Course Syllabus

Instructor Information

Instructor: Dr. Jane X. Doe
Email: jxdoe@iu.edu
Phone: 000-000-0000
Office: Online meeting space https://iu.zoom.us/j/0000000000 
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays between 8am-10am (or by appointment)

Communication Preferences: Canvas e-mail is my preferred means of contact. I will return your e-mails within 48 business hours. 

Prerequisites

X100 Introduction to Subject

Course Description

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Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Course Requirements

Required Text

Name of Your Textbook (2^nd ed).  Fallon, L.F. & McConnell, C.. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1449688837

Recommended Text

Name of Book, Last, First.

Technical Requirements

You will need the following in order to participate in this course:

• Computer or tablet; 
• Reliable internet connection;
• Microphone;
• Some way to make and post a simple video (e.g., using a webcam, or a smartphone);
• Access to Canvas using a supported web browser 

Technical Support 

The following resources are available to all IU students: 

• University Information Technology Services (UITS) (IT support)
• IU Knowledge Base (IUKB) (guides)
• IUware (download free software)

Descriptions of Course Activities and Assignments

Scroll down to the bottom of the syllabus for a course summary for all assignments and due dates.

Name of Activity (point value)

Description

Name of Activity (point value)

Description

Name of Activity (point value)

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Name of Activity (point value)

Description

Overview of the Assignment Grades

The table below provides an overview of how much each assignment is worth and when it is due.

Grading Scale

University Policies 

Accommodations

Every attempt will be made to accommodate qualified students with disabilities (e.g. mental health, learning, chronic health, physical, hearing, vision neurological, etc.) You must have established your eligibility for support services through the appropriate office that services students with disabilities. Note that services are confidential, may take time to put into place and are not retroactive; Captions and alternate media for print materials may take three or more weeks to get produced. Please contact your campus office as soon as possible if accommodations are needed. Find your campus office serving students with disabilities. 

Academic Integrity

All work should be your original product unless explicitly noted otherwise. Any materials you reference or take from others should be properly cited. Cheating, plagiarism, or fabrication in any form will not be tolerated, regardless of any justification. For more detailed information see the Student Responsibilities section of the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. Academic misconduct will not be tolerated. The minimum consequence is failing the assignment. In a case of more serious offense, a student may fail the course. Students should NOT present work from other courses in this class (i.e., using pieces of previous papers you have done is considered plagiarism). I may use the services of Turnitin.com to check the originality of your written work. 

Title IX Sexual Misconduct

As your instructor, one of my responsibilities is to help create a safe learning environment on our campus. Title IX and our own Sexual Misconduct policy prohibit sexual misconduct.  If you have experienced sexual misconduct, or know someone who has, the University can help. I encourage you to visit Stop Sexual Violence website to learn more.  If you are seeking help and would like to speak to someone confidentially, you can make an appointment with a Mental Health Counselor on campus.

It is also important that you know that federal regulations and University policy require me to promptly convey any information about potential sexual misconduct known to me to our Deputy Title IX Coordinator or IU’s Title IX Coordinator.  In that event, they will work with a small number of others on campus to ensure that appropriate measures are taken and resources are made available to the student who may have been harmed.  Protecting a student’s privacy is of utmost concern, and all involved will only share information with those that need to know to ensure the University can respond and assist.

Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct

Students are expected to adhere to the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct at all times. Any inappropriate behavior, disruptive conduct (e.g., engaging in hostile or disrespectful commentary on the site, or discussing irrelevant evidence) or non-compliance with faculty directions can result in a charge of Academic and/or Personal Misconduct, the consequence of which could be a variety of sanctions either from the instructor or the Dean of Students. For more information see The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct.

Campus X Grading Policies 

The following includes highlights paraphrased from several campus or university policies pertaining to grades and grading. For official descriptions of these and other related policies, click the Campus Course Policies link in your Canvas navigation. 

Dropping a Course

During the first week of classes, you may drop a class with no grade recorded on your transcript. From the second week of classes through the ninth week (the ‘auto W’ period), you may withdraw from a class with an automatic grade of ‘W’. This will be recorded on your transcript, but not included in your GPA.                     

After the ninth week (and before the final exam period), a student wishing to withdraw with a grade of ‘W’ must be passing the course at that time. You must complete a ‘Drop Only’ form and contact the offices listed for signatures before giving the form to the instructor. The instructor will confirm on the form that you are passing at that time for a ‘W’ grade or that your grade is an ‘F’. This ‘F’ grade WILL be included in the calculation of your GPA.       

Faculty members are required to report any student who stops attending a class and does not withdraw (with a grade of ‘W’ or ‘F’). Failure of a course due to non-attendance may affect financial aid award amounts.

Course Expectations

Classroom Civility

It is important to build a classroom climate that is welcoming and safe for everyone.  Please display respect for everyone in the class. You should avoid racist, sexist, homophobic, or negative language that may exclude members of our campus and classroom community. 

Participation

You should be logging onto Canvas at least three times a week to view assignments, presentations, contribute to discussions, post questions, read postings of others, etc. Activities and assignments will be posted in advance providing ample time for completion. Please plan your schedules accordingly.

Course Absence

If you plan to be absent from class activities for longer periods of time because of a sport, school, medical, or family event, please let me know and complete your work in advance. For a scheduled exam/quiz, forum, or other course events, arrange with me for an earlier date. In case you miss these scheduled events, you will receive a zero.

Late Work

A ten percent per day penalty will be applied to late work.

Plagiarism

Honesty requires that any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged. Offering the work of someone else as one’s own is plagiarism. The language or ideas thus taken from another may range from isolated formulas, sentences, or paragraphs to entire articles copied from books, periodicals, speeches, or the writings of other students. The offering of materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment also is considered plagiarism. Any student who fails to give credit for ideas or materials taken from another source is guilty of plagiarism.

(Faculty Council, May 2, 1961; University Faculty Council, March 11, 1975; Board of Trustees, July 11, 1975) Source comes from IU's Policies site.

According to the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (2010), a student must give credit to the originality of others and acknowledge indebtedness whenever:

1. Directly quoting another person's actual words, whether oral or written;
2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theories;
3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or written;
4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; or
5. Offering materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment.

Right of Revision

The instructor reserves the right to revise or adjust the course syllabus to best accommodate the pace and needs of the students.

Fair Use Policy

Copying or recording synchronous classes and asynchronous course materials without the express prior approval of Professor your name is prohibited. All copies and recordings remain the property of Indiana University and Professor your name. IU and Professor your name reserve the right to retrieve, inspect, or destroy the copies and recordings after their intended use. These policies are not intended to affect the rights of students with disabilities under applicable law or IU policies.