Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

BIO 150 Syllabus Fall 2018 3 • Late assignments: I will not accept late assignments. If you do not turn in your assignments on time you will be awarded a ZERO for that assignment. Academic Integrity: Cheating and plagiarism is a serious and will not be tolerated in my class or lab. • If you decide to cheat you will be given at minimum a ZERO for that assignment, test, or quiz and with more serious cheating/plagiarism you will need to meet with Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Disabilities and Special Needs: If you have a diagnosed learning disability, you need to contact the Learning Center in Thatcher 1104 or phone (701) 228-5477. Please speak with me in person about any disabilities/accommodations. • You must inform me that you have testing accommodations THREE days before an exam (ie. need extended time). Email Policy: Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official form of communication. A student’s campus-assigned email address will be the only one recognized by the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information conveyed via campus email rests with the student. Blackboard policy: You are responsible for checking blackboard and doing coursework (pre/post lab quizzes) on blackboard for this class. If you do not do the assignments on blackboard you will get a ZERO for those assignments. Blackboard assignments must be completed by the time and date indicated by each assignment. Pre-lab quizzes are due before class. Post-lab quizzes are assigned after all labs. You will be given 11 pre-lab quizzes and 11 post-lab quizzes. I will drop the lowest score for each pre-lab and post-lab. Cell phone policy: Cell phones will be used in class for answering in-class questions. You will be instructed to use your phone at those times. If you are on your phone while not instructed by myself then I will ask you to leave my class for that day. You should not be texting or on social media while in my class/lecture/lab.