English 3440: International Folk Literature

The Responsibilities of Students in Online and Hybrid Sections of English 3440

Pretest

All students must complete the pretest by midnight on the first Sunday after classes begin.� The score on the pretest is not calculated into the students� final grades.� However, it is still a requirement because the instructor uses that score and the one from the final examination to calculate student gains during the semester.� Students who do not take the pretest will be removed from the class.

Participation and Collaboration

Students must view the navigation video in Bb and read the syllabus carefully
Students must write an introduction of themselves in the Discussion Board in Bb.
Students must write six blog entries of at least 400 words each and respond to the entry of another student in at least 100 words.
Students must follow the rules of netiquette in all postings for the class; that is, students must write in Edited American English, which means using appropriate grammar, spelling, diction, and punctuation. Following the rules of netiquette also means that students avoid provocative forms of expression such as profanity, sarcasm, and ridicule.
Students must work methodically through the class and adhere to all deadlines.
Students may use the chat function in Blackboard in complete privacy. I never enter the chat function. Nevertheless, I expect all students to conform to the rules of netiquette stipulated above.
All students must enroll themselves in a Discussion Group so that they collaboratively compose an original urban legend.
Students must vote on the best urban legend.

Quizzes and Final Examination

Students must take all quizzes and the final examination on the given dates and within the times provided. The instructor provides a window of 18 hours; however, most students need less than half an hour to take each of the six quizzes. Students usually need a little more time to take the final examination.
If for some serious reason, students cannot take a quiz on the stipulated date, they must contact the instructor before the quiz is released.
Students may take the quizzes and the final examination at any site.�
Students may take quizzes two times, and only the highest score will be recorded.
On the days of the quizzes and final examination, students may use books and notes. However, students should realize that all sub-sections of the final examination are timed, meaning that students will not have much time to search for answers.
The dates and times of all quizzes and the final examination are in the calendar in Bb.� Students are responsible for knowing and adhering to those dates.

Academic Integrity

Students are fully responsible for reading and adhering to the CSUB Academic Integrity Policy. Students need to also read the statements on plagiarism and how to avoid it accumulated by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.