Policies

Below you will find our district policies. There is a brief statement in italics above each section which is a shortened version of what the policy means.

https://accessibility.umn.edu/importance-accessibility/accessibility-vs-accommodation

Accommodations

If you need additional support, let me know so that I can ensure you get it.

Students with disabilities who may need academic accommodations are encouraged to discuss their authorized accommodations from Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) with their professors early in the semester so that accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible.

With the transition to the online format, I have made every effort to make this course accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. If you encounter a problem accessing anything in this course, please contact me immediately by email so that I can support you. You may also contact the college's disAbility Support Programs and Services (DSPS) Department at citydsps@sdccd.edu or 619- 388-3513, Press 4.

Nelson Mandela was a social rights activist, politician and philanthropist who became South Africa's first Black president from 1994 to 1999.

Attendance

You have to participate weekly as this is a self-paced online course. If you stop completing assignments and activities, make sure you withdraw from the class.

It is the student’s responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no longer attending (attendance for this online class is considered as being active by logging into Canvas weekly to complete the assignments). It is the instructor’s discretion to withdraw a student after the add/drop deadline due to excessive absences. Students who remain enrolled in a class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as stated in the class schedule, will receive an evaluative letter grade in this class (A, B, C, D, F). The final grade in this class will be affected by active participation in discussion boards, completing assignments on time, and actively engaging in the material with others and individually as directed. Please see me prior to dropping the class as we may be able to create a solution that allows you to continue.

Maya Angelou was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist.

Policies for Success

If you have an issue with me, talk to me first. If I have an issue with you, I’ll talk to you first.

You can find important guidelines on academic progress, academic regulations, student rights and responsibilities in the SD City College Catalog. If you have an unresolved conflict during the class, you must first contact the course instructor in an attempt to resolve the problem. If the results are unsatisfactory, you should next contact the Department Chairperson. If the results are still unsatisfactory, you should contact the School Dean.

Translation: "I firmly believe that respect for diversity is fundamental in the effort to eradicate racism, xenophobia, and intolerance."

Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan activist of Indian rights and ethno-cultural reconciliation. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1992.

Student Code of Conduct

In order for us to work together effectively, we should be kind, thoughtful, empathetic humans who treat each other with respect.

Students are expected to adhere to the Student Code of Conduct at all times. Students who violate the Student Code of Conduct may be removed from class by the faculty for the class meeting in which the behavior occurred, and the next class meeting (for online classes, the student will be removed from the discussion board for that week and the following week). Faculty will not accept work completed during the removal. Incidents involving removal of a student from class will be reported to the college disciplinary officer for follow up. The Student Code of Conduct can be found in Board of Trustees Policy, BP 5500: Student Rights, Responsibilities, Campus Safety, and Administrative Due Process posted on the District website https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/District/policies/Student%20Services/BP%205500.pdf

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education advocate who, at the age of 17 in 2014, became the youngest person to win the

Nobel Peace Prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban.

Academic Integrity

Get help with your work. But don’t get so much help that it’s somebody else’s. Please keep in mind, I’m not here to police or punish you. I’ll let you know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. This is a class for you to develop your own voice, and we’ll work together on that.

Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times in the pursuit of academic goals. This class will be conducted in accordance with the college student code of conduct and basic standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty are not acceptable. Cheating includes copying answers from another student’s work, quiz or exam. Plagiarism involves submitting work (sentences, paragraphs, etc.) written by someone else and claiming that you have written it even if you have changed the words around. Using Internet sources and not giving them credit also counts as plagiarism. If there is any doubt whether or not the work you submit is your own (a violation of Administrative Procedure 3100.3 Honest Academic Conduct), you will be given zero points for the assignment and may be referred for disciplinary action in accordance with Administrative Procedure 5520, Student Disciplinary.

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