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Assignments and Policies
Academic Honesty
Classroom Conduct
Attendance
Grading
Course Calendar
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ASSIGNMENTS:
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
In this area, it is helpful for students to have a clear
understanding of all assignments that have a point or
percentage value, and how those assignments
contribute to their final course grade.
Although the campus has a policy on academic
honesty, most students are unaware that a policy
exists. This policy may be found in the schedule of
classes or the college catalog, in the section titled
Student Rights and Responsibilities.
For example, you might follow a format like this:
Assignment 1………………………….
Assignment 2 …………………………
Assignment 2 …………………………
Assignment 2 …………………………
Assignment 2 …………………………
Total
You may consider letting students know your
specific class procedures and consequences, such as
what will happen if a student is caught cheating on
an exam, an assignment, plagiarizing a paper, etc.
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ASSIGNMENT POLICIES:
Use this area to explain important policies, such
as late or missing assignments, opportunities for
make-up assignments, etc.
CLASSROOM CONDUCT:
Use this area to let students know what your
expectations are when they are in your class.
For example, you might discuss disruptive
behavior, entrance or exit interruptions, and the
use of cell phones and pagers.
The campus also has a student conduct policy.
You can access this information on the college
website:
http://www.coc.cc.ca.us/offices/Student_Servic
es/Academic_Info/Dean/Default.asp
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ATTENDANCE:
GRADING (continued):
It is important for students to understand your
policy for attendance. Whether you extend your
policy beyond that of the college, is entirely up
to you. It is important to recognize that the
syllabus is your contract with the students. If
you have a strict attendance policy, it is
important to enforce it.
Continue your explanation of grading, or use
this area for another topic.
In this area, you can indicate how attendance
will effect the students’ final grade.
GRADING:
Course Calendar
In discussing your grading methods, be as clear
and specific as possible. Let students know
whether you grade on an accumulation of
points, or use of percentages. If extra credit
factors in, that should be explained as well. It is
important to use measurable criteria in grading.
If you have a participation grade factored in,
make sure to explain how you quantify
participation.
The following calendar is tentative. You
will be notified of any changes should they
occur.
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Take Note:
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Topic
Week 15
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