Introduction to Higher Education (OR 100, Section 27)

Fall 2018

Instructor: Dr. Errthum Office: Gildemeister 205 E-mail: eerrthum@winona.edu Homepage : http://course1.winona.edu/eerrthum

Class Day: Wednesday Class Time: 9:00am – 9:50am Class Location: Gildemeister 329

Course Objectives

• To increase students’ knowledge of the elements and approaches that enhances college performance
• To increase students’ knowledge of WSU policies, procedures, resources and services to promote student success
• To increase understanding of current issues and challenges facing college students and learn ways to better meet those challenges
• To develop a sense of community among students, faculty, and staff at WSU
• To increase students’ knowledge of academic expectations in a university setting
• To promote intentional career planning

Course Expectations

Attendance	Attendance is required. An absence is defined as being more than 5 minutes late. If you’re here, make sure you sign the attendance sheet that gets passed around. If you are absent from 5 or more classes, you will receive a “No Credit” grade. I do not distinguish between excused and un-excused absences. If you are absent from 3 or 4 classes, you might be in jeopardy of receiving a “No Credit” grade; see Grading section below.
Come to Class Prepared	Come to class ready to participate, e.g. have your assignments/activities completed and with you, have access to the text, etc. You should also bring your laptop to class.
Assignments	Assignments, when appropriate, should be turned in during class. If you are going to miss class, turn in your assignment before the class period. Late or missing assignments might cause you to be in jeopardy of receiving a “No Credit” grade; see Grading section below.
Class Participation	You are expected to be engaged in class, e.g. contributing to the discussion, asking questions, keeping your eyes open and focused on the speaker. Failure to do so might cause you to be in jeopardy of receiving a “No Credit” grade; see Grading section below.
Technology	A part of being engaged is not being distracted. Only use your laptops when it is appropriate and, when doing so, stay focused on the task at hand. I don’t foresee any reason to use your phone in class, so please leave them stowed away. If you have a personal issue and need to be connected to someone outside of the room during class, please let me know ASAP. If I have to remind you not to get distracted by technology, you might be in jeopardy of receiving a “No Credit” grade; see Grading section below.
Behavior	You should behave in this class as you would in front of your parents and/or your boss. You are allowed to disagree with others and others are allowed to disagree with you. However, at all times you should strive for civility and respect.

Need of Special Accommodations

If you need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of this course, please see the instructor as soon as possible. Also, to obtain disability related accommodations and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact Access Services as soon as possible by calling 507.457.5878 or emailing Access Services at access@winona.edu. Students will be allowed to complete course requirements that are missed because of a religious observance if given prior notice.

Grading

Grades will be issued on a PASS/NO CREDIT basis. Students must complete a minimum of 9 of all the following to pass the course. Failure to do so will result in a “No Credit” grade.

□ Have 1 or fewer absences

□ Have 3 or fewer absences

□ Have 2 or less warnings about low class participation and/or distraction

□ Complete all the 1-on-1 meetings with your advisor and/or OR-100 instructor

□ Complete the MediaSpace Introduction Video and the 4 comments on others’ about what you have in common. (Due Oct 3)

□ Complete the Campus Organization Activity (Due Sept 26)

□ Complete the On-Campus vs. Off-Campus Activity (a.k.a Housing Budgeting Worksheet1) (Due Oct 24)

□ Complete the Resume Activity: Resume and Reflection. (First draft due Oct 8, Final draft due TBA)

□ Complete the One-Week Wellness Log (Due: TBA)

□ Complete the Digital Storytelling Project (Due: TBA)

□ Have 1 or less missing minor assignment/activity

□ Have 3 or less late minor assignments/activities

Academic Integrity Policy

Academic Integrity at Winona State University is based on honesty. The University requires that work produced by students represents their personal efforts and requires that they properly acknowledge the intellectual contributions of others.

WSU students are required to adhere to the University's standards of academic integrity. Following are examples of behaviors considered unacceptable and viewed as violations of the academic integrity policy:

· Cheating:  Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials in any academic exercise or having someone else do work for you.  Examples of cheating include looking at another student's work, bringing an unauthorized “crib sheet” to a test, obtaining a copy of a test prior to the test date, or submitting homework borrowed from another student.

· Deception and Misrepresentation:  Lying about or misrepresenting your work, academic records, or credentials.  Examples of deception and misrepresentation include forging signatures, falsifying application credentials or transcripts, and misrepresenting group participation.

· Enabling Academic Dishonesty: Helping someone else to commit an act of academic dishonesty.  This would include giving someone else an academic assignment with the intent of allowing that person to copy it or allowing someone else to cheat from your test papers, quizzes, assessments or other course materials.

· Fabrication:  Refers to inventing or falsifying information.  Examples of fabrication include inventing data for an experiment you did not do or did not do correctly or making references to sources you did not use in academic assignments.

· Multiple Submissions: Submitting work you have done in previous classes as if it were new and original work.  Although faculty may be willing to let you use previous work as the basis of new work, they expect you to do new work for the class.  Students seeking to submit a piece of work to more than one class should seek the permission of both instructors.

· Plagiarism:  Using the words or ideas of another writer without proper acknowledgment, so that they seem as if they are your own.  Plagiarism includes behavior such as copying someone else's work word for word, rewriting someone else's work with only minor word changes, and/or summarizing someone else's work without acknowledging the source.

Anyone violating the Academic Integrity Policy will receive an F in the course and/or be expelled from the University. For a complete description, please refer to the University’s Academic Integrity Policy: http://www.winona.edu/sld/academicintegrity.asp

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

WSU recognizes that our individual differences can deepen our understanding of one another and the world around us, rather than divide us. In this class, people of all ethnicities, genders and gender identities, religions, ages, sexual orientations, disabilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, regions, and nationalities are strongly encouraged to share their rich array of perspectives and experiences.  If you feel your differences may in some way isolate you from WSU’s community or if you have a need of any specific accommodations, please speak with the instructor early in the semester about your concerns and what we can do together to help you become an active and engaged member of our class and community. 

* The instructor reserves the right to modify this course without prior notice