Entering the Academic Community (INT1020-L03 and L04)      Fall 2004

Instructor: Dr. Nolan Atkins
Office:        Vail 404
Phone:        802-626-6238
email:         nolan.atkins@lyndonstate.edu
www:         http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/faculty/nolan/nolan.html

Office Hours: MWF 11-11:30, TTH 10:30-11 or just stop by!

 

PURPOSE OF INT1020 - ENTERING THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

INT 1020 – Entering an Academic Community is designed to introduce students to LSC, college life, and the broader purposes of higher education.   Its purpose is to assist new students with the transition from high school, employment, or other work to collegiate academic and social life.  In the Seminar half of the course, students meet in class to discuss a topic designed to connect them to LSC, student collegiate life, a group, or a topic.  In the Student Life half of the course, students submit assignments electronically after attending live performances and after completing self-guided modules on college related issues.

SEMINAR HALF OF COURSE (1cr.)

Purpose:

The purpose of the seminar part of INT1020 is to discuss many issues that confront freshman met majors.  Many of these issues are academic in nature and include:

Other social and campus life issues will also be discussed.

Campus  Email:    Please check it regularly as I will send messages regarding the class, assignments, etc. to you via your campus email address.

Book:

Class Meetings:

Most Thursdays of the semester from 1:30-2:50 PM or 3:00-4:20 PM.

Attendance Policy:

All students may receive one unexcused absence.  The second unexcused absence results in failure in the course.   The list of excusable absences is limited to documented severe illnesses, jury service, mandated court appearances, severe weather conditions, and instructor approved family emergencies and responsibilities.

Plagiarism:

Academic dishonesty is a serious offense against the College and its entire community of learners.  Academic dishonesty includes any act of academic cheating designed to enhance one’s own or another’s academic standing, or to diminish one’s own or another’s academic standing. In particular, one form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism.  Plagiarism occurs when the words or ideas of another are used without stating the source.  This includes both using direct quotes from others without acknowledging the original author and paraphrasing the ideas of others without reference to the source. In this course, acts of academic dishonesty will be dealt with by the instructor on a case-by-case basis and may include failure in the assignment, failure in the course, dismissal from the course, and notification to the Academic Standards Committee, Dean of Academic Affairs.

Disabilities:

Students with disabilities who request accommodations are asked to provide a certification letter within the first two weeks of class.   Students should contact Mary Etter, Learning Specialist, in the Office of Academic Support (Vail 325, LSC phone ext - 6210) to arrange for the appropriate letter to be sent.”

 

STUDENT LIFE HALF OF COURSE

Assignments:

Convocation: Students are expected to attend this gathering of the entire college community to celebrate the start of the new academic year. After attending Convocation, the student will write a 2-page reflection paper about the event and the LSC promise. This fall, Convocation will be held on Thursday, September 14 at 12:30 pm in the Alexander Twilight Theatre.

First Major Activity: This is an event during which new students, selected returning students, and instructors in each major attend an all-day activity related to the major. The event is designed to introduce new students to the major and provide an opportunity to interact with the instructors and upper-class students in the major.  This fall the First Major Activity Day will be held on Friday, September 22. Please Note: Natural Science students will take their trip on September 9 – 10. Specific details for each trip will be posted on the Class of 2010 Portal Organization page. If you are an Explorations student, there is a specific trip planned for you. Attendance will be taken by each department. Students will write a 2-page reflection paper on their experience after they have participated.

Horizon Events: Each student will attend three Horizon Events during the semester.  A list of approved Horizon Events is provided on the course Black Board site. After attending, students will write a 2-page reflection paper on their experience.

Tunnel of Oppression: Students will participate in a campus wide event called the Tunnel of Oppression that will be held on November 2 & 3. After attending, students will write a 2-page reflection paper on their experience.

 Blackboard usage questions:

Ms. Vicki Litzinger

Director of Library Instructional Technology

LAC 102, LSC ext – 6451, Vicki.litzinger@lyndonstate.edu

Grading:

Your grade for the seminar half of this course will be based on assignments given throughout the semester.  It will also be based on your participation in class.

 Late assignments will NOT be accepted.  An assignment is late if it is turned in 10 minutes after the start of class.  There will be no make up assignments for those that are missed.

The final grade for the course will be based upon the following distribution of points for the following assignments:

·    Convocation Reflection Paper............................................................. (4%)

·    First Major Activity................................................................................. (8%)

·    Tunnel of Oppression Reflection Paper..............................................(2%)

·    3 Horizon Event Reflection Papers..................................................... (12%)

·    Transition Assignments........................................................................(24%)

·    Other Assignments ............................................................................. (50%)