A classroom is a place where people get together to agree to pay attention together, to think about ideas together, and to talk about them. When we pay attention together, and think about ideas together, and most importantly, talk about them in the same energized moment, that’s where the best stuff really happens.
Having a talent is only half of your performance. You need a good attitude. Poor attitude affects everyone's learning environment. Recognize that you are not a passive recipient in classrooms, that your behavior shapes every classroom you attend, and that you affect the classroom at least as much as it affects you. Accept that you are in a situation of shared responsibility, then the quality and productivity of the relationships are worthy of your focus.
When someone has the floor, whether that is the professor or another student, do not create a disruption. Noise (talking, laughter, whispering, data entry,…) and motion (shuffling papers, moving around the class, or leaving the class) are disruptions. This is discourteous to other students trying to participate. If you continue to disrupt a class, you will be asked to leave.
Attendance and participation in class does not count towards your final grade, but it impacts your performance. Penalties apply to cases of breach of academic integrity. Completing work with integrity ensures that students are well-prepared for success in their careers and ready to be ethical and contributing members of society.
All written work turned in for this class should be your own work and should be written by you expressly in response to the assignment prompt for this section in this semester. You may not submit work written by others (whether other students, from printed texts, purchased, or downloaded or cut/copied and pasted from the Web); nor can you “recycle” work written by you for other classes or in other semesters unless you first discuss this with your instructor and obtain express written permission. If you are in doubt about your work, please talk with your professor before you turn it in for grading. Give yourself enough time to complete an alternative solution if the answer is “no”.
Students are encouraged to research and explore any and all material available. To protect yourself against academic integrity issues, always reference all sources in your documentation (use APA unless your professor instructs you otherwise), including the material provided in this course.
To get the most out of learning, try to produce your own answer (code, writing, solution) first; if you use anyone else's answer, or part of an answer, you must provide the source and explain why you used it and how you modified it. Make sure you understand specific instructions and follow them for each assignment. Some assignments will require that you produce original work. Use the Checklist for Assignments to help you identify potential issues.
Unless stated otherwise, students are encouraged to work together and help each other with homework, assignments and the general understanding of course material. Collaboration is an effective way for students to learn and understand the material in this course. Some ways of collaborating, however, are more productive than others and some ways are no help at all.