NUAMES - Jerome
COURSE DISCLOSURE
2026– 2027 School Year
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Surveys: Throughout the school year, NUAMES students will participate in various surveys conducted within their classes, coursework and school-wide. These surveys are designed to gather valuable feedback on their learning experiences, NUAMES instruction, school environment, NUAMES and overall satisfaction. This feedback is crucial for us to enhance our programs and better support student's education. Participation is voluntary, and all responses will be kept confidential. If you do not want your student to participate in surveys during the school year, please contact the NUAMES main office and opt in. We appreciate your support in helping us create a positive and effective learning environment.
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Hybrid Fridays are regular school days. Students are expected to complete the assigned learning activity and attend any required meetings in person or online. Attendance will be based on assignment completion or participation. Teachers will communicate assignments, office hours, and availability through Canvas in advance.
Be sure to complete the signature requirements for this document. It is your first class assignment in CANVAS, please turn it in ASAP for POINTS in Mr. Jerome’s classes.
JEROME, INSTRUCTOR
Email Address: ajerome@weber.edu
North (Ogden) Campus Desk Phone 801-626-8663
South (Layton) Campus Desk Phone: 801-395-3313
Office Hours:
Please remember that Mr. Jerome works at both campuses on alternating days. Students are invited to attend either or both office hour times, but remember that I have to be there, then, as well. It helps to have a discussion with me before going to the location that is not your home school.
Mr. Jerome will be available to answer questions and to give guidance and assistance Monday through Thursday after school from about 3:00 p.m. until 3:45 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays: NUAMES South (WSU Davis Campus) in building D-13 Room 121.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: NUAMES North (WSU Ogden Campus) in the Noorda building room 224.
Fridays and other times: by appointment.
WSU Concurrent Enrollment Credit for Jerome's classes:
Students, you can get Weber State University College Credit for Mr. Jerome’s classes if you act before the following deadlines.
A one-time-ever application fee of $30 ($40 if Late) is required (usually paid at the beginning of sophomore year).
There is additional charge of $5 for EACH credit you wish to receive.
!!Two Critical Dates!! (for year-long courses):
September 4, 2026 Apply for admission (and pay $30 – one time only-ever) up to this date.
Sept 11, 2026 Register for (or drop for full refund) Concurrent Enrollment courses up to this date.
College credit is available from Weber State University for this course. You must decide now if you want to participate. Consider Concurrent Enrollment carefully, here are some Pros and Cons:
Pros:
Students who register for this opportunity will generate a permanent college transcript with both grade and credit.
This college credit for students at a drastically reduced cost.
All students will do the same work whether they register for the credit or not.
This credit is often applied toward your WSU Associates degree (if you choose to seek that accomplishment).
Cons:
Grades (even low grades) stay forever on your college transcript.
According to Utah State policy, to remain in good standing, students are required to maintain:
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.00 (or B average) to avoid Academic Warning Status.
90% classroom attendance. (Some students risk transcript issues by taking cruises or other extended absences.)
The state of Utah has set the following new policies and deadlines:
September 4, 2026 is the deadline to apply to become a student at Weber State University. This is not class registration, it is a one-time ever, electronic admission to WSU. There is a $30 application fee (paid only once ever).
September 11, 2026 is the deadline for students to complete an online registration. No late registrations will be accepted! If you change your mind, you must also drop your course by this date to get a full refund.
To Register for each class at WSU you will need one or more of the following CRN Codes for this year:
For Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) 6 Credits total (Students who wish to register, must register for both courses to get any of the following credits):
ECE 1000 (Intro Electrical Engineering - Fall Semester) CRN: 21270 (2 Credits, Semester 1)
ECE 2700 (Digital Circuits - Winter Semester) CRN: TBA (4 Credits -- Register for this at the beginning of Semester 2)
For CE CAD Engineering 6 Credits total (Students who wish to register, must register for both courses to get any of the following credits):
Arch 1040 (CA Intro to Architecture) CRN: 26112 (3 Credits, Semester 1)
CM 1100 (Construction Management Orientation) CRN: 21528 (1 Credit. Semester 1)
PDD 1010 (Intro Engineering/Tech Design) CRN: TBA (3 Credits -- Register for this at the beginning of Semester 2)
For more details or to get started with Application and Registration visit the WSU CE page at: https://www.weber.edu/dual-enrollment/concurrent-enrollment.htmlntenrollment/
MATERIALS needed every day for Mr. Jerome’s courses:
A Flash drive and access to your Google drive (Storage on WSU computers has been known to disappear)
Writing Instruments: Pen and Pencil. A writing instrument (A mechanical pencil is best),
Log Book (AKA: Engineer's Notebook, provided by your instructor)
A calculator. Students will not be allowed to use their cell phones.
Students not prepared with required logbook and calculator may find themselves less successful on tests. Many tests can only be completed or repeated during office hours (See above for office hours times).
GRADING AND EVALUATION
Students will be graded for performance and completion of daily assignments, tests, quizzes, effort, professional behavior and for adherence to school and classroom policies.
Assessments
There will be surprise Bell quizzes given. Other assessments may be given when logical breaks in content dictate, and are given during regular class time. Students who miss the test day, or who choose to retake a test, must do so outside of class time (During Mr. Jerome’s office hours). Most assessments may be retaken. To assist the instructor with getting grades in on time, No retakes will be available during the last 10 days of any quarter. Bell quizzes are meant to reinforce concepts already taught. It is to your advantage to continually study and review the notes in your engineering notebook (Log book).
GRADING SCALE (NUAMES and WSU are the same)
The class grading scale (% of total as mandated by NUAMES) is as follows:
94- 100 = A 74 - 76 = C
90 - 93 = A- 70 - 73 = C-
87 - 89 = B+ 67 - 69 = D+
84 - 86 = B 64 - 66 = D
80 - 82 = B- 60 - 64 = D-
77 - 79 = C+ 0 - 59= F
HUGS & FUN Citizenship grades are recorded for each semester as follows:
0 Absence or late = H =Honorable
1 Absence = G = Good
2 Absence = S = Satisfactory
6 Excused Absences = N = Do Better
6 Tardies = N = Do Better
6 Unexcused Abs = U = Unsatisfactory
12 Absences = U = Unsatisfactory
12 Tardies = U = Unsatisfactory
Jerome's Classroom rules:
Safety: is our greatest concern. Courses taught by Mr. Jerome may include access to tools such as saws, electricity, heat, chemicals, and so forth. Student safety depends on the level of respect each student has for each of these dangerous items. YOU must behave as though serious danger exists in both the lab and the classroom. Students who are not acting to promote a high level of safety will be removed from the class.
Extra Credit and Makeup Work: Extra Credit is only available after the regular course work has been completed. Most assignments and assessments can be repeated. The focus of the course is for students to become proficient in the concepts that are outlined in the standards.
Deadlines: 2 weeks from the day assessments (and assignments) are posted in the grading system. Normally teachers might give 2 days, but some students have accommodations for more time. So, in Mr. Jerome's classes everybody gets the extra accommodation time. You're welcome. Students can repeat assignments until 2 weeks after the grade posting date. Deadlines for Assignments given late in the quarter will be rolled over to the following quarter.
Irrelevant Interruptions (Respect): Your attention is mandatory while the instructor is giving information. The following activities are disrespectful and offensive. Please do not: listen to personal stereos, talk, play games, surf, read, use cell phones, perform dental work, etc. while the teacher is talking to the class. Irrelevant interruptions, including bathroom requests, are prohibited during the delivery of critical information. You are entitled to discuss your concerns, but you may be required to wait for the opportunity. Don’t ask to go to the bathroom or sharpen pencils while your instructor is delivering important information.
Yelling out answers: It is good to know stuff, but, if the instructor asks a question of the class, please do not blurt out the answer. Your instructor hopes to give all students the opportunity to think and to learn. If you blurt out the answer, you may deprive others of the opportunity to reflect on the answer.
Assessments: Never ask your instructor to discuss answers during tests.
Tardies: If you are late you are marked absent. To convert your absence to a tardy: Give your instructor a pink note that includes the following: The Date, The Period, Your name, your reason for being late and your specific plans for making up missed work. If you are more than 20 minutes late, check in at the office, then give the admission note from the office to your instructor. Students who come in after an assignment or an assessment has started may be required to complete the assignment during office hours.
Lining up at the door Please do not quit work early. Mr. Jerome is annoyed by students who line up at the door near the end of the class. Lining up at the door may be marked as a tardy, absence or truant.
Leaving the classroom: If you need to leave the classroom for any reason, please try to wait until your instructor has finished delivering important information. Students who leave early will be marked absent. Resolving the absence is then up to you and the individual who authorized the absence.
Theft: Fastest way to fail. Just don’t do it. Don’t even come close. If it’s not yours, don’t take it.
Attitude: Learning is a byproduct of making mistakes. Mistakes are encouraged, disrespect is not. Always show respect for others. Words or actions that imply disrespect to others will not be tolerated. Whining, arrogance, or any behavior that affects the morale or the learning atmosphere of the classroom can affect your employment in life, and in this class they can affect your grade.
Cussing and Name Calling: In this class you are allowed to participate in limited cussing and name calling. The main restriction is that the names used are limited to fruit and/or vegetable names (Students are not allowed to call others a “fruit” or a “vegetable”. The name calling must be specific). In times of severe stress you may use the phrase “What the devil?” Also, if you like to whine about assignments or other obligations then you are a “Pansy”. The term “Pansy” is defined (for this course) as someone who is afraid of engineering tasks. We use the term “Pansy” liberally as needed. All other words or phrases that are intended to be insults are considered to be rude and offensive so please do not utter them vocally in the classroom.
Cheating: is defined as claiming work that is not your own. Simple cheats such as copying and pasting from the web or other sources can result in your failing the course (plagiarism is not allowed, but re-phrasing is allowed and encouraged). Evidence of cheating is documented. Grades may be withheld until the cheating issue is resolved. Students who are behind sometimes decide to share work on an assignment. This is cheating and it is wrong. It is very embarrassing to be caught cheating.
Computer Contracts: Students who abuse their computer privileges may lose these privileges or have them severely restricted. If you have not signed a computer contract, you will lose access to the classroom computers. Students who accidentally encounter rude or offensive material on computers will not usually lose computer privileges if they 1) get out quick and 2) don’t go back to the website.
Net Surfing: May sometimes be allowed, but only by permission for research purposes, at designated times, and only by those who have earned the privilege (this is referred to as “Beta Testing”). Beta Testing is NEVER allowed after completing a test. Doing so will reduce points on the test.
Printing: Please don’t print anything that is not assigned without permission. Students in the past have wasted a lot of paper on non-class interests such as trying to print the entire internet. Please, do not print the internet.
Saving Computer Work WARNING: Anything saved on your classroom computer will be erased when you log out. If your work mysteriously disappears from the computer at any time, you will be required to repeat it on your own time, just like in the real world. Always save your work. Students are encouraged to save their work on both a flash drive and on their Google drive. Lost data is a normal part of life, it happens to everybody, your case will not be unusual. Being behind due to lost or bad data is often a temptation to cheat by sharing work. Remember that there are severe penalties for cheating. Just repeat the work.
Electronic Devices: In alignment with the State of Utah’s new cell phone law for schools, student use of cell phones and personal electronic devices during instructional time is prohibited unless explicitly permitted by the teacher for educational purposes. Devices must be silenced and put away during class, assemblies, and school-sponsored activities to support a focused learning environment. This policy applies to cell phones, smartwatches, and any other non school issued personal communication device. Cell phones may be used before and after school, between classes, and during lunch time.
Students are allowed to use cell phones to log in to their computers (Two-Factor Identification" or "Dual Log In") but after that, cell phones must be kept out of sight. If a cell phone is observed during a restricted time:
1st Offense: Verbal warning and device stored with teacher until end of class period
2nd Offense: Device taken from the student and returned to the the parent/guardian at the end of the school day
3rd Offense: Administrative referral, possible loss of extracurricular privileges
Repeated violations may require school disciplinary action and could lead to the loss of phone privileges during the school day. Personal gaming devices are also not allowed during class time unless approved by a teacher.
Teachers have the discretion of allowing or not allowing laptops in their classrooms. If allowed, students must follow computer compliance regulations with both personal and NUAMES laptops while on campus.
Music: Mr. Jerome plays music in class. His music has been previewed and is non-rude and non-offensive. He occasionally takes requests. Music is usually played only at the start, or end of class, or during production times (when students are completing projects or assignments). If you find that classroom music makes learning difficult for you, please say something about it to the instructor and the music will be changed or stopped.
Food and Drink: Do Not expect to enjoy a meal in the classroom during class time. Drinks are encouraged in the class, but they must legal beverages, and must be in secure containers (Screw-top lids, not floppy-top lids). When students become careless with drinks, then drinks will no longer be allowed.
Slobbing: Please keep your work area clean. If it is messy when you arrive, clean it up, then notify the instructor that it was a mess. This ensures that your grade is not affected by the slob who sat there before you. You are responsible to put away any resources you use.
Seating: is assigned at Mr. Jerome’s discretion according to his personal algorithm and may be changed at any time, without explanation, to improve the learning atmosphere of the classroom.
Privacy: For educational and efficiency purposes, student work may be observed and evaluated by other students in the class. A sincere effort will be made by the teacher to keep specific grades as private as reasonably possible.
Artificial Intelligence: You may not engage in unauthorized collaboration or make use of AI composition software (such as ChatGPT) unless you have been given advanced permission by your NUAMES teacher.
Legal Guardian Signatures: Students and Parents/Guardians. Please use your child's CANVAS for this class, Assignment 1 to express your agreement to the terms of this disclosure as soon as possible so that classroom activities can commence smoothly. Responses to this assignment imply understanding and intended adherence to this disclosure.