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Attendance. If you must miss a class, inform me ahead of time by phone or email. You should also check the Syllabus, especially the Schedule, for any changes that may have been announced in class. (Be sure to refresh your web page, so you don't simply call up an out-of-date cached version from your hard drive.) Maximum Permissible Absences. You can miss a maximum of two class sessions without its affecting your grade. Absences beyond two will lower your grade. You can miss a maximum of four class sessions and pass the course. If you miss five sessions, you will receive a "W" or an "F." These limits include both excused and inexcused absences. Lateness. Unexcused tardiness will lower your grade. Absent Professor. Standard college etiquette requires students to wait ten minutes from the start of class for a professor who is not there. If I'm not there in eleven minutes, assume I've been delayed and feel free to leave. Cell phones and other potentially distracting devices should be turned off before you enter the classroom. Class cancellation. If you believe the class might need to be canceled because of inclement weather, try the following: call the college's cancellation phone line (617-3777), check the Syllabus for an announcement, call me at home or my office, or send me an e-mail. Late Assignments. A late assignment can be submitted for credit, but it will be docked. The later it is, the less credit it will receive. After two weeks from its original due date, the most it can earn is half credit. Missed quizzes can be replaced with essays on the work covered. Late papers will receive grades but no comments. Redoing Assignments. If you do poorly on an assignment, you may have an opportunity to do it over. Please ask me first, however. Plagiarism. Plagiarism is any attempt to pass off the work of another as your own. Demonstrable cases of plagiarism will generally result in significant lowering of your final grade or failure of the course. If you have questions about the nature of plagiarism, please see your E-Book or ask me. Ignorance will not be considered an excuse in a plagiarism case. Accommodating Disabilities. The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. If you have a disability that may have some impact on your work in this course, please contact the Director of Advising at 103 Goebel Hall (617-3450). |