course outline - St. Jerome's University

Course Website InformationANGEL is a web-based course management system that enables instructors to managecourse materials (syllabus, lecture outlines, etc.), interact with their students (drop boxesfor student submissions, announcements, email, etc), and provide feedback (grades, etc).The degree to which UW-ACE is utilized in a particular course is left to the discretion ofthe instructor; therefore, you may find significant differences from one course to another.To logon, go to http://uwace.uwaterloo.caElectronic GadgetsPlease turn off your cellphones, and/or any other electronic devices before entering theclassroom. Laptops and PDAs with keyboards may be used, but only to take classnotes.Those who use cellphones, laptops, PDAs, or other devices to communicate with the“outside world” will be asked to leave class.Classroom EthicsOur class topics are often of a controversial nature and we should not expect thateveryone in the class shares the same opinion, life experience, religion, or sexualorientation. Therefore, all class discussions will be guided by mutual respect and anopenness to the viewpoints of others. As the instructor, I reserve the right to end any lineof discussion that I deem inappropriate, offensive or unedifying.CorrespondenceStudents using email to contact me must include their first and last names, studentnumber, and course in which they are enrolled in the email subject line. Please use onlychristina.reimer@utoronto.ca to contact me via email. I rarelycheck the course website email folder. Furthermore, I am only in Waterloo on Tuesdayevenings, therefore my office phone messages will only be checked on Tuesday beforeclass.UW Policies and Academic Integrity (aka CHEATING!!!)UW Policy Regarding Illness and Missed TestsThe University of Waterloo Examination Regulations(www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/exams/ExamRegs.pdf) state that:A medical certificate presented in support of an official petition for relief fromnormal academic requirements must provide all of the information requested onthe “University of Waterloo Verification of Illness” form or it will not be accepted.This form can be obtained from Health Services or atwww.healthservices.uwaterloo.ca/Health_Services/verification.html.If a student has a test/examination deferred due to acceptable medical evidence,he/she normally will write the test/examination at a mutually convenient time, tobe determined by the course instructor.The University acknowledges that, due to the pluralistic nature of the Universitycommunity, some students may on religious grounds require alternative times to3