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School of Education

Policy Regarding Reasonable Accommodations

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is committed to providing an environment that is free of bias, discrimination, and harassment. If you have been the victim of sexual discrimination, harassment, misconduct, or assault we encourage you to report the incident. UAB provides several avenues for reporting. For more information about Title IX, policy, reporting, protections, resources and supports, please visit the Title IX website for UAB’s Title IX Policy and UAB’s Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policy.

UAB is committed to providing an accessible learning experience for all students. If you are a student with a disability that qualifies under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and you require accommodations, please contact Disability Support Services for information on accommodations, registration and procedures. Requests for reasonable accommodations involve an interactive process and consist of a collaborative effort among the student, DSS, faculty and staff. If you are registered with Disability Support Services, please contact me to discuss accommodations that may be necessary in this course. If you have a disability but have not contacted Disability Support Services, please call 934-4205 or visit the Disability Support Services website.

Policy Regarding Candidate E-Mail Requirement

UAB requires that each candidate use their UAB e-mail address for official communication. If you encounter trouble or problems with your e-mail address, please contact ASK-IT (996-5555).

Policy Regarding Oral and Written Communication

UAB’s SOE members faculty expect all candidates to be proficient in the areas of spoken and written communication. Consequently, the course instructor reserves the right to recommend remediation for any candidate whose oral and written communication skills are considered unsatisfactory. This remediation might include an objective diagnostic writing evaluation or completion of an appropriate writing course (e.g., EDU 210 for undergraduate students; GRD 727 for graduate students).

Policies Regarding Academic and Non-Academic Misconduct

UAB Faculty members expect all members of the academic community to function according to the highest ethical and professional standards. Academic dishonesty and misconduct includes, but is not limited to, acts of abetting, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, and misrepresentation. Candidates are expected to honor the UAB Honor Code, Academic Code of Conduct, Student Code of Conduct, and Non-Academic Code of Conduct. Information regarding these codes of conduct can be found at the UAB Honor Code website.

ABETTING is helping another student commit an act of academic dishonesty. Allowing someone to copy your quiz answers or use your work as their own are examples of abetting.
CHEATING is the unauthorized use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information, study aids, the work of others, or computer-related information.
PLAGIARISM means claiming as your own the ideas, words, data, computer programs, creative compositions, artwork, etc., done by someone else. Examples include improper citation of referenced works, the use of commercially available scholarly papers, failure to cite sourced, or copying another person's ideas.
FABRICATION means presenting falsified data, citations, or quotations as genuine.
MISREPRESENTATION is falsification, alteration, or the misstatement of the contents of documents, academic work, or other materials related to academic matters, including work substantially done for one class as work done for another without receiving prior approval from the instructor.

Turn-It-In Policy

The SOE is committed to the fundamental values of preserving academic honesty. The instructor reserves the right to utilize electronic means to help prevent plagiarism. Candidates agree that by taking this course all assignments are subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com. Assignments submitted to Turnitin.com will be included as source documents in the Turn-It-In.com restricted access database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The instructor will identify assignments that candidates must submit to Turn-It-In. Candidates are required to submit the complete Turn-It-In originality report for their paper along with a hard copy or electronic copy of the paper, as determined by the instructor. Properly quoted and cited text will show up as a match on Turn-It-In. The originality report will allow the candidate and the instructor to detect accurate attribution as well as plagiarism.

Course Specific Policies

Student Expectations/Responsibilities Statement

The Course Syllabus (which includes the Classroom Policies and Course Calendar) is a contract by which the student must comply. An excuse of “not knowing” information covered in these documents is not an acceptable excuse for mistakes in this class.
Students are expected to participate in the online elements of this course. Students should access this course through Canvas, the official UAB learning management system.
Students are expected to participate in scheduled assignments and learning activities. Completion of scheduled assignments will be used to monitor participation in the course.
Students are expected to respond to e-mail requests from the instructor in a timely manner (within 24 hours).
Students are expected to submit all assignments to the Course Instructor in Canvas per the due dates and in their respective locations as specified in the instructions for the assignment.
If extenuating circumstances (such as hospitalization or other serious events) prevent the student from completing assignment by the deadline, the student is required to e-mail Dr. Evans before the deadline to discuss alternatives. If this communication does not occur, late assignments will not be accepted and a grade of 0 will be recorded without exception. (See policy regarding late assignments)
Students are expected to check their e-mail and course announcements from Canvas daily and respond within 24 hours when needed.
All students are responsible for ensuring that their UAB e-mail account is in proper working order during the entire time they are enrolled at UAB. E-mail is the only way the Course Instructor can, at least initially, communicate with students. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure a valid UAB e-mail address is provided. Failure on the student’s part to do so can result in the student missing important information that could affect their grade. Students are responsible for the information that is sent to their UAB e-mail account. The instructor will not accept e-mails sent from e-mail accounts other than the UAB account of the student enrolled in the course.
Students are expected to review their academic progress through the Canvas gradebook at least once per week.
Students are expected to devote an average of 8 hours per week to be successful in the course.
Students are expected to submit college level written work with competency in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style. Students will proofread/correct spelling/grammatical errors before submitting assignments/emails to instructor. Written work with significant mechanical flaws will not be accepted.
Students are expected to have a back-up plan in the event of computer issues. This is not an excuse for late or incomplete assignment submissions. Public libraries with Internet access are available for use by students if necessary.
Students are expected to participate in the course by following the course syllabus, course calendar, and other information provided by the course instructor. Reference the course calendar often!
Students are expected to submit correct, complete assignments. Once an assignment is submitted, it will be graded as is. Therefore, students are expected to triple-check an assignment before submitting it. When a student submits an assignment, s/he is confirming it is complete, the correct assignment and correctly located. If a student realizes they submitted an assignment by mistake, they must e-mail the instructor prior to the deadline for the assignment AND prior to the assignment being graded and ask that it be deleted. If both requirements are not met, the assignment will be graded as submitted.
The student is expected to use e-mail for one-on-one instructor-student conferencing or to set up an appointment with the instructor.
Students in this class will be expected to:
1. Speak and write Standard English
2. Work cooperatively with others
3. Possess independent reading and study skills at the university level
4. Possess basic computer skills
Students are expected to remain in regular contact with Dr. Evans via UAB e-mail as well as through participation in the Discussion Board (including Questions for Dr. Evans) and the submission of assignments, all in a timely fashion. Dr. Evans will communicate on the Canvas Announcement page, Discussion Board, and/or via UAB e-mail.

Policy Regarding Late Registration - Students who register during the first week of the term, during late registration, will already be one week behind. Those who fall into this category are expected to catch up with all week one work by the end of week two. Students who do not feel they can meet this deadline should drop the course. Note that late registration may mean you do not receive your textbook in time to make up the work you missed. Not having your textbook on the first day of class is not an excuse for late work after the deadlines.

Policy Regarding E-Mail Decorum - The major means of communication between the instructor and students will be via CANVAS announcements, grading notes, student specific e-mail or class mass e-mail. It is imperative that candidates check both the course “Announcements” page and their UAB email regularly for relevant updates and communication. When communicating with Dr. Evans, please sign your name to the email and indicate which online course you are enrolled in, to help eliminate confusion. In addition, please use professional email etiquette.

Policy Regarding Late Assignments - Requests for extensions must be made in writing, via e-mail, to Dr. Evans, in advance of deadlines and accompanied by appropriate written documentation (such as proof of hospitalization) if the excuse is to be acceptable (excused absence). If this communication does not occur, late assignments will not be accepted and a grade of 0 will be recorded without exception. Computer problems, placing an assignment in an incorrect location, forgetting an assignment, work/life balance problems, and/or not having the textbook are not acceptable excuses. No assignment will be accepted after the last day of the term unless the student qualifies for an Incomplete Grade, has submitted the necessary paperwork requesting an Incomplete Grade and has been approved by the instructor for an Incomplete Grade. Discussion posts will not be accepted late.

Note: Travel and/or work-related business do not quality for late submissions of assignments or grades of “Incomplete.” A regular and consistent pattern of course participation is an expectation of the online learning experience for instructors and learners.