1 Biology 2110, Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture Term: Spring 2017 Rev: 12/18/16 Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Phone: 678-891-3779 Email: E-mail within iCollege ([email protected]= emergencies only). Dr. Hollier will only respond to emails from iCollege or your student college email. Emails from other addresses (such as gmail) will be ignored. Course Abbreviation: BIOL 2110 CRN: 20149 Course Hours: 3 Class times: MW 11:30-12:45 (11:30am – 12:45pm) Class location: CD-1190 Tutoring and Advising times: M 10:00 – 11:00 (10:00am – 11:00am) Held in LTC M 14:15 – 15:15 (2:15pm – 3:15pm) T 08:45 – 09:45 (8:45am – 9:45am) T 11:20 – 12:20 (11:20am – 12:20pm) Held in CC-2100 W 10:00 – 11:00 (10:00am – 11:00am) Held in LTC W 14:15 – 15:15 (2:15pm – 3:15pm) R 08:45 – 09:45 (8:45am – 9:45am) R 11:20 – 12:20 (11:20am – 12:20pm) Held in CC-2100 F 08:00 – 10:00 (8:00am – 10:00am) Held in CC-2200 Feel free to come and see me when you need help, outside of tutoring and advising times I may or may not be in my office. Appointments are not necessary, but if you wish to make an appointment then your time slot is guaranteed (appointments may be made outside of tutoring and advising times if necessary). Office location: CC-1126 (Suite C-1120, Rm. 1126 – Office is at the back on the right) Miscellaneous: Students should feel free to contact me with any questions at any time. I am here to help you as much as you require, but I cannot help you if you leave it until the last minute. All tests (except the final comprehensive exam) will be given on iCollege. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate internet speed, access to a computer, and to check the iCollege maintenance schedule. Tests will be given using the Lockdown browser with identity verification using a webcam. This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However, any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Dr Hollier takes cheating and plagiarism very seriously and has a zero tolerance policy for cheating and plagiarism, so do not do it (or suffer the consequences). Ignorance is not an excuse.
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Biology 2110, Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture
Term: Spring 2017 Rev: 12/18/16
Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Phone: 678-891-3779 Email: E-mail within iCollege ([email protected] = emergencies only). Dr. Hollier will only respond to emails from iCollege or your student college email. Emails from other addresses (such as gmail) will be ignored. Course Abbreviation: BIOL 2110 CRN: 20149 Course Hours: 3 Class times: MW 11:30-12:45 (11:30am – 12:45pm) Class location: CD-1190 Tutoring and Advising times: M 10:00 – 11:00 (10:00am – 11:00am) Held in LTC M 14:15 – 15:15 (2:15pm – 3:15pm) T 08:45 – 09:45 (8:45am – 9:45am) T 11:20 – 12:20 (11:20am – 12:20pm) Held in CC-2100 W 10:00 – 11:00 (10:00am – 11:00am) Held in LTC W 14:15 – 15:15 (2:15pm – 3:15pm) R 08:45 – 09:45 (8:45am – 9:45am) R 11:20 – 12:20 (11:20am – 12:20pm) Held in CC-2100 F 08:00 – 10:00 (8:00am – 10:00am) Held in CC-2200 Feel free to come and see me when you need help, outside of tutoring and advising times I may or may not be in my office. Appointments are not necessary, but if you wish to make an appointment then your time slot is guaranteed (appointments may be made outside of tutoring and advising times if necessary). Office location: CC-1126 (Suite C-1120, Rm. 1126 – Office is at the back on the right) Miscellaneous:
Students should feel free to contact me with any questions at any time. I am here to help you as much as you require, but I cannot help you if you leave it until the last minute.
All tests (except the final comprehensive exam) will be given on iCollege. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate internet speed, access to a computer, and to check the iCollege maintenance schedule. Tests will be given using the Lockdown browser with identity verification using a webcam.
This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However,
any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Dr Hollier takes cheating and plagiarism very seriously and has a zero tolerance policy for cheating and plagiarism, so do not do it (or suffer the consequences). Ignorance is not an excuse.
Pre-requisite See section 1310.50 and 1310.52 ( https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/university-academic-regulations/ ) for Learning Support and ESL placement information. If you have not passed a survey of chemistry class or the foundation of chemistry classes then you will be severely disadvantaged if you choose to take this course. The information learned though the chemistry course(s) is/are applied to this course with the assumption that you already understand that material. Concepts and material covered in the chemistry course(s) will either be covered in summary (a small amount of the information) or not covered at all. In this course you are expected to know, understand, and apply that material. You will be tested on it with how it is applied to the content of this course. This course is designed to prepare students entering allied health programs. To understand the human body, you must first understand basic chemistry. All students in the course, whether they took chemistry course(s) or not, will be assessed to the same level and have the same expectations applied to them. That is, to prepare them for allied health careers. Students who decide to take this course without having passed chemistry course(s) should be aware that they are likely to perform poorly in this course. This course will contain significantly more depth and material than a foundation (non-majors) level biology course. The workload / expectations between allied health students and foundation level students in this course will be identical. All majors in Health professions must complete the core curriculum requirements in order to graduate with either an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree (http://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/1400-university-degree-requirements-and-graduation/#core-curriculum-requirements). For area D (natural and computational sciences) a science sequence course (which means both lectures and labs, or combined courses for each part of the sequence) must be completed and a math class. A science sequence means two science courses where the second course has the first course as a prerequisite. Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 do not count as the science sequence course as it is not an accepted course for the core curriculum. That means you must take a science sequence course in addition to Human Anatomy & Physiology to meet graduation requirements. I strongly recommend taking the Science courses in the following order (take other core curriculum required classes around these each semester), as it will prepare you with the required knowledge for the courses through the entire sequence: CHEM-1151 (lecture and lab, or a combined course); the next semester take CHEM-1152 (lecture and lab, or a combined course) and BIOL-2110 (lecture and lab, or a combined course); the next semester take BIOL-2120 (lecture and lab, or a combined course); the next semester take BIOL-2300 and BIOL-2310. If you wish to graduate by taking the least number of science courses, select CHEM-1151 (lecture and lab, or a combined course) and CHEM-1152 (lecture and lab, or a combined course) as your science sequence. To graduate with an Associate’s degree in many of the health professions you must take CHEM-1151 (or CHEM-1211 and CHEM-1212), and to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in many of the health professions you must take CHEM-1151 and CHEM-1152 (or CHEM-1211, CHEM-1212, CHEM-2400 and CHEM-2401). Taking courses in a different order will mean you are lacking the knowledge and skills instructors assume you already have when you go through the entire sequence of courses. This could severely disadvantage you in those courses. Attempting to take these courses in a different order and withdrawing when you realize you are not prepared for the course will probably impact your application to the health profession programs and will definitely count towards your withdrawal limits. The withdrawal policy (https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/university-academic-regulations/#dropping-classes-and-voluntary-withdrawal) limits you to 3 W’s at the Associate’s level and 6 W’s total by the end of Bachelor’s level. Perimeter College is considered the Associate level, regardless of whether you intend to get an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree. Once you have reached 3 W’s, all withdrawals will result in WF grades, which count as an F towards your GPA and can affect your financial aid.
Pre-requisite ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Co-requisite ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Required text ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Required material .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Reading assignments .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Learning Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Course Description .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Expected Educational Results ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Course Content ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Assessment of Outcome Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Important dates ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Course Grade .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Earning your grade .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Emailing Dr. Hollier ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Querying graded work ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Make-ups / extensions for online assignments: ...................................................................................................................... 9 Tests ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Lockdown Browser with a webcam is required for all tests in iCollege ............................................................................ 12 How to understand MultiSelect grading icons .................................................................................................................. 13 Reviewing tests ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Chapter Tests Format ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Important Topics Test format ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Important Topics Written Final format for Anatomy & Physiology .................................................................................... 14 Comprehensive Class Final format .................................................................................................................................. 14
End of chapter quizzes .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Mastering Anatomy and Physiology ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Case study ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Extra credit work ................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Extra credit assignments per test ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Transcript of a recorded lecture ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Copyright of Course Materials ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Roll Verification Policy ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 Attendance Policy ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Assessed work ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Plagiarism .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 References ............................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Scientific Research Paper References ................................................................................................................................. 23 Turnitin.com ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 iCollege ................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 How to study for lecture classes ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Academic support ................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Letters of Recommendation .................................................................................................................................................. 27 Class Withdrawal .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Incomplete ............................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Expectations of the students ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Electronic devices ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Dress attire ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy ........................................................................................................................... 32 Haven, Everfi, and AlcoholEDU ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Children in class / at college ................................................................................................................................................. 32 Disruptive behavior ............................................................................................................................................................... 32 Important statements ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
Required text Older editions of the book are fine to use, as long as they are within two editions of the book(s) listed below. Mastering access (if used) must be for the edition listed. As listed in SIS and GPC bookstore:
Anatomy and Physiology Mastering VP for Georgia Perimeter College; Marieb, E.N. & Hoehn, K.; 10th edition
As listed for non-GPC bookstores:
Printed book and MasteringA&P: Human Anatomy & Physiology Plus MasteringA&P with eText -- Access Card Package (10th Edition); Marieb, E.N., & Hoehn, K.; 2015; Benjamin Cummings; ISBN: 0321927028 or 978-0321927026
E-book and MasteringA&P: MasteringA&P with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card -- For Human Anatomy & Physiology Printed Access Code; Benjamin Cummings; ISBN: 0133997022 or 978-0133997026
MasteringA&P alone: Available from www.masteringaandp.com directly.
Required material Students are required to bring green Scantrons (available in bookstore), #2 pencils, and paper to every test / examination. For the final exam, a red and a green Scantron will be required.
Reading assignments Students should pre-read the course objectives of each chapter and the summary at the end of each chapter prior to class, along with reading the chapter after completion in the lectures for clarification and study.
Learning Outcomes Learning outcomes are the goals students achieve in their programs of study. They represent the knowledge, skills and attitudes that students should gain to successfully complete the requirements of a course, major, and degree. A special set of general learning outcomes cover the goals for all students at the university. Students begin mastery of the university’s learning outcomes in the core (first two years of study) and continue to develop these skills throughout their major. The learning outcomes for all students are: Area A1. Written Communication: Students produce well-organized written communications that exhibit logical thinking and organization, use appropriate style for audience, and meet conventional standards of usage. Area A2. Mathematics: Students demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze quantitative information; to apply mathematical principles and techniques; and to use mathematical models to solve applied problems. Area B. Institutional Foundations: Students demonstrate effective critical thinking skills through interpreting, presenting or evaluating ideas.
Area C. Humanities/Fine Arts: Students can effectively evaluate the role of the humanities, fine arts, and languages in the human experience. Area D. Natural and Computational Sciences: Students apply scientific and computational reasoning and methods of inquiry to explain natural phenomena and/or analyze quantitative information and solve applied problems. Area E. Social Sciences: Students effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, and/or spatial relationships develop, persist, and/or change.
Course Description Survey of the major organ systems in the human body. Chemical principles related to physiology are included.
Expected Educational Results 1. Describe and identify the levels of organization of the human body. 2. Describe and apply the basic principles of chemistry as they relate to human anatomy and
physiology. 3. Identify, describe, and explain cell structures and functions. 4. Identify, describe, and explain tissue structures and functions. 5. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of integumentary system. 6. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of bones and joints. 7. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of muscles. 8. Identify, describe, and explain the structures and functions of the nervous system and sensory
organs.
Course Content The sequence may be changed by each campus and/or instructor. 1. An introduction to the human body 2. The chemical level of organization
A. Review of basic inorganic chemistry B. Introduction to basic organic chemistry
3. The cellular level of organization A. Cellular structure B. Cellular function
4. The Tissue Level of Organization A. Epithelial tissue B. Connective tissue C. Muscular tissue D. Nervous tissue
5. The Integumentary System A. Skin B. Hair, nails, and glands
6. The Skeletal System A. Bone Tissues B. Axial skeleton C. Appendicular skeleton D. Articulations
7. The Muscular System
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A. Muscle Tissues B. Skeletal Muscles
8. The Nervous System A. Nervous tissue B. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves C. The Brain and the Cranial Nerves D. Neural Integration E. Special Senses F. Autonomic Nervous System
Assessment of Outcome Objectives Course grade: 1. Each instructor according to the guidelines presented in the instructor's course syllabus will
determine students' grades. Methods will include quizzes, tests, projects, library assignments or homework as developed by each instructor. Each student will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and application of the scientific method. Evaluation will require the student to demonstrate skills in writing.
2. The final exam will be comprehensive, which will include questions from all the sections of the course covered. The course final examination will consist of at least 20% and no more than 35% of the overall course grade.
3. It is recommended that critical thinking (require, synthesis, reasoning) questions be included in the exams to promote critical thinking and writing.
Course assessment: 1. This course will be assessed every Fall and Spring semesters. Objective questions assessing
student mastery of the expected educational results for this course will be included in the final exam for this course. Each instructor must include these questions in the appropriate exam. The value of the assessment for the total course grade will be at least 1% of the overall course grade. Each instructor is responsible for reviewing and tabulating the results of these outcome assessment questions and transmitting them to the course coordinator or curriculum committee responsible for this course. Individual instructors should use feedback from assessment in their classes to review and evaluate their own teaching practices.
2. The construction of the assessment questions will be the responsibility of the college-wide Anatomy & Physiology Curriculum Committee.
Use of assessment findings: The Anatomy & Physiology Curriculum Committee will meet at least once a year to review the course and to evaluate the results. The review of the course outcome assessment findings will provide information on success in achieving the desired expected educational results for this course on a college-wide basis. If less than 50% of the students perform successfully on questions measuring any particular expected educational result, the committee will examine teaching practices related to that outcome, the assessment instrument, and the desired learning outcomes to determine which, if any, of these need modifying. The committee will share its findings and recommendations with all faculty teaching this course, and may make changes to the desired educational outcomes, teaching practices, or assessment instrument as appropriate.
Important dates See class schedule on last page of syllabus.
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Course Grade Notes on how to read the grade table below:
Rows in gray show how much each section is worth when the assignments are combined. Actual grades are calculated only from rows not in gray.
Option A includes more work done online. Option B has less online work and the equivalent points for that online work is spread over the test grades.
There are 10 chapter tests in the semester. The lowest 2 will be dropped (as shown by chapter test I and J in the table below). Zero grades are not dropped. If you skip a test, that zero will not be the score that is dropped. All chapter tests must be taken.
There are 5 important topics tests in the semester. The lowest 2 will be dropped (as shown by important topics test D and E in the table below). Zero grades are not dropped. If you skip a test, that zero will not be the score that is dropped. All important topics tests must be taken.
Assignment Option A Option B
Chapter Test A 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test B 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test C 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test D 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test E 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test F 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test G 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test H 2.500% 5.250%
Chapter Test I 0.000% 0.000%
Chapter Test J 0.000% 0.000%
Chapter Test Total 20.000% 42.000%
Important Topics Test A 5.000% 11.000%
Important Topics Test B 5.000% 11.000%
Important Topics Test C 5.000% 11.000%
Important Topics Test D 0.000% 0.000%
Important Topics Test E 0.000% 0.000%
Important topics Test Total 15.000% 33.000%
Overall Test Total 35.000% 75.000%
Final 20.000% 20.000%
Online Short Quizzes 0.000% 0.000%
Online Tutorials 25.000% 0.000%
Online Disease Cases 15.000% 0.000%
Online homework 40.000% 0.000%
Case study 5.000% 5.000%
Overall test percentage for course 55.000% 95.000%
Overall non-test percentage for course 45.000% 5.000%
Total 100.000% 100.000%
It is the student responsibility to keep track of their grades. In the “Class/Course information and files” folder on iCollege there are two options for to keep track of your grade: (i) an excel file titled “[Course info]-Student Grade calculator” or (ii) a word document with step-by-step directions titled “Grade
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Calculation - Lecture” so you can calculate it on your own. Dr. Hollier will NOT calculate grade averages. You have the grading system listed above, the files to do the calculations yourself, and your grades are posted on iCollege, the mastering website, and/or www.turnitin.com . Do the math yourself! If you cannot calculate your course grade then you will kill a patient in the future when you calculate the wrong dose. Grades (%): 90 – 100=A; 80 – 89=B; 70 – 79=C; 60 – 69=D; Less than 60 = F
I do not believe in curving grades as it is unfair to all students in the class and goes against my academic ethics, so please do not ask me at the end of the semester. The grade you earn is the grade you get.
Students will automatically be placed under option A at the start of the semester Option A includes end of chapter quizzes that must be completed within one week of finishing that chapter in class and completed online (more information below). Option B requires no end of chapter online assignments, with the end of chapter online assignment grades being distributed over the test scores. If your overall grade for the course is higher with option B, then you will be switched to option B at the end of the course.
Earning your grade You are expected to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding to earn grades. The grade you earn in class, whether an online class or a face-to-face class, is used to demonstrate your competency in the course. Any form of misrepresenting your knowledge, understanding, and/or competency in any graded test/assignment is considered cheating. This includes, but is not limited to, copying/pasting/typing correct answer feedback from previous attempts of online tests where you have reviewed the questions or googling questions and copying/pasting/typing answers from online. This is not acceptable. If you do this then you have only demonstrated that you can copy and paste, and not that you have understood and learned the course material. A grade of zero will be given for the entire test, and this zero grade will not be dropped when your lowest graded item grade is dropped. These are just two examples, any form of deceiving the instructor about your knowledge, understanding, and/or competency on graded work will result in zero grades for that work and the other penalties listed in the cheating/plagiarism section can and will also be applied. Dr Hollier can ask you to explain the content of any work you submit for a grade and if you fail to be able to explain what you submitted you can face the penalties for cheating / plagiarism. For more information on cheating and plagiarism see the sections in the syllabus referring to each graded assignment, assessed work, plagiarism, and cheating/plagiarism, and any other applicable sections in this syllabus.
Emailing Dr. Hollier Emails are to be sent through iCollege. Dr Hollier’s GSU email is for emergencies only (requesting extensions is not an emergency!). You need to setup your iCollege email so that it includes previous emails, otherwise Dr Hollier has no idea what you’re replying to. To set this up, click on message alerts (envelope icon at the top when you log into iCollege), click on settings, and then make sure the box is checked for “Include original message in email replies”.
Querying graded work If you disagree with the grade on any graded work, then you must send Dr Hollier an email within 2 days of receiving the grade. During final exam week you can only query the written final exam within 2 days of the grade being posted and the in class part of the final exam. For the in class part of the final exam, this has to be done before 11am of the end of the next day from the date of the in class final exam (example: Your final in class exam is Tuesday, you have until 11am on Wednesday to query the in class final exam). The email must be through iCollege and must contain: (i) Assignment title; (ii) Attempt number (if applicable); (iii) Question number; (iv) Why you think it was graded incorrectly; (v) What score you think you should have received. This must be done for each assignment and/or question that you want to query. Dr Hollier will review the assignment / question(s), apply the grading criteria to the assignment / question(s), apply course policies strictly to the letter of the policies in the syllabus, and reply with information as to why it was graded the way it was. This could result in the grade either increasing, remaining the same, or decreasing. The grade that is applied in regrading will be the final grade for that assignment / question(s) whether it increased, remained the same, or decreased. The original grade will be considered invalid, and the grade according to the grading criteria after regrading will be used. Dr Hollier does not review graded work in person. If you did not clearly answer the question, then you cannot add clarification or further explanations after the fact. Only the submitted work will be considered, not “this is what I meant”. All grade queries must be done through email so there is written documentation of the grade breakdown. Verbal queries will be ignored. All course policies will be strictly applied when any grade query is submitted. This could also result in the overall course grade either increasing, remaining the same, or decreasing. The original grade will be considered invalid, and the grade after all course policies are strictly applied will be the valid grade.
Make-ups / extensions for online assignments: Extensions can be requested by sending an email in iCollege to Dr Hollier.
You can only request extensions for work that has a course grade. Items that have no course grade will not be extended. These must be completed in the designated time frame if you wish to use them studying from. The exception is for the extra credit assignment that is signed up for on iCollege and
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is available from the first day of class. This will not be extended as you have from the first day of class to the due date listed in the schedule to complete this.
Items that cannot be extended are: extra credit assignment (essay, transcript, or presentation; whichever is available for the class), discussion topics for online classes, final exams, lab midterm and final exams, any work that does not have a course grade associated with it, and assignments after the last date to request extensions.
When planning the time and date for taking online tests or quizzes, always check the iCollege maintenance time(s). You must plan to complete the quiz / test within the time frame for the test / quiz, and allow for any scheduled iCollege maintenance. During the iCollege maintenance time you will not be able to access iCollege. If you are in progress of completing a quiz or test when the iCollege maintenance starts you will lose that work. Requesting a test or quiz to be reopened as you did not plan around the iCollege maintenance time is not an acceptable reason for requesting an extension and your request will be denied.
For online test extensions, you will not be able to review your first MultiSelect attempt. This option is only available during the original test time frame. After the original review period is over (2 days from posting of grades for the original time frame of the test), reviewing is blocked. As such, taking the test with an extension means that reviewing will be blocked. If you wish to review your first attempt before taking the second attempt, then you will have to take the test during the original test time frame.
When requesting an extension, you must list ALL assignments by TITLE, and the due date you want it extending to.
You can always complete tutorial assignments on Mastering before I have extended it, and when the extension is applied it will be regraded for you. This means you don’t have to wait for me to respond. This must be before the last date to request extensions though (see point below).
The last date to request extensions is listed in the class schedule. Extensions will not be given after that date. You cannot request a due date that is more than one week from the last date to request extensions. Extensions will not be given for assignments that are due after the last date to request extensions. You will need to plan your time accordingly and get the work done by the due date.
The deadline for extended work will be sent in a reply email. It will be no more than 1 week after the date of response, but could be shorter. If you wait until close to the last date to request extensions, then you can expect a sooner due date to complete the assignments by. It is your responsibility to check your email for the due date and to ensure that you complete the work before that date.
Each assignment will only be extended a maximum of twice before the last date to request extensions. Not completing assignment(s) within the time(s) that the assignment(s) has been extended for will result in no additional extensions for those assignments.
Dr Hollier will inform you whether you will need to provide documentation or not. If documentation is requested, then examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.).
Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam.
After completing online tests that have been extended, you must email Dr Hollier to let him know that it needs grading. When doing this, you must specify what test Dr Hollier needs to grade for you. Until you send this email and Dr Hollier has graded it, the test will show with a grade of zero. If you
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forget to inform Dr Hollier that it needs grading within a week of submitting the test then you may be stuck with a grade of zero.
Tests There will be no makeup tests / exams given in class. Online tests can be made up by following the rules for requesting extensions as listed in the “Make-ups for online assignments” section. The exception to those rules are for a student who has a special permission for being absent during the exam time (this requires a fully documented and valid reason). Examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.). Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam. Tests will most likely comprise of multiple choice and/or multiple select questions, and paragraph questions from all chapters covered/important topics. Tests may include, but not limited to, fill in the blank answers, matching questions, diagram questions, mathematical questions, and/or a test composed entirely of paragraph/essay questions. All questions must be answered on the tests. Turning up late to a test will reduce your test time, tests start and end the same time for the entire class (no extensions given for being late, so make sure you are on time). You MUST bring a green scantron, pencil, and if directed also bring some paper to write the paragraph answers on to each in-class test. Makeup tests, or tests given on a different day and/or time and/or location, for valid and documented reasons, WILL be different to the test given to the rest of the class, and MAY be given in a different format to the test given to the rest of the class (could include, but not limited to, fill in the blank answers, matching questions, diagram questions, mathematical questions, and/or a test composed entirely of paragraph/essay questions). The final exam for this course will be cumulative (comprehensive) and will be similar in nature to the tests given throughout the semester. It is important that the student learns any material that they did not master during the course of the semester prior to taking the final exam as they can expect to see the same type of problems again on the final exam. Failure to take the final exam will result in all extra credit work graded being excluded from their final grade (meaning that the extra credit work grades will be reduced to zero, and based on the grading criteria you cannot earn more than 75% without taking the final exam). A common course assessment may be administered as part of the final exam (a single question from the assessment exam will be equally weighted to a single question from the final practical exam). Dr Hollier will drop your 2 lowest chapter test scores and the 2 lowest important topics test scores at the end of the semester (this does NOT include dropping the final exam grade, either the comprehensive part or the written part). This does NOT mean that you can miss one test, as missed tests will be scored with a grade of zero and will NOT be the test score that is dropped. All tests MUST be taken. To be clear, the final exam cannot be dropped and you cannot just skip a test. Failure to take a test but taking the extra credit for the test will result in a zero grade for that test. Extra credit for tests is only included if you actually take the test. I do not believe in curving grades as it is unfair to all students in the class and goes against my academic ethics, so please do not ask me at the end of the semester. The grade you earn is the grade you get. Online tests will be available for review for 2 days after the test grades are released. The tests will then will be closed and will not be able to be reviewed after that point. You should verify your answers and how they were graded in that 2 day period.
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When planning the time and date for taking online tests or quizzes, always check the iCollege maintenance time(s). You must plan to complete the quiz / test within the time frame for the test / quiz, and allow for any scheduled iCollege maintenance. During the iCollege maintenance time you will not be able to access iCollege. If you are in progress of completing a quiz or test when the iCollege maintenance starts you will lose that work. Requesting a test or quiz to be reopened as you did not plan around the iCollege maintenance time is not an acceptable reason for requesting an extension and your request will be denied.
Lockdown Browser with a webcam is required for all tests in iCollege All tests in iCollege will require you to use the Respondus Lockdown Browser. A quiz in iCollege
titled “Lockdown Browser Test - Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser + Webcam” is available for you to check that the Lockdown browser works on your computer before taking a test. You should take this quiz every time before taking an actual test to ensure all components of the browser are working on your computer (before taking the actual test).
You must pass the lockdown browser quiz on iCollege with a score of 100% before any others tests on iCollege will be released and visible to you.
The lockdown browser will: o Be used to verify who is taking the test. This requires you to have a webcam so you can
show your government / Perimeter College photo ID and your face at the start of each test. This is to ensure that you are the actual person taking the test and that it is not someone else taking the test for you. Once you have verified your identity, closing the lockdown browser and reopening it will result in a grade of zero for that test. The webcam may remain recording while you take the entire test. The Perimeter College account holder must maintain password security and not share his or her login information with anyone; including spouses, parents, friends, or family. Allowing someone other than the registered student to access this iCollege class for any reason is considered cheating and a violation of the Perimeter College Academic Honesty Policy. The first occasion a student gets caught doing this will result in Dr Hollier selecting the option to send that student to the expulsion panel immediately and an immediate F in the course – absolutely no exceptions.
o Prevent you from opening other windows, browsers, and files on that computer while taking the test. This will prevent direct copying and pasting answers on the tests. Any form of copying and pasting of answers, even if using other computers and typing what you read, is still cheating.
When you open the quiz in iCollege you will be prompted to download the Lockdown Browser.
If you do not have a webcam on your computer, then you must arrange to come to the college and take the tests on a Perimeter College computer. The laptops loaned out by the library at Clarkston and Dunwoody campuses have both the lockdown browser installed and a webcam. These have been tested and work with the lockdown browser with webcam. Not all Perimeter College computers have webcams.
If you have problems installing the Lockdown browser on your computer, then you must also come to the college to take the tests as described above.
I know students have the textbook and notes in front of them when taking online tests. These tests have been designed to allow for that. You can have notes and the textbook with you and look things up. The timing of the exams will prevent you from doing that for everything.
If you are using an e-text or e-notes, that is fine to use while taking the test. You are also allowed to look up terms that you are not familiar with online. The lockdown browser locks that computer, so to do any of these options would require a second electronic device.
What is not acceptable is googling questions and then copying answers over (see “Earning your grade” section).
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How to understand MultiSelect grading icons Blue arrow(s) indicate what the correct option(s) were.
A blue arrow and green tick means that is a correct answer and you correctly identified that as a correct answer.
No blue arrow and a green tick means that it was not a correct answer and you correctly identified it as a wrong answer by not selecting it.
A blue arrow and a red cross means that it was a correct answer, however you did not select it as a correct answer, and got that part of the question wrong.
No blue arrow and a red cross means that it was not a correct answer, and you wrongly identified it as a correct answer.
The ticks in the little boxes are the options you selected as correct for that question. An absence of a tick means you did not select that option as a correct answer.
Reviewing tests You can review your MultiSelect and paragraph questions up to Friday at 11:59pm on the following Friday after the test was completed as listed in the class schedule. MultiSelect parts are graded automatically and available for review immediately. Paragraph parts require manual grading and will typically be graded within 1-2 days of the end of the test period. To review your attempt(s), go to quizzes in iCollege, click on the drop down arrow next to the quiz, click on submissions, and then click on the attempt. For paragraph questions, you will be able to view the correct answer in the feedback section.
Chapter Tests Format Chapter tests cover material from the chapters indicated in the schedule.
Chapter tests will have the following two components (you must take both parts within the exam time frame listed in the schedule)
o 5 multiselect questions per chapter 3 minutes per question + 5 minutes additional to the total time. 2 attempts, with the highest scoring attempt being the one that is used. You must take
both attempts within the exam time frame listed in the schedule. You will be able to review your first attempt immediately after taking it. You will not be able to take the second attempt after the exam time frame listed in the schedule has expired.
o 1 paragraph question per chapter 20 minutes per question + 5 minutes additional to the total time. 1 attempt only.
Multiselect questions = one or more answers could be correct, including the possibility that every answer is correct. They will be graded as right answers minus wrong answer. For example, if 3 answers are correct and 1 is wrong, and you only select 2 correct answers, then you score 3-1 = 2 points out of 4 for that question = 50% for that question.
Multiselect questions are worth 2 points for each question.
Chapter paragraph questions are worth 5 points for each question.
Chapter tests will have an extra credit assignment in Mastering (see extra credit section).
Important Topics Test format Important topics tests cover material from the important topics for the course. There are 5 important
topics tests in the semester, excluding the important topics written final.
In Anatomy & Physiology these include diffusion/active transport/osmosis topic, pH topic, and inflammation topic. All topics will be on every test.
Important topics tests will have the following two components (you must take both parts within the exam time frame listed in the schedule):
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o 2 multi-select questions per important topic 3 minutes per question + 5 minutes additional to the total time. 2 attempts, with the highest scoring attempt being the one that is used. You must take
both attempts within the exam time frame listed in the schedule. You will be able to review your first attempt immediately after taking it. You will not be able to take the second attempt after the exam time frame listed in the schedule has expired.
o 1 paragraph question per important topic 20 minutes per question + 5 minutes additional to the total time. 1 attempt only.
Multiselect questions = one or more answers could be correct, including the possibility that every answer is correct. They will be graded as right answers minus wrong answer. For example, if 3 answers are correct and 1 is wrong, and you only select 2 correct answers, then you score 3-1 = 2 points out of 4 for that question = 50% for that question.
Multiselect questions are worth 2 points for each question.
Important topic paragraph questions are worth 10 points for each question.
Important topics tests will NOT have an extra credit assignment.
Important Topics Written Final format for Anatomy & Physiology 10 important topics paragraph questions (20 minutes per question + 5 minutes additional to the total time = 205 minutes): 4 from diffusion/osmosis, 4 from pH, and 2 from inflammation important topics. Each paragraph question is worth 10 points. You will have one attempt only. Important topics tests will NOT have an extra credit assignment.
Comprehensive Class Final format Comprehensive Class Final = 1 hour (60 minutes) total time.
50 multiple-choice questions: The 50 multiple-choice questions will come from all chapters covered in the course and important topics. Multiple choice questions only have one correct answer. Each multiple choice question is worth 1 point.
You will have one attempt only.
You will need to bring a green scantron with you to the test location. You will write your full name, 900 number, course, CRN number, and date on the green scantron in the boxes for your information (if a box does not exist, use any available boxes in that area for the information). Complete these boxes before coming to the exam. Bring photo ID with you to prove you are the person taking the exam for online classes only. The exam starts promptly, and turning up late means you have lost time for your exam as the exam will end at the specified time regardless of when you turn up to take the exam. No books or electronic equipment are allowed during the exam. You must complete the scantron in pencil only.
Comprehensive Class Final will NOT have an extra credit assignment.
End of chapter quizzes These are to be completed as indicated in the schedule. The online assignments are posted on MasteringA&P, and will be released according to the schedule. Answers will be completed and submitted on MasteringA&P. Assignments will include multiple choice questions, fill in the blank questions, true/false questions, matching questions, labeling questions, and/or questions that require anything from one word to a sentence. Correct spelling IS REQUIRED for all fill in the blank questions and questions that require anything from one word to a sentence. Paragraph quizzes will require complete sentences, with correct grammar and spelling. Only 1 attempt is given for end of the chapter online assignments. If the assignment is timed, then logging out will not stop the time from counting down. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that they do not try to take online
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quizzes during schedule maintenance times. The students MUST check the maintenance schedule each week and before taking each quiz. IF YOU TAKE QUIZZES DURING THE MAINTENANCE TIME AND THE QUIZ STOPS OR CLOSES, THEN THE QUIZ WILL NOT BE RESET, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT THE QUIZ. Paragraph style quizzes will be reviewed by Dr Hollier before grades are applied. Short quizzes will be automatically graded (and your grade will be available after the due date for the assignment). The following quizzes are given per chapter, and the time requirements stated will NOT be changed:
Tutorials: Unlimited time within time frame (should take 30-60 mins each)
Disease cases: Unlimited time within time frame (should take 30-60 mins each)
Any form of cheating/plagiarism will result in the student being switched immediately from grading option A to grading option B (see cheating and plagiarism, assessed work, references, and turnitin sections
of this syllabus). Cheating and plagiarism includes (but is not limited to): attempting to copy
answers during tests/exams from other students, using ANY electronic devices during tests/exams (regardless of the reason; with the exception of a simple calculator that would be provided by Dr Hollier if it is required), copying answers/work between students, copying answers/work from the internet, copying answers/work from any source that gives the same questions, quoting material you are not allowed to quote (see assessed work section of syllabus), submitting false references (see referencing section of the syllabus), and/or having another individual take the quizzes/do the work for you.
Submitted answers may be checked using www.turnitin.com by Dr Hollier at any time (see Turnitin section of the syllabus). Detection of cheating after the work has been
graded WILL result in a retroactive switch from grading option A to B AND will also result in ALL extra credit work for the entire course being reduced to a grade of zero. See the cheating and plagiarism section of this syllabus for more information.
Mastering Anatomy and Physiology This website ( www.masteringaandp.com ) is designed to help you learn and master the subject material. This website is run by the publishers of your textbook, and will be used to complete online quizzes, homework, and to allow you to study through online tutorials (all types of assignments are due within the time frame listed in the schedule). All grades displayed in the MasteringA&P website will be percentages for the assignments.
Tutorials have been created for you to learn the material, and by completing these you will master the material covered in class. Hints are provided to assist you, and the correct answer will be shown to you if you get it incorrect. Using hints has no penalty. Not using hints will give you a 3% bonus for getting the question correct. Exhausting all attempts and not getting the question correct, or giving up and asking to see the answer, will result in a zero grade for the question. Each incorrect answer submitted will result in a deduction per incorrect answer of 25%. There is no time limit on homework assignments, except that it must be completed within the time frame.
Disease cases: There are four total for the semester. They could be one case with many questions relating to one case, or they could be many separate cases with one or more questions per case. All will have a case description, typically a clinical situation, and question types will include multiple choice, drag-and-drop, and short answer/essay questions. There is no time limit on homework assignments, except that it must be completed within the time frame.
Dynamic Study Modules are designed to test your knowledge of the material covered by testing your understanding and giving explanations of the material covered. There is no course grade for these modules, but it will help identify where you need to study. These can be accessed by clicking on "Dynamic Study Modules" link on the Mastering "Course Home Page" to take these on a
computer. An app is available to use these on Apple iPhone or Android mobile devices. In the iTunes store, pick the one with a blue icon (this one does the dynamic study modules).
Short quizzes are designed to test your knowledge of the material covered by testing your understanding and giving explanations of the material covered. There is no course grade for these modules, but it will help identify where you need to study. These assignments cannot be extended as they are not for a course grade. The correct answer is NOT shown if you get the question incorrect. You got the question wrong for a reason, so you need to study some more to work out the correct answer. The time will be 2 minutes per question to simulate the online testing format.
Short quiz follow-up quiz: are designed to test your knowledge of the material covered by testing your understanding and giving explanations of the material covered. There is no course grade for these modules, but it will help identify where you need to study. These assignments cannot be extended as they are not for a course grade. These assignments are adaptive, meaning they look at what you got wrong in the short quiz and give you more learning material and/or questions in those areas. If you score below 80% on a short quiz, you will be given a follow-up quiz. You will have 2 days after the due date for the original assignment to complete this assignment. You will have up to 8 sets, based on your performance on the follow-up assignment attempts completed.
The same rules and regulations as listed under end of chapter quizzes apply to all work performed on this website. If you are identified as cheating/plagiarizing (see end of chapter quizzes and cheating/plagiarism sections of this syllabus), then you will be suspended from the mastering site (this means you will not be able to access any of the tutorials, homework assignments, or quizzes; you will only be able to access the study area of the site). Access to this website is by use of the code inside your NEW textbook that is required for this course. If you purchased a used textbook, then you will have to purchase an access code for the website separately (see Dr Hollier’s webpage at http://www.mhollier.com under the textbook options for the course to find out how to purchase this code separately).
Case study Each student will be assigned a case study, where the student has to critically think about the clinical case presented to them and answer questions on that case. Below are the requirements and regulations of these case studies:
The case studies will be available on the Mastering website for the course, and Dr. Hollier may submit responses to www.turnitin.com .
The date when case studies will be posted is listed in the class schedule.
Students will have 7 days to complete their case study. Late submissions will NOT be graded, and a grade of zero will be awarded for the assignment.
Students are to work on their case study alone, and are NOT to work in groups (violation of this WILL result in the consequences listed in the cheating and plagiarism section of this syllabus for ALL students who work on the case study).
Make sure you adhere to the requirements of the assessed work, references, Turnitin, and cheating/plagiarism sections of this syllabus.
Violation of any of these rules WILL earn you a grade of zero.
Extra credit work Extra credit assignments per test These are to gain points back on a test. One assignment will be available per chapter test, but this
is NOT available for the important topics tests or the final exam. The assignments will be an online test based on the same chapters the test covered. The online test will consist of 25 short questions (one minute per question + 5 minutes to the total time), and will have the same settings as short
quizzes. You will only have one attempt at this extra credit assignment, and it will be available as listed in the schedule, or due the day before the final exam (whichever comes first). You will NOT be allowed to complete this extra credit assignment after that time, no exceptions. If you meet the requirements for a make-up test, then the extra credit must still be completed within the time frame that it is available to the rest of the class. You will NOT be allowed to take the extra credit for the test after a make-up test (if you qualify for a make-up test), only during the time frame that the rest of the class has to take it. The extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of 10 points to be added to your test score, and is based on how well you perform on the extra credit assignment. Example, if you score 100% on the extra credit assignment, then 10 points will be added to your test score. If you score 50% on the extra credit assignment, then only 5 points will be added to your test score. It is possible to score a maximum of 110% on your test by completing the extra credit assignment per test. Extra credit for the tests only counts if you take the test. Failure to take the test will result in any points from the extra credit test being reduced to zero.
Transcript of a recorded lecture This extra credit assignment is worth a maximum of 3.5% to be added to your final overall grade,
but the precise amount you get is determined by the grade you receive for the assignment (e.g. a grade of 80% for the assignment is equivalent to 2.8% towards your overall class grade). Extra credit assignment points are added to the overall course grade at the end of the semester. The rules for the extra credit assignment, the choice of topics and grading rubric are listed below:
o This assignment takes considerably more time than you would think, so start early! The deadline will not change.
o Signing up for extra credit topics will be done within iCollege on the discussion board “Extra Credit Assignment”. Only one person can sign up for a specific title. To sign up for the title, reply to the discussion thread for that title with your name and iCollege username. Once you have signed up for a topic you cannot change your topic. You can only sign up for one topic. If someone has already signed up for that topic, pick a different topic. Only after ALL topics have one person signed up can someone sign up for the same topic as someone else. Anyone who signs up for a discussion topic that is already taken when a topic is available that no one has signed up for WILL receive a grade of zero for the assignment. The date and time of the reply for signing up on the discussion post will be used to determine who signed up first.
o The work must be type-written (word processed) using the template in the start here folder in iCollege.
o A transcript for a recorded lecture (or part), as listed in the table, will be accurately typed into the template.
o At the top of the document include your name and student ID number, then on the line beneath write the title of your transcript as the title you signed up for from the table below.
o The assignment due date is listed in the class schedule at the end of the syllabus. Late submissions will NOT be graded. You can submit your assignment any time before the due date, starting from day 1 of the semester. The assignment may be graded at any time after submission (including any day after the paper is submitted before the due date for the paper).
o You will need to sign up for a specific chapter/section with Dr Hollier. Only one student can transcribe a specific chapter/section, and the chapters/sections are assigned on a first come, first served basis. If the chapter/section you want is taken by someone else, then you will need to select a different chapter/section. You CANNOT swap chapters/sections with another student once it has been assigned to you or another student. You CANNOT submit the assignment without signing up for a chapter/section. If you submit a chapter/section assignment for a chapter/section that you did not sign up for, and/or for a
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chapter/section not listed in the table below, then you will receive a grade of zero. You can sign up for the disease starting on the first day of class.
o You cannot sign up for a topic that you have previously submitted in a previous class or are doing in a corequisite (other) class. A grade of zero will be assigned if you do this.
o By submitting the assignment you are agreeing to the above rules and regulations. Violation of any of these rules WILL earn you a grade of zero.
o Assignment: Transcribe one of the following:
A&P2 – Chapter 17 (All slides) A&P2 – Chapter 21 (First slide up to and including slide titled “T Cell Selection in the Thymus”)
A&P2 – Chapter 22 (First slide up to and including slide titled “Alveolar Ventilation”)
A&P2 – Chapter 22 (Slide titled “Basic Properties of Gases” to last slide)
Microbiology – Chapter 20 Microbiology – Chapter 21 from start of chapter to end of bacterial diseases
Microbiology – Chapter 21 from start of viral infections to end of chapter
Microbiology – Chapter 22 from start of chapter to end of bacterial infections
Microbiology – Chapter 24 from start of chapter to end of bacterial pneumonias
Microbiology – Chapter 24 from start of Legionellosis to end of chapter
Microbiology – Chapter 25 from start of chapter to end of bacterial diseases
Microbiology – Chapter 25 from start of viral diseases to end of chapter
Microbiology – Chapter 26 from start of chapter to end of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Grading rubric for this assignment:
Recorded lecture
transcript grading rubric
Excellent Above
average Average
Below average
Poor Missing
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
Time indications
10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts 2 pts 0 pts
Accurate start times are included.
Accurate start times are included.
Start times are off by 1 second.
Start times are off by 2
seconds.
Start times are off by 3
seconds.
Start times are off by 4
seconds.
Start times are off by 5 or
more seconds.
Accuracy 80 pts 64 pts 48 pts 32 pts 16 pts 0 pts
Transcript is accurate
relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
Transcript is accurate
relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
One error occurs in the
transcript relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
Two errors occur in the transcript
relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
Three errors occur in the transcript
relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
Four errors occur in the transcript
relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
5 or more errors occur in the transcript relative to the narration of the recorded
lecture.
Grammar 10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts 2 pts 0 pts
This section is scoring you on your grammar and spelling in
the essay.
Grammar and spelling is excellent.
Grammar and/or spelling
is above average.
Grammar and/or spelling
is average.
Grammar and/or spelling
is below average.
Grammar and/or spelling
is poor.
Grammar and/or spelling
is terrible.
Failure to take either part of the final exam (online written part or in class part) will result in ALL extra credit work being excluded from your course grade (meaning that the extra credit work grades for ALL unit tests and the essay will be reduced to zero).
This is the only extra credit work that is available. Additional extra credit work will not be given under any circumstance, so do not ask when you realize that you need to improve your grade.
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If you miss the time frame, or decide you do not need it and later change your mind, you will not be allowed to take it. Do the work on time!
Copyright of Course Materials Copyright: Copyright is a doctrine of federal law that invests the “author” of a creative work of original “expression” with certain exclusive rights, enforceable by law, for a limited period of time, and subject to defined limitations. U.S. copyright law is found in the Copyright Act, Title 17 of the United States Code. These exclusive rights, set forth in Section 106 of Title 17, include the rights to do, and to authorize others to do, the following:
reproduce copies of the work;
distribute copies of the work to the public;
create derivative works based on the work;
perform the work publicly (in the case of certain types of works) and, in the case of sound recordings, to do so by digital transmission; and
display the work publicly (in the case of certain types of works). Violation of any of these rights, by engaging in the activity without authority from the copyright owner or a relevant statutory exception or limitation on the right at issue, is called “infringement” and is subject to potentially significant civil liability and, in certain cases, criminal liability. Infringement and the legal remedies for infringement are discussed in Part I.M. In addition to civil and/or criminal liability, infringement of these rights may also result in a grade reduction/change to an "F" for the course. Copyright can apply to a wide array of different types of works, including those identified in Sections 102(a) and 103:
literary works (including novels, articles, texts, poems, and computer programs);
musical works (the notes and lyrics written by songwriters);
dramatic works (such as plays);
pantomimes and choreographic works;
pictorial, graphic and sculptural works (including photographs and drawings);
motion pictures and other audiovisual works (including television programs and home movies);
sound recordings (the sounds made by the performing artist and record company);
architectural works; and
compilations and databases of the foregoing and of other material (to the extent they reflect original “authorship” in the selection or arrangement of elements).
It is important to distinguish the copyright in a work from the ownership of a particular copy of a work. For example, ownership of a copy of a book does not include ownership of any of the copyright rights, such as the right to make copies of the content of that book. See Section 202. There are, however, specific exceptions and limitations on the copyright rights that allow the owner of a copy of a work to take certain actions with respect to that work that do not violate the exclusive rights of the copyright holder. See Parts I.F-L. A copyrightable original work of creative expression is protected by copyright automatically, from the moment it is fixed in any “tangible medium of expression” (such as paper, film, or a computer disk or memory) from which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. For example, copyright attaches to a literary work such as an article
Dr. Mark Hollier's course materials are protected by copyright.
Dr. Mark Hollier is the owner of the copyright.
Under this copyright: o You are NOT free to copy, distribute, display, and/or perform the work. o You may NOT use this work for commercial purposes. o You may NOT alter, transform, and/or build upon this work.
Roll Verification Policy Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. The roll verification period (formerly known as the “no show” period) for all Science classes is the first two weeks of class. During the roll verification period for face-to-face classes, students MUST sign an attendance sheet in class. During the roll verification period for online classes, students MUST complete the "Roll verification Quiz" and complete the syllabus quiz in iCollege (both scoring 100%). Failure to complete roll verification within the first two weeks of class will result in the student being entered as never attended / participated. This will result in the student being removed from the course due to Science class safety reasons. Students will not be reinstated into Science courses if they failed to meet the roll verification requirements for either the lecture or laboratory class in the first two weeks of class.
Attendance Policy Students’ academic success is the major priority of the College. Because regular participation enhances the learning process, students are expected to adhere to the attendance policy set forth by the College and individual faculty members. Differences in content and teaching styles exist among courses, which can impact students’ learning. Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes to better prepare them for assignments, tests, and other course-related activities. Students are accountable for assignments, announcements, and material covered during an absence. You are expected to attend all classes and take all exams. Students’ responsibility for materials covered is unaffected by absence. Arrival to any class 10 minutes after the scheduled class time is counted as absence; similarly an early departure 10 minutes before the class is over is also counted as an absence. Students are advised not to walk in and out of class during lecture since this is distracting and interrupting to other students and the teacher. During the “roll verification” period, students MUST sign an attendance sheet at the start of class. After that, the attendance will be determined by use of Clickers or a sign in sheet. With Clickers, the attendance question at the start and end of the class for use with Clickers is part of the participation points, not for use with this attendance policy. Attendance as set out in this attendance policy will be determined if necessary by viewing questions that were asked and answered with Clickers after 10 minutes of the class start time and 10 minutes before the class finishes. For classes that have a 1 hour and 15 or 20 minute time length, you are allowed 2 missed classes before a penalty is applied, and for each class missed after that a 2% penalty to your overall
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course grade will be applied (up to a maximum of a 10% penalty to your overall course grade). For classes that have a 2 hour and 45 minute time length, you are allowed 1 missed class before a penalty is applied, and for each class missed after that a 4% penalty to your overall course grade will be applied (up to a maximum of a 10% penalty to your overall course grade).The only exception is for a student who has special permission for being absent (this requires a fully documented and valid reason). Examples of acceptable documentation include: an official signed doctors note (not a receipt from a hospital!), or a copy of an official death certificate (copies of obituaries are not acceptable). Verification of documentation will be performed. Doctor’s notes must be accompanied by a HIPAA release form (obtained from Dr Hollier) and MUST be signed by BOTH the student and the doctor. Non-valid reasons include (but not limited to) transportation problems (missing the bus, car breaking down, etc.). Documented excuses must be provided within 2 classes of your return to class, but no later than the date of the final exam. Excuses will not be accepted after the final exam, except for the final exam. Failure to sign the attendance sheet in class will result in you being considered absent. Attendance is not based on Dr Hollier’s memory of who is present each day, but will be strictly applied according to signing the attendance sheet(s).
Assessed work Any assessed work that is submitted needs to be correctly referenced. Correct referencing includes correctly citing references during the text, a reference section at the end of the work citing where the information came from, and the correct use of quotations around the quotes that you have referenced
(see reference section for more information). THE ONLY ITEMS YOU CAN QUOTE INCLUDE: OPINIONS, DIRECTIONS OF USE, AND GOVERNMENTAL AND/OR OFFICIAL STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY A GOVERNMENT OR ORGANIZATION. Examples of what you cannot quote include (but not limited to): factual information, information provided by your instructor, information from text books, the internet, laboratory manuals, journals, periodicals, magazines, any other source of published or web posted information, any other source of media (TV, radio, podcasts, or any other source of media type), other students work (past or present classes), your own work from previous classes (you MUST do new work, and CANNOT submit work you previously submitted in any other class). This is information that you read, learn, and then process yourself into your own work.
Paraphrasing by changing a few words here and there, or changing every other word, is not acceptable. The purpose of assessed work is that you do the work yourself, and it represents your own work and your competency in the subject (not your competency to use a thesaurus, change some words, or cut and paste). You cannot copy from other students, work together to create two different pieces of work, or plagiarize anyone else’s work from the class, different classes, or anywhere else (see cheating and plagiarism section of syllabus). You CANNOT submit any work of your own that you have already submitted in a previous class (either a previous class of mine, with another instructor at GPC, or with another instructor at any other institution). If you do submit previous work of your own, you will be considered to have plagiarized your work and cheated by not doing the work again as is required, and
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will result in the same consequences as cheating / plagiarizing from other sources. If you quote material that you are not allowed to quote, then you will be subject to the consequences listed under “Cheating and Plagiarism” in this syllabus. There will be NO exceptions to this rule, there is no valid excuse for plagiarism. All assessed work must be
correctly referenced throughout the assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section (see reference section in this syllabus).
Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and is unacceptable. Graded work is for the instructor to assess how well you are doing in the course by seeing your knowledge and understanding of the material. By submitting work that is not your own, these objectives are not achieved, and you are deceiving the instructor as to your competence in the course. The following are categories of plagiarism as defined by www.turnitin.com. You still must follow the information listed in the “assessed work” section, “references” section, “scientific research paper references” section, “turnitin.com” section, and all other sections of this syllabus.
Clone— An act of submitting another’s work, word-for-word, as one’s own..
CTRL-C— A written piece that contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations.
Find-Replace— The act of changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source in a paper.
Remix— An act of paraphrasing from other sources and making the content fit together seamlessly.
Recycle— The act of borrowing generously from one’s own previous work without citation; To self plagiarize.
Hybrid— The act of combining perfectly cited sources with copied passages—without citation—in one paper.
Mashup— A paper that represents a mix of copied material from several different sources without proper citation.
404 Error— A written piece that includes citations to non-existent or inaccurate information about sources.
Aggregator— The “Aggregator” includes proper citation, but the paper contains almost no original work.
Re-Tweet— This paper includes proper citation, but relies too closely on the text’s original wording and/or structure.
References All assessed work must be correctly referenced throughout the assignment AND at the end of the assignment within a “References” section. Assignments MUST include at least two references. One reference MUST be a scientific research paper reference (you may use Galileo to locate a reference for this requirement). Internet references MUST be an active link to the actual page referenced (if it is
not an active link then it will be considered to be incorrectly referenced). References MUST be placed within the text to show which parts were referenced (citing source, page number, paragraph number) and quoted material MUST be placed within quotation marks, in addition to the reference list at the end of the assignment. An example of an in-text reference
would be “Welcome to the study of one of the most fascinating subjects possible – your own body” (Marieb, Pg1, Para1). Invalid references are unacceptable, whether intentional or not, and can result in
a grade of zero for that assignment and/or be viewed as a form of cheating. The “references” section at the end of your assignment (may also be termed bibliography) MUST use the following style:
For a book or manual: o Title of book, Edition number, Chapter number and title, Section heading, Page numbers,
Paragraph number, Year of publication, Publisher name, ISBN.
For scientific papers: o Author names (Surname, First Initial.), (Year – in parentheses). Title of article. Journal name,
volume number, page numbers (x-y).
For internet references: o Title of site, Date site was referenced, Title of subheading within site where reference was
made to, web address (as an active link that when clicked will take me directly to that site).
References obtained through Galileo must have “Galileo:” (in bold) at the start of the reference, and then have the correct reference as described above.
Scientific Research Paper References A scientific research paper is a scientific paper (not a review article) from a peer-reviewed journal. An original scientific paper is where the authors actually did some laboratory experiments, presented the data, and made conclusions about their data (these articles must contain an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections). You can access research papers using Galileo or going to a library that contains research papers. This is more than just finding a research paper and citing at the end of the assignment. You are expected to evaluate the accuracy of the methods used in the research and of the conclusions drawn by the authors. The purpose of this is to teach you how to find accurate information (the internet is not always correct!), how to read a scientific research paper, and to develop the skills in assessing the accuracy and conclusions made by others (critical thinking skills). In the assignment you must add an in-line citation next to the information that you obtained from the scientific research paper with the words “Scientific research paper” in bold in front of the citation, example = (Scientific research paper: Hollier, 2007). The citation in the references section must meet all the requirements of the references section in the syllabus.
The original scientific research paper must be about the topic you selected. The answers to the questions below must relate to the original scientific research paper and discuss their abstract, methods, results, and conclusions made in that paper.
At the end of the essay, after the last section (the conclusion section), you must use the heading of “Scientific Research Paper”. This section does NOT count towards the paper length of 2-4 sides/pages. In this section you must include the following sections in this order with the title of the section in bold as shown):
Section A: the full citation for the paper at the top of the document.
Section B: present your evaluation of the paper by answering the following questions about the original scientific research paper (type the question on one line, answer it on the line beneath it, and leave a single line space between the answer and the next question). The answers require explanations. Simply answering “yes” or “no” is not acceptable. Justify all of your answers. A minimum of 5 lines of text is required for answering each question.
1. What two main points did you understand from the abstract? 2. What methods were used to conduct the research? Why were they appropriate? 3. What key finding did you see in the results? 4. Provide a summary of the author’s conclusions. 5. Were the conclusions accurate for the results presented in the paper?
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Turnitin.com This class will use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site, for some assessed work. However, any assessed work may be sent by the instructor to turnitin.com. Any work submitted in the form of lab reports, essays, etc. (as directed by the instructor) will be submitted online to www.turnitin.com by the
student. ALL WORK SUBMITTED TO TURNITIN.COM WILL BE PLACED INTO THE REPOSITORY AT TURNITIN SO THAT IT CAN BE CHECKED AGAINST OTHER PAPERS/ASSIGNMENTS FOR PLAGIARISM (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE). You will be responsible for creating a student account with
turnitin.com (which is free), and your instructor will provide you with the details of submission (class ID number and password, and assignment number/name). If you forget your password then Dr Hollier cannot retrieve your password, you need to contact the help desk at www.turnitin.com . You upload your assignment to turnitin.com and then you will receive a receipt after submission of an assessment, ensure that you print this receipt as this is proof of your submission in case something goes wrong.
When you upload your work you MUST check your work on the preview (confirmation) page to ensure that the entire work is present (not checking and only part of your work being submitted will be the work that is graded, you will not be allowed to resubmit). The preview removes images and other formatting (including table format). As such,
you are responsible for ensuring all your text is present. You will only be allowed to upload your work once, THE FIRST SUBMISSION IS THE FINAL SUBMISSION (there are NO exceptions to this rule), so make sure your work is
complete and is your final version. This policy is here to ensure you do not plagiarize from the start of the assignment. You CANNOT submit work to see if you would get caught, then change it if a section is highlighted by turntiin, to get around plagiarism. You cannot submit an assignment and then decide that you did not want to submit the assignment as you were caught plagiarizing on that assignment. Any work that is submitted to turnitin.com will be graded using grademark on turnitin. The grade(s) for the assignment(s) and comments from the instructor can be accessed by clicking on the red apple under that assignment on turnitin (if the apple is shaded gray then the work has not been graded). It is your responsibility to check your grade and to read the comments on turnitin.
iCollege iCollege is used to supplement this course. It is used to disseminate course materials (lecture notes, reviews, extra credit work, quizzes, and discussion board questions, etc.), provide the primary communication tools (e-mail and discussion board) for students to contact Dr Hollier and other students in the class, posting of grades for all tests and quizzes, and to provide announcements relevant to the course. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that they do not try to take online quizzes during schedule maintenance times for iCollege. The students MUST check the maintenance schedule each week and before taking each quiz. IF YOU TAKE QUIZZES DURING THE MAINTENANCE TIME AND THE QUIZ STOPS OR CLOSES, THEN THE QUIZ WILL NOT BE RESET, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE AT THE QUIZ.
Materials posted on iCollege (or any other media type) CANNOT be posted by students in any way or form elsewhere (including, but not limited to: web pages, torrents, on CD/DVD, in paper publications, giving materials to students in other classes or colleges/universities). Violation of this could result in a grade reduction to your overall course grade by 10% per item posted and/or legal action by Dr Hollier or the publisher who owns the copyright of the material.
The support options can be found by visiting the iCollege login page and looking for help or support options.
If problems occur, then you have the following responsibilities: You must get help IMMEDIATELY from the 24/7 technical support, not days later. If the problems are not resolved within 48 hours THEN contact me. Make sure you have an ALTERNATIVE COMPUTER ACCESS PLAN. If your computer (any part!)
or internet connection fails then it is your responsibility to have an alternative access plan (another computer).
Make sure you BACK-UP YOUR WORK REGULARLY (recommended is weekly) to some type of media other than your computer (CD, flash drive, external hard drive, etc.)
For problems with electronic quizzes / assignments that is due to iCollege failure only (this does not include problems with your computer or internet connection, only problems with iCollege itself), then you must: (i) contact the helpdesk, AND (ii) notify me immediately (by e-mail (iCollege, GSU, or personal), phone, or mail. Failure to perform BOTH of these actions could result in forfeiture of any considerations, time extensions, etc.
How to study for lecture classes This is only a guide on how to study for my lecture classes. The methods listed below may or may not be useful to every student, each of us are different and study/learn in different ways. What may work some students, may not work for others. These are Dr Hollier’s suggestions: 1. For each hour of lecture class time you should be spending 3-4 hours of time studying at home. 2. Take the learning style quiz that is located on the home page of the iCollege site. This will identify
your learning style, and provide hints and tips for how to make your studying more effective based on your learning style, instead of just spending more time studying.
3. Before the material is covered in class, read the chapter summaries. This will familiarize you with the key parts of the chapter before they are covered in class, and will enable you to follow the class more easily.
4. Print out and bring the fill in the blank lecture notes with you to class and fill in the blanks as we go through class. This will stop you just sitting there doing nothing and from writing down everything I say in class. It is strongly recommended instead of highlighting in the book, as writing the key words will help them sink in more easily than just highlighting them.
5. When the chapter is completed, read the chapter cover to cover and fill in any blanks that you missed during class. It is very important you read the chapter cover to cover, as my tests and quizzes can come from any part of the chapter, whether I covered it in class or not. When reading the chapter, do NOT read the chapter all at once. The brain can only handle small amounts of information at a time, so read for 10-15 minutes (complete sub-sections), then take 2-3 minutes break where you do not think about the material, before moving on to the next part. This is very important. If you read the entire chapter straight through without breaks, you will most probably not learn anything, or only the very beginning of the chapter.
6. After finishing reading the chapter, wait about 30 minutes and read the chapter summary again. 7. Go to the mastering site and take the tutorials (if any are present), then the homework assignment.
The tutorials will help you understand the key concepts for the topics they cover, and the homework will test you overall understanding of the chapter material. After completing the homework, re-read the parts of the chapter and lecture notes for the areas where you had problems in the homework (got the questions incorrect).
8. If you are still unsure of the chapter, or specific parts of the chapter, grab two pens of different color and some paper (or a small notebook). Write a sub-chapter heading down on the page, then using one color write down what you remember about that topic in bullet point format on one half of the page. Then read the sub-chapter part and write down the bullet points summarizing it in the other color on the other half of the page (so the two parts in different colors are side by side). This will
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show you the difference between what you remember and what was covered in the section. Do this for all sections of the chapter or for the parts you are having problems with. Take breaks between each section. When the section/chapter is covered, read through the notes and see what the differences were. These notes will also be useful be useful to study from. The actual writing down of the information is one of the most useful/effective ways I have seen for students to actually learn and remember the material, however it is time consuming.
9. Also make use of the study area in the mastering site. This will give other ways to study, such as mp3 tutorials that you can download to your mp3 player (playing these in the car is a way to learn the material by osmosis from hearing it over and over), more quizzes to take, animations to watch, pre-made flash cards (if you are a flash card person), and a lot more. This is an extremely valuable resource to help you learn, so make full use of it.
10. Re-read through the lecture class notes or notes made above, and the chapter summary before taking the quiz online.
11. Take the quiz on the mastering site. For the questions you get wrong, work out why you were wrong and what the correct answer is. By understanding your mistakes you will learn a lot. The point of this is not just to find the correct answer and memorize it, as that will ultimately get you know where, but to learn why you were wrong, and why the correct is the correct answer.
12. If you have further questions after doing all of the above, come and see me during office hours and we can work through parts of the above together, or I can provide further explanations for the areas you are having trouble with.
Academic support You should always seek assistance from the course instructor first. However, the following are options to obtain further academic support:
Learning and Tutorial Center (LTC): The LTC is a resource for student success. It’s mission is to "enable Georgia Perimeter College's diverse population of students to achieve their educational, personal, and career goals through tutoring and technology-based instruction, empowering them to become successful, independent, lifelong learners." There is a CRLA-certified LTC located on each of GPC's five campuses where we provide academic support in mathematics, reading, writing, science and more. In addition to our face-to-face tutoring services, we provide a variety of other services and resources to accommodate student needs.
GPC Nursing Tutorial Lab: The Nursing Tutorial Lab was built and designed to provide academic assistance to nursing and pre-nursing students at Georgia Perimeter College. Students may self-refer or be referred to the program by College faculty and staff. Depending on need, students may receive assistance in such areas as medical-math skills, science, and college survival skills: test taking strategies; time management; stress reduction; and general study skills. Review sessions in specific content areas are offered. The Tutorial Lab Director and a Biology tutor are available for individual or small group tutoring sessions.
Library: The college library is a great resource for finding information, using student computers, media spots to complete online work of a variety of types, a place to study, and a place to obtain general help or find out where to obtain help.
Disability services: Georgia Perimeter College is committed to providing educational opportunities for all students and assisting them in making their college experience successful and positive. In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The Center for Disability Services coordinates the provision of reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.
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Letters of Recommendation Dr Hollier will only provide letters of recommendation to students who get either an A or a B as their overall course grade. To request a letter of recommendation you must give me four weeks notice before the date that you require it. You must also e-mail the following information to my college e-mail address ( [email protected] ): (i) Your full name, and the semester and course you took in my class, (ii) The full name and address of the college/university you are applying to, (iii) The name of the program that you are applying for, (iv) Your science class course grades for all science courses taken at GPC, (v) Your current GPA, (vi) a list and brief description of any volunteering / community service you have performed within the last two years, (vii) any information that you are including on your application that I am expected to know, and (viii) the date that you require the letter(s) by.
Class Withdrawal https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/university-academic-regulations/#dropping-classes-and-voluntary-withdrawal Students are responsible for formally dropping or withdrawing from courses using the online registration system, PAWS at paws.gsu.edu. Students should not simply stop attending. Students should be aware of the financial and academic consequences of dropping and withdrawing from courses by consulting with an academic advisor and referring to information concerning the tuition refund schedule found on the Student Financial Services’ web page, which is located on the www.gsu.edu website. Georgia State University reserves the right, at any time during the semester, to drop any student from classes for failure to pay tuition and fees. However, students should not assume that Georgia State will drop them from classes for failure to pay tuition and fees. A. Registration Time Periods
1. Adding/Dropping Time Period: When registration opens for the term up until 5 p.m. the first Friday of the term, students may:
Add courses on PAWS Drop courses on PAWS to no longer appear on the student’s official transcript. Note:
Students will no longer be charged tuition for courses that are dropped at this time unless an equal credit hour course is added as well. (Refer to the tuition refund schedule on the Student Account web page at gsu.edu. Note: dropping courses and lowering your credit hours for the term may have consequences academically and for financial aid eligibility)
After this time, students will not be able to add or drop courses on their own. 2. Schedule Adjustment – After the first week of classes up until the Midterm
Students may withdraw from a class or classes on PAWS. Students will receive a grade of W or WF for any class withdrawn during this period
depending on whether or not they have exceeded their limit of withdrawals with a grade of W.
Specifically, students will automatically be awarded a W if they have not exceeded their limit and a WF if they have. Grades of W and WF appear on the student’s transcript. (Note: A grade of WF is treated as an F for GPA calculation purposes.)
Note: The last day for a student to add a class in PAWS is the first Friday of the term at 5 p.m.
As of the second week of classes, faculty have the discretion to request to add or drop students from classes if an administrative academic error has occurred. Factors such as space availability and health and safety regulations may apply to such requests. During the second week of classes, faculty have until Friday at 5 p.m. to submit a request to add or drop students from classes.
Instructors are not responsible for dropping students.
Instructors are not responsible for withdrawing students (except in violation of class policy (see section 1332.30)
3. After the midpoint of the term: During this period, voluntary withdrawals are not allowed via PAWS.
Students can no longer initiate a withdrawal from classes Grades will be posted based on those assigned by instructors. Students are responsible for consulting the course syllabus for specific instructor
policies regarding such matters as penalties for missing the first class, an exam, an assignment or a project. These may include, among the other things, being dropped or withdrawn from a course.
B. Limits on Withdrawals with a Grade of W 1. Students are allowed to withdraw with a grade of W a maximum of three times in their
undergraduate associate level careers at Georgia State. 2. The limit on withdrawals does not apply if a student withdraws from all classes during a term
before the midpoint. However, students are only allowed to withdraw from all classes prior to the midpoint twice without having their withdrawals count against the limit. Students who withdraw from all classes a third or subsequent time will automatically receive a grade of WF in their classes if they have reached their limit of Ws.
3. It is possible that a student will withdraw from more than one class in a particular semester and not have enough Ws left to use a W in all those classes. In that case, classes will be awarded a W based on the date and time the student initiated the withdrawal from that class. For example, if a student had taken five Ws in their career at Georgia State and then withdrew from three of the four classes in which the student is enrolled, the student’s sixth W allowed would be assigned to the class from which the student withdrew first. The student would receive a WF in the other two classes. In these cases, students may make an appeal to the University Advisement Center or the student’s Office of Academic Advisement to shift the W from one class to another. Such requests must be made no later than the end of the subsequent semester in which the student withdrew from the classes. (Whether a student is enrolled in the semester after the semester in which the student withdrew from the classes does not change this time limit.) Students may not shift Ws between semesters.
4. The following types of withdrawals do not count against the limit on withdrawals with a grade of W.
Emergency withdrawals (see Section 1332.40). Grades of WF (withdrawal failing). Grade of WM (withdrawal military). Grade notation of – before the grade of W indicating non attendance documented by
the professor. Withdrawals for nonpayment. Withdrawals from courses numbered below 1000. Withdrawals taken in semesters before Fall Semester 2016. Withdrawals taken at other institutions.
5. This policy applies to all degree-seeking undergraduate associate level students. It does not apply to non-degree students (such as post baccalaureate and transient students).
Students formally withdrawing from all classes may be entitled to a partial refund of their fees (see Section 1240). In an emergency situation that precludes personal action to withdraw from classes, a student may communicate with the Office of the Dean of Students, http://deanofstudents.gsu.edu/. 1332.20 Withdrawals and Drops from Satellite Courses and Cancelled Courses
In general, if a student voluntarily withdraws from a course at a satellite location, then the normal withdrawal policy applies (see section 1332.10). If the off-campus course’s schedule does not match a Georgia State University term, then the mid-point of the course will be the mid-point of the period from the first off-campus meeting of the course to the last meeting of the course. If a course is cancelled by Georgia State after the first week of classes, then the student may choose between the following options:
They may have the course dropped from their schedule (even if the course is cancelled after the end of Late Registration), or
They may take a W in the course, or In coordination with the course instructor and the department chair, the student may develop an
academically appropriate plan to complete the course. These plans must be approved by the instructor and the department chair.
1332.30 Involuntary Withdrawal (Faculty Initiated) Science class instructors will not be performing any faculty initiated withdrawals from classes after the roll verification is completed. It is the students’ responsibility to withdraw from classes and to complete all of the required forms for withdrawals. 1332.40 Emergency Withdrawal Students may request an emergency withdrawal when a non-academic emergency situation occurs that prevents them from completing their course work (e.g., severe medical problems, traumatic events) and when the timing or nature of the emergency prevents them from voluntarily withdrawing from their classes. (See Section 1332.10.) Emergency withdrawals are subject to the following restrictions:
Students must initiate an application for an emergency withdrawal no later than two academic years after the semester in which the courses were taken.
Students may request emergency withdrawals in a maximum of two semesters of their enrollment at Georgia State.
Students may not request an emergency withdrawal after degree conferral. Emergency withdrawals normally apply to all the courses a student took in a semester. In exceptional cases, emergency withdrawals may be granted for some of a student’s courses. Students requesting an emergency withdrawal in some but not all of their courses must provide documentation to justify a partial withdrawal. If a student is granted an emergency withdrawal, W grades will automatically be awarded. W grades awarded as a result of the emergency withdrawal process do not count against the student’s voluntary withdrawal limits. (See Section 1332.10.) For further information on emergency withdrawals, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at deanofstudents.gsu.edu. 1332.45 Military Withdrawal Withdrawal for Military Service: Refunds and Grades Full refunds of tuition and mandatory fees and pro rata refunds of elective fees may be considered for students who are:
1. Military reservists (including members of the National Guard) who, after having enrolled in courses and paid tuition and fees, receive orders without prior notice to active duty, reassigned for temporary duty, or mandatory training and the orders prevent completion of the term;
2. Commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) who receive deployment orders in response to a public health crisis or national emergency after having enrolled in courses and paid tuition and fees and the orders prevent completion of the term;
3. Active duty military personnel who, after having enrolled in courses and paid tuition and fees, receive reassignment, a temporary duty assignment, or a training assignment without prior notice and the orders prevent completion of the term; or,
4. Otherwise unusually and detrimentally affected by the activation of members of the reserve components or the deployment of active duty personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who demonstrate a need for exceptional equitable relief.
This policy does not apply to a student enlisting in the Armed Forces prior to or during a semester, unless the student presents documentation showing his/her date to report to initial training was changed without the student’s prior knowledge and the new reporting date prevents completion of the term. Students must officially withdraw and submit official orders to the Office of the Registrar, Military Outreach Center prior to leaving for the assignment. The student is not eligible for a military withdrawal in any course in which the student has completed the course requirements (for example, taking the final exam or submitting the final paper) and/or a grade has been assigned. Elective fees are to be prorated according to the date on which the student officially withdraws. Students who withdraw and receive a full tuition refund will receive a grade of “WM” (military withdrawal) for all courses from which the student has withdrawn. Appeals Committee Per the BOR’s policy on Military Service Refunds, 7.3.5.3, requests for exceptional relief are made directly to the president of the institution and the president will make a determination on each request expeditiously. Requests for course withdrawals due to military service will first be considered by the certifying officials in the Office of the Registrar, Military Outreach Center. If a student’s request is denied and the student feels his/her case requires exceptional relief due to an unusual or detrimental activation, then the request will be considered by the Military Outreach Committee. The Military Outreach Committee consists of academic advisors, VA benefit certifying officials, ROTC representatives, associate deans and university representatives from the Counseling Center and Affirmative Action. This committee will make recommendations to approve or deny students’ requests to the Vice President for Enrollment and Provost/VP for Academic Affairs. Appeals of the decision of the Vice President for Enrollment and Provost/VP for Academic Affairs may be initiated by the student within 5 business days of notification of the Vice President for Enrollment’s decision and will be considered by the Provost. Appeals of the decision of the Provost may be initiated by the student within 5 business days of notification of the Provost’s decision and will be considered by the President. 1332.50 Non-Academic Withdrawal See the Student Code of Conduct: http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/
Incomplete http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec403.html#403.03 A grade of incomplete (“I”) may be assigned at the instructor’s discretion if a student 1) is earning a passing grade at the time the incomplete is requested, and 2) has completed most of the major assignments, generally all but one, and 3) cannot complete the remainder of the coursework due to non-academic reasons beyond the student’s control. If an instructor denies a student’s request for an incomplete, the student may appeal to the department chair. The decision of the department chair is final.
Expectations of the students Students are responsible for all material covered and announcements made in class. Students are expected to complete all assignments on time, come to all classes, participate in classroom activities in groups/individually (depending on the activity), check iCollege daily, and communicate/participate in
a professional manner. Students should conduct themselves in a professional and academic manner that respects the rights of other students and the instructor. Because entering and exiting the room during class can be distracting to other students (as well as the instructor), refrain from such movements except as physiologically necessary. Any unnecessary or loud talking during class should be avoided. Eating and drinking is prohibited in the classroom. Students that do not conduct themselves in a professional and academic manner may be dismissed from class and receive a zero for any assignments, quizzes, or test for that class time. Depending on the seriousness of the first incident of disruptive behavior, Dr Hollier can and will transfer the student immediately to grading option B and reduce all extra credit for the entire semester to a grade of zero. Continued noncompliance of these expectations will result in severe grade reductions for one or more tests from the course (as decided by the instructor).
Electronic devices 1. Students are responsible for their electronic devices if they bring to class. The college and/or Dr.
Hollier are not responsible/liable for any damage or loss of electronic devices. 2. Electronic devices are allowed during class times. The electronic devices must not disrupt the class,
and sound(s) must be turned off. 3. Electronic devices of any kind (except devices for the hard of hearing) are NOT allowed
during tests, exams, quizzes, etc. and when going over the tests, exams, quizzes, etc. once they have been graded. The first violation of this part of the policy will result in an immediate grade of zero for that test. A second violation will result in an F for the entire course. This includes, but is not limited to, phones, smart watches, smart glasses, and programmable calculators. If you have smart glasses, you will need to have a pair of regular glasses to wear during tests, exams, quizzes, etc.
4. Cell phone use (or ringing) in class will not be tolerated. 5. Voice recorders are to be used to aid in note taking during class only, and have the following
constraints: a. The recorder must be placed next to the student (not at the front of the class next to the
instructor). b. The instructor and/or GPC cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss of the
recording device. c. It is understood that such recordings are to be utilized only for the student's personal use as
a study supplement. d. Recorders are not to be operated in playback mode or otherwise operated in a manner such
as to cause disruption to the class. e. Recordings may not be posted for dissemination anywhere in any form.
6. Laptops can only be used to allow students to type notes instead of writing them, or to look at the class material instead of printing it out. Laptops are not to be used for surfing the internet, doing work for other classes, or playing games. Laptops cannot be used to record the class through a webcam in any way or form. Typing must be kept to a quiet level, if your keyboard is too noisy (as determined by the instructor), then you will not be allowed to use your laptop during class. Violation of any part of this policy will result in the forfeiture of your right to use your laptop.
7. Use of imaging devices of any kind (cameras, video recorders, etc.) is strictly prohibited in the class.
Dress attire The instructor reserves the right to identify attire which is inappropriate for a classroom setting, including (but not limited to): attire with curse words, attire depicting nudity, and attire with minimal coverage. Please use discretion and be courteous to those around you when choosing attire.
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Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/files/2016/08/Georgia-State-University_Student-Code-of-Conduct-2016-2017_08032016.pdf Georgia State University (“Georgia State”) is committed to providing a clean, healthy, and comfortable environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors. The use of tobacco products is prohibited on all property owned, leased or used by Georgia State, including but not limited to all internal and external areas; parking garages and parking lots; and in Georgia State owned and/or leased vehicles. Such use is also prohibited within 25 feet of all Georgia State building entrances and exits. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, all forms of smokeless tobacco, clove cigarettes and any other smoking devices that use tobacco, such as hookahs, or simulate the use of tobacco such as electronic cigarettes. The advertising, sale or free sampling of tobacco products on Georgia State property is also prohibited.
Haven, Everfi, and AlcoholEDU http://healthpromotion.gsu.edu/haven-and-alcoholedu/ Georgia State University has partnered with EverFi, Inc. whose mission is to help students address critical life skills such as alcohol abuse prevention, sexual assault prevention, and financial literacy in higher education institutions across the country. Each year over 1,500,000 students and employees complete these courses. As part of our comprehensive prevention program for new students and employees Georgia State University requires first year students to complete Haven and AlcoholEdu, transfer students to complete Haven and new Graduate/ Professional students to complete HavenPlus. This online education will empower you to make well-informed decisions about issues that affect your years at Georgia State University and beyond. Please see your iCollege account for detailed instructions regarding these courses. Additionally, students can access the course at http://healthpromotion.gsu.edu/haven-and-alcoholedu/
Children in class / at college The college has a policy that prohibits children from sitting in or being left in the hallway during class. If you come to class with a child, then you will be asked to leave the class. If you bring a child to a test then you will not be allowed to take the test, and the policy of no make-up tests for missed tests WILL apply to this situation (no exceptions).
Disruptive behavior http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/files/2016/08/Georgia-State-University_Student-Code-of-Conduct-2016-2017_08032016.pdf http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwsen/minutes/2006-2007/disrpt.pdf Disruptive student behavior is student behavior in a classroom or other learning environment (to include both on and off-campus locations}, which disrupts the educational process. Disruptive class* behavior for this purpose is defined by the instructor. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to, verbal or physical threats, repeated obscenities, unreasonable interference with class discussion, making/receiving personal phone calls, text messages, or pages during class, leaving and entering class frequently in the absence of notice to instructor of illness or other extenuating circumstances, excessive tardiness, and persisting in disruptive personal conversations with other class members. For purposes of this policy, it may also be considered disruptive behavior for a student to exhibit threatening, intimidating, or other inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates outside of class. ( http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwsen/minutes/2006-2007/disrpt.pdf ).
3. GSU statement: Your constructive assessment of this course plays an indispensable role in
shaping education at Georgia State. Upon completing the course, please take the time to fill out the online course evaluation. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec401.html#401.01)
4. GSU email policy: Every student is assigned an official Georgia State University email address
at the time of acceptance. It is essential that students regularly check this email account. Academic departments and student service units across campus use the University assigned email as a means of communicating with students about official university business, and students are held responsible for this information. Email from Georgia State will be sent to the student’s official Georgia State e-mail address. It will not be sent to any other address (such as a Gmail or Yahoo account). However, students may configure their Georgia State account to forward to another address. (https://catalog.gsu.edu/associate20162017/university-academic-regulations/#georgia-state-university-email) Perimeter College requires students to use GSU-provided email accounts for communication. The Perimeter College account holder must maintain password security and not share his or her login information with anyone, including spouses, parents, friends, or family. Therefore, only the registered student is permitted to login to iCollege with his or her assigned username and password to participate in this class. Allowing someone other than the registered student to access this iCollege class for any reason is considered cheating and a violation of the Georgia State University’s Policy on Academic Honesty. Users must not use profanity, obscenities, or derogatory remarks in email messages. Threatening, sexual, ethnic, and/or racial harassment, including unwanted / unsolicited bulk electronic mail, is strictly prohibited. Persons in violation of this procedure are subject to a range of sanctions, including the loss of computer network access privileges, disciplinary action, dismissal from the College and legal action.
5. Sexual Misconduct Policy: The University System of Georgia is committed to ensuring a safe
learning environment that supports the dignity of all members of the University System of Georgia community. The University System of Georgia does not discriminate on the basis of sex or gender in any of its education or employment programs and activities. To that end, this policy prohibits specific forms of behavior that violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The University System of Georgia will not tolerate sexual misconduct, which is prohibited, and which includes, but is not limited to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and stalking. The University System further strongly encourages members of the University System community to report instances of sexual misconduct promptly. These policies and procedures are intended to ensure that all parties involved receive appropriate support and fair treatment, and that allegations of sexual misconduct are handled in a prompt, thorough and equitable manner. Prevention is one of the primary mechanisms used to reduce incidents of sexual violence on campuses. USG institutions are required to provide prevention tools and to conduct ongoing awareness and prevention programming and training for the campus community including students, faculty, and staff. Such programs are designed to stop sexual violence through the promotion of positive and healthy behaviors. Programming will educate the campus community on consent, sexual assault, alcohol use, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, bystander intervention, and reporting. (http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/files/2016/08/Georgia-State-University_Student-Code-of-Conduct-2016-2017_08032016.pdf)
6. American Disability Act Statement: Students who wish to request accommodation for a
disability may do so by registering with the Office of Disability Services. Students may only be
accommodated upon issuance by the Office of Disability Services of a signed Accommodation Plan and are responsible for providing a copy of that plan to instructors of all classes in which accommodations are sought. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec401.html#401.01) (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec301.html#301.03)
7. Non-discrimination Statement: Georgia State University does not discriminate against
individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or veteran status in employment or the administration of the program and activities conducted by Georgia State University or any of its several departments now in existence or hereafter established. Additionally, no chartered student organization may engage in discriminatory conduct whether collectively or through the actions of its individual members. (See Code Section I. Chartering Student Organizations.). (http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/files/2016/08/Georgia-State-University_Student-Code-of-Conduct-2016-2017_08032016.pdf)
8. Affirmative Action Statement: It is the policy of Georgia State University to implement
affirmative action and equal opportunity for all employees and students, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability. This policy also applies to applicants for employment or admission. (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec301.html#301.02)
9. Academic Honesty:
http://codeofconduct.gsu.edu/files/2016/08/Georgia-State-University_Student-Code-of-Conduct-2016-2017_08032016.pdf http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfhb/sec409.html 409.01 Introduction: As members of the academic community, students are expected to recognize and uphold standards of intellectual and academic integrity. The university assumes as a basic and minimum standard of conduct in academic matters that students be honest and that they submit for credit only the products of their own efforts. Both the ideals of scholarship and the need for fairness require that all dishonest work be rejected as a basis for academic credit. They also require that students refrain from any and all forms of dishonorable or unethical conduct related to their academic work. The university's policy on academic honesty is published in the Faculty Affairs Handbook and the On Campus: The Undergraduate Co-Curricular Affairs Handbook and is available to all members of the university community. The policy represents a core value of the university and all members of the university community are responsible for abiding by its tenets. Lack of knowledge of this policy is not an acceptable defense to any charge of academic dishonesty. All members of the academic community -- students, faculty, and staff -- are expected to report violations of these standards of academic conduct to the appropriate authorities. The procedures for such reporting are on file in the offices of the deans of each college, the office of the dean of students, and the office of the provost. In an effort to foster an environment of academic integrity and to prevent academic dishonesty, students are expected to discuss with faculty the expectations regarding course assignments and standards of conduct. Students are encouraged to discuss freely with faculty, academic advisors, and other members of the university community any questions pertaining to the provisions of this policy. In addition, students are encouraged to avail themselves of programs in establishing personal standards and ethics offered through the university's Counseling Center. 409.02 Definitions and Examples: The examples and definitions given below are intended to clarify the standards by which academic honesty and academically honorable conduct are to be judged. The list is merely illustrative of the kinds of infractions that may occur, and it is not intended to be exhaustive. Moreover, the definitions and examples suggest conditions under which unacceptable behavior of the indicated types normally occurs; however, there may be unusual cases that fall outside these conditions which also will be judged unacceptable by the academic community. A. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is presenting another person's work as one's own. Plagiarism includes any
paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgment, including the submitting of another student's work as one's own. Plagiarism frequently involves a failure to acknowledge in the text, notes, or footnotes the quotation of the paragraphs, sentences, or even a few phrases written or spoken by someone else. The submission of research or completed papers or projects by someone else is plagiarism, as is the unacknowledged use of research sources gathered by someone else when that use is specifically forbidden by the faculty member. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one's reliance on other sources is also a form of plagiarism. Any work, in whole or in part, taken from the Internet or other computer-based resource without properly referencing the source (for example, the URL) is considered plagiarism. A complete reference is required in order that all parties may locate and view the original source. Finally, there may be forms of plagiarism that are unique to an individual discipline or course, examples of which should be provided in advance by the faculty member. The student is responsible for understanding the legitimate use of sources, the appropriate ways of acknowledging academic, scholarly or creative indebtedness, and the consequences of violating this responsibility. B. Cheating on Examinations: Cheating on examinations involves giving or receiving unauthorized help before, during, or after an examination. Examples of unauthorized help include the use of notes, computer based resources, texts, or "crib sheets" during an examination (unless specifically approved by the faculty member), or sharing information with another student during an examination (unless specifically approved by the faculty member). Other examples include intentionally allowing another student to view one's own examination and collaboration before or after an examination if such collaboration is specifically forbidden by the faculty member. C. Unauthorized Collaboration: Submission for academic credit of a work product, or a part thereof, represented as its being one's own effort, which has been developed in substantial collaboration with another person or source, or computer-based resource, is a violation of academic honesty. It is also a violation of academic honesty knowingly to provide such assistance. Collaborative work specifically authorized by a faculty member is allowed. D. Falsification: It is a violation of academic honesty to misrepresent material or fabricate information in an academic exercise, assignment or proceeding (e.g., false or misleading citation of sources, the falsification of the results of experiments or of computer data, false or misleading information in an academic context in order to gain an unfair advantage). E. Multiple Submissions: It is a violation of academic honesty to submit substantial portions of the same work for credit more than once without the explicit consent of the faculty member(s) to whom the material is submitted for additional credit. In cases in which there is a natural development of research or knowledge in a sequence of courses, use of prior work may be desirable, even required; however the student is responsible for indicating in writing, as a part of such use, that the current work submitted for credit is cumulative in nature. 409.03 Evidence and Burden of Proof: In determining whether or not academic dishonesty has occurred, the standard which should be used is that guilt must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence. This means that if the evidence which indicates that academic dishonesty occurred produces a stronger impression and is more convincing as to its truth when weighed against opposing evidence, then academic dishonesty has been proved. In other words, the evidence does not have to be enough to free the mind from a reasonable doubt but must be sufficient to incline a reasonable and impartial mind to one side of the issue rather than to the other. Evidence as used in this statement can be any observation, admission, statement, or document which would either directly or circumstantially indicate that academic dishonesty has occurred. 409.04 Procedures for Resolving Matters of Academic Dishonesty: The following procedure is the only approved means for resolving matters of academic dishonesty, except for matters arising in the College of Law which has its own Honor Code for handling such matters. It is available to all members of the academic community who wish to pursue an action against a student for academic dishonesty. A. Initiation: If a member of the academic community believes that a student has
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engaged in academic dishonesty in a course, on a test, or as a part of an academic program, that individual is responsible for initiating action against the student or bringing the matter to the attention of an individual who may initiate action against the student. In allegations of academic dishonesty involving course requirements, the course faculty member is generally responsible for initiating the action. If the alleged violation involves a departmental program requirement (e.g., comprehensive examination or language competency examination) or an institutionally-required test (e.g., test of Georgia/United States history or Georgia/United States constitutions), or if the individual who discovers the incident is not a faculty member, the individual should bring the matter to the attention of the faculty member and administrator who has responsibility of overseeing the activity (e.g., departmental chair, director of the Testing Office). If that administrator decides to bring charges of academic dishonesty against the student, then that administrator becomes the initiator. (Test proctors, laboratory assistants, and other individuals who are not course faculty members should bring any instances of alleged academic dishonesty to the attention of the course faculty member or their administrative superior. That individual, after weighing the evidence, may become the initiator by formally charging the student with academic dishonesty.) The channel of review, recommendation, and decision-making follows the administrative lines associated with the course or program requirement involved. In any instance, however, when the alleged incident does not occur within the context of a course and when it is unclear which college of more than one college involved should have jurisdiction in review and decision-making, either unit may initiate the case. For the sake of brevity the following processing procedures are written from an "academic unit/college" perspective. Nonacademic units (i.e., Testing Center) would substitute appropriate supervisory personnel at the respective levels. Herein the "initiator" will be referred to as "faculty member" and the "administrative unit head" will be referred to as "chair," designating the departmental chair. "Dean" will refer to appropriate administrative supervisory personnel at the overall college or division level. While the matter of academic dishonesty is pending, the student will be allowed to continue in the course and register for upcoming terms. Should a grade be due to the registrar before the matter is resolved, a grade of GP (grade pending) will be reported for the student in the course involved. Withdrawal from a course does not preclude the imposition of penalties for academic dishonesty. B. Penalties to be Imposed: Penalties to be imposed in incidents of academic dishonesty are classified as "academic" or "disciplinary." Academic penalties include such sanctions as assignment of a failing grade for a particular course requirement, or for the course itself, or for other tests or program assignments. They are set by the faculty member. Disciplinary sanctions can be sought in addition to those considered academic and could include, but are not limited to, the following penalties: suspension, expulsion, transcript annotations. Disciplinary penalties can be requested by the faculty member, in consultation with the chair; they must be reviewed by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline and they are set by the provost. C. Action at Administrative Unit (Department Level): As soon as possible after the alleged incident, the faculty member should discuss the matter with the student. This discussion should be conducted in a manner which protects the rights and confidentiality of students. If the faculty member believes that academic dishonesty has occurred, the faculty member (with the advice of the chair if necessary) will determine the appropriate academic penalty. The faculty member will complete a "notice of academic dishonesty" form describing the incident and indicating the academic penalty imposed. Any recommendation for a disciplinary penalty must be reviewed in consultation with the chair. The faculty member will deliver to the student the notice of academic dishonesty which includes a statement of appeal rights. If there is difficulty in delivering the notice to the student, the faculty member/chair should request assistance from the college dean in determining the most expeditious way to inform the student that a notice of academic dishonesty has been filed. Once the student has been informed, the chair forwards the documentation, including the notice of academic dishonesty and an indication of when the student was informed, to the dean to be held pending possible appeal. Until the student has been given the opportunity to appeal, a grade of GP (grade pending) should be submitted for the student for the course involved. D. Student Action: The student
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will have 10 business days after receipt of the notice of charges of academic dishonesty to submit a written appeal denying the charges and providing any rationale for the appeal. The appeal should be addressed to the college dean of the initiator. In the event the student is found guilty of academic dishonesty, the student does not have the right to appeal the academic penalty assessed by the faculty member, unless the student can prove that such penalty was arbitrarily imposed or discriminatorily applied. If the student wishes to challenge a disciplinary penalty, the student must submit a written rationale for challenging the disciplinary penalty within 10 business days of receipt of the notice of charges of academic dishonesty. The statement of challenge should be addressed to the college dean. The college dean will forward the challenge to the dean of students for inclusion in the review of the disciplinary penalty by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline. All disciplinary penalties are automatically reviewed by the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline, regardless of student appeal. If the student has also filed an appeal denying the charges of academic dishonesty, any review of disciplinary penalty recommended will be delayed pending review of the charges of academic dishonesty by the college hearing committee. E. College Action: 1. No Appeal by the Student. If the student does not submit a written appeal to the college dean within 10 business days, the dean will notify the chair/faculty member to post any pending grade(s) immediately. The dean will then forward the notice of academic dishonesty to the dean of students for inclusion in the student's disciplinary file. Any recommendation of a disciplinary penalty will also be forwarded to the dean of students for appropriate review by the Senate Committee on Student Discipline. 2. Appeal by the Student. If the student submits a written appeal within 10 business days, the dean will notify the registrar to issue a grade of GP (grade pending) for the course(s) in question on all transcript requests for the student pending outcome of the appeal. The dean will forward the charges of academic dishonesty to the chair of a college hearing committee and will notify the faculty member to set forth in writing a comprehensive statement describing the incident of academic dishonesty. This statement will be presented to the committee and to the student at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing. 3. Student Hearing Committee Process. The following guidelines will be used to govern the hearing of the appeal by the college student hearing committee: a. Within ten (10) business days after the committee receives the charges of academic dishonesty, a hearing date will be determined. The committee will notify the faculty member and the student of the time, date, and the place of the hearing. Copies of all charges of academic dishonesty and related materials for the hearing will be provided to the student at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing. b. The faculty member and the student will be allowed to make oral presentations, call witnesses, and present any documentary evidence regarding the incident in question. The hearing will be recorded on audio tape. The hearing will not be open to observers. c. At the conclusion of the hearing, the committee will meet in closed session and will make its recommendation as to the guilt or innocence of the student based on a preponderance of evidence with respect to the charge of academic dishonesty. The committee chair will forward to the college dean its findings and recommendations in a written report within five (5) business days of the hearing. 4. College Decision on Appeals. Within five (5) business days of receiving the committee's written report, the college dean will make the final decision regarding guilt or innocence. The dean will notify all appropriate parties of the decision. If the dean finds the student "not guilty," the matter will be terminated and no notice of charges will be filed with the dean of students. The dean will notify the chair to post the pending course grade promptly and will notify the registrar to remove the GP (grade pending) on the student's transcript. If the dean finds the student "guilty," the notice of charges of academic dishonesty will be forwarded to the dean of students for inclusion in the student's disciplinary file. The academic penalty stipulated by the faculty member will be imposed. The dean will notify the chair to insure that any pending grade is posted promptly. The dean will notify the registrar to remove the GP (grade pending) on the student's transcript if only an academic penalty was involved. If a disciplinary penalty has been recommended, the dean will notify the registrar to continue the GP (grade pending) annotation until the disciplinary penalty can be reviewed by the University Senate
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Committee on Student Discipline. 5. Appeal of the Decision of the Dean. If the student or initiator wishes to appeal the decision of the college dean regarding guilt or innocence of the charges of academic dishonesty, the student or initiator may appeal to the provost. The subsequent appeal route would be to the president and then the Board of Regents. The student or initiator must submit a written statement of appeal to the provost within 10 business days of notification of the dean's decision. The basis of the appeal must be on the grounds that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory. 6. University Senate Committee on Student Discipline Action. In cases where a disciplinary penalty has been recommended, the Senate Committee on Student Discipline will conduct a hearing to review the disciplinary penalty. The committee will review the faculty member's notice of academic dishonesty and the student's statement of challenge of the disciplinary penalty, if any. The faculty member and the student will be allowed to appear at the hearing to discuss the imposition of disciplinary penalties. Only the recommendation concerning the disciplinary penalty to be imposed will be considered by this committee. Issues of guilt or innocence are determined at the college level (see IV.3 and IV.4 above). The Senate Committee will conduct the hearing in accordance with its regular hearing procedures. Copies of these procedures may be obtained from the Provost's Office and/or the Dean of Students. The Senate Committee on Student Discipline will provide its recommendation within five (5) business days of its hearing to the provost regarding appropriateness of the disciplinary penalty recommended by the college and/or whether other disciplinary penalties are to be imposed in addition to or in lieu of those already recommended by the college. F. Provost Action: 1. Decision of the Provost. The role of the provost in handling student appeals regarding the charge of academic honesty has been explained (see IV.5.5 above). Based on the recommendation, the Provost will render a decision within ten (10) business days of receipt of the recommendation of the Senate Committee. The provost will notify the student, the referring dean, the department chair and the faculty member of the Senate Committee's recommendations and of the provost's decision. At that time the provost will also notify the registrar to annotate the student's transcript, if necessary. 2. Appeal of the Decision of the Provost. If the student wishes to appeal the decision of the provost regarding the imposition of a disciplinary penalty, the student may appeal to the president, and then to the Board of Regents. The student must submit a written statement of appeal to the president within 10 business days of notification of the provost's decision. The basis for such an appeal must be on the grounds that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory. G. Students Involved in Two or More Incidents of Academic Dishonesty: A student is subject to disciplinary action in addition to any already undertaken once it is determined that the student has been found guilty in a previous incident of academic dishonesty. In such cases, the dean of students will forward a report to the University Senate Committee on Student Discipline regarding the incidents of academic dishonesty which have been reported. The dean of students is responsible for initiating this report within ten (10) business days of completion of proceeding of any subsequent finding of academic dishonesty. The University Senate Committee on Student Discipline will review the report of the dean of students. The student may submit supplemental written documents for the committee's review and may request to appear before the committee in its deliberations. After reviewing the matter, the committee will send a report to the provost with the recommendation for disciplinary penalty to be imposed. The provost will proceed as in IV.7 above.
Dr Hollier’s policies on cheating and/or plagiarism (in addition to the college wide policies): Students who allow their work to be copied receive the same penalty as
the student who copied the work (no exceptions). Cheating and plagiarism also includes (but is not limited to): quoting or copying material you are not allowed to quote (see assessed work section of syllabus), submitting false references (see referencing section of the syllabus), attempting to copy answers during tests/exams from other students/individuals, using ANY electronic devices during tests/exams (regardless of the reason; with the exception of a simple calculator that would be provided by Dr Hollier if it is required), copying answers/work between
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students/individuals, copying answers/work from the internet, copying answers/work from any source that gives the same question, having another student/individual take quizzes/do the work for you, and/or working in groups (of students or other individuals) to complete gradable work in any format (unless specifically directed by Dr Hollier as constituting gradable group work).
When an instructor believes there has been a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy (AHP), the student may accept the instructor’s decision or appeal it to the department chair. If the student chooses, he or she may appeal the decision of the department chair to the campus academic dean. The decision of the dean is final. Multiple violations may result in expulsion.
Penalties/punishments for cheating and/or plagiarism in Dr Hollier’s classes (one or more will be applied):
A grade reduction to ZERO for that work/assignment category. This
will not be dropped if it is part of a grade where the lowest grade is
dropped.
Immediate switch to grading option B in lecture classes (no longer
able to view and take end of chapter quizzes, and ones previously
taken NOT being included in your final grade calculation).
Loss of ALL extra credit for the entire semester.
An “F” in the course.
Dr Hollier reserves the right to also refer any incident to the expulsion panel and student affairs/Dean of Student Services (which includes the College Court/Judicial board) depending on the seriousness of the violation of Dr Hollier’s policies.
Disclaimer: Dr Hollier reserves the right to make any changes to any part of this syllabus at any time (students CANNOT change the syllabus). Any changes to be made will be discussed with students, and then the approved changes (by instructor and students) will be written down and ALL students will have to sign for the changes to take effect. If a student fails to sign for the changes, then the changes will NOT apply to that student (and they will not be allowed to sign later) if they change their mind.
Instructor: Dr. Mark Hollier Rev: 12/18/16Phone: 678-891-3779Email: Email in iCollege ([email protected] = emergencies only)Course Abbreviation: BIOL-2110CRN: 20149Course Hours: 3Class times: MW 11:30-12:45 (11:30am-12:45pm)Class location: CD-1190
M 10:00-11:00 (10:00am-11:00am) Held in LTCM 14:15-15:15 (2:15pm-3:15pm)T 08:45-09:45 (8:45am-9:45am)T 11:20-12:20 (11:20am-12:20pm) Held in CC-2100W 10:00-11:00 (10:00am-11:00am) Held in LTCW 14:15-15:15 (2:15pm-3:15pm)R 08:45-09:45 (8:45am-9:45am)R 11:20-12:20 (11:20am-12:20pm) Held in CC-2100F 08:00-10:00 (8:00am-10:00am) Held in CC-2200
Office location: CC-1126Date
(start of week,
Monday)
Week Chapters iCollege Test dates Misc dates iCollege assignmentsMastering work release
schedule
1/9/2017 1 Introduction + Important Topics
Lockdown Browser Test (must be passed before
any other tests are available) =
Important Topics Test 1 = 01/13/17-01/16/17
01/09/17: Start of classes
Syllabus quiz = 12/19/16-01/15/17
Online Roll Verification Quiz = 12/19/16-01/15/17
Introduction to Mastering (12/19/16-01/15/17)
Study skills (12/19/16-01/15/17)
1/16/2017 2 Chapter 101/16/17: No Classes
(MLK day)1 = Ch 1 (01/19/17-
01/25/17)
1/23/2017 3Chapter 2 = inorganic chemistry at homeChapter 3
Chapter Test 1 (Ch 1+2) = 01/27/17-01/30/17
2 = Ch 2 (01/24/17-01/30/17)
1/30/2017 4Chapter 3Chapter 4
Chapter Test 2 (Ch 3) = 02/03/17-02/06/17
Important Topics Test 2 = 02/03/17-02/06/17
3 = Ch 3 (01/31/17-02/06/17)
Extra Credit Test 1 (01/31/17-02/06/17)
2/6/2017 5Chapter 4Imporant TopicsChapter 5
Chapter Test 3 (Ch 4) = 02/10/17-02/13/17
4 = Ch 4 (02/07/17-02/13/17)
Disease Cases 1 = Ch1-4 (02/07/17-02/13/17)Extra Credit Test 2 (02/07/17-02/13/17)
2/13/2017 6Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7 = at home
Important Topics Test 3 = 02/17/17-02/20/17
5 = Ch 5 (02/14/17-02/20/17)
Extra Credit Test 3 (02/14/17-02/20/17)
2/20/2017 7Chapter 6Chapter 8
Chapter Test 4 (Ch 5+6) = 02/24/17-02/27/17
6 = Ch 6 (02/21/17-02/27/17)
7 = Ch 7 (02/23/17-03/01/17)
8 = Ch 8 (02/23/17-03/01/17)
Disease Cases 2 = Ch5-8 (02/23/17-03/01/17)
2/27/2017 8Chapter 9Chapter 10 = at home
Chapter Test 5 (Ch 7+8) = 03/03/17-03/06/17
Important Topics Test 4 = 03/03/17-03/06/17
Last day to withdraw = 02/28/17
9 = Ch 9 (03/02/17-03/08/17)
10 = Ch 10 (03/02/17-03/08/17)
Extra Credit Test 4 (02/28/17-03/06/17)
3/6/2017 9 Chapter 11Chapter Test 6 (Ch 9+10)
= 03/10/17-03/13/17
11 = Ch 11 (03/09/17-03/22/17)
Extra Credit Test 5 (03/07/17-03/20/17)
3/13/2017
3/20/2017 10Important TopicsChapter 12
Chapter Test 7 (Ch 11) = 03/24/17-03/27/17
Extra credit assignment due
Extra Credit Test 6 (03/14/17-03/27/17)
3/27/2017 11 Chapter 12Important Topics Test 5 =
03/31/17-04/03/17
Last day to request extensions for online
assignments
Extra Credit Test 7 (03/28/17-04/03/17)
4/3/2017 12Chapter 12Chapter 13
Chapter Test 8 (Ch 12) = 04/07/17-04/10/17
12 = Ch 12 (04/04/17-04/10/17)
Disease Cases 3 = Ch9-12 (04/04/17-04/10/17)
4/10/2017 13Chapter 13Chapter 14
Chapter Test 9 (Ch 13+14) = 04/14/17-04/17/17
Case study posted
13 = Ch 13 (04/11/17-04/17/17)
14 = Ch 14 (04/13/17-04/19/17)
Extra Credit Test 8 (04/11/17-04/17/17)
4/17/2017 14 Chapter 15Chapter Test 10 (Ch 15) =
04/21/17-04/24/17
15 = Ch 15 (04/20/17-04/24/17)
Extra Credit Test 9 (04/18/17-04/24/17)
Disease Cases 4 = Ch13-15 (04/20/16-04/24/17)
4/24/2017 15 Important TopicsImportant Topics Written Final = 04/23/17-04/24/17
04/24/17: End of classes04/25/17-05/02/17: Final
exam week
Extra Credit Test 10 (04/22/17-04/24/17)
Assignments are released at 12:01am of the first date listed and close at 11:59pm of the last date listed.
Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture ClassTerm: Spring 2017
Tutoring and Advising times
Disclaimer: The lecture dates & content are tentative, and as such are subject to change (except final exam).
Final - Comprehensive Multiple Choice - Wednesday 04/26/17 11:30-12:30 (11:30am-12:30pm)
