Course Policies

Attendance/Class Participation

Students who fail to participate on our online class site regularly will fall behind on the writing assignments. The regularly assigned prompts build upon previous work and lead towards success in the major projects. In order to succeed in the class, students will need to participate regularly.

An excused absence from participation is an illness with a doctor’s note, a family emergency, or a religious holiday. Please let me know by e-mail if you encounter an obstacle of any kind and cannot participate on time.

 A Note on Attendance
In face-to-face classes, we take attendance for your sake as much as for our own. If someone isn’t coming to class, we worry they won’t succeed in a writing class– and that’s because, as I said above, writing is more about work and learning your own process than it is about magical talent. Even in an online asynchronous class, you have to “show up.” Remember to check in every day (especially on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and to check the To-Do Lists to see what you need to catch up with. In other words, I want to see you! I want to see all of my students working together in this class. In addition, you will get a much fuller college experience by taking time on participation activities and interacting with your peers online.

Late Work Policy

I will be lenient with late work if you notify me via email (at least 24 hours before the time it’s due) explaining that you need some extra time to complete an assignment. However, if I begin to notice a pattern, then I reserve the right to deny the time extension.

Course Load

A full-time course load for a college student is 4 classes. At forty hours per week, that breaks down to 10 hours per class. Plan to spend roughly 3.5 hours conducting class work each week. This will vary from week to week.

 

University Policies

Academic Adjustments for Students with Disabilities

Accessibility Statement

City Tech is committed to supporting the educational goals of enrolled students with disabilities in the areas of enrollment, academic advisement, tutoring, assistive technologies and testing accommodations. If you have or think you may have a disability, you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments as provided under applicable federal, state and city laws. You may also request services for temporary conditions or medical issues under certain circumstances. If you have questions about your eligibility or would like to seek accommodation services or academic adjustments, you can leave a voicemail at 718 260 5143, send an email to Accessibility@citytech.cuny.edu or visit the Center’s website at  http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/accessibility/ for more information.

City Tech Policy on Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Statement

Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s ideas, words, or artistic, scientific, or technical work as one’s own creation.  Using the idea or work of another is permissible only when the original author is identified.  Paraphrasing and summarizing, as well as direct quotations require citations to the original source.  Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional.  Lack of dishonest intent does not necessarily absolve a student of responsibility for plagiarism.  Students who are unsure how and when to provide documentation are advised to consult with their instructors.  The library has guides designed to help students to appropriately identify a cited work.  

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.  The full policy can be found in the City Tech student handbook.

— NYCCT statement on academic integrity