Editing Community Data Science Course (Spring 2019) (section)

== Administrative Notes ==

=== Attendance ===

While we understand that as a professional program students will now and again have work or personal conflicts, it is expected that students communicate well in advance to faculty so that arrangements can be made for making up the work that was missed. It is the students' responsibility to seek out support from classmates for notes, handouts, and other information. 

=== Office Hours ===

Because this is an evening degree program and I understand you have busy schedules that keep us away from campus during the day, I will not hold regular office hours. In general, I am very happy to have a skype or hangouts session where we can share our screens and discuss your questions. I'm also happy to meet in the evenings in the University District. Please contact me on email to arrange a meeting.

=== Disability Accommodations Statement ===

Your experience in this class is important to me. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS), please communicate your approved accommodations to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course.

If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to: mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), you are welcome to contact DRS at 206-543-8924 or uwdrs@uw.edu or https://disability.uw.edu. 

DRS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions.  Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your instructor(s) and DRS.  It is the policy and practice of the University of Washington to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. 


=== Incomplete ===

An Incomplete may be given only when the student has been in attendance and has done satisfactory work to within two weeks of the end of the quarter and has furnished proof satisfactory to the instructor that the work cannot be completed because of illness or other circumstances beyond the student’s control.
To obtain credit for the course, a student must successfully complete the work and the instructor must submit a grade. In no case may an Incomplete be converted into a passing grade after a lapse of two years or more. An incomplete received by the graduate student does not automatically convert to a grade of 0.0 but the “I” will remain as a permanent part of the student’s record.


=== Comm Lead Electronic Mail Standards of Conduct ===
 
Email communications (and all communications generally) among Comm Lead community members should seek to respect the rights and privileges of all members of the academic community. This includes not interfering with university functions or endangering the health, welfare, or safety of other persons. With this in mind, in addition to the University of Washington's Student Conduct Code, Comm Lead establishes the following standards of conduct in respect to electronic communications among students and faculty:
 
:If, as a student, you have a question about course content or procedures, please use the online discussion board designed for this purpose. If you have specific questions about your performance, contact me directly.
 
:* I strive to respond to Email communications within 48 hours. If you do not hear from me, please come to my office hours, call me, or send me a reminder Email.
:* Email communications should be limited to occasional messages necessary to the specific educational experience at hand.
:* Email communications should not include any CC-ing of anyone not directly involved in the specific educational experience at hand.
:* Email communications should not include any blind-CC-ing to third parties, regardless of the third party’s relevance to the matter at hand.

=== Grades ===

Grades in this class are based on a rating scale.

Rating-scale grades are based on the faculty member's assessment of each assignment as opposed to a calculation from earned and possible points. The broad criteria for the ratings are given below. The ratings for some assignments may be multiplied by a constant (e.g. 2 or 3) so as to count more toward the final grade. The final grade is calculated as the average of all ratings.
 
;4.0 - 3.9: Excellent and exceptional work for a graduate student. Work at this level is extraordinarily thorough, well reasoned, methodologically sophisticated, and well written. Work is of good professional quality, shows an incisive understanding of digital media-related issues and demonstrates clear recognition of appropriate analytical approaches to digital media challenges and opportunities. ''Clients who received a deliverable of this quality would likely develop loyalty toward the vendor to the exclusion of other vendors.''
 
;3.8 - 3.7: Strong work for a graduate student. Work at this level shows some signs of creativity, is thorough and well-reasoned, indicates strong understanding of appropriate methodological or analytical approaches, and demonstrates clear recognition and good understanding of salient digital media-related challenges and opportunities. ''Clients who received a deliverable of this quality would likely recommend this vendor to others and consider a longer-term engagement.''
 
;3.6 - 3.5: Competent and sound work for a graduate student; well reasoned and thorough, methodologically sound, but not especially creative or insightful or technically sophisticated; shows adequate understanding of digital media-related challenges and opportunities, although that understanding may be somewhat incomplete. This is the graduate student grade that indicates neither unusual strength nor exceptional weakness. ''Clients who received a deliverable of this quality would likely agree to repeat business with this vendor.''
 
;3.3 - 3.4: Adequate work for a graduate student even though some weaknesses are evident. Moderately thorough and well reasoned, but some indication that understanding of the important issues is less than complete and perhaps inadequate in other respects as well. Methodological or analytical approaches used are generally adequate but have one or more weaknesses or limitations. ''Clients who received a deliverable of this quality would likely entertain competitor vendors.''
 
;3.0 - 3.2: Fair work for a graduate student; meets the minimal expectations for a graduate student in the course; understanding of salient issues is incomplete, methodological or analytical work performed in the course is minimally adequate. Overall performance, if consistent in graduate courses, would be in jeopardy of sustaining graduate status in "good standing." ''Clients who received a deliverable of this quality would likely pay the vendor in full but not seek further engagement.''
 
;2.7 - 2.9: Borderline work for a graduate student; barely meets the minimal expectations for a graduate student in the course. Work is inadequately developed, important issues are misunderstood, and in many cases assignments are late or incomplete. This is the minimum grade needed to pass the course. ''Clients who received a deliverable of this quality would likely delay payment until one or more criteria were met.''

=== Academic Misconduct ===
 
Comm Lead is committed to upholding the academic standards of the University of Washington’s Student Conduct Code. It is the responsibility of each UW student to know and uphold all tenets of the code, including those regarding integrity in academic conduct (http://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/SGP/SPCH209.html#7). In this course, avoiding plagiarism, falsification of fieldwork data, and inappropriate collaboration are particularly important. All assignments will be reviewed for integrity. All rules regarding academic integrity extend to electronic communication and the use of online sources. All instances of suspected dishonesty or misconduct will be reported in accordance with UW policy, and may result in failure and removal from this course.If a faculty member suspects a violation of the Student Conduct Code from one of their students, the instructor will notify the student directly and file a report with the College of Arts and Sciences Student Conduct Office, as required by the College. Comm Lead faculty (indeed, all UW faculty) may neither attempt to reach a mutually agreeable resolution with a student suspected of academic misconduct NOR unilaterally lower a student’s grade based academic misconduct without taking the necessary steps outlined above.

 
In closing, Comm Lead  students are expected to:

* Write coherently and clearly.
* Complete assignments on time and as directed.
* Not miss more than two classes a quarter, unless due to extreme circumstances.
* Engage as much as possible with colleagues and the instructor.
* Stay current with the latest developments in the field of communications and digital media.

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