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Middlex Georgia State University
Middlex Georgia State University
Middlex Georgia State University
Assignments should be completed and submitted on time to avoid falling behind during
the semester. I will accept late Weekly Assignments during the week following the due
date at a 20-point reduction in score. Anything over a week late will be assessed a grade
of 0 unless otherwise approved in advance by the professor. Weekly Discussions and
the Final Project will receive a grade of 0 if submitted past the due date. I will only grade
the last assignment submitted during the submission period for an assignment.
Your instructor will begin grading all assessments after the due date and make the
results available to you within one week after the due date for the assessment.
The syllabus and course outline are intended to be used as a guide only and are subject
to change at the instructor’s discretion.
Attendance Policy
Faculty are expected to maintain an attendance record for all classes. The MGA policy on
attendance is as follows:
• Students whose number of absences is more than twice the number of class meetings per
week may be assigned a failing grade for the course at the discretion of the instructor.
Students who have more absences than the number of class meetings per week but less
than twice the number of class meetings per week, may be penalized at the discretion of
the instructor. Students who have absences which are less than or equal to the number
of class meetings per week will not be penalized.”
• Students must attend class if they are to be well prepared for the workplace. Online
courses are no different from on-campus classroom courses in this regard. Therefore,
online students are subject to the university’s attendance policy.
2. All course materials (i.e. course syllabus, course content, the assignments and the
schedule of activities, etc.) are posted in MGA D2L’s course/class web site.
3. MGA email and/or MGA D2L are the only acceptable electronic communication platforms
between the instructor and students. The instructor will endeavor to reply to your email
queries within 12 hours and no more than 24 hours of their receipt, excluding weekends
and holidays or during semester breaks. Private email accounts must not be used to
communicate between the instructor and students.
4. Students must immediately review the tentative course schedule (included as part of the
syllabus) for the schedule of discussion activities, assignments, projects, and/or
examinations.
5. Students must attend class if they are to be well prepared for the workplace. Online
courses are no different from on-campus classroom courses in this regard. Therefore,
online students are subject to the university’s attendance policy. Please see the
“Attendance Policy” in the university’s catalog. For online classes, participation must be
defined in a different manner. Student attendance in online courses is defined as active
participation in the course as described in the course syllabus.
7. Your instructor will begin grading all assessments after the deadline and make the results
available to you within one week after the due date for the assessment.
• Students that do not complete the assigned discussion will result in an absence for that
week. Late discussions are not accepted and will result in a grade of “0” zero for that
week.
2. Do not get caught up in "winning" the debate. We are here to learn the material, have
fun, and to discuss matters of importance with others.
3. Read all postings from your classmates, not just those from the instructor. Sometimes
future questions are based on the insights of your classmates.
4. When you reply to a post, don't just say "I agree". Give the person or person's name you
are agreeing with and be sure to put the reply in the right thread. Also include a brief
sentence or two summarizing what they said that you are agreeing with and then your
views. You might also consider changing the subject line to reflect your posts. Make it
easy for us to figure out who you are talking to and what you are talking about.
5. If you express an opinion, support it with material from our readings or other sources if
applicable. When you quote, summarize, or paraphrase from the text, be sure to give the
page number(s) -- This is important!
It is my sincere desire to be a part of the learning process for each of you. Please let me know the
things that you understand AND especially the things that I can explain again to help you learn or
clear up confusion.
Students may withdraw from the course and earn a grade of “W” up to and including the midterm
date, which occurs on 9/12/2018. After this date students who withdraw will receive a grade of
“WF.”
Disability Accommodations
Students seeking academic accommodations for a special need must contact Middle Georgia State
University Office of Disability Services in Macon at (478) 471-2985 or in Cochran at (478) 934-3023.
Students may also visit the Disability Services Office in room 266 of the Student Life Center on the
Macon campus or in Sanford Hall on the Cochran campus. www.mga.edu/ds
• Discussions are be used to indicate attendance for online participation. Students that do
not complete the assigned discussion will result in an absent for that week. Late
discussions are not accepted and will result in a grade of “0” zero for that week.
• All assignments in this class are cumulative in nature and require that the student
demonstrate a mastery of material covered in previous sections.
• All work submitted should be the work of the student submitting the assigned exercise.
Submitting someone else’s work under false pretense will be considered academic
dishonesty and will be treated to the guidelines of the student handbook of MGA.
• When asking questions, please ask a question! Sending broken code and stating, “what’s
wrong with it?” does not constitute a valid question. Be sure to include all information
and provide examples if possible. The more background information in your question, the
better the instructor can answer your question.
• Watch e-mail for announcements in D2L. Sometimes a student sends me a really great
question, and I want to answer the question for everyone. Be flattered. Don’t be upset if
the answer goes to everyone, and your response is “see post to everyone.”
• The instructor will not post videos for everything we covered in the course, but often
makes video suggestions for things that help the class. As a result, students should not
wait until the last minute to complete an assignment hoping for a video.
The schedule below contains class activities, assignments, and deadlines. Note that the course
schedule is “tentative” and subject to change based on student and/or pedagogical needs. All
changes will be announced and posted on the course announcements in D2L.