BIO+107+&+108+POLICIES


 * BIO 107-108 POLICIES**
 * Students are solely responsible for missed lectures, course announcements or other class activities in their absence. I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO POST ANY CHANGES ON THE COURSE AREA IN **__ANGEL__**.
 * Students are responsible for making backup copies of all their work in this course. Loss of work due to hard drive failure is **NOT** an acceptable excuse. Backup copies should be maintained until after the end of the term and students have received their course grade. Remember: Hard drives are mechanical devices. Hard drives fail. Plan for it. It is inevitable!
 * Waiting until the night before an homework or other assignment is due is **perilous**. Network access may be disrupted at any time. Loss of network access is **NOT** a valid excuse for submitting assignments late. Network response can become maddeningly slow at almost any moment. __Plan accordingly__.
 * **Computer labs** are available around campus for students experiencing hardware or network problems
 * Personal computer failures are **NOT** acceptable reasons for failing to complete assignments or quizzes on time. Computer labs around campus can be used when a student's personal computer is unavailable.
 * Extensions will be CONSIDERED provided prior notice is received by the instructor if a **student- athlete/instructor contract** is in place. Athletes, etc. should contact the instructor **at least one week prior** to the due date and explain the conflict __AND MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS__
 * Students experiencing personal problems requiring extensions (e.g. in the case of a death), should contact their Dean's office and request them to send a notice to their instructors.
 * A quiz/assignment/exam grade may be contested only up to one week after the return of that quiz/assignment/exam. A key will be posted on the bulletin board outside of the Laboratory for one week following an Exam//and/or an exam will be marked with correct answers depending on grading modality. **It should be checked in that time period**. It will NOT be reposted. A grade may **NOT** be contested after this period has expired.
 * **NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES OR EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN – NO EXTRA CREDIT WORK WILL BE ASSIGNED**
 * **In the event of a documented medical emergency (doctors excuse) or other emergency an alternate grade will be considered on a individual basis**
 * **TUTORING**- seek it out **EARLY** in the semester if you feel it is necessary. Check out the Tutoring Center on Campus- It is almost always helpful. ( also see A&P study success on BIO 107 ANGEL site (documents))
 * I am available on campus for only limited time periods but am available via E-mail, phone mail and home phone (see syllabus). I prefer e-mail communication and am able to check it during the day. (see E-mail below)

In this course there are several rules one should **always** follow when communicating with E-mail > Do **NOT** always assume that email messages reach their destination. If you expect a reply and do not receive one, follow up on the message. > **Always identify yourself clearly WITH YOUR FULL NAME**. Don’t expect that your e-mail address is sufficient for recognition. (I’m still trying to figure out who (Lovebug3@hotmail and/or Superstud48@ aol.com is from last semester). **You get the picture!** Start your subject with a course number, (eg. BIO 107) followed by a brief concise subject heading. Do **NOT** omit email subject lines it is considered very rude and feeble-minded behavior. > Since it is very easy to save email (and easy to lose), students are expected to make backup copies of all communication related to the course until after the end of the term and they have received their course grade. Failure to do so when a communication is needed later in the course, (eg. if a dispute or other circumstance arises), will **NOT** constitute an excuse. > Attachments are **NOT** to be sent to the instructor or TAs unless they are specifically requested. Unrequested attachments will be deleted, regardless of the reason! Email attachments are **NOT** a substitute for on-line submissions. > It is violation of Canisius College Acceptable Use Policy to use another's email account or to allow anyone to use your email account. You and only you are fully responsible for all messages sent from your email account.
 * E -mail**
 * 1) Email is **NOT** postal mail
 * 1) Instructors and TAs teach other courses
 * 1) **Email Communications**
 * 1) **Attachments**
 * 1) **Email account usage**