General Guideline for grades: 90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 65%=D; 0-65% Is an F. These may be adjusted down, the Student Handbook defines a "C" as average work and we will use that as our standard for making adjustments thanks to our friend the normal curve.
 
 
General Expectations:
 
Attendance: I typically do not take attendance (other than roll verification). That being said, you should never miss class or be late. With the addition of the lab I will be incorporating a lab grade. Lack of attendance will hurt that portion of your grade. See my grading scheme above.
 
Withdrawal: I will not automatically drop you from the roll for excessive absences. It is
your responsibility to complete all withdrawal forms...
 
Participation: There is no grade or assessment assigned to participation, but all in class
activities and discussion are designed to aid your learning and I strongly suggest you
participate.  If you actively work with me for 6 hours a week over the course of a semester you will be very successful in this course. Bring your textbook, pencils, and calculator to every class and be prepared to solve problems and gain understanding.
 
Individual/Collaborative Work: 
 
Cheating is not acceptable behavior. If you are in doubt as to what constitutes cheating on
homework assignments or tests then you need to come and clarify it with me before you
cheat. Anyone caught cheating will be sent to Academic Affairs and I will ask them to fail
you and remove you from my class for the remainder of the semester.
 
All tests will be a product of your individual work/processing. 
 
Working on your own: You need to read the textbook and you need to take some decent
notes that will allow you to ascertain what in the textbook is important to me. You will also need to solve Homework problems to self-access your mastery of the content.
 
Course Content (by week) we will make adjustments as needed. You will find a link on my website with a tentative weekly schedule on it. Class Info Page
 
Important Dates: 
 
FINAL EXAMINATION!... you are responsible for attending the final examination during
the time scheduled by the VPAA’s office. You may find the time to all your exams by
visiting the Calendar section of the NGCSU website and viewing the final exam matrix.
http://www.ngcsu.edu/vpaa/Main%20Pages/Calendars.shtml
 
Knowledge base:

Text: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Thorne & Giesen
ISBN 0-07-283251-7, McGraw Hill Publishers

Other: I may make readings available on our class vista site.
 
Class evaluations:  Class evaluations at NGCSU are now conducted on-line through Banner. 
Evaluation of the class is considered a component of the course and students will not be
permitted to access their course grade until the evaluation has been completed.   The
evaluations will be accessible beginning one week prior to Final Exam week.  Specific
instructions will be made available when the surveys are activated.  
 
 
Academic Integrity Policy:
 
Honor Code:  "On my honor, I will not lie, cheat, steal, plagiarize, evade the truth or
tolerate those who do." 
 
Suspected violations of the Academic Integrity policy should be referred by students to
the instructor.  If the instructor concludes that a violation of the Academic Integrity
policy has occurred, the instructor will either (1) penalize the student and file an incident
report with the Academic Integrity Council or (2) refer the matter directly to the
Academic Integrity Council.  If an incident report is filed by the instructor, the instructor
will review the completed report with the student and will request that the student sign
the report as an indication that the student is aware of the contents of the report.
 
Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: 
 
North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU) is committed to the full inclusion of
individuals with disabilities and to the principle of individual rights and responsibilities.  To
that end, the policies and procedures of NGCSU reasonably ensure that a person with a
disability is not, on the basis of that disability, denied full and equal access to and the
enjoyment of academic programs and co-curricular activities or otherwise is subjected to
discrimination in such programs and activities.
 
The policies for access by individuals with disabilities at NGCSU are designed to
ensure full compliance with all pertinent federal and state legislation, specifically to
include Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1990.
 
To receive disability accommodations, the student should contact the Coordinator
of Disability Resources, Office of Academic Support Programs, Room 207 Barnes Hall. 
Approval of reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis.