By the end of this course, you will be able to
1. Read critically and collaboratively identify, evaluate and present information using technology and a variety of reading strategies for different purposes, discovering how the ideas in what they have read relate to their own lives and academic disciplines.
2. Use different points of view and perspectives in their writing and integrate the ideas and words of others in a way that avoids plagiarism.
3. Produce multiple drafts of writing making use of various techniques including identifying characteristics of the argumentative essay genre, brainstorming ideas and gathering information, working with sources, prewriting and outlining, planning and drafting, reviewing, revising, editing and proofreading.
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The Department of English takes cases of plagiarism very seriously and deals severely with students who have been found to have plagiarised their work. Students who have been caught plagiarising will receive an 'F' grade on the assignment concerned and, depending on the severity of the case, may receive an 'F' for the entire course. In the event of repeated offences, student will be placed on academic probation. In some courses students will be required to submit their assignments through 'Turnitin', a computer programme which automatically checks for plagiarism. In cases where you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism or whether or not you have provided attribution for your sources correctly, you should consult your course instructor or academic …show more content…
Normally, all assignments are due on Saturday evening 23:59. The following regulations about late submissions will apply in this course.
Late assignments will be given a lower grade.
The course coordinator will decide how the deduction of marks is calculated for assignments between 1 and 7 days late.
Assignments more than 7 days late will be given an 'F' grade.
Requests for extension will not be approved unless they are supported by valid written proof (e.g. a medical certificate).
Absenteeism
Full-time undergraduate students are expected to attend all classes. Excused absences require a medical certificate or other form of justification. Students with more than two unexcused absences will fail the course. Punctuality is also required, and students are expected to be in class for the entire session. (Please see details for class attendance requirements in the grading rubrics.)
Late-drop
Requests for late-drop must be approved by the Head and will only be considered when there is a strong justification (e.g. a medical emergency).
Lesson format
Each University English class will include: teaching relevant to the weekly lesson
Number one rule in the book is “go to class always.” Many students used to go to school because their parents force them to. However, in college, students have the choice to attend the class or not. Some courses don’t have attending policy, so they won’t count students who where absent. This makes student feel more freely to whether attend class or not. Students usually skip classes because they pretend that they are tired or they want to go to a shopping mall. It is very easy to skip a class and give excuses, such as I was in the hospital, I made an accident, or I need to study for a final exam. After skipping a class, students go and take notes from other students who attended and class and copy them. However, this will affect them in their exams because they won’t get high grade as students who attend classes.
Simply defined, the word plagiarism means "the unauthorized use of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own" ("Plagiarism"). While many students understand and comprehend the first clause of this definition, many encounter problems with the second part - the thoughts part. Many students in today's educational system are frequently unable to develop their own thoughts, opinions, and ideas relating to the subject matter that they are studying. However, when people at a university are educated according to the ways set forth by John Henry Newman in "The Idea of a University," their ability to create original concepts would be cultivated to the point, where they do not feel the need to plagiarize and cheat. Newman also states that in the end, the university will produce citizens that can give back to society (48). Jeffrey Hart makes a similar point in "How to Get a College Education." Therefore, according to both Newman and Hart, an honest person will be fashioned by the university. Since honesty does not breed cheating, should not cheating then be minimized? Plagiarism and its sister cheating are plagues on society that only serve to corrupt it. Nevertheless, the education given by a university can diminish and, perhaps, even eradicate the disease by instilling in students, a sense of honor, and implementing harsh penalties on those caught cheating or plagiarizing.
When I think of plagiarism, I imagine a person literally stealing from another individual. The term plagiarism is derived from the Latin word plagi rius, which essentially represents the felony of kidnapping. An individual who kidnaps anothers work is a felon. Obviously, this form of larceny is not as immoral as the form for which one can be imprisoned; however, most educators and honest students view plagiarism in this manner. Within education I conceive that there are two kinds of plagiarism: copying a paper word-for-word and not providing the correct recognition to the original author when utilizing their composition. I believe that each situation of plagiarism should be considered serious enough to investigate in order to determine an appropriate consequence. If an individual is not clear on how to cite works properly within the context of an essay, then the omission should be determined non-intentional and, therefore, not subject to punishment. However, if someone deliberately duplicates somebody elses work, then he or she should be reprimanded. This form of pilfering usually occurs in the higher levels of education, as in high school or college.
According to the course syllabus the instructor’s late policy states timely submissions of assignments and meeting established deadlines is essential in the course. The late policy also, states that when unexpected events occur that prevent students from meeting established assignment deadlines they are given three days to turn in their late assignments to the course instructor.Inaddition to this, late assignments face penalties and these penalties deducted points from assignments grade average. The late policy states if an assignment is one day late there will be five points deducted from the total grade average, if an assignment is two days late there will be ten points deducted from the assignments total grade average and if an assignment
Graded papers and exams will be returned to you. ACADEMIC ETHICS AND ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that the student’s submitted work; examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student’s own work.
Death, death in the family is common among us today for unattended events and invites. A death in the family can be a huge setback for one especially college students. This affects a college student’s emotional state, educational state, and most importantly motivational state. Look around college students are filled with motivation and ambition. Receiving the news of a death in the family can change it all; change so much a student may withdrawal. Big deal here instructors when a student expresses this to you please give them the time and space, but keep in contact to make sure the student is staying on track. Finally a reason for the grace period to be engraved in the syllabus, many people work and attend college as we see, sometimes it is unknown that our work schedules change and things are required of us to keep our job. But we must keep it since it is essential. Some jobs have their employees stay over late if required jobs aren’t completed. This taking place makes a student late or possibly misses the class. The question comes up more than often about work vs. school the college
Throughout my school career, I always had perfect attendance, until moving houses I accumulated a total of 45 tardies which is equivalent to 15 absences. Not only was I tardy all the time, I was also unable to participate in afterschool activities because if I did then I will arrive in my house at
Cancellation: In the event a class is cancelled, the student is expected to complete the readings and learning objectives for that day. Dates identified in the Course Calendar are subject to change. 2. Attendance: class attendance is expected.
Plagiarism is a serious offence ““ it can get a writer fired and a student expelled. Teachers and editors often have to check work submitted to them for plagiarism. To give them a hand in this, Plagiarisma was created.
Gain Reward For Your Essay An essay grader is mainly designed to help people to find out whether their essays are from plagiarism. As you online sources to create your own essay, it may be chance to find plagiarized presence under your content. If you want to submit your essays as plagiarism free, you need to initially submit your document to essay grader. Plagiarism is said to be mal activity.
The attendance policy in MISD is that, “students are considered in violation of the compulsory attendance law when they have: 3 unexcused absences in a four week period or 10 unexcused absences in a six month period.” This rule applies to everyone, including passing students. Should it? Some kids may have medical conditions causing them to miss school for treatment. Others may have infusions to get on Fridays and maybe lose their notes.
That being said I did slack off and having it ready the day before could have help me to earn a better grade.
The teacher must have autonomy to discern when we must make an exception, according to the criteria above, or can always contact us when in doubt. In the event of an exception, the teacher must not include the class imediately in the Progress Card, only after the replacement. In case of considering the class as taken, the teacher must write the class in the Progress Card filling with the scheduled date and time, and writing "cancelled" in the "next lesson" column. This class does not require the student's signature, not to cause discomfort, and even so will be accounted for payment to the
Students need to call the studio at (321) 209-0173 to let their instructor know if they are going to miss class. You are expected to make up any missed classes within two weeks of the absence there will be no makeup available after March 1. If you exceed 6 absences, make-up will not be
Teachers in college for the most part don't really care whether or not you are in class. All it means is that if you are not there, you are going to get a failing grade if it happens too often. Missing too many classes will cause the teacher to withdraw you from the class, resulting in a failing grade. If you do it the smart way you would withdraw from the class yourself because then it would have no negative effect on your overall G.P.A. In high school the teachers are always on you about attendance. If you miss too many days you can fail. If you are not in class they want to know why. They also want a note from your parents excusing you from class. Some schools even want your parents to call you in sick if you are not going to be there. If you do not have a note they can write you up for an unauthorized absence and, give you a detention.