Index of Course Policies

SIUE POLICY LINKS

POLICIES/PROCEDURES CONTENTS can be found at http://www.siue.edu/policies

STUDENT ACADEMIC CODE can be found at http://www.siue.edu/policies/3c2.shtml

STUDENT CONDUCT CODE can be found at http://www.siue.edu/policies/3c1.shtml

STUDENT GRIEVANCE CODE can be found at http://www.siue.edu/policies/3c3.shtml

SIUE Campus Technology Policies can be found at http://www.siue.edu/informationtechnology/policies/

Electronic Device Usage Policy. Use of cell phones, PDA's, Ipods, Iphones,  Blackberrys and other electronic devices during class lectures, labs and/or examinations is not authorized. Please turn off/silence your devices and put them away during class. Texting and other uses of your cell phone is very impolite and is distracting to the instructor during lecture so it is not authorized. You will be asked to leave the class. (See Class_Disruption_Policy below). Use of laptop computers for note taking is authorized, but activities other than note taking are not authorized. Laptop users are required to sit in the front of the classroom.  Check with the instructor if you wish to record lectures. 

SIUE's Information Technology Policies  can be found at http://www.siue.edu/informationtechnology/policies/

EVALUATION. A class is similar to a work environment, payment for services (or promotion or salary increases) is not rendered when work is not completed as scheduled. Students are responsible for all materials covered in class regardless of their attendance habits. The course grade will be based on examinations, quizzes, participation, completed assignments/programs/problems, and instructor evaluation of problem solving skills. Graded materials may be retained by the instructor after student review. While improvement will be considered in final grade determination, the following grading scale is: A (90-100%) [asset to firm]; B (80-90%) [benefit to firm]; C (70-80%) [content with current position]; D (60-70%) [deficient to firm objectives]; F (00-60%) [FIRED].

INCOMPLETE. An Incomplete grade will NOT be given unless some act beyond the student’s control takes place which materially affects her/his ability to complete the course, such as severe illness or accident. An Incomplete grade will not be given if you get behind in the work. You will simply receive a zero for the assignment not completed. A contract will be completed on the stipulations for the incomplete grade, normally the class must be completed within the next term. The Incomplete grade automatically becomes a letter grade of F after one year.

MAKE-UP POLICY. Make-up exams will not be given, exception will only be made for illness and extreme family situations. The instructor will determine if the exceptions are valid. A message should be left via e-mail explaining who you are, the class in concern, why you cannot be there, and a phone number where you can be reached.

Plagiarism POLICY. The University Policy for Plagiarism, as noted in the student handbook and at the following web site: http://www.siue.edu/policies/1i6.shtml, will be followed for any offense in that nature. Please note that this Policy has been changed to require incidents of Plagiarism to be given a COURSE GRADE of  F.  Also note that the university has a policy on computer tampering which follows the Illinois Revised Statutes that treats unauthorized use as a criminal offense. Federal law makes software tampering and copying a felony.

ASSIGNMENT POLICY. Unless otherwise noted, assignments must be entered with word processing software and submitted to the instructor as specified in the assignment to receive full credit. All written assignments must be completed in Memorandum format. Memorandum will be addressed to the individual requiring the report (Instructor for internet exercises and the requiring individual for all cases).  All examinations and projects will be retained by the instructor after student review. While content is important, writing skills are also closely examined. If you would not give the paper to your supervisor, then do not give the paper to your instructor.

Class Disruption Policy
As extracted from the Student Conduct Code, Appendix C states:
 

PROCEDURES FOR INSTRUCTORS TO FOLLOW WHEN A STUDENT DISRUPTS CLASS

1. If a student disrupts a class session by refusing to follow the directions of the instructor, the instructor may direct the student to leave that particular class session.
   
    
2. If the student fails to leave a particular class session after having been directed to do so by the instructor, the instructor may call University Police and request that University Police escort the student from the class session.
   
    
3. An instructor who directs a student to leave a class for disruptive behavior shall immediately file a written report of the occurrence with the Dean/Director and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
   
    
4. If, in the instructor's judgment, the student is likely to return to class and continue disruptive behavior, the instructor may file a written request with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for an interim separation from the class or from the University in accordance with Part IV of this policy. The instructor may seek additional sanctions against the student in accordance with this policy. The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will inform the instructor of action taken regarding the request for interim separation.
    

FATAL ERROR POLICY.

As business students, you must practice professional standards in writing.  To this end, all written assignments must meet minimal presentation standards to be acceptable.  These standards address spelling, punctuation, format and basic grammar.  The term Fatal Errors refers to technical English errors and errors of form.  Specifically, Fatal Errors include the following:

1.  Each different word misspelled,
2.  Each sentence fragment,
3.  Each run-on sentence or comma splice,
4.  Each mistake in capitalization,
5.  Each serious error in punctuation that obscures meaning,
6.  Each error in verb tense or subject/verb agreement,
7.  Lack of conformity with assignment format, and
8.  Each improper citation, or lack of citation, where one is needed.

One way of avoiding some of these errors is to use the spelling and grammar software available in the computer and writing labs.  These software packages will identify many, but not all, errors for you so that you may correct them.  If you are not sure how to correct them, seek advice from the staff in the Writing Center. Information about the Writing Center is available on the course website.

Papers with more than three fatal errors marked by the instructor on any one page, or more than ten in the entire document are unacceptable.  The instructor will stop reading when either figure is exceeded and will return the paper to the student without a grade.

If an individual paper is returned to you because of fatal errors, you must correct it and return it to the instructor by the next class meeting.  Grades on all papers that are returned because of Fatal Errors will be reduced by one letter.  It is, therefore, in your interest to use available help before you submit the paper the first time.  A paper that still has fatal errors after it is returned and resubmitted can receive a grade no higher than a D.

URL: http://www.siue.edu/~jmussul/cmis310/policies.htm

©Copyright 2009, Jim Mussulman, SIUE School of Business, 
 

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