LitMUSE

I would like to remind students that I use different email addresses for different classes. Please, to get the quickest response from me, use the email address that I have given you on your class syllabus, and no other. I rarely check the “official” Macon State email address, so I would discourage you from ever [...]

In the Spring semester 2005, MSC began using the email account provided free of charge to all students as an official means of communication. Therefore, email is a mandatory requirement of all my classes. Please become familiar with the email system and get into the habit of checking it regularly, at least once a day.
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines plagiarism as “the wrongful appropriation or purloining, and publication as one’s own, of the ideas, or the expression of the ideas (literary, artistic, musical, mechanical, etc.) of another,” or “a purloined idea, design, passage, or work.” According to the MSC Student Handbook, plagiarism is “using another’s phrasing, concepts or line [...]

If you sign up for an online course, know that the first meeting is mandatory; if you miss it for any reason, you will be counted as a “no-show,” your final grade will suffer by one letter, and you will find it very difficult to get started in the course on your own. After this [...]

Students must keep thorough notes, both from classroom lecture and individual reading. Even if you are absent, you are held responsible for obtaining missed notes. Notes should not only reflect good listening skills, but individual interest in every topic discussed in class. You are encouraged to individually research topics discussed in class. Although notes will [...]

Course readings are an integral part of the class and should be brought daily. When readings are assigned to be discussed in class, please bring a copy of the reading with your reading notes ready to participate in the discussion. Do not come to class without your books and something to write with and on. [...]

This course will strictly abide by University and departmental policies regarding incompletes:
An I stands for an Incomplete and indicates that the student for non-academic reasons was unable to complete the requirements for a course. The instructor of the course and the student are to arrange for the course’s completion before the midterm of the next [...]

Turn It In, a plagiarism prevention service, is used in evaluation of written work submitted for this course. As directed by the professor, students are expected to submit or have their assignments submitted through the service in order to meet requirements for this course. The papers may be retained by the service for the sole [...]

From the MSC Academic Catalog: “Students who wish to receive a degree must demonstrate that they are competent in the use of technology.”

Any student who has special needs because of a disability should contact the Counseling and Career Center and fill out the appropriate paperwork. The student should then see me with the documentation so that the necessary accommodations can be made.