Instructors are expected to use reasonably practical means of preventing and detecting academic honesty. Instances of academic honesty may be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs which can result in University disciplinary action. The penalty for cheating in FW 100 is failure of the course. While the University environment is a place where the free exchange of ideas and concepts can take place in an atmosphere which allows for debate and disagreement, all classroom behavior and discourse should reflect the values of respect and civility. Both students and the course instructors share the responsibility to maintain an appropriate learning environment that reflects these values.
Students have both the right to learn and the responsibility to participate in the learning process.
Faculty members are encouraged to respond to behaviors which are disruptive to the academic environment, and they may require students to leave the class pending discussion and resolution of the concerns. NO, the final exam cannot be dropped. I seldom give make-up or early exams. A makeup exam will not be easier than a missed exam. You'll get your results on every exam question, and an exam key will be posted.