Common Syllabus Elements
Nancy Knowles
Eastern Oregon University
Grading Scale (for graded courses):
A 92-100, A- 90-91, B+ 88-89, B 82-87, B- 80-81, C+ 78-79, C 72-77,
C- 70-71, D+ 68-69, D 62-67, D- 60-61, F 59 and below
All grades assume a "C" represents satisfactory work. A "C-" is required
for new General Education credit, for courses that are part of your major,
and for courses taken as part of the University Writing Requirement.
As of Fall 2004, the "Y" grade (no basis for grade) will no longer be
available. Please monitor your course enrollments so that you do not receive
an "F" in a course you meant to drop.
Students taking courses through the Division of Distance Education and
receiving financial aid cannot receive an "I" (incomplete) without demonstrating
a serious commitment to completing course work and a serious reason why
that work was interrupted.
Rules and Guidelines:
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Keep copies of all work until you receive official notice of your course
grade.
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Attendance policy for on-campus courses: Participation in class discussion,
not mere attendance, counts toward your course grade. Full credit for participation
requires contributing to class discussion approximately two-thirds to three-fourths
of the meetings where participation is possible. While you must attend
class to participate, I don't penalize for absence directly.
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According to the EOU Catalog, "Minimum elements of appropriate classroom
decorum include: punctuality, courtesy, civility, purposefulness, and integrity."
Hate speech is prohibited. Students who cannot behave appropriately will
be asked to leave the classroom and/or will be denied participation opportunities.
Repeated infractions may result in disciplinary action.
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All academic papers must be double-spaced and submitted in a word-processed
format using a 12-point font and 1" margins unless the assignment specifies
otherwise. Because errors in formal writing influence readers' opinions
of you as a writer, make sure to check grammar and spelling before printing
a final copy.
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Statement on Academic Misconduct: Eastern Oregon University places a high
value upon the integrity of its student scholars. Any student found guilty
of an act of academic misconduct (including, but not limited to, cheating,
plagiarism, or theft of an examination or supplies) may be subject to having
his or her grade reduced in the course in question, being placed on program
or suspended from the university, or being expelled from the university--or
a combination of these. (Please see Section II of the 2002-2003 Student
Handbook and Planning Calendar: Campus Citizenship (Academic), p. 32ff.
Campus Citizenship (Behavior), p. 41ff.)
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Collaboration is allowed only with express instructor permission. Students
are also expected to know the difference between collaboration, where two
or more people share the work equally, and doing someone else's work, where
some people work and others do not.
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Plagiarism, representing someone else's ideas or words as your own, is
unacceptable. Use APA or MLA citation format to cite all ideas or words
belonging to others that you include in your own writing. This includes
proper paraphrasing: no more than three words from the original may be
used sequentially without quotation marks, and the sentence structure of
the original must be significantly changed. Your work should significantly
exceed the quantity of citations and build new ideas upon them.
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No work from another course may be used for credit in this one without
prior permission from both instructors.
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Special Needs:
If you have a documented disability or suspect that you have a learning
problem and need accommodations, please contact the Disability Services
Program in Loso Hall 234. Telephone: 962-3081.
Last update: 4 April 2003.