ATTENDANCE: Please attend class regularly and follow the polices in the Carroll College Catalogue. (“Attendance Policies” ). I keep attendance regularly and expect to be informed if some legitimate excuse keeps you from attending class. Each student is allowed four unexcused absences (this means you are required to attend 90% of the classes.) I will only grade the assignments of students who meet this attendance record. For absences linked to COVID, please see the my COVID policy.

CLASS ETIQUETTE: Please be on time for class! Please stay alert (and awake!) in class, respect others, and limit private conversations. Please, eat food and use tobacco products some place other than class. Laptops, cell phones, and other electronics should only be used for class connected reasons. (There will be a need for using them in class).

ASSIGNMENTS: Submit your required assignments electronically on Moodle, observing the deadlines posted there. Students having good reasons for missing a deadline or test should contact me in advance of the deadline. I reserve the right to penalize late assignments. Moodle includes other activities and assignments which won't be included as part of your final grade, but will need to be completed to get access to other information and assignment links.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: It is very important that you practice high standards of integrity! The Carroll College Catalogue states: “Students at Carroll College are expected to have high standards of integrity. Any student who cheats or plagiarizes on examinations or assignments, falsifies college records, or fails to give requested academic information on admission documents is subject to dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action by the College.” Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, deception, and complicity are wrong and undermine our ability to enjoy and profit from this class. I will investigate all suspected cases of plagiarism, and will penalize all verified instances; the penalty can be a severe as immediate failure in the course. If you are unsure about whether some actions constitute plagiarism, please ask me.

RETURNING WORK: My goal is to grade and/or return all assignments within 2 weeks of their due dates, if not sooner.

MAKE-UP WORK: Tests and exams should be taken on the dates and place assigned. Tests missed for legitimate reasons should be made up at the Testing Center. Please contact the Testing Center yourself for more information.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE: If you do not understand a grade you received, please seek clarification! If you want to appeal a grade, please submit your appeal to me first in writing, explaining your point, or if you think your answer was correct, documenting that belief with evidence from the text. In the case where there is a rubric, please identify the assessments of the rubric that you believe are incorrect and why. After receiving your written request, I will review your documentation and the assignment and decide if a grade change is warranted, and return the test with some written comments. If your concern remains after that, then I will meet with you. Under no condition will a grade review result in a lowered grade. For grievances about my course policies, and your final grade, please consult the Carroll College Catalogue Grievance Procedure.