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Trip Policies, Off-campus Instruction and Course Activities
Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign
instruction and activities are subject to state law and University policies
and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities.
Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the
website address http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm.
Additional information is available from the office of the school
dean. Below is a description of any travel and/or risk-related
activity associated with this course.
No
off-campus activities are scheduled.
Student
Conduct & Discipline
The University of Texas System and The
University of Texas at Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly
and efficient conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of
each student and each student organization to be knowledgeable about the
rules and regulations which govern student conduct and activities.
General information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the
UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered
students each academic year.
The University of Texas at Dallas
administers student discipline within the procedures of recognized and
established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the Rules
and Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of
Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on
Student Services and Activities of the university’s Handbook of
Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are
available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff
members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).
A student at the university neither
loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship. He
or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the
Regents’ Rules, university regulations, and administrative rules.
Students are subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct
whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or
criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.
Academic
Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a
high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value
of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done
by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate
a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is
not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for
enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own
work or material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic
dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism,
collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of
academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web,
from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is
unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on
plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use
the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible
plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email
Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and
efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and students through
electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning
security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange.
The university encourages all official student email correspondence
be sent only to a student’s U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and
staff consider email from students official only if it originates from a
UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree
of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the
security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student
with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with
university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T.
Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail
forwarded to other accounts.
Withdrawal
from Class
The administration of this institution
has set deadlines for withdrawal of any college-level courses. These dates
and times are published in that semester's course catalog. Administration
procedures must be followed. It is the student's responsibility to handle
withdrawal requirements from any class. In other words, I cannot drop or
withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork to ensure that you
will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose
not to attend the class once you are enrolled.
Student
Grievance Procedures
Procedures for student
grievances are found in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities,
of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
In attempting to resolve
any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations, or other fulfillments
of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of the student first to
make a serious effort to resolve the matter with the instructor,
supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the grievance originates
(hereafter called “the respondent”). Individual faculty members
retain primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations.
If the matter cannot be resolved at that level, the grievance must be
submitted in writing to the respondent with a copy of the respondent’s
School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by the written response provided
by the respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School
Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the School Dean’s decision,
the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of Graduate or
Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and convene an Academic
Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic Appeals Panel is
final. The results of the academic appeals process will be
distributed to all involved parties.
Copies of these rules and
regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff members are available to assist students in
interpreting the rules and regulations.
Incomplete Grade Policy
As per university policy,
incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at the
semester’s end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed.
An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first
day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete
the course and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the
specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a
grade of F.
Disability Services
The goal of Disability
Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities
equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is
located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday
and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contact information for
the Office of Disability Services is:
The University of Texas at
Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830688
Richardson, Texas
75083-0688
(972) 883-2098 (voice or
TTY)
Essentially, the law
requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments
necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For
example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape
recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind.
Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a
research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing
impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may
have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or
university may need to provide special services such as registration,
note-taking, or mobility assistance.
It is the student’s
responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an
accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to
present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and
needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation
should contact the professor after class or during office hours.
Religious Holy Days
The University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from
class or other required activities for the travel to and observance of a
religious holy day for a religion whose places of worship are exempt from
property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code
Annotated.
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity
sponsor as soon as possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of
the assignment. The student, so excused, will be allowed to take the
exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence:
a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A
student who notifies the instructor and completes any missed exam or
assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails to
complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a
failing grade for that exam or assignment.
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of
the absence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if
there is similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a
reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either
the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive
officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive
officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC
51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the
chief executive officer or designee.
These
descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the
Professor.
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