Course Policies

Students have an obligation to conduct themselves at all times in a manner that reflects honesty, integrity, and respect for others and to show a strong commitment to the ILT program. As a UC Denver student, you must adhere to the Academic Honor Code (Note: link opens in a new window).

Software Piracy, Use of Copyrighted Material
All students in the ILT program are expected to maintain high academic, professional, and ethical standards. Students should adhere to the UC Denver computing policies (Note: link opens in a new window) . Inappropriate or unprofessional conduct is cause for discipline or dismissal from the program.

A Note on E-Mail Use
You should have access to email at least every other day, including weekends if possible. A number of university labs are open and available to students, including the IT Mac Lab located at NC 5032 (303-556-6022) and NC 2206 (303-556-2895). You can also dial 303-556-6100 for voicemail or send email to helpme@carbon.cudenver.edu.

Basic E-mail Etiquette
Simple courtesies still apply to email as well as personal conversations and letter writing. The following guidelines will help ensure that your email posts will be read in the way you want them to be read.

• Open the message with a greeting, close with a salutation and other information as needed. For example, provide a telephone number if there is any likelihood the person will need to contact you by phone.
• Keep your post short and to the point. Long posts tend to be ignored. One screen is a good rule of thumb.
• Don't worry excessively about spelling, punctuation, and technical form. E-mail lies between formal written and oral discourse, so many written conventions can be relaxed. But remember the readability rule: Anything that gets in the way of readability (length, look, etc.) will make your post easier to skip over.
• Try to write like a journalist. Put key information at the top of your post, using short paragraphs to allow quick scanning.
• Be careful with humor. Because we lack nonverbal cues, sarcasm or subtle humor can be hard to interpret and may offend.
• Be careful about forwarding private correspondence. In general, private posts should be kept private and not distributed to a larger group without permission.
• Change your CEO Preferences file to reply only to the sender. Then use a "reply all" option to reply to an entire group. Reply only to those people interested in your message.
• Lowercase is easier to read. AVOID ALL CAPS; IT’S LIKE SHOUTING ALL OF THE TIME.

Submission of Assignments
All work products should be submitted to the CUOnline course shell. Unless you have confidential issues, do not send assignments directly to me through e-mail. I can access your submitted work from within the class conference, and can more easily keep track of products there. Submit projects named according to the following rule:

• YourNameAssignmentName.doc; or
• YourNameAssignmentName.rtf

Late Work and Incompletes
Assignments are due on the date specified. Substantial deductions will be made for late assignments. If, for some reason, you are unclear about the requirements of a particular assignment, you must contact me at least a week before the assignment is due to make sure that you and I are working from the same set of assumptions about what is required.

Incompletes. "An incomplete is only awarded when special circumstances prevent a student from completing the course during the term" (from the UC Denver catalog). Special circumstances for the purposes of this course may generally be defined as tragic and/or severe medical problems. Incompletes will NOT be awarded if less than half the course work has been completed. Under that circumstance, you will be given a grade that reflects the quantity and quality of assignments received or you may drop the class.

Requests for incompletes should be made to me in writing. Each request should be accompanied by a planned schedule of completion. If I agree to an Incomplete I will assign you a grade of IF. That means that you have one year from the date of the course to complete your work, or your grade will automatically turn to an "F" on your transcripts. Assignments turned in under an agreement for an incomplete will not be subjected to rewrite options. If you do not adhere to your planned schedule for completion, I will hold the option of lowering your grade.

Withdrawal. A withdrawal is almost always preferable to an Incomplete or an F.

Problems. If personal, work or family problems arise that interfere with your ability to complete or continue this course, see me immediately. We can work together to help you resolve the problems with the course.

Non-discrimination
The University of Colorado Denver is committed to providing reasonable accommodation and access to programs and services to persons with disabilities. Students should contact the Disability Services Office, Arts Building 177, 303-556-8387, TTY 303-556-8484. Any other person requiring accommodation in order to access programs and services of the University of Colorado at Denver, either on or off campus, should request accommodation from the individual or office responsible for providing the program or service. This request should be make in a timely fashion to allow the individual or office adequate opportunity to provide reasonable accommodation.

Back Up Work
Make and keep back-up copies of ALL assignments. When working with computers STUFF HAPPENS. Back up everything frequently. Expect disks to go bad. Technology failure is not an excuse for late or incomplete projects.

Food and Drink
When we are on-campus, food and drink are not permitted in the 5032 labs.

Pagers and Cell Phones
When we are on-campus, I ask that you put them on "vibrate" mode. When beeping or ringing interrupts class, it detracts from our learning time together and means your focus is elsewhere and not with us. Please see me if there is a family emergency that may draw you out of class to speak on the phone.