Winter 2010: RPW 260, section 01: Introduction to Professional & Technical Writing
NOTE: This syllabus may change as class needs dictate.
Course policies
E-mailed assignments:
I do not accept assignments via e-mail. If we meet in the classroom, please see the Absence policy (below) on turning in assignments after the due date without penalty. If we meet online, your assignment must be submitted via the Assignments tool at VSpace.

Absenses:
You are allowed two absences during the semester, without having those absences impact your grade. Any additional absences will affect your grade. You have until the next class period to make up any assigned homework. Work that is due but submitted after this one-class day grace period will incur the Late assignment penalty (below).

Assignment due dates:
Check the Homework schedule to verify the due dates of homework assignments. Reading assignments will be discussed in class on the day indicated. Please come prepared to discuss the reading assignments. There may be five unannounced quizzes on the reading material should the need arise. These quiz points will be incorporated into the Class Discussion points.

Computer labs:
The class meets in a computer lab. Unwise use of the lab computers (facebooking, checking e-mail, playing computer games, etc.) during class times will result in the loss of five (5) points for each day of lab computer abuse. There is no discussion, appeal, or "I didn't know" excuse on this policy.

Late assignments:
Late assignments will be penalized. For each day (or portion thereof) that your assignment is late, two (2) points will be deducted.

Tardiness:
If you show up for class fifteen minutes late to class, you will be marked tardy. Three tardys will become one absence which will impact your grade.

You may review the full text of the Attendance policy, the Assignments policy, and SVSU policies.


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