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eligibility)
If the changes included in this proposal are significant, attach copies of original and proposed
syllabi in approved university format.
1. Course subject and number: EMF 121
2. Units:
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions.
3. College:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
5. Current Student Learning Outcomes of the
course.
NONE
Effective Fall 2012
4. Academic Unit:
3
School of
Communication
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 Read, write, and discuss how myth, symbol,
character and story, along with
brainstorming and creativity, all play
important roles in storytelling through
human history and into today.
 See and discuss examples of how
technology influences storytelling.
 Examine and write about the different
formats of fiction and nonfiction storytelling.
 Explore and discuss a variety of formats in
the storytelling industries: films, series,
social video, promotions/commercials,
media critique.
 Read and discuss the historical, traditional,
and new distribution models of CMF industry
formatted stories.
 Read about and discuss the possible careers
in the storytelling professions.
 Listen to guest speakers across storytelling
industries about what they do, how they got
there, and how the telling the stories
influence people.
6. Current title, description and units. Cut and
paste, in its entirety, from the current on-line
academic catalog*
http://catalog.nau.edu/Catalog/.
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EMF 121 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC
MEDIA AND FILM INDUSTRIES (3)
Description: Introduction to the organization,
structure, function, historical development and
social aspects of the electronic media and film
industries. Letter grade only. Course fee
required.
Units: 3
EMF CMF 121 THE STORYTELLING
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA
AND FILM INDUSTRIES (3)
Description: Introduction to the
organization, structure, function,
historical development and social aspects
of the electronic media and film
industries. This course introduces
students to storytelling as an art form
and career, examining the history and
importance of storytelling through myth,
symbol, character, and available
technologies. It also explores story
formats, diving deeply into the
storytelling industries and professions of
the Creative Media and Film industries.
Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 3
*if there has been a previously approved UCC/UGC/ECCC change since the last catalog year, please copy the approved
text from the proposal form into this field.
7. Justification for course change.
We are revamping our entire curriculum and this course is one of the required foundation
classes that will give students the knowledge of storytelling, creativity, and the business
aspects of a variety of storytelling industries to help them understand the different types of
careers after they graduate.
8. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
FALL 2015
See effective dates calendar.
IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION, COMPLETE ONLY WHAT IS CHANGING
CURRENT
Current course subject and number:
EMF 121
Current number of units:
PROPOSED
Proposed course subject and number:
Current short course title:
Proposed short course title (max 30 characters):
INTRO ELECTRONIC & NEW MEDIA
THE STORYTELLING INDUSTRIES
Current long course title:
Proposed long course title (max 100 characters):
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA &
FILM INDUSTRIES
THE STORYTELLING INDUSTRIES
Current grading option:
Proposed grading option:
Effective Fall 2012
CMF 121
Proposed number of units:
letter grade
pass/fail
or both
Current repeat for additional units:
letter grade
pass/fail
or both
Proposed repeat for additional units:
Current max number of units:
Proposed max number of units:
Current prerequisite:
Current co-convene with:
Proposed prerequisite (include rationale in the
justification):
Proposed co-requisite (include rationale in the
justification):
Proposed co-convene with:
Current cross list with:
Proposed cross list with:
Current co-requisite:
9. Is this course in any plan (major, minor, or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)? Yes
No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response
from each impacted academic unit.
Electronic Media and Film; B.S.
10. Is there a related plan or sub plan change proposal being submitted?
If no, explain.
Yes
11. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components?
Yes
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
No
No
Answer 12-15 for UCC/ECCC only:
12. Is this course an approved Liberal Studies or Diversity course?
If yes, select all that apply.
Liberal Studies
Diversity
Yes
No
Yes
No
14. Is this course listed in the Course Equivalency Guide?
Yes
No
15. Is this course a Shared Unique Numbering (SUN) course?
Yes
No
13. Do you want to remove the Liberal Studies or Diversity designation?
If yes, select all that apply.
Liberal Studies
Diversity
Both
Both
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Scott Galland
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
10/13/2014
Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Effective Fall 2012
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Dean of college
Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Date
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Date
Approved as submitted:
Yes
No
Approved as modified:
Yes
No
Effective Fall 2012
CURRENT SYLLABUS:
FALL 2013
Faculty: Dr. W. Dale Hoskins
Office: Com Bldg. 363
Phones:
Office - 523-6924
Home - 779-3262
Cell - 699-3133
E-Mail: Dale.Hoskins@NAU.EDU
Office Hours:
M. & W. - 11:15 – 12:00
Tu. & Th. - 11:00 - 12:00
TEXT: Electronic Media: Then, Now & Later - Norm Medoff & Barbara Kaye: 2nd Ed. – Focal Press
Publishing Company, ISBN # 978-0-240-81256-4.
PURPOSE: The purposes of the course, Introduction to Electronic Media & Film, are to
1. introduce the student to the influences that determine the structure of public and commercial radio
and television broadcasting and cable/satellite radio & TV,
2. acquaint the student with the business and economic aspects of the broadcast and cable/satellite
industries, and the film/entertainment industry as it relates to electronic media,
3. acquaint the student with scientific and technological concepts basic to an under-standing of the
physical operation of cable, satellite and broadcast delivery systems,
4. teach the student basic broadcast advertising and revenue principles & terminology, and
5. teach the student basic broadcast and cable concepts and terminology.
STRUCTURE:
Introduction to Electronic Media & Film is both a lecture and text-centered course. Comprehension of
written material contained in class handouts and the text through reading is essential for successful
completion of the course. Material presented in lectures will be supplemental to information appearing in
the text. Lectures will be understood only if the student completes the reading assignment for that class
period and has comprehended the material. Reading assignments for each class session appear on the
syllabus. Tests cover both text and reading material as well as lecture material.
The instructor reserves the right to amend the syllabus and schedule any time during the semester,
dependent upon the progress of the class, current developments in the industry and access to practicing
professionals in the industry.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is considered vital. Students are required to attend each class session and
contribute to class discussions. If a class is missed (excused or unexcused), making up missed
material is the responsibility of the student who is absent. Attendance will affect grade calculation.
Students missing more than three classes will lose 50 points per absence after three absences. All
excused absences total to one absence for grade calculations.
Effective Fall 2012
Prior notice is required for absence on test days. Make up tests will not be given. In the event of a
missed test, the student will be issued a zero for that test if prior notice was not provided or the
absence is not excused.
Excused absences are granted only for university approved absences, emergencies (documented in
writing) and family responsibilities or job/internship interviews requested in advance. All excused absences
must be requested and explained in writing and supported with written documentation which must be
turned in to the instructor, not e-mailed in.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Cheating is not permissible. Students caught using notes during tests,
talking to one another, using electronic devices of any type (including ear phones/buds) or looking at
test papers of other students will receive a zero on that test. Students are not allowed to leave the
classroom and re-enter once the test has begun.
Plagiarism, or use of other peoples’ work without proper citation, is not permissible. Students who turn
in work done by others will receive a zero on that assignment.
COURSE PROCEDURES:
TESTS – Students who arrive late to class on tests days will not be allowed to take the test once the
test has been distributed and testing has begun. Stu-dents arriving late for the final will not be
allowed to take the final and will be issued a zero on the final or an “I” if the situation merits a grade of
“Incomplete” for the semester.
PAPERS – Students are required to turn in all papers and written assignments during class time only.
E-mailed papers will not be accepted.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Students are not allowed to use electronic devices during lecture or during
tests. Students are encouraged to engage in class discussion and debate rather than interacting with
electronic devices.
NOTIFICATION – Students are encouraged to notify the instructor by phone, office visit
or e-mail regarding any extenuating circumstance effecting test taking, paper submission, class
attendance or any other situation that might affect the students’ grade or comprehension of class
material. The instructor’s phone numbers appear on the syllabus on purpose.
COLLEGE LEVEL STANDARDS: Each student is expected to perform at college level standards in
English grammar and writing skills, vocabulary usage, mathematics calculation, reading
comprehension and reasoning ability. Tests and assignments will be graded according to English
usage, clarity and organization of thought, and general intelligibility.
GRADES: The final grade will be determined on a point basis from three unit tests during the semester
worth 150 points each (for a total of 450 points from tests) and in-class or in-class assigned
projects/written assignments worth 50 points for a total of 500 points for the semester. (In-class assigned
projects will be graded on English grammar and writing skills as well as content.) Students missing more
than three class periods may experience a reduction in their final grade of one letter grade per absence
after three absences. All excused absences will total to one absence for grade calculation purposes.
(See “Attendance” statement for explanation of excused absence policy.) The point breakdown for EMF
121 is:
A - 450-500 B - 400-449 C - 350-399 D - 300-349 F - below 300
COURSE SCHEDULE
Class Date
August 29
Effective Fall 2012
Topic
Introduction: Syllabus & Course Structure and Objectives
Reading Assignment
Sept.
3
5
10
12
17
19
24
26
Oct.
1
3
8
10
15
17
22
24
29
31
Nov.
5
7
12
14
19
21
26
28 - 30
Dec.
3
5
10
16
Electronic Media: An Overview (Terms & Concepts)
Broadcast Technology History
Radio: The Formative Years
The Golden Era of Radio
History of TV
History of TV
Radio After TV
Cable TV and Satellites & Media
Catch-up and Review for Test # 1
Test #1
Radio Programming
TV Programming
(Return Test # 1 )
TV Programming
(Return Test # 1 )
“Empire of the Air”
Broadcast Ownership
Station Structure
Station Operations
Guest – Jim Jermanok - The Movie Industry
Broadcast Regulation
Broadcast Regulation
Catch-up & Review for Test #2
Test # 2
Advertising and Sales
Guests – Bill Harper & Jim Byrkit – The TV & Movie Story
Return Test #2
THANKSGIVING - No Classes
Data Gathering & Rating Reports
The Film Industry
Review for Final
8:00 AM – FINAL (Monday)
(Note Time Change)
Guest – Michael Landry (Documentary Film Making)
19
Radio after TV
Feb.
5
7
History of TV
12
History of TV
14
Cable TV & Satellites in Media
19
Test #1
21
Guest – Matt McDonald (TV Programming)
26
Return Test # 1
28
Business Models/Revenue Steams
March 5
Broadcast Ownership
7
Station Structure & Operations
12
Broadcast Regulation
14
"
"
16 - 24
SPRING BREAK - No Classes
26
Radio Programming
28
TV Programming
April
2
Networks and Syndication
5
Catch-up &Test Review
9
Test # 2
11
Guest - The Film Industry
16
The Film Industry
18
“ “
“
23
Return Test #2
25
Advertising and Sales
30
Data Gathering & Rating Reports
May
2
Media Effects & Ethics
7
8:00 AM – FINAL (Tuesday)
(Note Time Change)
Effective Fall 2012
Chap. 1
pp.15 – 18 & Handout
Chap. 2 (pp. 19-25)
Chap. 2 (pp. 26-32)
Chap. 3 (pp.37-47)
"
(pp.47-55)
pp. 32 -37
Chap. 4
Chapters 1-4 & Handouts
Chap. 6 (pp. 95 - 102)
Chap. 6 (pp.122 - 127)
Chap. 6 (pp.122 - 127)
Chap. 9
Chap. 10
Chap. 10
Chap. 12
Chap. 12
Chapters 6, 9, 10, 12
Chap. 7
Chap. 8
Chap. 11 & Handout
Chapters 7, 8, 11 & Handout
Chapters 7, 8, 11 & Handout
Chap. 2 (pp. 34 -37)
Chap. 3
Chap. 3
Chap. 4
Chapters1-4 & Preface
Chap. 9
Chap. 9
Chap. 10
Chap. 12
Chap. 12
Chap. 6
Chap. 6
Chap. 6
Chapters 6, 9, 10, 12
Chap. 11
“ “
Chap. 7
Chap. 8
Chap. 13
Chapters 7, 8, 11, 13
PROPOSED SYLLABUS:
Northern Arizona University
School of Communication
CMF 121 Intro to EMF Industries
Spring 2015
T/Th 9:35-10:50am
Blended Learning Format - In Person and Online Components
Comm Bldg, #16, Room 119
3 credit hours
Instructor: Angele Anderfuren
Angele.Anderfuren@nau.edu
Twitter @AngeleOutWest – Facebook.com/AngeleAnderfuren
Prerequisites:
None
Course Description:
This course introduces students to storytelling as an art form and career, examining the history and
importance of storytelling through myth, symbol, character, and available technologies. It also
explores story formats, diving deeply into the storytelling industries and professions of the Creative
Media and Film industries.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
 Read, write, and discuss how myth, symbol, character and story, along with brainstorming and
creativity, all play important roles in storytelling through human history and into today.
 See and discuss examples of how technology influences storytelling.
 Examine and write about the different formats of fiction and nonfiction storytelling.
 Explore and discuss a variety of formats in the storytelling industries: films, series, social video,
promotions/commercials, media critique.
 Read and discuss the historical, traditional, and new distribution models of CMF industry
formatted stories.
 Read about and discuss the possible careers in the storytelling professions.
 Listen to guest speakers across storytelling industries about what they do, how they got there, and
how the telling the stories influence people.
Course structure learning modules:
1. History and Importance of Storytelling
Lectures, readings, and activities on myth, symbol, character, story, brainstorming and creativity.
2. Storytelling Formats & Industries
An exploration of fiction and nonfiction storytelling and visual, aural, and written formats. Additional
focus on the storytelling formats of the CMF industries: films, series, social video,
promotions/commercials, media critique.
3. Storytelling Professions in the Creative Media and Film Industries
Possible careers in the storytelling professions are explored, as they related to CMF. Guest
speakers from across the industries will be brought in to speak to students about what they do and
Effective Fall 2012
how they got there. These guests will help inform students about this industry and shed light on
how telling stories influence us all.
Required Texts:

What the Bee Knows: Reflections on Myth, Symbol & Story, P.L. Travers ($18)
http://www.amazon.com/What-Bee-Knows-CodhillPress/dp/1930337507/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1W1Y6M184JEW42T7SS8F

Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell ($13)
http://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936
Additional required material (others to be added):

25Michael Moore’s 13 Rules for Making Documentaries
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/13-rules-for-makingdocum_b_5834954.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment

Amazon Studios head on taking charge in a new TV age
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/amazon-studios-head-taking-charge-new-tv-age

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth — ‘The First Storytellers’
http://billmoyers.com/content/ep-3-joseph-campbell-and-the-power-of-myth-the-firststorytellers-audio/

The Art of Storytelling: 3 reasons every startup should tell more stories
http://www.inc.com/riley-gibson/3-reasons-every-start-up-should-tell-more-stories.html
 Vine social video success http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/jerome-jarre-talks-squirrelsand-schools-brands-vine-160108

How the web is reshaping TV http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11046062/How-theweb-is-reshaping-TV.html

What kinds of local stories drive engagement? The results of an NPR Facebook experiment:
http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/11/what-kinds-of-local-stories-drive-engagement-the-results-of-annpr-facebook-experiment/

New study shows Twitter boosts TV ratings http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-mediaresearch-2/new-research-shows-twitter-boosts-tv-ratingssometimes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-research-shows-twitter-booststv-ratings-sometimes

Report: Social TV market to be worth $256.44BN by 2017
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/12/report-social-tv-market-to-be-worth-256-44bn-by-2017-europetaking-largest-share-now/

The First Storytellers (Joseph Campbell documentary) (BbLearn streaming)

The World of Joseph Campbell (documentary) (BbLearn streaming)

Mary Poppins (BbLearn streaming)

Saving Mr. Banks (BbLearn streaming)
Course Outline:
(Note all weeks, for the purpose of this schedule, start on Tuesdays)
WEEK OF
January 13 - History and Importance of Storytelling
Tuesday – 1st day of class: syllabus, introductions
Thursday – Brainstorming & creativity
BbLearn – Reading quiz 1
January 20 - History and Importance of Storytelling
Effective Fall 2012
Tuesday – Myth & Symbols
Thursday - Myth & Symbols
BbLearn – Reading quiz 2
January 27 - History and Importance of Storytelling
Tuesday – Joseph Campbell
Thursday – Guest Lecture 1 (Finding and telling stories, being creative)
BbLearn - Mary Poppins, Saving Mr Banks, BbLearn – Reading quiz 3
Feb 3 - History and Importance of Storytelling
Tuesday – Saving Mr Banks, Mary Poppins and What the Bee Knows
Thursday – What the Bee Knows
BbLearn – Reading quiz 4
Feb 10 - History and Importance of Storytelling
Tuesday - Guest Lecture 2 (Local storyteller)
Thursday – Character & Story
BbLearn – Reading quiz 5
Feb 17 - Storytelling Formats & Industries
Tuesday – Introduce storytelling formats
Thursday - Storytelling and technology
BbLearn – Reading quiz 6
Feb 24 - Storytelling Formats & Industries
Tuesday – Introduce storytelling industries
Thursday – Guest Lecture 3 (Working in multiple genres)
BbLearn – Reading quiz 7
March 3 - Storytelling Formats & Industries
Tuesday – Traditional & historical models of distribution
Thursday - Social video & the web
BbLearn – Reading quiz 7
March 10 - Storytelling Formats & Industries
Tuesday – Guest Lecture 4 (Changing of the industry)
BbLearn – Assignment on industries
SPRING BREAK
March 24 - Storytelling Formats & Industries
Tuesday – Overview of professions – film
Thursday - Guest Lecture 5 (the film industry)
BbLearn – Reading quiz 8
March 31 - Storytelling Professions in the Creative Media and Film Industries
Tuesday – Overview of professions – television
Thursday - Guest Lecture 6 (the television industry)
BbLearn – Reading quiz 9
April 7 - Storytelling Professions in the Creative Media and Film Industries
Effective Fall 2012
Tuesday – Overview of professions – production houses
Thursday - Guest Lecture 7 (Production houses)
April 14 - Storytelling Professions in the Creative Media and Film Industries
Tuesday – CMF professions of the future
BbLearn – Reading quiz 10
April 21 - Storytelling Professions in the Creative Media and Film Industries
Tuesday - Guest Lecture 8 (social video industry)
BbLearn – Assignment on professions
April 28 - Storytelling Professions in the Creative Media and Film Industries
Tuesday - Wrapping it all up & looking to the future
Thursday - Take the online final in BbLearn.
Grading System and Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes:
This class is for a letter grade.
Assignments:
Weekly in person end of class “One Question Quiz” (also counts attendance)
Reading quizzes (10) (BbLearn)
Short reflection assignments on lectures, guest lecturers, readings, films & professions
Final (on BbLearn)
(30%)
(30%)
(30%)
(10%)
Final course letter grades determined as follow:
90-100%=A
80-89%=B
70-79%=C
60-69%=D
Below 60%=F
Course policies:
• NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE. This is a deadline business. If
you don’t turn your assignments in on time, you will get a zero on that assignment.
• Cheating, plagiarism, and or any misrepresentation of your work or claiming the work of others as
your own will result in a “0” on the project and could also result in an F in the class, as per university
policy.
Class meetings:
This class is a blended learning course. It is scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
9:30-10:50am plus online asynchronous. This means some weeks we will have one in person
meeting plus online work, others may be all in person, others all online. Please consult the course
schedule for details.
Refer to the university’s enrollment calendar for important dates this semester here:
http://nau.edu/Registrar
Effective Fall 2012
Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory, as is participation in class discussions.
There will be a weekly “One Question Quiz” that cannot be made up under any circumstance. If you
miss it, you miss it and will get a zero. Your two lowest scored quizzes will be dropped. If you miss
five or more of these quizzes, you will loose one letter grade off your final course grade at the end of
the semester.
If you will be traveling for university business and cannot attend class, you need to discuss this with
me before the class. You will be given an alternative assignment due the next class after your return.
This will replace the one question quiz for that week in the gradebook.
Standards:
All written or other assignments will be graded against collegiate and professional standards.
Mechanical correctness is required, and points will be deducted for spelling, grammatical, and other
usage errors.
Academic Integrity Policy:
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any Electronic Media and Film class. The actions that
constitute a violation of the academic dishonesty policy include cheating, plagiarizing, and the
submission of work that was not originally done by the student. Anyone who is found in violation of
the academic dishonesty policy will face a series of possible consequences including receiving a “0”
on the assignment, possibly receiving an “F” in the course, and/or possible suspension from the
University.
Late Homework Policy:
Deadlines are critical in the media industry. In line with this reality, projects and all other assignments
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED PAST THE DUE DATE for ANY reason. This applies to you even if you
are sick or excused from a class on university business. Missing deadlines will result in a “0” on the
assignment. If you know you will be absent, you must turn your assignment in AHEAD of the
deadline, or you will receive a zero. If you are sick, talk with me before the class you will miss.
Professionalism:
Professional behavior, including meeting deadlines, completing all assignments, participating in
thoughtful critique and class discussions, and being an equal team member are all expected.
The instructor reserves the right to change anything in the syllabus and course schedule at any time
during the semester with no advance notice.
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENTS
SAFE ENVIRONMENT POLICY
NAU’s Safe Working and Learning Environment Policy prohibits sexual harassment and assault, and
discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status by anyone at this university. Retaliation of any
kind as a result of making a complaint under the policy or participating in an investigation is also
prohibited. The Director of the Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity (AA/EO) serves as the
university’s compliance officer for affirmative action, civil rights, and Title IX, and is the ADA/504
Effective Fall 2012
Coordinator. AA/EO also assists with religious accommodations. You may obtain a copy of this policy
from the college dean’s office or from the NAU’s Affirmative Action website nau.edu/diversity/. If you
have questions or concerns about this policy, it is important that you contact the departmental chair,
dean’s office, the Office of Student Life (928-523-5181), or NAU’s Office of Affirmative Action (928)
523-3312 (voice), (928) 523-9977 (fax), (928) 523-1006 (TTD) or aaeo@nau.edu.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
If you have a documented disability, you can arrange for accommodations by contacting Disability
Resources (DR) at 523-8773 (voice) or 523-6906 (TTY), dr@nau.edu (e-mail) or 928-523-8747 (fax).
Students needing academic accommodations are required to register with DR and provide required
disability related documentation. Although you may request an accommodation at any time, in order
for DR to best meet your individual needs, you are urged to register and submit necessary
documentation (www.nau.edu/dr) 8 weeks prior to the time you wish to receive accommodations. DR
is strongly committed to the needs of student with disabilities and the promotion of Universal Design.
Concerns or questions related to the accessibility of programs and facilities at NAU may be brought to
the attention of DR or the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity (523-3312).
ACADEMIC CONTACT HOUR POLICY
Based on the Arizona Board of Regents Academic Contact Hour Policy (ABOR Handbook, 2-224), for
every unit of credit, a student should expect, on average, to do a minimum of three hours of work per
week, including but not limited to class time, preparation, homework, studying.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Integrity is expected of every member of the NAU community in all academic undertakings. Integrity
entails a firm adherence to a set of values, and the values most essential to an academic community
are grounded in honesty with respect to all intellectual efforts of oneself and others. Academic
integrity is expected not only in formal coursework situations, but in all University relationships and
interactions connected to the educational process, including the use of University resources. An NAU
student’s submission of work is an implicit declaration that the work is the student’s own. All outside
assistance should be acknowledged, and the student’s academic contribution truthfully reported at all
times. In addition, NAU students have a right to expect academic integrity from each of their peers.
Individual students and faculty members are responsible for identifying potential violations of the
university’s academic integrity policy. Instances of potential violations are adjudicated using the
process found in the university Academic Integrity Policy.
RESEARCH INTEGRITY
The Responsible Conduct of Research policy is intended to ensure that NAU personnel including
NAU students engaged in research are adequately trained in the basic principles of ethics in
research. Additionally, this policy assists NAU in meeting the RCR training and compliance
requirements of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-The America COMPETES Act (Creating
Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science); 42 U.S.C
18620-1, Section 7009, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy on the instruction of the
RCR (NOT-OD-10-019; “Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of
Research”). For more information on the policy and the training activities required for personnel and
students conducting research, at NAU, visit: http://nau.edu/Research/Compliance/Research-Integrity/
SENSITIVE COURSE MATERIALS
University education aims to expand student understanding and awareness. Thus, it necessarily
involves engagement with a wide range of information, ideas, and creative representations. In the
course of college studies, students can expect to encounter—and critically appraise—materials that
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may differ from and perhaps challenge familiar understandings, ideas, and beliefs. Students are
encouraged to discuss these matters with faculty.
CLASSROOM DISRUPTION POLICY
Membership in the academic community places a special obligation on all participants to preserve an
atmosphere conducive to a safe and positive learning environment. Part of that obligation implies the
responsibility of each member of the NAU community to maintain an environment in which the
behavior of any individual is not disruptive. Instructors have the authority and the responsibility to
manage their classes in accordance with University regulations. Instructors have the right and
obligation to confront disruptive behavior thereby promoting and enforcing standards of behavior
necessary for maintaining an atmosphere conducive to teaching and learning. Instructors are
responsible for establishing, communicating, and enforcing reasonable expectations and rules of
classroom behavior.
These expectations are to be communicated to students in the syllabus and in class discussions and
activities at the outset of the course. Each student is responsible for behaving in a manner that
supports a positive learning environment and that does not interrupt nor disrupt the delivery of
education by instructors or receipt of education by students, within or outside a class. The complete
classroom disruption policy is in Appendices of NAU’s Student Handbook.
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