Introduction to Higher
Education (OR 100, Section 27)
Fall 2020
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Instructor: Dr. Errthum Office: Gildemeister
205 E-mail: eerrthum@winona.edu Homepage : http://course1.winona.edu/eerrthum
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Class
Day: Wednesday Class
Time: 9:00am – 9:50am Class Location: Full class over
Zoom OR Groups of students in Minne 237 (see
D2L for group assignment and group schedule) |
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Course Objectives |
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Course Expectations |
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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 1 class, you might be in jeopardy of receiving a “No
Credit” grade; see Grading section below. If
you are absent from 2 or more (in person or virtual) classes, you will receive
a “No Credit” grade. I do not distinguish between excused and
un-excused absences. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Technology |
A
part of being engaged is not being distracted. Only use your laptops/cell
phones when it is appropriate and, when doing so, stay focused on the task at
hand. 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. |
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Behavior
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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. |
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Grading |
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Minor
Assignments |
Minor
assignments, when appropriate, should be turned in and/or used during the
next 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. Minor Assignments include: ·
Mission Statement ·
“Sleep” response ·
Wellness Surveys ·
Gen Ed Survey ·
End of Semester Surveys |
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Major
Assignments |
There
are 4 major assignments in this course. These assignments are more involved
than the minor assignments and will take more effort to complete. Due dates
are given on D2L. The Major Assignments are:
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College
Success Videos |
On
the weeks when you are not meeting face-to-face with the OR100 instructor,
you should watch the College Success Videos posted in D2L and take the
accompanying quiz. You are required to have completed 12 of the 33 videos by
the end of the semester. NOTE: I can tell in D2L if you’ve taken the quiz
without watching the video. |
Grades
will be issued on a PASS/NO CREDIT basis. To receive a “Pass”, Students must:
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Complete the 1-on-1 meeting with the OR100 instructor
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Complete at least 12 of the College Success Videos and
accompanying quizzes
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Satisfy at least 7 of
the following.
□ Have no absences
□ Have 1 or less warnings
about low class participation and/or distraction
□ Have 1 or less late minor
assignments
□ Complete the Introduction
Video and the 4 comments on others’ about what you
have in common.
□ Complete a Selfie Board
□ Complete the Housing
Budgeting Worksheet
□ Complete the One-Week
Wellness Log and Debriefing Q’s
□ Complete the Multicultural
Self Slideshow
□ Complete at least 25 of the
College Success Videos and accompanying quizzes
Failure
to complete and/or satisfy these requirements will result in a “No Credit”
grade.
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Need of Special Accommodations
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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The instructor reserves the right to modify this course without prior notice