CMST 100J Syllabus Supplement, Term 2, 2007-2008, RAF Alconbury

Grading Information:

I prefer to give each student an 'S'. Your grade, however, must be earned as I can only reflect the performance I observe. I do understand that students have many other responsibilities, but your own learning is your responsibility. Moreover, I also expect you to assist the learning of others in this class. I will work with every student within reason to help her or him complete this course successfully.

"Incompletes" will not be given unless thoroughly justified and backed up by a contract negotiated with the instructor allowing for completion within four weeks of the end of term.

Other Information:

See my web site for further guidance on

Class Policy :
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/class_policy.html

Using email in this course (when needed): The first element of the subject line of every email in this course will begin "CMST100J 07t2" followed by a brief topic indicating of the content of the email. All electronic mail will be acknowledged so that you will know I have received your message. See also:

http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/email_hints.html http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~prichard/crs_guid_gen/email_attach.html

Course Project:

Two "Must's":

Attribution : Give credit in your work to those whose ideas and words you use - and use them well. No one is expected to know everything. Indeed, we need to avoid "re-inventing the wheel". So look around and build on the ideas and words of others. Just take care to give them full credit. This includes prior works presented or published by you for other purposes or in prior or other classes. Use footnotes or endnotes where needed and construct a proper "Works Cited" or "Bibliography" page to accompany your work. Plagiarized papers, reports, projects, or exams will receive a grade of 0 (zero) whether copied in whole or in part. This includes "accidental" plagiarism. See the UMUC European Division Catalog policy on academic integrity.

Effective writing is critical to the intellectual life of university students and graduates within the workplace. Effective managers are usually effective communicators. Your work in this course must demonstrate your ability to master and effectively communicate course content.

We must be able to share our ideas with others properly. That means we need to pay constant attention to the way in which we present those ideas. Written and oral work which contains significant errors in English or presentation typically impairs the quality of the message you are trying to communicate. Use your eyes and brain to check your work -- a mechanical computer can hurt as well as help. Proofread and check your work PRIOR to submission. Poor English or presentation will reduce my evaluation of your work by one or more letter grades regardless of the brilliance of the ideas therein.

Effective writing
  •    Meets the needs of the reader;
  •    Covers the subject in a clear, concise, complete, accurate and timely manner;
  •    Uses expected conventions of format and organization;
  •    Demonstrates use of credible reasoning and evidence;
  •    Satisfies standards of style and grammatical correctness; and
  •    Requires 100% compliance with UMUC's zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism.
Additional Guidelines for Assignments: Use diagrams, charts, and other graphics to enrich your presentations.

Word Processor:

Use Microsoft Word®. If your response will be more than 150-200 words, create a document in MS Word. If you do not have Microsoft Word, use "Save As" in your usual word processor and select the MS Word document option.

  •    Use Page Setup in the Printer to configure it.
  •    Set page size to A-4.
  •    Use 1" margins top, bottom, left and right sides.
  •    Use Times New Roman, size 12.
  •    Use double spacing.
  •    Use appropriate headings and subheadings. Headings and subheadings should be placed at the left margin.
  •    The first word of each new paragraph should be indented 1" from the left margin of the paragraph.
  •    Create a template with these settings and use it as the basis of your written assignments in this course.
For reports that are longer than 1 (one) page, number each page in the bottom right corner.

Cover Page:

Use a cover page for your report. In the center of the page, in this order, double spaced, put the following, inserting the appropriate information in the brackets:
  • [ Your Name ]
  • CMST 100J
  • [ Title of your Report ]
  • [ Your selected topic if not obvious from the Title ]
  • Term 2, 2007-2008
  • UMUC European Dvn., RAF Alconbury, UK
  • [ date ]
  • Instructor: Phil Richardson
Nothing else needs to be added to the cover page.


PROTECTING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from Internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the UniversityÕs contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism.
Phil Richardson, phil.richardson@faculty.ed.umuc.edu, Revised 22 Sep. 2007