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Policy & Service


ACADEMIC HONESTY

The University adheres to a strict policy regarding cheating and plagiarism. These activities will not be tolerated in this class. Become familiar with the policy and what constitutes plagiarism (http://studentaffairs.sdsu.edu/srr/cheating-plagiarism.html). Any cheating or plagiarism will result in failing this class and a disciplinary review by the University. These actions may lead to probation, suspension, or expulsion. 

 

TURNITIN


Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. You may submit your papers in such a way that no identifying information about you is included. Another option is that you may request, in writing, that your papers not be submitted to www.turnitin.com. However, if you choose this option you will be required to provide documentation to substantiate that the papers are your original work and do not include any plagiarized material.

 
STUDENT PRIVACY (FERPA) AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES

The Instructor will assure the privacy of student grades and feedback on individual assignments.

 
COPYRIGHT POLICY

SDSU respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our faculty & students to do the same. It is best to assume that any material (e.g., graphic, html coding, text, video, or sound) on the Web is copyrighted unless specific permission is given to copy it under a Creative Commons License.  More information about the use of copy written material in education as part of the TEACH Act and Copyright Fair Use Guidelines. Whenever possible, you should attribute the original author of any work used under these provisions.

 
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Students who need accommodation of their disabilities should contact the instructor, privately, to discuss specific accommodations for which they have received authorization. Students who needs accommodation due to a disability, but have not yet registered with Student Disability Services at (619) 594.6473 (Calpulli Center, Suite 3101), must do this before making an appointment to see the instructor.

 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR CANVAS

Student support for Canvas is provided by the Library Computing Hub, located on the 2nd floor of Love Library. They can be reached at 619-594-3189 or hub@mail.sdsu.edu.

 

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