Arizona State University—Fall 2008
(Internet Sections: 82784, 82785)
Instructor: Dr. Kathleen Hicks
Office: LL 68
Office Phone: 965-3168, option 6 (for messages only)
Office Hours: In person: W 11:00-1:00 pm & by appointment Online: M 1:00-3:00 pm
Email: Kathleen.Hicks@asu.edu
Required Textbooks and Websites:
Miller, Brenda and Suzanne Paola. Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative
Nonfiction. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2004. ISBN: 978-0-07-251278-6
Buscemi, Santi V. and Charlotte Smith. 75 Readings plus 8th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill,
2007. ISBN: 978-0-07-312508-4
Writing Programs Guide: www.asu.edu/writingprograms/teacherresources/wpguide/toc.htm
Other Requirements: …show more content…
Reusing a paper you wrote for another class, or back in high school, constitutes academic dishonesty.
8. Academic Dishonesty
In the “Student Academic Integrity Policy” manual, ASU defines plagiarism as “using another's words, ideas, materials or work without properly acknowledging and documenting the source. Students are responsible for knowing the rules governing the use of another's work or materials and for acknowledging and documenting the source appropriately.” You can find this definition at: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/studentlife/judicial/academic_integrity.htm#definitions Academic dishonesty, including inappropriate collaboration, will not be tolerated. There are severe sanctions for cheating, plagiarizing and any other form of dishonesty.
9. Academic Integrity
As part of a learning community at ASU where everyone deserves the right to learn and participate to the best of his or her ability, you are expected to adhere to the behavior standards listed in Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual Chapter V – Campus and Student Affairs: Code of Conduct …show more content…
Read the Weekly Calendar carefully each week for instructions on locating assignments and on where to post them. All assignments are to be posted to the correct discussion board forum. You will not email your assignments to me unless you and I have made arrangements for you to do so (for example, early submission or in the event of computer problems). If you are experiencing problems with Blackboard, however, it is always acceptable for you to email your assignment to me on time as a backup. Note: I highly recommend that you complete your assignments in your word processing program and then copy and paste them into the textbox of your posting or attach them. You risk losing work that is typed directly into the textbox in the case of system or computer