This course covers pretty much every health topic you can think of and some of them may be quite personal for you (for example: death, suicide, depression, drug/alcohol abuse, STD's). I want to make sure you are aware of the help we have here at Palomar in case you feel that you may need some assistance from our amazing professionals.
You can schedule an appointment with our counselors not just for help with your classes, but also help with family issues, traumas, depression, or even anxiety and stress management. Please reach out to our counseling department
To see a doctor for any health concerns please contact health services
Please remember I am always here to help you. I know in this online class environment it can seem that I am not around, but I am! Please reach out anytime if you need to talk.
Academic excellence is the demonstrated ability to perform, achieve, and/or excel in scholastic activities, or in other words, academic excellence is the effort in which someone puts into their efforts of learning. In order to have academic excellence, you must work hard, commit to studying and learning, be willing to be open to new ideas, and take part in the sharing of knowledge and ideas with your classmates. All students in the course are expected to be dedicated to personal and academic excellence. As the Professor for the course, I am committed to your success and I will notice if you are struggling with assignments, are not putting in the effort needed, or are not submitting your work. I will reach out to you and may also reach out to Palomar support services to connect with you to provide additional support for your success.
At Palomar College we take pride in our diversity. I do not tolerate hate of any kind and expect my students to embrace all of our differences. Throughout our course, I invite you to continually think not only about your own health, but also the health of others. An Incident Report will be filed with the Office of Student Life and Leadership if a student uses hateful language, shows intolerance of others, is not respectful of the course, the Professor, or other students.
I want to make sure each of you has the opportunity to participate and learn in my class. Although I have tried to develop and offer a course that supports your learning needs, I know that I am not perfect and can always improve. Please let me know what I can do better to support you. If you need additional support for academic accommodations (e.g. test accommodations), interpreting/captioning, academic and disability management counseling, etc. please reach out to me. Oftentimes my students have already met with our Disability Resource center and can provide me with their notice of authorized accommodations, however please know that you can still reach out to me even if you have not yet spoken to the DRC, I will work with you and the DRC Office to ensure that proper accommodations are made.
Students seeking to apply for and request disability-related accommodations are invited to contact the DRC at 760.744.1150, ext. 2375, stop by the DRC office in the DSPS building, or connect with them through their website.
You have chosen to go to college and I am so very happy you made that decision. College provides you with the opportunity to think critically, make mistakes, and improve. This wonderful opportunity for growth only exists if you are the one growing.
It is very important that you, and only you, are the one doing the work.
It is important that you share your own thoughts and do not submit another person's work as your own. This means being very conscious of not copying and pasting from the internet, buying assignments/papers online, or searching for websites that provide you the answers.
It is important that you allow your peers to learn and grow by not sharing your work or answers with other students to use.
We learn from other people everyday, and that is a very valuable and important part of learning! I want you to continue to learn from others, however I need you to remember the importance of giving them credit. Anytime you directly copy someone else's words (articles, websites, books) you must cite where you found the text and put it in quotations. If you rewrite someone else’s words in your own words, you still have to cite it, but it doesn’t need to be put in quotes (that is called paraphrasing). When citing, please follow proper citation format following either MLA or APA guidelines. My favorite website to help with citations is the Purdue University OWL site.
Purdue OWL helpful resources:
If using pictures in your assignments, please make sure they are licensed for public use. To do this, If you are using Google images to find pictures, go to the “tools” section and then under “usage rights” choose “Creative Commons”. Or go directly to creative commons to find graphics.
Remember all work that is turned in must be your original work, or if you use another person's work it must be properly cited. It is ok to reference other people's work, but it can only be a small amount of what is submitted. If you choose to plagiarize or submit another person’s work, there are severe consequences. Please refer to the Academic Honesty Process Guidelines.
As a student, you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down or depressed, experience difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student’s ability to participate in daily activities. Palomar College services are available to assist you with addressing these and other concerns that you may be experiencing. You can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus via the Behavioral Health Counseling Services website.
We know it can be very difficult to focus on your learning, when you are hungry and/or do not have a safe home. Our Office of Student Life and Leadership can connect you to resources assisting with food, housing, and more, including the Anita and Stan Maag Nutrition Center and other free food events. If you feel comfortable, please reach out to me and I can also help to connect you with resources. For a full list of available community resources please visit the Office of Student Life and Leadership website.