Academic Integrity 

Academic integrity is the foundation of the University of Arkansas Grantham’s commitment to the academic honesty and personal integrity of its university community. Knowledge and maintenance of the academic standards of honesty and integrity are the responsibility of the entire academic community, including the instructional faculty, staff, and students. The University of Arkansas Grantham (UAG) expects responsible behavior from students and strives to create and maintain an environment of social, moral, and intellectual excellence. 

 

The academic standards at UAG are based on a pursuit of knowledge and assume a high level of integrity from each of its members. When this trust is violated, the academic community suffers and must act to ensure its standards remain meaningful. 

 

Academic integrity is part of the code of conduct policy, and violations of the code of conduct are addressed by the code of conduct committee and may result in academic and/or non-academic disciplinary action(s). 

 

For a specific listing of violations of code of conduct, please refer to the Code of Conduct policy in the Catalog.

 

The Unauthorized Use of Materials violation found in the catalog should be particularly noted by students. Specifically, the use of programs which write paragraphs or essays or which rewrite or paraphrase paragraphs to hide plagiarism are forbidden. Also, posting assignments, quizzes, and other graded items, with or without answers, to web pages, social media websites, and similar file-sharing platforms is a violation of the code of conduct policy, with resulting consequences, up to and including expulsion from the university. Needless to say, the use of any such posted materials is also a violation with similar consequences.

 

 

Attendance Policy

This course operates on a course week of Wednesday (Day 1) through Tuesday (Day 7) for 8 weeks. 

Attendance and Academic Interaction

UAG is committed to ensuring students take personal responsibility for achieving the learning objectives outlined within each course. To assist students in meeting that goal, the University requires students to participate by regularly logging into their course(s), substantively interacting with fellow students and instructors through group discussions and submitting all coursework by the weekly due date.

Establishing First-Week Minimum Participation and Substantive Interaction 

During Week 1, students are required to establish attendance by logging into each course within seven calendar days of the term start date and either submitting an item which is graded in the course (substantive discussion post, assignment, quiz, etc.) or conducting a substantive course content-specific dialogue with the instructor in “Ask the Instructor.” If attendance is established through the Week 1 discussion, an initial post of a minimum of 75 words must be submitted. 

 

Students who have logged into a course within the first seven calendar days of the term start date, but failed to meet attendance requirements, will be administratively canceled from the course. Attendance is measured on a course-by-course basis. Therefore, attendance in one course has no impact on attendance in another course. 

Attendance and Substantive Interaction Requirements Throughout the Remainder of the Term

Beginning in Week 2 and throughout the remainder of the course, attendance will be tracked using the tools within the learning management system. Throughout the term, students must participate in such a way as to ensure successful completion of the course by the end of the term (i.e., regularly submit assignments by the designated due date and continue to substantively interact with other students and the course instructor), abiding by the requirements outlined in each course syllabus. 

 

Students who do not submit an item which is graded in the course (substantive discussion post, assignment, quiz, etc.) for a 14-day consecutive calendar period will be administratively withdrawn, resulting in a grade of W recorded on the student’s academic transcript. 

 

Completing coursework designated as “optional” or “practice” or which is required but does not contribute to the course grade (ex. Academic Integrity module) does not count towards meeting attendance requirements. 

 

Course acceleration is not permitted. Submitting work before its due date (accelerating) and going inactive for 14 calendar days is still a lack of interaction in the course, and an administrative withdrawal will be initiated. This will result in a grade of W recorded on the student’s transcript.

 

The following are examples of attendance activity in the course: 

·       Written Assignments 

·       Tests or Exams 

·       Labs 

·       Final Projects and Portfolios  

·       Initial Discussion Post (totaling 75-150 words) 

·       Substantive Replies to Discussion Posts (responses to fellow students’ posts)

 

Appeals to be reinstated are not permitted unless a system error occurred. Individual instructor course policies or exceptions do not supersede the university policy. 

Late Submissions

All work is due by 11:59 P.M. Central Time on the due date.

 

Assignments submitted within 7 days after the submission deadline may receive up to a 10% deduction. The actual deduction will be determined by the professor.

 

Assignments submitted between 8 and 14 days after the submission deadline may receive up to a 20% deduction. The actual deduction will be determined by the professor.

 

The acceptance of assignments submitted beyond 14 days after the submission deadline and, if accepted, the corresponding reduction of points is up to the discretion of the professor.

 

 

No assignments can be submitted after the last day of the class (11:59 pm CST on the final day of the class).

 

Days Late	Deduction
1 - 7	Up to 10%
8 - 14	Up to 20%
After 14 days	At instructor discretion

 

Incomplete Grades

If a student is unable to complete a course within the eight-week term due to extraordinary circumstances, a request for an Incomplete (I) can be made and must originate from only the student. Students with at least 50% of coursework completed, exclusive of discussions, may request an Incomplete from the instructor before final course grades have been submitted. Students may be required to provide documentation of the reported extraordinary circumstances. If the instructor grants the request for an Incomplete, the student will be given an additional 14 days of course access to submit work before a final grade will be submitted. The instructor may specify and limit which missing work may be submitted during the incomplete period through communication to the student at the time the incomplete is given.

Assessments

The course syllabus contains all pertinent information for assignments and tests in each course. Students submit all assignments and tests in the online course and the results will be posted in the online course grade book. Assignments may not be submitted to the instructor via email.

Scoring Tests and Assignments and Posting Grades

Coursework submitted before or on the scheduled due date will be graded by the instructor by Friday night (midnight Central Time) after the scheduled due date. Coursework submitted after the scheduled due date will be graded by the instructor after two business days. Results for coursework submitted during Incomplete periods will be posted within two business days of the submission date. Final grades must be posted within two business days after an Incomplete period expires.

 

Test Score Review

If a student believes a given test question was scored incorrectly, the student may initiate a test score review by contacting the instructor with the question number to be reviewed along with an explanation of why the given answer was correct. No test score review may be initiated more than one week after the disputed grade is posted.

Course Behavior Policy (Netiquette)

As a UAG student, you are expected to actively engage in discussions each week to help you and your classmates work through ideas, ask questions, and collaborate to better understand the topic(s) being explored in the class.

 

1.     Accept that even your best ideas might be challenged. You don’t have to accept ideas that differ from your own, but you do have to accept that other people may think differently. Keep in mind, in discussions you cannot be wrong so long as you can support your position. We often learn much more by discussing what we don’t know than the things we do. 

2.     Read all of the directions and assignments carefully; make sure you address the requirements thoroughly. 

3.     Be kind—ideas are meant to be challenged, but don’t be too aggressive or negative.  Make your responses constructive.