Late Assignments:

The presentations may be submitted to Canvas late (with a 10% deduction). However, you must attend and give your presentation on the scheduled date!!! Plan accordingly. If you are sick, I need to be notified immediately so that we can deal with that as necessary (such as, moving your presentation to Zoom). Late assignments will be docked 10% per day late up to three days. After three days, late assignments will no longer be accepted.

Absences:

If you are going to miss an exam or a due date, you must provide verification of your reasoning (i.e., cleared from campus by CSUB case management, doctor’s note, police report, etc.). If you miss an exam without prior notification or verification, you will not be able to make it up, unless you can verify that it was an emergency. Otherwise, you MUST notify me via email or Slack ahead of time that you will not be in class on a given day. Missing class due to illness or family emergency will be handled on a case-by-case basis. All issues must be resolved prior to the scheduled event.

Technology:

While your fellow classmates are presenting, I expect you to have all digital devices that are not necessary to participate in class put away and silenced. You may take notes to help you with your peer review, but you must be paying attention to the presentation that is happening. Please give your fellow classmates the respect that they deserve!

Current policies regarding Covid include the following. These are subject to change by the University at any time, so please pay attention to University announcements.

1. Masks are optional, but strongly encouraged, especially if you are sick. If you have symptoms of any illness or think that you might have been exposed, I encourage you strongly to wear a mask out respect for the rest of us and our health! I will do the same!

2. Daily COVID screenings are no longer required. However, if you are experiencing symptoms, please contact Case Management at 661-654-3453. They will handle all of the notifications to your professors if necessary. This will ensure that proper accomodations can be made for you.

3. You can find relevant information regarding our Campus and COVID here.

4. If you are sick with any illness and can't attend class, please notify me ASAP so that I can accommodate you as best as I can.

5. Wash your hands often! Practice good hygiene!

6. Please keep in mind that some of us are at risk for illnesses. I have lupus; there may be others in the class who are immuno-compromised as well. Vaccinations are GREAT (Yay Science!!! 🧪), but we all need to do our part and practice all precautions so that we don't get each other sick!

I hope we have a fun and healthy semester! Let's do this!!

Students are not permitted to make visual or audio recordings, including live streaming, of classroom lectures or any class related content, using any type of recording devices (e.g., smart phone, computer, digital recorder, etc.), unless prior permission from the instructor is obtained, and there are no objections from any of the students in the class. If permission is granted, personal use and sharing of recordings and any electronic copies of course materials (e.g., PowerPoints, formulas, lecture notes and any classroom discussions online or otherwise) is limited to the personal use of students registered in the course and for educational purposes only, even after the end of the course.

To supplement the classroom experience, lectures may be audio or video recorded by faculty and made available to students registered for this class. Faculty may record classroom lectures or discussions for pedagogical use, future student reference, or to meet the accommodation needs of students with a documented disability. These recordings are limited to personal use and may not be distributed (file share), sold, or posted or shared on social media outlets or any other outlets without the written permission of faculty. Unauthorized downloading, file sharing, distribution of any part of a recorded lecture or course materials, or using information for purposes other than the student’s own learning may be deemed an academic violation and subject to disciplinary action.

The CSU Academic Integrity Policy:

Academic Integrity: Certain forms of conduct violate the university’s policy of academic integrity and the student conduct code. Academic dishonesty (cheating) is a broad category of actions that use fraud and deception to improve a grade or obtain course credit. Academic dishonesty is not limited to exams alone but arises whenever students attempt to gain an unearned academic advantage. Plagiarism is claiming the published or unpublished work of someone else as your own. This includes handing in someone else’s work; turning in copied or purchased compositions; using paragraphs, sentences, phrases, words, or ideas, including paraphrasing, written by another writer; or using data and/or statistics compiled by someone else as your own without giving appropriate credit to the original writer. Plagiarism also includes using your work submitted in another class without permission of your current instructor.

When a faculty member discovers a violation of the university’s policy of academic integrity, the faculty member will meet with the student(s) involved and is required to notify the Dean of Students’ office and detail the alleged violation, including the name(s) of the student(s) suspected, the class in which the alleged violation occurred, the circumstances of the alleged violation, and the evidence (including witnesses) supporting the allegation. The faculty member will also formally notify the student(s) suspected of violating the university’s policy of academic integrity, the department chair for the course involved in the incident, and the appropriate school dean. The Dean of Students or designee will investigate; confer with the faculty member, student(s), and any witnesses identified; and review all evidence submitted by the faculty member and student(s) to impose an administrative sanction, beyond the academic penalty already placed by the faculty member. Students who perform dishonestly in this course may earn zero credit on the assignment/exam or a failing grade in the course, depending on the level of severity of the offense.

Students are expected to uphold the standards of academic integrity. Cheating in any form will not be tolerated and will result in a formal report to the University Dean of Students. You are always expected to follow the student conduct code and uphold the CSUB Guiding Principles while learning on this campus.

To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) as soon as possible. You can visit their webpage by clicking the button below. Their office is located in SA 140, and they may be reached at (661) 654-3360. If you have a letter from the SSD office documenting that you have a disability, please present the letter to me during my office hours as soon as possible so we can discuss the specific accommodations that you might need in class.

Online etiquette is 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.