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Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.

Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair.  The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action.  This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”

Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:

1. Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
2. Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
3. Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
4. Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
5. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
6. Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.

The NCTC Student Handbook can be found here

Attendance and Late Work Policy

If you must miss class, be aware you can turn in your work by the start of the missed class period and still receive full credit. As a general rule, no late work is accepted, but if there is an emergency or impediment out of your control, please contact me so we can try to find a reasonable solution. If you must be absent the day of an exam, please arrange to make it up ahead of the exam date. Arriving late, leaving early, and stepping out of the classroom affect your attendance. Please contact a classmate for information that you missed and review the day’s presentation in Canvas. After the 4th absence, the student may be administratively dropped. 3 tardies/leaving early equal one absence. At the professor’s discretion, excessive tardiness may be counted as an absence. Being present requires to you actively learn and participate.

ADA Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs.  The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department.  Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance.  Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders are eligible for services. 

Disability Accommodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

iLrn (Connect)

iLrn houses your online textbook and workbook. Be sure to submit activities by the due date in order to receive credit. Please be aware that iLrn does not currently have an app for mobile devices and is not very mobile friendly at this time. The designers are working on this issue. There are activities in iLrn that are listening activities (often marked with an L in the activity name). These are useful and wonderful activities, but I will not go back and listen to your recordings. As a student, it takes too much time to get a perfect, audible recording. As a professor, it requires me to click through too many screens to hear your work. Do these activities aloud, but not recorded. Record only a second or two of air, and move on. You'll get completion points for those activities, so be sure to record a second or two of air and you'll then see a green check mark as your grade for that activity. That means you got full points for it.

Oral Exams

The oral exam is about producing language on the spot and not rehearsing fully memorized scripts.

Cultural Project

The cultural project will be turned in part by part throughout the semester and then revised and formatted in order to create the final version. Work turned in late will not receive credit. Pay careful attention to the grading rubrics to know how you will be graded.

Exams

Due to the nature of language learning, all of the exams will be cumulative. This means you are still responsible for remembering vocabulary, conjugations, and material from prior chapters for each exam.

Grade input

I try to get work graded and back to you by the next week, but remember that the standard grade turn-around is two weeks.

Tabacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, accumulates unsightly tobacco litter, and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940-668-4240.

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