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Responsibilities Courses comprise communities of learners with responsibilities to one another. Our particular community is governed by the code of conduct at Cleveland State University, and rules of simple courtesy. We expect to listen and engage our peers respectfully, which includes turning cell phones off, arriving on time, and not interrupting, or carrying on side conversations. We will strive to create a learning community that fosters critical inquiry. Everyone is responsible for developing and engaging this community. This means that students should prepare for class by doing course readings prior to class and by coming prepared to discuss the materials. It also means taking the course project seriously and doing research/writing about it from the outset of the semester. Each student is expected to make a commitment of twelve hours of work per week to this course—beyond attending class sessions. This time commitment will show in student preparation for class, excellent and thoughtful written assignments, and work handed in on time. It is also expected that students create PRINT COPIES of all Electronic Course Reserve readings. I also recommend that students keep a “reading journal.” In the journal, you should keep notes on course readings, your thoughts, research notes, and other course materials.
All assignments must be typewritten (for more see below); you must use a 12 point font of reasonable size, such as Times New Roman or Times, with 1" or 1.25" margins. Moreover, you paper should contain no grammatical or spelling errors; practically this means that your paper should possess less than one error per two pages of text. If these requirements are NOT meant, the instructor may return it to you and/or refuse to grade your assignment; further, you will receive a deduction of one-letter grade. All citations must follow the Chicago Manual of Style format; they may appear as either footnotes or endnotes. Failure to meet any of these guidelines may result in the paper being NOT being accepted. This is at the instructor’s discretion. Attendance of course meetings is mandatory. The instructor will collect attendance data for each close and will record student attendance in a data book. This information will be used in calculating the final grade; points may be added (for perfect attendance) or subtracted, sometimes significantly (for poor attendance relative to the class average), from the final grade. Electronic Submission Late papers will NOT be accepted, except in unusual circumstance (as laid out in the CSU Code of Conduct.) If late papers are accepted, there may be a penalty, usually of one letter-grade per day. These strict rules apply, in part, because the course project is cumulative, and students will be expected to include the requisite work in their final projects. If you get behind, you will have difficulty catching up. Moreover, I am giving you every assignment for the semester on the first day of class. No excuses for lateness with that much advance warning. If there is a crisis in your life, please communicate with me about it in a timely fashion. If you extend me this courtesy, you will find me very amenable to meeting your needs. Academic Integrity |
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