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Let's Keep It Real/Respectful Interactions
Let's Keep It Real/Respectful Interactions
Let me begin by saying that YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT. This class is driven in large part by our weekly discussions.
I realize that you will already hear about Netiquette in the Orientation portion of the first week, but it bears repeating. Every module will require you to engage in written communication. Unlike traditional face-to-face classes, where facial expressions, tone, voice, and body language accompany your speech, in this class, only your words will speak for you.
Before you post anything, review your comments to make sure your post accurately and clearly presents your ideas (and is well proofread).
When disagreeing with someone, challenge the ideas, not the person. (Instead of using "you said" try to focus on "the point made") It’s easy to misinterpret something written online and to misrepresent our own ideas, so be mindful of your communication.
The online/social media world has evolved and become a much more volatile place to reside. Let's not add to the negative rhetoric.
We all know how to act appropriately in a classroom; a virtual classroom isn’t much different. On the off chance that there is a problem and a student uses inappropriate language, bullies or harasses a classmate or the instructor, that student will be directed to the appropriate administrator.
I expect we will all behave with complete respect towards each other. You can review the college's Standards of Student Conduct. Conversely, you have rights and recourse if you have a grievance against the college or your instructor. You can read through find that information at your leisure.
If you are disrespectful in my class, the following procedure will occur:
1) You will receive one warning about your behavior.
2) You will be expected to apologize to the individual or to the class as a whole.
3) You will not receive points for that Discussion posting.
A second offense means you are dropped immediately. No exceptions.
MLA requirement
MLA requirement
All formal writing for this class must follow MLA style.
All formal writing for this class must follow MLA style.
This means:
· 1” margins
· A header with your last name and page number on every page (.5” from the top)
· 12-point font
· Times New Roman, Courier or Cambria font
· Double spaced
· No extra spaces before or after paragraphs
· First page information listed as follows:
Your first and last name Maria Cetto
My name Prof. Buccelli
Class Information English 5
Date (day month year) 12 July 2025
Additional specific requirements for citations, grammar and sentence structure can be found in Rules for Writers and at the Owl at Purdue.
Attendance & Due Dates
Attendance & Due Dates
Students must complete a documented assignment (or quiz) within 72 hours of the first day the course begins or within 48 hours after having been added and granted access to the course, or risk being dropped from the class.
Participation through discussions and completion of assignments are required each week. One full week of inactivity means you CAN be dropped from the course.
Discussion due dates are set generally scheduled for Friday and Tuesday. I strongly suggest that you keep up with the work during the week in order to stay on top of the required reading and responses. Once the due date is passed, you might not be able to post that week's work.
My focus tends to be more on your learning than on grades. Please try to make that your focus as well.
For assignments, all papers should be turned in on time. I often leave assignments open well beyond the due date so that students can catch up. If you are late in responding to a discussion post, please add your response, then send your classmate(s) a message letting them know that you responded to them so they can see the ongoing dialogue.
Time Commitment and Management
Time Commitment and Management
In a standard 17-week semester, higher education suggests that for each hour (unit) of an academic course you are enrolled in, you will spend an additional two hours per week on homework. For an online class, we don't meet for three hours, but the expectation is that you will spend the same amount of time learning. English 205 is a three (3) unit course, so during a standard semester, you can expect to spend up to six (9) hours per week on the reading, assignments and Canvas work. That is 3 hours of "classwork" plus 6 hours of homework per week.
Time management is a huge factor for many of us, especially when we work entirely online. I strongly suggest creating your own schedule for doing classwork and homework. Most of us find it difficult to stay focused for more than 20 minutes at a time. One strategy is to set a timer and turn off notifications, then take a small break before returning to the work.
Begin each day by checking emails, the Announcements for the class, the Modules, then look at the Calendar to see what assignments you have coming up.
***You can add your own reminders to the Canvas Calendar.
Extra Credit
Extra Credit
On occasion you might be invited to participate in an extra credit activity. I will generally include the information in an Announcement.
If you find spelling or grammar errors in anything that is written by your instructor (such as this syllabus), send me an email or a message detailing the error and earn 1 point of extra credit.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
I strongly suggest that you read the Mendocino College Academic Honesty Guidelines.
We will address the correct way to cite your sources a number of times, but the bottom line is that by not citing a source in your writing (both within your essay AND on a Works Cited page) you are, by default, claiming that what you have written is your idea in your own words. This goes for AI generated content as well. (see above)
This means that when you are quoting or paraphrasing a print or online source, give credit where credit is due. Copying information from a website and pasting it into your document without an in-text citation is plagiarism. Rewriting new-to-you information from the web or other source and not citing the original source is plagiarism. Reusing a paper from another class is plagiarism. Relying on AI apps to writer for you is plagiarism.
Do Not Jeopardize your academic success because you forgot the name of the website where you found some information or a quote. Write your own work and cite sources properly within the paper (using parenthesis) and on a Works Cited page. Recycling whole papers from another class is considered plagiarism. Allowing software to write or fix your work is cheating. Cheating and plagiarism will be reported to the appropriate administrator.
Mendocino College uses Turnitin.com. It is a great tool for students who are learning about paraphrasing, summarizing and using correct citations. It also allows us to spot accidental and purposeful plagiarism.
Using any writing or ideas not produced by you is considered plagiarism and cheating. New AI software now allows us to let technology do the work for us. As you can imagine, this is a mixed problem/solution. I read your work throughout the semester, so when a paper written by AI or a friend is submitted, I can usually spot the difference in writing style.
Any paper with plagiarized or AI generated work cannot earn a passing grade.
My online sleuthing skills are quite good and Turnitin.com is a great tool. Don't take a chance. Write your own original work and if you use someone else's ideas or word, give credit where credit is due.
The first incident involving non-citation of source information will result in a failing grade for that assignment.
All instances of AI use that result in a zero grade will be reported to the appropriate Dean.
Let's talk about AI
Let's talk about AI
A.I. generated discussion posts, essays (really any written work) are not allowed. All work must be authentically created. Any work flagged as more than 20% A.I. generated by Turnitin.com will be given a zero and there will be one opportunity to resubmit the assignment. Continued use of A.I. generation will not be allowed a resubmission.
A.I. generation includes, but is not limited to:
-ChatGPT
-Grammarly (if you accept the many changes to your writing, this will be flagged as AI)
-QuillBot
-Luna
While I understand not all of these programs generate content for you, our standard detection system (Turnitin.com) cannot differentiate between sentence level help from Grammarly versus content generation from Grammarly.
Be mindful with the 20% you are allotted. You will have to redo work that is flagged as over 20% A.I. generated regardless of the way in which you use the program.
Students who allow programs such as Word or Grammarly to revise or edit their sentences for them have a higher rate of AI flagging by all AI detection programs. This will adversely impact your grade.
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