COURSE POLICIES ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION POLICIES

Attending the first day of class is mandatory! 

You MUST complete the orientation during the first three (3) days of the semester or you will receive an “F and not be allowed to continue in this course.  If you do not complete the orientation requirements and do not drop the course by the official drop/add deadline, please expect to pay for the course.

Simply logging into the course does not count for attendance verification.

It is very important for you to actively participate in this blended class. Attendance is mandatory and will be taken on a regular basis.  If you stop participating in this class, you will receive an F.   To avoid this situation, you should remain an active learner in this class and always communicate extenuating circumstances to your instructor.  Ongoing communication with the instructor is critical to your course success.  Attendance, completion of tests, quizzes and weekly assignments in ALEKS are used as indicators of your participation in this class.

COMMUNICATION PRACTICES

• In the event that the course communication tools are unavailable for more than 24 hours, the instructor will communicate with students (if necessary) via their BC email address. Access your BC email account at mail.broward.edu or your D2L email account at bconline.broward.edu.
• You may contact your instructor during their online/in-person office hours or schedule an online/in-person meeting.
• Course emails will be answered within 48 hours. You may contact your instructor during their online/in-person office hours or schedule an online/in-person meeting.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Your academic work must be the result of your own thought, research, or self-expression. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to the following: cheating, plagiarism, unacceptable collaboration, falsification of data, aiding and abetting dishonesty, unauthorized or malicious interference, hacking computer property or software, and online disturbances. Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct Policy and the Student Code of Conduct section located in the Student Handbook for more information. All required class activities may be subject to submission to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for detecting plagiarism of such papers.

Types of Academic Dishonesty:

• Cheating: Is defined as obtaining or attempting to obtain, or aiding another to obtain credit for work by dishonest or deceptive means.
• Plagiarism: The use of words or ideas of the original creator without attribution as if they were your own. Plagiarism ranges from copying someone else’s work verbatim and elaborating on or altering someone else’s work.
• Self-Plagiarism: Submitting or reusing parts of a previous paper without referencing source it was first submitted. This includes retaking a course and turning in previously submitted papers and data.
• Unacceptable Collaboration: Using answers, solutions, or ideas that are the results of collaboration without citing the fact of the collaboration is improper.
• Falsification of Data: Making up or falsifying information and data. Examples include making up or altering data for an experiment or citing the reference to sources you did not actually use.
• Pay Services: Employing a service to do your ALEKS homework assignment for you.
• Enabling: Aiding and abetting another student in an act of academic dishonesty. Examples include giving someone a paper to copy and allowing someone access to your account.
• Unauthorized or malicious interferences: If one person deliberately interferes with the work or activities of another person on purpose to cause the other harm or irreparable damages. Academic honesty violations are considered a breach of policy and may result in academic penalties (zero points on the assignment/test in question, and/or a failing grade for the class), disciplinary action, and/or referral to the Dean of Student Affairs.

CLASS POLICIES

• Cell phone – Please turn your phone to silent AND put it away as to not disturb the class.
• Arriving late/leaving early – Please be considerate of the class in progress, make every effort to arrive on time, and do not leave class early.

DISABILITY SERVICES

If you need academic accommodations and/or disability services support, you must contact the Accessibility Resources. It is your responsibility to contact the ODS to document disability prior to receiving services. You must notify the instructor that you have registered with the ODS and provide the instructor with a copy of the ODS letter. Your documentation and any related communication with your instructor remain strictly confidential

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES

• If you are having trouble with an online class activity or D2L tool, contact your instructor regarding the issue.
• For technical assistance, please visit the Service Desk page. Contact your instructor to make them aware of the situation.