Class Expectations - Podcasting Sherlock Holmes (ENGL 200C Fall 2019)

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Active Participation

Classroom Expectations

You will be working together throughout the quarter. Disagreement can be productive, and people in many fields depend on disagreement to strengthen their arguments, discover errors, and challenge their own thinking. However, in order for disagreement to be productive, it must be respectful and courteous. Be generous with others and try to assume good intentions. That said, personal attacks, disrespectful language, and disrespectful behavior have no place in the classroom. Hate speech will not be tolerated. You are expected to use language and actions that show respect for gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, and ability in order to create a safe and welcoming community.

General Guidelines for Class Discussion:

During week 3, we will revisit guidelines for classroom and small group discussion, and I will ask all of you to come up with additions to discussion expectations. In the first couple of weeks, then, be thinking about what specifically seems to be working in discussions, and what doesn’t.

Technology

Think of these policies as being about respect for your classmates and instructor.

Attendance

Missing Class

Late Work

All assignments are due on the time and date specified, and I will not accept any assignments submitted in any other way unless given approval ahead of time. Please refer to the assignment prompts for details about what is an acceptable minimum viable product for each assignment, versus what I will expect to have from each group for each assignment by the end of the term. Unless you have spoken with me ahead of time, late work is due by the next class meeting and you will lose participation points.

Submission Guidelines

All podcast episodes will be submitted to the class Google Drive folder. More information will be provided in the podcast manual. Blog entries and discussion responses will be posted to the class Canvas page.

If you have concerns, please come talk to me. For assistance with MLA formatting, I also recommend the Purdue OWL website (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/).

Academic Integrity

Plagiarism, or academic dishonesty, is presenting someone else’s ideas or writing as your own. In your writing for this class, you are encouraged to refer to other people’s thoughts and writing – as long as you cite them. As a matter of policy, any student found to have plagiarized any piece of writing in this class will be immediately reported to the College of Arts and Sciences for review.

Accommodations

If you need accommodation of any sort, please let me know so I can work with the UW Disability Resources for Students Office (DRS) to provide what you require. This syllabus is available in large print, as are other class materials. More information about accommodation may be found at http://www.washington.edu/students/drs/.

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