I am not especially difficult to work with (or
at least I don't think so). However, there are a certain number of policies
(er, rules, you might call 'em) that I am required to observe in order
to ensure some consistency in your experience and so you understand my
basic expectations.
Late Assignments.
Your written work for this course, including
essays, journals, and informal assignments, are due on the dates indicated
in the class outline below or as indicated in class. If you cannot attend
class on the day an assignment is due,
make arrangements to have the assignment posted
online in the course tools. You may not miss class on the day of a peer
review. Your grade will be reduced by a full letter grade each day an assignment
is late. After the final draft of the major assignments, you may revise
the three major assignments to improve them up to Dec 1, but only if you
turned the assignment in on time in both the draft and final draft stages.
You may not write your assignments during class unless you are directed
to do so.
Plagiarism.
Plagiarism occurs whenever you borrow another
author's words or ideas without giving that author credit for his or her
work. If you are not sure about how to cite a source in your writing, please
review Ch. 3 of the Student's
Guide. If you still have questions, see me or
send me email. If I notice plagiarism in your writing, you will receive
an E for the assignment in question with no chances for revision. Serious
cases may result in an E for the entire course. The University of Arizona
takes academic dishonesty very seriously. See the Code of Academic Integrity
on pp. 137-138 in the Student's Guide.
Class Conduct.
We are a community. I expect all of us to respect
each other, keep discussions relevant to the issues, critique issues not
each other's personal being, and to communicate with each other if any
strange or problematic situations arise.
Collaboration.
You will be expected to collaborate with your
peers both in and out of class. I believe strongly that all settings are
community settings and that you benefit from your interactions with your
peers. Consider everyone in this class a
colleague. I will ask you to form groups for
the final projects early in the semester. You will work with this group
often in class on class exercises as well. One of your major projects will
be a group project and my experience is that this presents a great challenge
to most students. I would hope that you will keep in mind that a major
part of what I am hoping you learn from that project is how to work in
groups and to discover what type of challenges that type of work presents.
Class Webpage.
The class web page is located at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~danika/307.html
.
In addition to publishing your essays on this site, I will utilize your
course web page to post all assignments and handouts that you receive in
class. In addition, updates to the schedule and current reading assignments
will be posted there. I will also provide resources for research, on-line
writing labs and other related resources there. I recommend that you check
and utilize the web page regularly. If you lose an assignment page or handout,
you will want to get a copy from the website rather
than from me.
Gender-fair
Language.
Because the way we write and speak influences
the way we think, students in this course are required to use gender-fair
language in their writing and speaking. See p. 57 of the Student's Guide
for help with using gender-fair language.
Essay and Assignment Format.
The only handwritten assignment you will submit
this semester is the final exam. All of your other work in this class must
be available to be posted electronically. You will be posting drafts and
responses online in the course tools as well as turning in final versions
of papers to the instructor online. You will also be posting all final
drafts in an HTML version on the Web. In general, all assignments will
require a title, your name, my name, and the date. Specific format issues
will be addressed for each assignment. You are responsible for keeping
back-up (I recommend several) copies of all your work since electronic
texts can be lost. If your assignment is lost in cyberspace, I will expect
you to repost it within the same day I ask for
it. Posting papers online and on the Web will be discussed in class.
Netiquette.
While working in the labs and communicating with
others online, it is important that you consider some general guidelines.
Stay on task and do not access websites that are not related to what is
going on in class. When
communicating online, consider the conversations
as having the same boundaries as any real life interactions. For instance,
on OldPuebloMOO, you will have available to you the opportunity to "emote"
or "show emotion." For instance,
if you want to 'nod in agreement' to someone's
comment, you can type ':nods at Tom' and everyone else will see "Linda
nods at Tom." One should keep in mind the same general principles for touching
on the MOO as in real life--no 'assaults' ("Linda kicks Tom") or 'inappropriate
touching' ("Tom kisses Linda"). If someone asks you to stop emoting or
whispering at them, respect their wishes.
No "flames" (personal attacks). Think of the class as a professional place and your fellow classmates as fellow professionals. Within these guidelines, our online interactions should be an enjoyable and productive.
Writing Center.
The Writing Center, located at 1031 N. Mountain,
has resources to help you improve your writing. The staff can help you
identify and correct problems with all aspects of your writing. If I require
you to go to the Writing Center, you must obtain a stamp on the writing
assignment in question (e.g., on the draft of one of the essays) before
you turn in the final draft of that assignment.
Computer Labs.
To find a place to work on campus, see the Appendix
to the Student's Guide for listings or consult the CCIT
website (http://computing.arizona.edu/).