Attendance:
Life can be messy – you may have up to four absences without any consequences to your grade. Plan your absences wisely, and speak to me if you anticipate this being a problem for you. If you must miss class unexpectedly, check with a fellow student to see what you missed.
Tardiness:
Again, life can be messy (and trains unreliable), but late arrivals can hinder your and your classmates’ learning. Therefore, if you arrive to class late more than four times it will count as one absence.
Late Assignments:
Assignments will be due at the beginning of class of the day marked on the class schedule. I will accept late work up to one week after the original due date, but 5 points will be subtracted for each day the assignment is late.
Classroom Distractions:
Research has shown that doing other tasks on mobile phones, laptops, and other devices during class time is distracting not only for you but for the people around you. These devices must be used only for academic purposes during class time.
Academic honesty:
I fully support Baruch College’s policy on Academic Honesty, which states, in part: “Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Cheating, forgery, plagiarism and collusion in dishonest acts undermine the college’s educational mission and the students’ personal and intellectual growth. Baruch students are expected to bear individual responsibility for their work and to uphold the ideal of academic integrity.”
In other words, cheating in any form undermines your efforts to learn. I am required by Baruch College to report any and all cases of academic dishonesty to the Dean of Students. You will receive an F for a plagiarized assignment, an F for any copied homework or quiz, and in the most serious cases, an F for the course. Additional information can be found at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/academic/academic_honesty.html