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Course Policies Key Words

 

Education is the greatest power you can possess.

 

Time Management * Responsible * Prioritization

Be Informed: Read the syllabus, check course announcements Daily

Be Present: Attend class every time it meets,

Be Diligent: Compare Calendars - Personal, Work, Children's, and any other calendar against your course schedule. Notify professor of any conflicts within plenty of time to make arrangements for missed assignments. Organization is a blessing and a curse, but it is a requirement for the achievement of one's goals

Be Prepared: Read the chapter prior to class. Arrive _________ and ready to discuss the material

                                                        Fill in blank with: excited/enthusiastic/curious/intrigued/questioning/

Be Open Minded: Your world is not the only world that exists, the only way things are done, the only correct solutions.

Be Precise: Concentrate, Reflect, Ponder, become intellectual on at least one topic, be meticulous about your life's goals

Be Persistent: Strive to understand, endure any hardship, do not give up.

After all, we are all adults. Right?

Dont' Be: distracted, disrespectful, hesitant, inconsistent, one-sided, uniformed, passive, average (after all - you are not)

I will not: Talk to your parents, accept excuses for late assignments, make an exception for you that I would not make for others, provide you with individualized extra credit that is not open to all students, change the grade that you have earned up one or down by 1/2 a point

I will also not: expect less from you than you are capable of doing, require more of you than you do with concerted effort, ask you definition based questions that insult your intelligence, waste your time with assignments that do not lead to learning, settle for less than mild retention of the material, assume you are average, expect you to like me prior to your 'light bulb moment.

I know you are/can be: talented, creative, passionate, thoughtful, analytical, curious, perceptive, motivated, eager, dedicated, responsible, confident, knowledgeable, focused, conscientious, independent, resilient,

 

Econ 2105 & ECON 2106 (CLASSROOM) Course Policies

 

COURSE POLICIES

  1. Students are to check their campus email accounts and MEL/CC announcements daily.

  2. All submitted items should have the student’s full name, assigned number, and the title of the assignment at the top left. Omission of any of this information will result in a deduction of five points from the assignment grade.

  3. Any student not enrolled in the correct Course Compass/MyEconLab course by the due date of the first assignment will receive a zero for the assignment (and all other past due assignments) once they enroll in the software.

  4. Due dates are clearly defined in the course schedule online as well as this document. Changes to these dates will be posted on MEL/CC or emailed through pipeline with at least a 24 hour notice. Each student is responsible for taking note of and adhering to any changes – even if absent. Assignments, Projects,  and Exams are NOT accepted after their due date. No Exceptions.

  5. Professor Schmidt is accessible 24 hours a day via email, reasonable hours via phone, and posted office hours. Students are encouraged to contact the professor at the first indication of difficulty with the course, scheduling, or a situational crisis which may impact the course outcome.

  6. When contacting the professor

    1. Please include your name, course number, and course section in ALL email communications.

    2. Be specific with your request. Vague questions will receive vague answers.

                                                i.      Example: Subject: ECON2105 online Nickie Williams Message: Will you please check #7 on chapter 2 homework. I believe the computer scored it incorrectly. If not, what did I do wrong?

    1. If you do not receive a response from me within 24 hours please attempt to contact me again. With over 250 students each semester some emails inadvertently get overlooked.

    2. Appointments are not necessary when coming by my office. However, you should come prepared with a page number, specific topic, or specific problem.

    3. To schedule an appointment: Email me 2 or 3 times that work for you and I will choose the one that works best.

  1. Disability and Testing Center: If you require extra testing time or other accommodations, the proper paperwork must be received from the testing center within the first week of the course in order for the accommodations to be made.

  2. Graphing calculators, texts, and notes will not be permitted during examinations. (You may use a basic calculator)

  3. Please review the ‘Frequently asked questions’ section of the syllabus prior to emailing the professor with questions.

  4. Classroom Instructed Students: Electronic devices are not permitted in the class room. Please leave them in your vehicle. ANY student utilizing headphones, cellphones, PDA’s, laptops, Ipods, or other electronic device in the classroom will be asked to leave and marked absent. Repeated occurrences by the same student will result in a grade of ‘WF’.

  5. All Work MUST be shown on all assignments and exams to receive full credit - including basic problem solving math.

  6. All returned assignments may be picked up from the file box located outside my office door. Each student is assigned a number and are to obtain papers obtaining their number only.

  7. Students are expected to physically and mentally attend each class meeting with enthusiasm for the subject matter. Friendly conversation and sleep should be taken care of outside the classroom.

    1. Roll will be taken at the beginning of class. If you arrive late, you have been marked absent.

    2. Student's will be marked absent for the day if he/she leaves class prior to the end of the scheduled session.

    3. It the responsibility of the student to contact a classmate to obtain any information missed due to an absence.

    4. The professor can choose to withdraw a student from the course if the student misses 10% of the course regardless of the student’s current academic standing in the course.

  1. One Week to Challenge your Grade: If you believe a mistake has been made with the scoring of an item please email me your name, course, the assignment name, and number of the suspect question. If you are correct, I will rescore your assignment as long as you contact me within a week from the items due date

  1. Extra credit is not given on an individual basis; if offered it is outlined in the syllabus or course website and made available to the entire class.  There will be no other exceptions made or help given outside of the ‘normal’ course experience. Please review all extra credit categories below:

    1. Any student completing activities as prescribed below will receive extra credit given as either points on the final exam, lowest exam grade dropped, or points toward class participation assignments.

                                     i.      Attendance at various campus events/activities. Not all campus events equate to extra credit.  Flyers on my office door represent extra credit events - typically 1 to 3 points on the Final exam.

                                     ii.      The lowest exam grade will be dropped for all students with 2 or less absences during the semester. The final exam will not be dropped.

                                     iii.      Completing 3 hours of career/community volunteer work and submitting a portfolio that includes a formal paper relating the experience to economics. Papers will be awarded between 0 and 25 points of extra credit and are due 2 weeks prior to the last day of classes. Each student may submit 4 papers.

 

***PLEASE SEE THE EXTRA CREDIT GUIDELINES SECTION ON THE PROFESSORS WEBSITE FOR DETAILS***

 

Econ 2105 & ECON 2106 (ONLINE) Course Policies

 

COURSE POLICIES

  1. Students are to check their campus email accounts and MEL/CC announcements DAILY.

  2. All assignments are to be completed via MEL/CC. Emailed and hand delivered assignments are not accepted.

  3. Assignments are not accepted late under any circumstance. Due dates are clearly defined in the course schedule online as well as this document. Changes to these dates will be posted on MEL/CC with at least a 24 hour notice. There are at least two weeks during the course in which there are no chapter assignments due. This allows students to complete their work in a manner enabling them to remain ahead at all times.

  4. Course interaction will predominantly take place via email and MEL/CC. Students are responsible for initiating contact with the professor. Professor Schmidt is accessible 24 hours a day via email and reasonable working hours via telephone. Students are encouraged to contact the professor at the first indication of difficulty with the course, scheduling, or a situational crisis which may impact the course outcome.

  5. When contacting the professor

    1. Please include your name and course number in ALL email communications.

    2. Be specific with your request. Vague questions will receive vague answers.

                               i.      Example: Subject: ECON2105 online Nickie Williams Message: Will you please check #7 on chapter 2 homework.

                                        I believe the computer scored it incorrectly. If not, what did I do wrong?

    1. If you do not receive a response from me within 24 hours please attempt to contact me again. With 250 students each semester some emails inadvertently get overlooked.

    2. Appointments are not necessary when coming by my office. However, you should come prepared with a page number, specific topic, or specific problem. Please do not come by and tell me you need help with chapter 7. I will not go over entire chapters individually with each student. I simply do not have the time.

    3. To schedule an appointment: Email me 2 or 3 times that work for you and I will choose the one that works best.

  1. Disability and Testing Center: If you require extra testing time or other accommodations, the proper paperwork must be received from the testing center within the first week of the course in order for the accommodations to be made.

  2. Graphing calculators, texts, and notes will not be permitted during examinations. Basic calculators are allowed.

  3. Please review the ‘Frequently asked questions’ section of the syllabus prior to emailing the professor with questions.

  4. Classroom Instructed Students: Electronic devices are not permitted in the class room. ANY student utilizing headphones, cellphones, PDA’s, laptops, Ipods, or other electronic device in the classroom will be asked to leave and marked absent. Repeated occurrences by the same student will result in a grade of ‘WF’.

  5. One Week to Challenge your Grade: If you believe a mistake has been made in MEL/CC’s scoring of an item please email me your name, course, and the assignment name, and number of suspect question. If you are correct, I will rescore your assignment as long as you contact me within a week from the items due date.

  6. Extra credit is not given on an individual basis; if offered it is outlined in the syllabus or course website and made available to the entire class.  There will be no other exceptions made or help given outside of the ‘normal’ course experience.  Please review all extra credit categories below:

    1. Any student completing activities as prescribed below will receive extra credit given as either points on the final exam or toward class participation assignments.

                                    i.      Attendance at various campus events/activities. Not all campus events equate to extra credit. Any campus event that constitutes extra credit will be posted on my website under extra credit and a flyer will be placed on my door when available. These are typically worth 1 to 3 points on the Final exam.

                                    ii.      Completing 3 hours of career/community volunteer work and submitting a portfolio that includes a formal paper relating the experience to economics. Papers will be awarded between 0 and 25 points of extra credit and are due 2 weeks prior to the last day of classes. Each student may submit 4 papers.

 

***PLEASE SEE THE EXTRA CREDIT GUIDELINES SECTION ON THE PROFESSORS WEBSITE FOR DETAILS***

 

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