[pic] INSTRUCTOR POLICIES ACC/ 290 Version 3 Principles of Accounting 1

Course Start Date: January 30, 2014 Course End Date: February 27, 2014 Campus/Learning Center: Main

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Facilitator Information
James F. Gardner jfg5647@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) jgardner5647@gmail.com (Personal)
714-348-1513 (Pacific Standard Time)
Facilitator Availability

I am available from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. On Saturdays, I tend to be online in the morning only. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule, if possible. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact. Additionally, I will be in class approximately 10 minutes before the start of class if you have any questions.

I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside these time frames, you should not hesitate to do so.
For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact me, please direct them to my contact information listed under "facilitator information." No third party should use your login credentials to gain access to the classroom.
Where to Go to Class: Your Course Forums

Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where you may ask questions between class meetings. It has read-and-write access for everyone.

Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content.

Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and materials.

Learning-Team-A, B, C, D, E and F: These six Learning Team forums will be used as workrooms for the learning teams. You will be assigned to one of these learning teams.

Individual Forum: You will see one forum with your name on it. This is a private forum, shared only by you and me, the facilitator. Your classmates will not have access to this forum. You can ask questions here. However, if you have general questions about instructions of assignments, please post those in the Main forum, since other students may benefit by that exchange as well.

Where to Submit Your Assignments

Assignment Section: This is where you will submit all formal assignments. Navigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment.
Policies

For class policies, please see the "Policies" link on the left side of the Materials page for the course on eCampus. Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within that link. University policies are subject to change so please be sure to read them at the beginning of each class as it may have changed since your last class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities it is important you read the policies governing your current class modality.
Learning Teams

University of Phoenix students are expected to work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. They must collaborate and function well in team settings as both leaders and followers. They should respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner toward colleagues and peers. If you experience difficulties working with your team, you are expected to resolve them with the team if possible. However, please feel free to contact me for guidance if you have concerns in this area. Because Learning Team projects are outcome-based, all members of the Learning Team will generally earn the same grade for learning Team projects. However, I reserve the right to report different grades for different Learning Team members if I see a substantial imbalance in individual contribution. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Several of the assignments in this class will be completed in Learning Teams of three to six students, set up at the first class meeting. Learning Team charters are required. Please see the instructions in the weekly sections for more information. All Learning Team assignments must be submitted to the Assignment section of the learning team.

You are expected to actively participate with your learning team and contribute to the team discussions by (a) contributing original work that is accepted and used by the team with proof of originality, (b) participating in the project from assignment organizing through meaningful final review of the team project for submission, (c) ensuring to your team that your contributions are original work and properly quoted, cited and referenced.
Classroom Management Policies
PARTICIPATION: Participation in all workshops is required. An absence for whatever reason will result in the loss of the participation points for participation that night. If a student is absent, he or she does not gain the benefit of class involvement and is not contributing to the learning of other students in the class.
CELL PHONES AND PAGERS: Out of consideration for others, please turn your cell phone and pagers to the silent mode. If they do not have a silent or vibratory mode, please turn them off. No texting is allowed while class is in session. These items tend to distract the other students when they ring during class discussions or learning team activities.
USE OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM: University of Phoenix encourages students to use their laptop computers in our Learning Centers for classroom research support. However, laptop computers should only be used in the classroom with the permission of the instructor. Laptop computers may not be used to complete individual or team assignments while class is in session. LATE ARRIVAL/EARLY DEPARTURE: Late arrival or early departure will result in a loss of participation points. Point deductions will be determined by the number of minutes you are late or leave early. If you are one (1) hour late, the participation points will be reduced by 25%, since this is a 4 hour class. If you attend half of the class, the participation points will be reduced by 50% and so forth.
CLASSROOM BREAKS Students are allowed two 15 minute breaks one of which will occur at a midway point of the class, i.e. sometime between 7:15 pm and 8:15 p.m. The other 15 minute break will occur around 9:00 PM.
FOOD IN THE CLASSROOM Students are allowed to eat and drink in class as long as the eating is not disruptive and drinking is not alcoholic.
STUDENT END-OF-COURSE SURVEYS (SEOCS) During the last week of your class, please take the opportunity to share with us your opinions of the course, curriculum, and university services by filling out a Student End- of-Course Survey. This will be available to you via a link on the student Web page, https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/portal/portal/public/login.aspx starting on the first day of the final week of class. Please note that the survey may not be available after the last day of class. STUDENT CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: By virtue of membership in the University’s academic community, students accept a responsibility to abide by the Student Code of Academic Integrity, which is a part of the Student Code of Conduct. A link to the Code can be found on the Center for Writing Excellence Web site or by logging into the University of Phoenix Student and Faculty website and going to the following URL within the Center for Writing Excellence. Then go to Tutorials and Guides and on the right side is the Student Code of Academic Integrity with plagiarism information.
APA FORMAT: American Psychological Association (APA) format is required for all individual and team papers. The University of Phoenix will provide support services to assist students with APA formatting (e.g. PERRLA software, Center for Writing Excellence, tutoring, etc.). However, it is the student’s responsibility to make sure all papers are properly formatted.
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION TIME: All written assignments are due on their due date by the beginning the workshop in which they are due (e.g. 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time) and must be submitted electronically to a student’s individual OLS forum.
LATE WORK: Late work will not earn the full points possible. Student’s points will be reduced by 20% for each day the assignment is late. Late submission commences at 6:01 pm PACIFIC TIME on the evening that the assignment is due.
NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE FINAL WORKSHOP (e.g., 6:00 pm Pacific Time).
Certificate of Originality Requirement For this course, you will be required to post the Certificate of Originality available in our Course Materials forum for all Individual and Learning Team assignments. The University has implemented the use of this document to increase awareness of Academic Integrity. The University places a high priority on maintaining Academic Integrity and ensuring that proper credit is being given for others’ words and ideas used in the development of your written assignments. The Certificate of Originality document should be completed by typing your name in the appropriate field. When you post an assignment to the Assignments link, also post an electronically signed copy of the Certificate of Originality at the same time. When posting a Learning Team assignment, the individual responsible for submitting on behalf of the team should type each person’s name on the Certificate of Originality and then post the team’s Certificate of Originality at the same time the assignment is posted. Please feel free to post any follow up questions regarding this requirement to our Questions thread in the Main Forum or in your Individual Forum.
Technical Support

Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-877-832-4867, or use the e-mail support form. Answers to the most common issues are found in the Knowledge Base by clicking Help, found at the top of every student Web site.

WRITTEN WORK:

All papers must be submitted on their due date by beginning of the workshop (6:00 pm) when the assignment is due. It is a course requirement that for each written assignment, either an individual assignment or a team assignment, a plagiarism report must be submitted with each written assignment. Failure to submit this report will result in the written submission not being graded until the plagiarism report is submitted. Work submitted for evaluation should be the student’s best effort, show familiarity with the course objectives and demonstrate mastery of the concepts and theory presented by use of examples and expression of practical applications of the theory and concepts written into each assignment. As a comparative practical example, you should assume the work you present for grading will be judged and evaluated as if submitted to your supervisor and the results of the evaluation had the potential to impact your continued employment, salary level, or promotion within your organization. Final grades are determined by student’s demonstrated level of achievement of the course learning objectives not merely on effort, participation and attendance. All submitted work will be graded on relevance, comprehensiveness, specificity, clarity, analytical skills, and writing skills. It is extremely important that all assignments address these three areas: 1) Understanding of the theory/concepts, 2) Your experience and observations, and 3) Application of your learning.

Feedback

Each week, I will provide grades or scores and comments on assignments within 2 days of when they were submitted. After I send feedback each week, I will post a notification in the Main forum.
Grading Formula
|Percentage % |Grade |
|95+ |A |
|90-94 |A- |
|87-89 |B+ |
|84-86 |B |
|80-83 |B- |
|77-79 |C+ |
|74-76 |C |
|70-73 |C- |
|67-69 |D+ |
|64-66 |D |
|60-63 |D- |
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