Course Syllabus

Homework

Homework will be completed on Canvas. No late homework will be accepted unless the student has an excused absence.

Class Participation

We will use iClicker to track class participation in lecture and discussion. To set up your iClicker, follow the instructions here. If you use the cloud app version, you will need to pay for the software. You are also welcome to use a physical iClicker device.

One absence will be excused automatically. We will drop one attendance grade from the final grade calculation at the end of the semester.

Further absences must be excused absences.

Lab Reports

Lab reports should be typed or printed neatly, with your name, lab number, and section clearly marked at the top right corner. To the best of your ability, summarize what you did in the lab and what you learned. No late lab reports will be accepted without an excused absence.

Lab reports should always be written entirely in your own words. They represent your understanding of the lab. Copying from anyone else's work is academic dishonesty and will be treated as such (see below.) We catch plagiarists regularly. Don't do it.

Midterm Exam

The midterm will be on March 8th during the usual class period.

Final Exam

The final exam will be given on finals week during the regularly scheduled exam slot for this course. This is likely (though not guaranteed) to be May 5th at 7pm.

Course Policies

Below are the policies for this course.

Excused Absences

An excused absence for the course should fall into one of the categories described for obtaining an absence letter in the Student Code. This includes things like: prolonged illness, life threatening injury of an immediate family member, death of a family member, religious beliefs, volunteer emergency work, or significant and compelling circumstances beyond a student's control. Note: Job interviews and personal travel are explicitly excluded. You are responsible for resolving conflicts in your own schedule. This is, after all, a course about being professional.

Academic Integrity

Please review and reflect on the academic integrity policy. of the University of Illinois, to which we subscribe. By turning in materials for review, you certify that all work presented is your own and has been done by you independently, or as a member of a designated group for group assignments.

• If you use someone else’s ideas or quote someone, proper acknowledgement must be given. Failure to do so is plagiarism, a form of academic dishonesty.
• If another person's words appear in your paper, they must be quoted.
• If you are uncertain if something constitutes plagiarism, ask before you submit your assignment. Submitting your assignment means claiming those words as your own. Once you submit your assignment, it is too late!

Please be aware that the consequences for plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty are severe. Students who violate university standards of academic integrity are subject to disciplinary action, including a reduced grade, failure in the course, and suspension or dismissal from the University. (Adapted from Cooke, Nicole, GSLIS Syllabus Template).

Statement of Inclusion

As the state’s premier public university, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s core mission is to serve the interests of the diverse people of the state of Illinois and beyond. The institution thus values inclusion and a pluralistic learning and research environment, one in which we respect the varied perspectives and lived experiences of a diverse community and global workforce. We support diversity of worldviews, histories, and cultural knowledge across a range of social groups including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, abilities, economic class, religion, and their intersections.

Accessibility and Accommodation

To obtain accessibility-related academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) as soon as possible. To contact DRES you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4603 (V/TTY), or e-mail a message to disability@illinois.edu.