You will be sending and receiving E-mail, performing online research, and participating in web-explorations and tours, in addition to interacting socially and professionally with your classmates.

A class week is defined as the period of time between Monday and Sunday.  The first week begins the day of semester, and it ends midnight the following Sunday.  Assignments scheduled for completion during a class week should be completed by Sunday of the week assigned.  Writing assignments and formal papers should be completed and successfully submitted, or postmarked, so that they are in my hands on the due dates.

NOTE: Because this course is online, and it is designed to give feedback to you directly via Internet, you should make prior arrangements with me before submitting a paper via fax or the postal service.  If you ever have problems transmitting your assignments to me, telephone me immediately, and we'll get the problem solved.

Ground Rules for Online Participation: Students should use E-mail for private messages to the instructor and other students.  The Class Conference is for public messages.  All students should participate in all conference discussion.  Conventions of online etiquette, which include courtesy to all users will be observed.  Students may get assistance with computer related problems through the instructor.  Students will normally submit papers as files uploaded to the computer and routed to the instructor.  Some files may be pasted into the E-mail message itself.  Assigned papers may be submitted via the postal service or fax only if arrangements are made with the instructor beforehand.

Academic Honesty: Park College policies are in effect.  All your work must be your own, unless I authorize collaboration, in which case you must, in writing, acknowledge the help you have received.  Presenting as one's own the words, ideas, or expressions of another in any form is cheating through plagiarism, and will not be tolerated.  The claim of ignorance is no excuse.

[For those taking Internet-based courses, one exam during the term will be taken in person after the seventh week of instruction in order to ensure academic integrity and quality.]  The student will be responsible for arranging for a proctor who will be accepted and approved by the instructor.  Park College site administrators or adjunct faculty is preferred, but K-12 school officials or senior personnel at your place of employment are usually acceptable.  Approved proctors may also include pastors, chaplains, U.S. Embassy officials, military education officers, any college or university faculty member or administrator.  Excluded from approval as proctors shall be family members, neighbors, friends, and immediate supervisors.

A proctor information form and instructions will be provided to you early in the term, and scheduling for the exam will be as flexible as possible for both the student and the proctor.