ID120:
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Contact Information
Required Texts and Materials
Readings and materials will be made available by the instructor either electronically via BlackBoard or in printed handouts.
O’Brien & O’Brien, After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance, Charlesbridge, 2018.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
Required Assignments:
Special events: Attendance is required at:
- “Sex Signals” presentation (Title IX): Monday, Sept 30th at either 4:00 or 7:00 pm
- Any campus event (only one may be a sporting event other than your own!): Ice cream socials, Org Fairs, campus speakers
- Any sessions of the Westheimer Peace Symposium
- You must schedule (and attend!) at least one appoint with one of the student support offices on campus
College Passport: As an incoming student you are required to visit & participate in a minimum number of places/services on campus. You will download the passport PowerPoint slide show from Blackboard—save it on your own device and then visit any 10 of the locations listed. Each location asks for different information and a selfie of you in the space (you may do this with other students!) Turn the completed passport in to your instructor.
Written Reflections:
- Core Values reflection
- College & Life Skills: self-navigated assignment & reflection
- Westheimer program summary & review
Spring Schedule Advising, Program Mapping: Students will work on a program and tentative spring schedule in order to be prepared for the advising period. This mapping will include plotting requirements and sequencing for general education, your major and any minor programs.Program Map - The Goal: Graduation
Evaluation:
Final grades will be calculated based on the following assignment weights:
Assignments: 45%
Passport: 20%
Event & support office visits: 10%
Spring schedule/4-year plan: 15%
Quizzes: 10%
Grading scale:
A | 93.5 < | B+ | 87 < | C+ | 87 < | D | 60 < |
A- | 90 < | B | 83.5 < | C | 83.5 < | F | > 59.9 |
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| B- | 80 < | C- | 70 < |
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Evaluation:
Final grades will be calculated based on the following assignment weights:
Assignments: 45%
Passport: 20%
Event & support office visits: 10%
Spring schedule/4-year plan: 15%
Quizzes: 10%
The grading scale will be as follows:
Instructor Course Policies
Attendance/Engagement is required at all class meetings, special events and activities. You get 2 absence freebies, whatever the reason! (illness, death, relationship drama, POS car, alien abduction…). Because this is an abbreviated course, any absences in excess of 2 will result in automatic failure of the course. Be sure to plan work shifts, medical appointments, family events, and other commitments carefully. If you must be gone, e-mail me as soon as you know you will be absent and understand that you are still responsible for coursework due or covered that day. See current Student Handbook for the college attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences.
Effective Communication with professors is vital for academic success. Check your college e-mail at least once a day for messages from me, other professors, and college officials. Check your Pyle mail box regularly. Arrange for a class buddy to pick up handouts if you have to be absent. If possible, communicate with me by e-mail rather than the office phone and voicemail.
Classroom etiquette: Please arrive on time and refrain from packing up early, dozing off, walking out for non-emergency bathroom/drinking fountain visits, holding side-bar conversations, listening to electronic equipment, text-messaging, and checking phones. Students may be asked to leave class for these or other breaches of etiquette. FYI—I know you are checking texts on your watch too!
Academic Integrity: Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. See the current Student Handbook for the College’s Academic Integrity Policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges. Penalties for plagiarism or cheating in this class may range from an F on the assignment to an F in the class. In addition, all cases will be reported in writing to the Office of Academic Affairs. In the case of serious infractions, the Academic Standards and Appeals Committee may take further action.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: SP25 Final Exam Schedule Graduate:
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. |
Class Attendance Policy |
Accessibility and Disability Services
Accessibility and Disability Services
Wilmington College provides accommodations and services for student with a variety of disabilities, including chronic illnesses, psychological, physical, medical, learning, and sensory disability amongst others. If you anticipate or experience barriers based on disability and feel you may need a reasonable accommodation to fulfill the essential functions of this course, you are encouraged to contact:
Spencer Izor, Associate Vice President of Compliance - Title IX/ADA Coordinator at spencer.izor@wilmington.edu or 937-481-2365 or Nathan Flack, Academic Resource Manager at 937-481-2208 to learn more about the process and procedures for requesting accommodations, or by visiting College Hall Room 306a or the Robinson Communication Center, Room 103.
Religious Accommodations
Wilmington College strives for an inclusive climate and welcomes students from all backgrounds, faiths, and experiences. If religious observance impedes your ability to participate fully in classroom activities or a principal holiday from your religious tradition occurs during the semester and conflicts with class meetings or activities, please make the professor aware of this immediately to determine if a reasonable accommodation is possible.