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== Policies ==
The following general policies apply to this course.

=== Grades ===
Grades will be determined as follows: 

* 20% Participation
* 20% Reading reflections
* 5% Midterm proposal
* 15% Midterm report
* 5% Final project proposal
* 10% Final project presentation
* 25% Final project report

You are expected to produce work in all of the assignments that reflects the highest standards of professionalism. For written documents, this means proper spelling, grammar, and formatting.

Late assignments will not be accepted; if your assignment is late, you will receive a zero score. Again, if you run into an issue that necessitates an extension, please reach out.

=== Attendance ===

As detailed in [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment | this page on assessment]], attendance in class is expected of all participants. If you need to miss class for any reason, please contact a member of the teaching team ahead of time (email is best). Multiple unexplained absences will likely result in a lower grade or (in extreme circumstances) a failing grade. In the event of an absence, you are responsible for obtaining class notes, handouts, assignments, etc. 

=== Respect === 
Students are expected to treat each other, and the instructors, with respect. Students are prohibited from engaging in any kind of harassment or derogatory behavior, which includes offensive verbal comments or imagery related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion. In addition, students should not engage in any form of inappropriate physical contact or unwelcome sexual attention, and should respect each others’ right to privacy in regards to their personal life. In the event that you feel you (or another student) have been subject to a violation of this policy, please reach out to the instructors in whichever form you prefer.

The instructors are committed to providing a safe and healthy learning environment for students. As part of this, students are asked not to wear any clothing, jewelry, or any related medium for symbolic expression which depicts an indigenous person or cultural expression reappropriated as a mascot, logo, or caricature. These include, but are not limited to, iconography associated with the following sports teams:

# Chicago Blackhawks
# Washington Redskins
# Cleveland Indians
# Atlanta Braves


=== Devices in Class ===

Electronic devices (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops) are not going to permitted in class. If you have a documented need to use a device, please contact me ahead of time to let me know. If you do get permission to use a device, I will ask you to sit in the very back of the classroom.

The goal of this policy is to help you stay focused and avoid distractions for yourself and your peers in the classroom. This is really important and turns out to be much more difficult in the presence of powerful computing devices with brightly glowing screens and fast connections to the Internet. For more on the rationale behind this policy, please read [https://medium.com/@cshirky/why-i-just-asked-my-students-to-put-their-laptops-away-7f5f7c50f368 Clay Shirky’s thoughtful discussion of his approach to this issue].

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=== Electronic Mail Standards of Conduct ===

Email communications (and all communications generally) among UW 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 [http://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=478-120 University of Washington's Student Conduct Code], I 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, 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.


=== Academic integrity and plagiarism ===
As a University of Washington student, you are expected to practice high standards of academic honesty and integrity. You are responsible to understand and abide by [http://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/WAC/478-121-107.html UW’s Student Governance Code on Academic Misconduct], and the  [http://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/WAC/478-121-107.html UW’s Administrative Code on Academic Misconduct], and to comply with verbal or written instructions from the professor or TA of this course. This includes plagiarism, which is a serious offense. All assignments will be reviewed for integrity. All rules regarding academic integrity extend to electronic communication and the use of online sources. If you are not sure what constitutes plagiarism, read [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/ this overview] in addition to UW’s policy statements.

I am committed to upholding the academic standards of the University of Washington’s Student Conduct Code. If I suspect a student violation of that code, I will first engage in a conversation with that student about my concerns. If we cannot successfully resolve a suspected case of academic misconduct through our conversations, I will refer the situation to the department of communication advising office who can then work with the COM Chair to seek further input and if necessary, move the case up through the College.

While evidence of academic misconduct may result in a lower grade, I will not unilaterally lower a grade without addressing the issue with you first through the process outlined above.

Other academic integrity resources:
* [http://www.washington.edu/teaching/cheating-or-plagiarism/ Center for Teaching and Learning: Cheating or Plagiarism]
* [https://depts.washington.edu/grading/pdf/AcademicResponsibility.pdf University of Washington Student Academic Responsibility (PDF)]

'''Notice:''' The University has a license agreement with VeriCite, an educational tool that helps prevent or identify plagiarism from Internet resources. Your instructor may use the service in this class by requiring that assignments are submitted electronically to be checked by VeriCite. The VeriCite Report will indicate the amount of original text in your work and whether all material that you quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or used from another source is appropriately referenced.


=== Disability and accommodations ===

As part of ensuring that the class is as accessible as possible, the instructors are entirely comfortable with you using whatever form of note-taking method or recording is most comfortable to you, including laptops and audio recording devices. The instructors will do their best to ensure that all slides and scripts/notes are immediately available online after a lecture has concluded. In addition, if asked ahead of time we can try to record the audio of individual lectures for students who have learning differences that make audiovisual notes preferable to written ones.

If you require additional accommodations, please contact Disabled Student Services: 448 Schmitz, 206-543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter from DSS indicating that you have a disability which requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to the instructors so we can discuss the accommodations you might need in the class. If you have any questions about this policy, reach out to the instructors directly.

For more information on disability accommodations, and how to apply for one, please review [http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrs/current-students/accommodations/ UW's Disability Resources for Students].


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