Required Texts:  All readings will be provided. Please see the Readings tab on the course web site for more information.

Other Course Materials: In addition to the required text for this course, you will also need the following:

• External and/or Electronic Storage Devices: You will either use your own laptop on laptops provided in the classroom for assignment and project uses. However, it is highly recommended that you have some kind of external storage device to save your documents. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have saved your work properly. Another way to save your documents is to have an electronic storage device that you can use. NC State provides each student with electronic file storage: http://oit.ncsu.edu/afs/personal-file-space.
• Notebook or Journal: It is highly recommended that you purchase a notebook or journal for two reasons: take notes and document your process for each project. At the end of each project, you will be asked to turn in an electronic file that includes all of your process work relevant to your projects. Your process book may be a combination of electronic, printed, and paper formats. For paper documents, you will need to scan your process work and add it to your electronic submission.

Course Evaluations: Online class evaluations will be available for students to complete during the last two weeks of class. Students will receive an email message directing them to a Web site where they can login using their Unity ID to complete evaluations. All evaluations are confidential; instructors will never know how any one student responded to any question. You may be asked to participate in voluntary course evaluations throughout the semester.

Attendance Policy: Attendance for this class is mandatory. Investment in this class is expected. In order to learn how to design web communications, you must show up to class with your reading and assignments completed and ready to fully engage with the material and your peers. Pragmatically, you must also be present to develop the skills necessary to successfully complete the course. By joining this class you are making an ethical commitment to participate in a semester-long learning community that will help each of us learn and grow.

To ensure your success you are allowed three absences (excused or unexcused). Excused absences will not negatively impact your participation grade while unexcused absences may. After the third absence, you will lose points from your overall score: 4 total absences = 1 letter grade; 5-6 total absences = 2 letter grades; 7 or more total
absences = failure for non-attendance.

“Excused” and “Unexcused” Absences: This policy does not distinguish between “excused” and “unexcused” absences, even in the case of emergencies. All absences will count toward the total number, and this policy obtains from the moment you are registered in the course. As is the case for all courses, students experiencing extended medical or family emergencies during the semester should consult with the instructor about seeking a medical drop. If a situation emerges that might impact your attendance please contact me ASAP to discuss possible solutions. For information regarding NCSU’s attendance policy, go to: http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-3.

Per University regulations, excused absences must fall into one of two categories: sanctioned anticipated situations and documented emergency situations. Anticipated situations (e.g., participation in official University functions, court attendance, religious observances, or military duty) must be submitted in writing at the beginning of the semester or one week prior to the anticipated absence. Emergency absences (e.g., student illness, injury or death of immediate family member) must be documented by the Student Organization Resource Center 515-3323 within one week following the emergency. Make-up work will be allowed for excused absences only.

Because this policy includes all types of absences, those defined by the university as excused do not have to be cleared with the instructor beforehand. No matter what the cause of the absences, as a student you are responsible for finding out what material was covered, getting notes, being prepared for class on the day you return, and turning in subsequent assignments on time. Since due dates for major assignments are established at the beginning of the semester, and since these projects are developed over a series of class periods, students are advised that submitting these projects late may result in penalties.

Late Projects and Homework: Projects submitted late will be penalized one full letter grade for each calendar day the draft is overdue until the paper reaches the grade of F. Please keep in mind that you must complete and turn in every assignment in the course in order to receive a passing mark for the course. Therefore, you may not simply fail to turn in a paper (no matter how late it is) or other assignment. Rough drafts submitted late will receive no credit.

Make-up Work: No late assignments will be accepted beyond two weeks unless arrangements are made with me prior to the due date. If you fail to submit a project or assignment because of an excused absence you will be allowed to make it up. Any other late work or missed assignment will only be accepted or scheduled at the discretion of the instructor. Instructors will establish make-up assignments, standards for evaluation of such assignments, and a reasonable period after the absence within which they must be turned in. If you fail to turn in make-up assignments or if the make-up assignments are of insufficient quality, your grade will be penalized.

Requirements for Credit-Only (S/U) Grading: In order to receive a grade of S, students are required to take all exams and quizzes, complete all assignments, and earn a grade of C- or better. Conversion from letter grading to credit only (S/U) grading is subject to university deadlines. Refer to the Registration and Records calendar for deadlines related to grading. For more details refer to
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.15.php.

Requirements for Auditors (AU): Information about and requirements for auditing a course can be found at
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.5.php.
Policies on Incomplete Grades
If an extended deadline is not authorized by the instructor or department, an unfinished incomplete grade will automatically change to an F after either (a) the end of the next regular semester in which the student is enrolled (not including summer sessions), or (b) the end of 12 months if the student is not enrolled, whichever is shorter. Incompletes that change to F will count as an attempted course on transcripts. The burden of fulfilling an incomplete grade is the responsibility of the student. The university policy on incomplete grades is located at
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/grades_undergrad/REG02.50.3.php.

Academic Integrity: Plagiarism is defined as copying the language, phrasing, structure, or specific ideas of others and presenting any of these as one’s own, original work; it includes buying papers, having someone else write your papers, and improper citation and use of sources. When you present the words or ideas of another (either published or unpublished) in your writing, you must fully acknowledge your sources. Plagiarism is considered a violation of academic integrity whenever it occurs in written work, including drafts and homework, as well as for formal and final papers.

Revealing or sharing another student’s course work to which he or she may have access as a member of the class is considered a form of academic dishonesty prohibited by the Code of Student Conduct. As a condition for enrollment in this class, students may only share another student’s course work with third parties after obtaining the express consent of the student author and the course instructor. ‘Sharing with third parties’ includes posting or causing the course work to be posted on social networking or other websites. Violations of this condition will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct, which may take further action.

Student Accommodations:
In an effort to affirm and respect the identities of transgender students in the classroom and
beyond, we will be stating the pronouns that we wish to be referred to at the beginning of the first
class. Please, let me know if you will be using a name and/or pronouns other than what is listed in
the student directory.

Rules on Student Discipline: The NCSU Policies, Regulations, and Rules on Student Discipline (http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-11-35-02) set the standards for academic integrity at this university and in this course. Students are expected to adhere to these standards. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty will be handled through the university’s judicial system and may result in failure for the project or for the course.
See the Office of Student Conduct website for additional information about academic integrity:
(http://studentconduct.ncsu.edu/academic-integrity-resources).

Disability Services for Students: Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with the Disability Resource Office at Holmes Hall, Suite 304, 2751 Cates Avenue, Campus Box 7509, 919-515-7653. For more information on NC State’s policy on working with students with disabilities, please see the Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation (REG02.20.01)