Policies

Communication Policy

I love hearing from my students! Please use the Canvas inbox to email me. You will hear from me within 24 hours, usually much sooner. There is nothing too trivial to email me about, and I will never feel "bugged" by too many emails from you.

Our weekly discussions are a key component of this course. All of them are opportunities to dive deeper into the course content and to share your experiences in the course with both myself and with other students. I am looking forward to discussing these topics with you and learning from you as you share your experiences as well.

The semester goes quickly and life happens! For that reason, it's really important to log in multiple times per week and keep up with the material. It helps to do a little every day if possible. Don't leave assignments until the last minute! Please communicate with me if you know you will be absent from the online environment for more than 2-3 days, and let's work together to ensure that you can stay on track.

My on-campus Office hours for Summer 2020 are Mondays and Wednesdays from 11am -12pm via Zoom video-conferencing. You can find my virtual office hours for the week by logging into "ConferZoom" in Canvas (you can find this in the left-hand navigation bar) and going to "Appointment Booking".

Late Policy

Please plan to submit all work before the deadlines.

In this class we are learning about food safety. Many of you will be responsible for keeping food safe and training others to do so. There is no room in this class to cut corners, because as you will learn, people can easily die from infectious disease transmitted by foodborne pathogens. If a customer becomes sick on your shift you will probably get fired and your restaurant will probably get sued.

I understand that sometimes, there are extenuating situations that prevent you from getting your work done on time. I still want you to complete all assignments! Along those lines, for any late submission, there will be a 10% grade reduction for each calendar day that the work is late. If you anticipate that there will be a problem with the deadline, please let me know in advance, as soon as possible, so that we can consider negotiating a possible solution.

Late Discussion board posts: it is not in the best interest of the class to accept late discussion board postings or replies. To keep the conversations going, students are expected to post their answers to the discussion board questions by Thursday, and post all replies by Sunday for each module. It throws off the rhythm of the class if students post answers or replies after the due dates and cause confusion for the rest of the class. With this in mind, I ask that students prioritize discussion board questions as I will not accept late postings or replies.

Campus Code of Conduct

Students who register in CCSF classes are required to abide by the CCSF Student Code of Conduct . Violation of the code is the basis for referral to the Student Conduct Coordinator or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Office of Student Affairs

Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:

Encourage Academic Integrity and Prevent Plagiarism

Citing Information Sources Expectations

Online Etiquette

Often referred to as "netiquette," here is a gentle reminder of the interaction practices and rules we'll follow in all our interactions in this course.

If you ever feel that someone is not following these rules, please send an email to me using the Canvas Inbox and describe your concerns.

View a text-only version of The Core Rules of Netiquette in a new window.