Attendance (College) and Lateness (Department) Policy

Attendance is taken and is important to success in this class. Both absences and arrivals more than 15 minutes after the start of class will be marked. If excessive, the instructor will alert the student that he or she may be in danger of not meeting the course objectives and participation expectations, which could lead to a lower grade.

Technology

The right sidebar on our OpenLab homepage contains these links.

Also, additional resources are available on the website in “resources.”

OpenLab: our “home port,”

OpenLab will host assignments, and discussions. You’ll need an OpenLab account to sign in. Create an account, sign-on and request access.
OpenLab: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd1200spring2022childers/

Google Drive Sign in with a Gmail account.

Final projects will be uploaded to designated folders.
Correctly name files: course_season year_project name_last name_first name.
COMD file name convention:
Correctly name files: course_ season year _project name_your last name_ first name.
For example: comd1200_f21_report_smith_amy
http:

Dropbox

You are expected to have an effective backup strategy for all files. Open a free Dropbox account through Citytech:   https://dropbox.cuny.edu/ and log in with your CUNY Login account (Username: Firstname.Lastname##@login.cuny.edu). 

Communication: Please consistently check your City Tech email (or the email you provide to me and OpenLab) for reminders or changes. Check mail at least 24 hrs before class. 

It is your responsibility to keep lines of communication open. Please remember to check that your mailbox is not full. 

Requirements

Class Participation

Class participation means that you are fully present in class, not looking at your cell phone or surfing on your computers. Transgressions will result in a reduction of your participation grade. 

This class will be conducted as a professional experience. 

Professionalism is demonstrated by:

    • Class preparedness: completes projects on time, has all materials needed for class, checks web site for instructions
    • Participation: in critiques, and discussions volunteer answers, ask questions, and help classmates
    • Remaining attentive: arrive on time and remain for the full time period
    • Preparation: Follow project instructions and takes notes
    • Punctuality: deadlines are critical to professional situations and this class.
      This class reflects that in both assignments and deadlines.

Common Sense Rules

    • Homework is due at start of class
    • Come to class ready to work, with completed homework and all supplies.
    • No games/browsing/email/etc. during class.
    • Failure to comply, including late attendance, extended breaks, leaving early, and incomplete homework, will affect your grade. 

Your Contribution

The diversity that each student brings to this class is a resource and a strength. It is my intent to present materials and activities that are respectful of diversity: gender, sexuality, disability, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, and culture. 

Your suggestions are encouraged and appreciated. Please let me know ways to improve the effectiveness of the course for you personally and for other students. source: University of Iowa College of Education

Academic Integrity

Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing sources. 

As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion.