Communications with the Instructor:   The online instructor has provided you with numerous opportunities to establish contact with him at web pages which contain, for example, discussion board opportunities, chat room features, form elements, and/or integration with other course-related websites primarily NCWC's Campus Cruiser.  The online student should be making a browser visit to the instructor's website, and the Campus Cruiser websites at least once every 48 hours to check for new assignments or announcements (every two days or three times a week which is 3 contact hours).  All assignments, announcements, exams, written assignments, and grades for this course will be posted on CAMPUS CRUISER. 

Your primary means of contact for this course is through NCWC's Campus Cruiser.  This means of communication will be used when you are receiving any instructions, announcements, or assignments from the instructor.  Campus Cruiser includes an E-mail function to communicate with the instructor.  Campus Cruiser contains a chat and other functions to communicate with the class and the instructor. 

Exams and written assignments:  All exams and written assignments will be administered using Campus Cruiser.  Exams and written assignments will be posted under the "My assignments" function of campus cruiser.  When you open the assignment page which contains an exam you will see that it is attached as a file.  A writing assignment may be attached as a file or described in the body of the assignment.   

In this class there will be a Midterm, a Final Exam, Four Message Board Topics, and 2-3 sets of Writing Assignments/Case Briefs.

Message Board Discussions:  There will be Four Message Board Topics during this course. Each worth 25 points for a total of 100 points during the course.  As you can see below you total grade for the Message board is worth 20% of your grade.  Message board topics will normally be posted on Sunday evening and you will have until the following Sunday to post your responses.  However, this occasionally changes due to the pace of the course.  In any event, you will always have at least a week to work on the discussion questions.  The Message board topics will be directly related to your reading in the text.  You are encouraged to go to other sources to learn more about a subject.  

Message Board Grading:

Quantity:  You will be required to participate in the message board  discussion at a minimum of 1 post on 3 different days during the week of a particular message board topic. (For a total of 3 posts minimum during the week) Your first post will be a detailed response to the Professors question.  Your second and third post during the week will be a response to one of your fellow students comments or the professors comments.  Each  post during the week is worth 8.3 points.  So if you post the required 3 times you would get 25 points, if you only posted 1 time you would get 8.3 points and if you did not post at all you would get "0" points. 

MULTIPLE POSTS ON THE SAME DAY COUNT AS 1 FOR QUANTITY PURPOSES. 

THE REQUIREMENT IS A MINIMUM OF 1 POST ON 3 DIFFERENT DAYS ON THE WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 3 POSTS MINIMUM. 

FOR EXAMPLE:  -IF YOU POST 3 TIMES ON MONDAY YOU WOULD GET
                           CREDIT FOR 1 POST
                         - IF YOU POST 2 TIMES ON MONDAY AND 1 TIME ON WED YOU WOULD
                           GET CREDIT FOR 2 POSTS
                         - IF YOU POST 1 TIME ON MONDAY, 1 TIME ON WED, AND 1 TIME ON FRIDAY
                           YOU WOULD GET CREDIT FOR ALL 3 POSTS

Quality:    Not only will you be graded on the Quantity of your post on the message board, you will be also graded on the Quality of your responses.   A post that says "I agree"  or "I disagree"  are worth a "0".  I expect 3 thoughtful discussions of the topic. So, if you have a good response you would get all the points (8.3), a fair response (4-5 points) or a poor response (1or 2 points) no response (0 points)

YOU WILL NOT HAVE A MESSAGE BOARD DISCUSSION QUESTION THE WEEK OF YOUR MIDTERM OR FINAL EXAM

LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  IF YOU MISS AN ASSIGNED DEADLINE YOU WILL RECEIVE A "0" FOR THAT EXAM OR ASSIGNMENT.  

COURSE GRADING

Exams.........................................50%
Writing Assignments..............30%
Message Board.........................20%

 Grading System:

 Your exams and written work will be submitted using the Campus Cruiser submission function.  

The following is the procedure for submitting your assignments.

1.  Complete your assignment or exam using MS Word.  Make sure your name is on the assignment. (In the event that you do not use MS Word you will have to convert the document to a txt.doc in order for the professor to read the document.)

2.  Save your assignment on your computer.  When you save your assignment include your last name as part of the title.  For example, StevensExam #1.doc

3.  Go to the Campus Cruiser home page and log on.

4.  Select the Evidence Course and click on the course

5.  Go to the left side of the page under student tools and click on "my assignments"

6.  Find the assignment with the exam or writing assignment and open the assignment by clicking on it.

7.  At the bottom of the assignment under Submission you will see a link "Submit Your Assignment" click on this link.

8.  A window will appear with a browse button.  Click the browse button to locate your exam or written assignment on your hard drive or disk. 

9.  Upload the exam answers or written assignment and close the window.

10.  Click submit your assignment.

Your assignment page will now tell you the date and time that your assignment was posted.

You can only submit an assignment once so don't try to send parts of the assignment at different times.  Also, if the due date has expired you will not be allowed to submit the assignment.

    When you submit the answers for an objective exam  send your exam answers in a list format  For example, your answers should be in the form that lists the question number and your answer:  e.g., 1-C, 2-A, 3-B. Please leave a couple spaces between your answers so that they do not run together.  

Do not cut and paste or mark up the exam in other ways.  Do not make any written comments on objective exams.  

Do not include page numbers or internet addresses.  Grading rubrics consist of one and only one correct answer (for objective exams).  Sometimes, there is a second best or even third best answer. There are no "red herring" or distracter ITEMS IN AN answer set. 

    For written assignments (Briefs) you must submit the entire assignment at one time.  For example, if you had a set of 3 briefs you can NOT submit 1 brief, and then try to submit the other 2 briefs.  Also, remember that you will NOT be able to submit an assignment past the due date.
 

Plagiarism and Cheating:  (as per the College Catalog) are prohibited.  Plagiarism is defined as taking or using the thoughts, writings, or inventions of another as one's own.  It also means using direct quotations without credit and quotation marks, as well as using the ideas of another without proper credit.   Cheating is defined as any intent to deceive the instructor in his or her effort to grade fairly.  Anything that can possibly effect the fairness of grading is cheating, which I interpret to include any collaborative, mischievous, or disruptive behavior.  In this course, pay special attention to gleaning information off the Internet, and do NOT pass it off as your own, or without proper citation.  Learn to paraphrase ideas in your own words.  Do not purchase, borrow, or revise another student's work.  Do not "double dip" an assignment you did in another class to turn it in for this one.  The following penalties are applied, as per the College Catalog.

MAKEUP POLICY:  All work is due on the assigned date.  Late work will not be accepted without prior approval of the Instructor

INCOMPLETE POLICY: (and Withdrawals):
    Incompletes (a grade of "Inc") and Withdrawals (a grade of "W") are not automatic, and never given as a substitute for missing makeup periods or low scores.  To receive an incomplete, a real emergency must exist for which the student misses a series of adjacent assignments, such as the last quiz, final exam, and 4th practicum, but this is only an example, as circumstances vary, and in all cases must involve notice beforehand and instructor approval of the emergency. Incompletes must be removed before eight weeks after the semester ends (otherwise they convert to a grade of "F").  In some cases, the instructor supports extensions beyond the eight week period, but a Work Needed for Incomplete form should be filled out, and the student must request such extension (in writing) to the VPAA.  Instructors can also change a grade of "F" to some other letter. Students with incompletes are ineligible from registering for Independent Study, Unscheduled Courses, and Special Topics courses. 

    Withdrawals arranged between the student and Registrar are allowed up to the midpoint of a semester (or whenever scheduled in the college's Academic Calendar).  After that date, any withdrawal is processed as a grade of "F" unless extenuating circumstances exist which are discussed with the instructor, the Registrar, and/or VPAA. Withdrawals do not compute into grade point averages, but do appear on transcripts, and may affect academic standing and/or financial aid. Tuition refund policies are set by the Business Office, with strict deadlines. 

Student Support Center:  If you find the need for tutoring or any other support need you should contact the Student Support Center at the main campus.  Tutoring is available by appointment at the Rocky Mount campus Mon-Thurs 8am -9pm, and Fri 8 am -5pm.

Advising and Course Offerings:  Your online instructor is not responsible for information on future courses or degree audits.  For matters relating to advising, scheduling, upcoming courses, or courses needed for degree completion you should contact your advisor.  If you do not have an assigned advisor you can contact the following personnel at each campus:  Rocky Mount smdavis@ncwc.edu, for Goldsboro goldsboro@ncwc.edu, for Raleigh/Durham Raleigh@ncwc.edu

Disabilities: North Carolina Wesleyan is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and affirmative action in education and employment and complies with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  If you have a disability and need assistance you may contact the student support office for assistance.

Writing Lab:  You are encouraged to use the NCWC online writing lab for assistance with writing assignments. You may contact the NCWC Writing lab at writinglab@ncwc.edu or visit the writing lab web site http://annex.ncwc.edu/writing_lab/

Library:  For library assistance please go to the NCWC library website at http://annex.ncwc.edu/Library/.  You can obtain access to NC Live through the NCWC library.

Last updated: 03/03/2007