Although there is no automatic point reduction for missing class, such absences reduce the student's opportunity to participate in class discussion and thus will have a negative affect upon the class discussion aspect of the grade. Each student shall be held accountable, on examinations, for all materials covered in class during the student's absence. B. Late Assignments Assigned papers and projects are due on the dates specified in assignments, and will not be accepted unless arrangements are made in advance, or an acceptable excuse is provided. Similarly, make up examinations will not be given unless the stated advance arrangements are made, or an acceptable excuse is provided. Any student who commits plagiarism is subject to penalties that will negatively affect the student's grade.
Plagiarism is the presentation of another person's ideas or product as one's own.
Students can avoid unintentional plagiarism by carefully following accepted scholarly practices. Notes taken for papers and research projects should accurately record sources of material to be cited, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and papers should acknowledge those sources in footnotes. At the discretion of the instructor, and depending on the severity of the plagiarism, course grade penalties may range from failing grade on the specific assignment to a failing grade for the course. Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing, 1996. The instructor intends to follow the syllabus but reserves the right to modify the current syllabus during the course.