University-Level
Responsibilities: The Greatest Learning Experience?
Responsibility
for keeping up with course material and course administration is yours. You must
also accept responsibility for your actions. Sounds like life, huh?
What does this
mean for you?
Make sure you are
enrolled in the course, and if you drop, make sure your drop is recorded by the Registrar.
Read the syllabus to be
informed about course requirements and deadlines. Use it as your primary source for
course information.
Deadlines for
assignments will be strictly enforced. No makeups or unadvertised extra credit will
be available. Sorry, no exceptions - with over 200 students, exceptions quickly get
unmanageable.
Honesty. It is my
policy to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. To that end, I assume honesty when
giving homework, exams, etc. The work you do should always be your own, even if you
consult with others. I should never see identical, or nearly identical,
answers to anything, even if you work in a group. I do expect you to abide
by an honor code. I will not look over your shoulder to enforce it, but if I find it
has been violated I will take the most extreme measures at my disposal.
Student input is expected in this process - if you see cheating occur, I expect
you to inform me (watch the movie School Ties to reinforce the degree to which student
involvement in the honor code is an admirable achievement!). Academic integrity is
the hallmark of a University education, and all are expected to adhere to it.
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