused" absences. Following university policy, the only exception is when students miss class for documented, university-sanctioned activities (e.g., ASNMSU president representing NMSU at a legislative session; student athletes competing in NMSU scheduled athletic events; students participating in educational field trips and conferences). In such cases, students must provide official documentation in advance and make arrangements for work missed or due. In all other cases, missing class counts as an absence.
* Attendance will be taken for each class period, beginning with the first class meeting. Attendance plays a role in your final grade; specifically, attendance and participation account for 10% of your final grade (it can move your final grade up or down a full letter grade).
* If you are absent—or anticipate being absent—from class at any time, notify me as soon as possible to discuss what you will need to do. If you cannot contact me immediately on your own, find someone who can do so for you.
* In cases of absences, you are responsible for getting notes and any other materials from other students in the class and continuing to follow the syllabus schedule.
* If you are absent beyond 4 classes, you cannot pass this course. You will have missed too much information and practice related to the learning objectives of the course and will not receive a passing grade.
Lateness
· Don’t be late to class. It makes for an awkward entrance, disrupts focus and energy, and it affects your grade. Habitual late arrivals or early departures from class will result in losing points from your participation grade.
· I will not accept late work. Being timely and professional with your deadlines is necessary in any field of study and in any workplace. I understand life happens, so be in touch with me by email and inform me/keep me in the loop about extenuating circumstances. Even with extenuating circumstances, on a case-by case-basis, I reserve the right to assess a grade penalty.
Technology
So, we all have phones and devices (of varying intelligences), and most likely you’ve seen (or been) a fellow student or professor whose ringtone blared through the aisles of a classroom while the entire class was quietly working and scribbling on an intense biology test. Or, on the other hand, you may have been in a class where your quick access to Google pushed the class discussion into a new, more detailed depth—making your technology access advantageous.
Due to this dual nature of technology use in the classroom, this is the first year I am implementing a new “phones out and down” policy. It is beneficial to bring your phones, tablets, and laptops to class, because there are days it will push our progress forward. However, it is distracting to me and to others when obvious casual texting or web-surfing is happening during discussions and class time.
“Phones out and down” means this:
· Each class period, make sure your ringer is turned off or your phone is on airplane mode and placed face down on your table. You should not use your phone unless I ask you to as part of our coursework. Tablets and laptops should be stowed in your bags or on your table unless I ask you to use them purposefully in relation to the day’s class activities.
· If anyone’s ringer goes off (when we are not using internet access purposefully and for the betterment of the class), including mine, the entire class sings the chorus from Queen’s “We Are the Champions,” until the ringtone stops, or the student turns off the ringer.
· Repeat offenses, including casually texting/internet browsing/etc… during class will negatively affect your participation grade for the day. Please be respectful and productive.
Gender Identity Inclusion Statement
Class rosters and University data systems are provided to the by New Mexico State University with students' legal name
and gender identification. I will gladly honor your request to address you by a preferred name and/or
gender pronouns. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make
appropriate changes to my records.
General Expectations and Conduct
· Effort and Attitude are #1:If you put in the effort, work hard, and maintain a positive attitude, you’re going to improve your work and you’re going to do well in this course. SO, please do ALL of the assigned readings and come to class on time and ready to make a positive contribution. Demonstrate a good attitude in class and keep in mind that becoming a better problem-solver/composer/writer/designer/artist is a process that involves critique, editing, revision, etc.
· Respect for Others: Simply put: Treat each other like you’d like to be treated: no discriminatory or demeaning speech or behavior will be tolerated. This applies to online and face-to-face interactions.
· Stay in Touch With Me: Open communication is crucial for doing well in this course. Feel free to email me at any time. When I email you, please respond promptly. Come to my office hours, and if those times don’t work, let me know and we’ll work out another time to meet. Please let me know, at any time, if you have questions about any aspect of the class.
· Effort and Attitude are #1 for Me, Too: I will always be prepared for class, to work hard for each of you, and to give you constructive feedback on all of your work for this course. I am committed to maintaining a healthy and productive classroom environment.
· Approachability and Open Door Policy: I will do my best to be as approachable as I can be for whatever questions, comments, concerns you have about anything and everything related to this course. It’s very important to me that each of you are comfortable speaking your mind. Also, I will respect each of your and your time by being on time for my office house and appointments, and respond to emails within 24 hours.
Plagiarism
This course will follow procedure regarding the NMSU Statement on Plagiarism:
“Plagiarism is using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own. Any ideas, words, pictures, or other intellectual content, taken from another source must be acknowledged in a citation that gives credit to the source.
This is true no matter where the material comes from, including the Internet, other students’ work, unpublished materials, or oral sources. Intentional and unintentional instances of plagiarism are considered instances of academic misconduct. It is the responsibility of the student submitting the work in question to know, understand, and comply with this policy.” From http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/index.html
It is the policy of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction that students found to have committed an act of plagiarism, one or more of the following consequences will occur; and, a written statement outlining the offense and consequences will be placed in the student’s permanent file by the Department Head/Hearing Officer.
1. Failure of the course assignment;
2. Failure of the course;
3. Academic suspension for one or two semesters;
4. Dismissal or expulsion from the program.
There is no statute of limitations for an act of plagiarism. Once committed, a student can be held accountable at any time even after the semester has ended.
All students and instructors are obliged to follow the procedures for documenting the offense as described in the Student Handbook under Section II: Academic Misconduct http://deanofstudents.nmsu.edu/student-handbook/1-student-code-of-conduct/3-academic-misconduct.html