Spring 2006: ENC 5236: Advanced Business Writing for Accounting, CLASSROOM GUIDELINES AND POLICIES:
Students with Disabilities
The University of Florida complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students requesting accommodation should contact the Students with Disabilities Office, Peabody 202. That office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the instructor when requesting accommodation.
If you have a learning disability, hardship, or other special dispensation that has been approved by the Office of Student Affairs, please meet with me to discuss your requirements as early in the term as possible.
Attendance: Absences
Because we must cover so much material in each class of summer
term, you should plan to attend every class session. Especially,
please plan to attend every session during the final week of the
term! During the first part of the semester, however, you may miss up to
three classes without penalty EXCEPT that you will lose credit for
whatever in-class work or quizzes you miss. An absence during the
final weeks (or any absence over the allowed three) will reduce your
overall grade points by 50 points (½ of a grade).
PLEASE
NOTE:
- Absences as discussed here include the first two days of the term. In these first two days of classes we will cover essential material, and if you miss these sessions, you will want to avoid missing additional sessions.
- IMPORTANT -- Note that you are responsible for getting any notes, handouts, or assignments that you miss due to absence.
- If you will miss class due to a university-approved reason (i.e. varsity athletics, etc.), you must inform me as early as possible in advance. Similarly, you should inform me in advance if you will miss class to observe a religious holiday. In any case, your first absences (for whatever reason) will count toward your "allowed" ones.
Assigned Work Deadlines
You must submit assigned work on the specified due date even if you are absent and even if you are taking one of your allowed absences. I do not accept late work.
Tardiness
Of course, you should come to class on time. If you do arrive late, please come in as quietly as possible and begin work quickly. (After class, YOU must make sure that I change my attendance record to reflect that you attended after all.) If you are more than 15 minutes late, it will count as an absence for the entire class session. In such a case, however, you may enter the class and receive credit for in-class work that you complete during the remaining class time.
Classroom Courtesy and Classroom Disruptions
You should know that, on occasion, this class might discuss controversial topics. Our academic coursework requires that we study how to use language to argue persuasively and logically, and consistent classroom innocuousness does not further such an objective. Thus, the classroom should provide a venue in which to openly discuss volatile issues. With this in mind, you may feel free to express dissenting opinions, but please adhere to standard courtesy guidelines. In particular, if you disagree with the instructor or with classmates, please express your disagreement through calm, reasoned discussion rather than through emotional or "knee-jerk" responses. (On occasion, I may opt to "reign-in" discussions for reasons of time and/or focus.)
My expectations for classroom courtesy follow informal social and professional standards. Thus, as you would in any professional environment, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, beepers, and other intrusive electronic devices prior to the start of class. Additionally, since we will spend some of our classroom time on in-class writing or other work, your conduct should never interfere with your classmates' ability to work productively. Otherwise, you may leave your seat when appropriate, ask questions at any time, and converse quietly with others regarding coursework (unless I have expressly asked you not to do so.)
Although I have never yet imposed this penalty, I do reserve the right to penalize (by a grade reduction of 1/2 of a letter grade) repeated or flagrant tardiness, instances of significant classroom disruption, or other significant classroom discourtesy. (Note that my judgment determines these offenses.)
UNIVERSITY POLICIES REGARDING PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
If a student "plagiarizes" all or any part of any assignment, I will award him or her a failing grade on the assignment. Additionally, University policy suggests that, as a MINIMUM, instructors should impose a course grade penalty and report any incident of academic dishonesty to the Office of the Dean of Students. You should know that your work might be tested for its ?originality? against a wide variety of databases by anti-plagiarism guardian sites to which the University subscribes, and negative reports from such sites constitute PROOF of plagiarism. Other forms of academic dishonesty will also result in a failing grade on the assignment as a minimum penalty. Examples include cheating on a quiz or citing phony sources or quotations to include in your assignments.
Remember, you are responsible for understanding the University's definitions of plagiarism and academic dishonesty, which include the following:
- Submitting all or part of someone else?s work as if it is your own.
- "Borrowing" all or portions of anything (books, song lyrics, poetry, movie scripts) without crediting the source.
- "Borrowing" verbatim text without enclosing in quotation marks and citing source.
- Making "duplicate submissions" of assignments - that is, submitting work in one class that you also submit in another class (UNLESS you have permission of both instructors in advance and IN WRITING -- see me if one of our assignments overlaps; I'm happy to give permission if this is a real possibility, but you have to get my and the other instructor's permission in advance.)
- "Collaborating" or receiving substantive help in writing your assignment unless such collaboration is part of the given assignment. (However, you may receive general advice from tutors, writing lab instructors, or OWL staff.)
- Failing to cite sources, or citing them improperly.
The University of Florida considers any form of "academic dishonesty" a serious violation of University standards. You should know that, in verifiable instances, plagiarism might result in your expulsion from the University. Make sure you understand UF standards. See the UFL Academic Honesty Guidelines for more details.
GRADING:
Grades will derive from several writing assignments in addition to peer-review work and in-class participation. The points will be tabulated on a 1,000 point scale. (See Assignment Summary below.) You should be able to calculate your own grade with reasonable accuracy throughout the term, based on the graded assignments and their relative weights toward the final course grade.
ASSIGNMENTS: | |
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Discussion Boards Class participation & in-class writing Reassurance Letter Communication Audit Response Letter Memo to Client's File Graphic-Text Project Final Collaborative Project |
-- 150 points -- 150 points -- 100 points -- 100 points -- 100 points -- 100 points -- 100 points -- 200 points |