Submitting assignments on time

•     Expected academic performance includes students not only completing assignments, but completing them on time.

•     If you miss a quiz, for which you have 6 days to complete, there will be no opportunity to write it at a later date, regardless of circumstances.

•     If you miss a participation task during the required week, there will be no opportunity to complete it at a later date, regardless of circumstances

•     For major assignments there will be a deadline, however all students will have a (short) extension window to submit an assignment later without penalty (i.e. if you have accommodations, are ill, someone passes away, etc. Each assignment’s instructions will have specific details.

Email/Message Guidelines:

•     Please limit e-mails or messages to personal issues that arise. They will receive a response within 24 hours, unless it is the weekend.

•     All other inquiries about course material, or assignments, can be made on the eClass Discussion Forum, in an office appointment, or during lectures on Tuesdays. If you email me a course question, I may copy and paste a standard message that asks you to post your question on the relevant forum. I will do this because your question is one that other students will have too, or that other students perhaps should have.

•     You can expect an answer to a forum message or email within 24 hours, unless it is the weekend.

To be successful in this course

•     You must attend lectures on campus and log on to eClass frequently

•     You should be completing coursework every week

•     You should be taking notes when you attend/review video lectures - always

•     You should be taking notes when you read the course material - always

•     Critical Thinking and Reasoning requires practice. The textbooks have chapter exercises that you should be answering in order to hone your skills.

•     For an updated and helpful website with tips and tools, for writing, time management, and other necessary tools and skills for university success, see:                         http://www.yorku.ca/spark/

•     Take care of yourself. Balancing the academic, professional, family, personal, and other aspects of your life can be challenging at the best of times. Aim to create some balance in your life. You want to be healthy and rested when you tackle a full year course in half the time.

Grades

•     Grades are posted on eClass.

•     Your official grade is posted by the Registrar once the term is over.

•     Final Grades are not negotiable. In order to ensure you earn the grade you want or need, in addition to the tips above, you are encouraged to ATTEND lectures regularly, use the Discussion Forum to ask questions on eClass, make virtual appointments to discuss material and your ideas, and engage in all assignments.