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1. Assignments and reading: All assignments and reading are to be completed by the date listed on the assignment schedule. 2. Late work: You may submit ONE paper after the scheduled due date, but it must be turned in within one week of the original due date. No other late work may be submitted - no exceptions. Thus, if you must be absent on a day that an assignment is due, make arrangements for your work to get to me. Early submissions of work are OK. Email is OK on an occasional basis (i.e. don't make this a regular habit). If you need to email me a document, please send your assignment in one of the following ways: Remember that technology isn't always 100% effective. I'll send you a reply when I receive a document by email. For all late work, please attach the late paper coupon to your assignment or write a note as a reminder to both you and me of our agreement. Note: #3 below does NOT apply to Eng 905 students. 3. Paper reviews: For ONE final draft only, you may revise the paper and resubmit it for review up to ONE WEEK after the paper has been graded and returned to you. This revision usually (but not always) results in a higher grade provided that you have critically and mechanically revised your work. This option does not apply to the final research project. In order to be considered for review, the chosen paper must: As always, if you have any questions about these procedures, please see me. Please attach the paper review coupon to your assignment as a reminder to both you and me of our agreement. 4. Attendance: It is very important that you attend class, as assignments will be designated and worked upon during this time. It has been my experience that those students who are diligent about attending class are more successful than those who only come on an occasional basis. If you miss more than 5 classes , you may be dropped from this class. Please remember that it is ultimately YOUR responsibility to drop a class if such an action is necessary. 5. Late arrival/early exit: Please try to be on time, as late arrivals are disruptive. You are expected to remain in class for the duration of our assigned time. Regular tardiness or early exiting is unacceptable and disrupts class activity in addition to creating conflicts for your learning experience. If you have arrived late or must leave early, please let me know so I can give you any materials or information you may need. 6. Respect and other misc. info: You are expected to respect other people's opinions even if you don't agree with them. Please respect my efforts to run thought-provoking classes by holding up your end of the bargain and participating in a positive manner. I do reserve the right to ask anyone who is disruptive to leave the class. A note on plagiarism: Respect includes giving credit when credit is due. Just as we like to receive credit for the work we do, others deserve the same. You are expected to properly and responsibly document all sources that you use in your writing assignments. I am aware of the various services that sell/provide papers online. DO NOT BE TEMPTED! Using someone's ideas and/or words without acknowledgment amounts to plagiarism and is unacceptable. Besides being disrespectful and dishonorable, this act will have repercussions (such as an F on the assignment and/or in this class - the choice is up to me), so don't do it! The following information needs to be cited: In other words, any ideas that are NOT common knowledge and are NOT your own need to be documented using MLA citations. Finally, I am here to serve you as best as I am able. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be working! Please let me know how I can help you succeed in this class through an email, phone message, or visit to my office hours. We're all in this TOGETHER!
Last updated: 1/18/02
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