COURSE FORMAT AND REQUIREMENTS: You are responsible for your own learning, including engaging with the course material and sharing your thoughts and ideas both during class and in written assignments. All readings are available on the Blackboard system. For help with Blackboard, please contact the Help Desk from Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm at 718-677-6180; helpdesk@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: CUNY, located in a historically diverse municipality, is committed to values and policies that enhance respect for individuals and their cultures. The university believes that, in order to benefit from this diversity, it must foster sensitivity and mutual respect among all members of its community. Efforts to promote diversity and to combat bigotry are an inextricable part of the educational mission of the university. The university does not condone and will not tolerate discrimination in its educational programs and activities, and encourages students to speak out against oppression in order to support healthy learning environments and growth opportunities for all students.
SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, AND TITLE IX: Brooklyn College is committed to fostering a safe, equitable and productive learning environment. Students experiencing any form of prohibited discrimination or harassment on or off campus can find information about the reporting process, their rights, specific details about confidentiality of information, and reporting obligations of Brooklyn College employees on the Office of Diversity and Equity Programs website. Reports of sexual misconduct or discrimination may be made to Public Safety (718.951.5511), Patricio Jimenez, Senior Investigator and Title IX Coordinator (718.951.5000, ext. 3602), or Michelle Vargas, Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs, Division of Student Affairs (718.951.5352).
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from academic dishonesty, including: cheating, obtaining unfair advantages, plagiarism, and falsification of records or official documents. Each student is responsible for being aware of and avoiding academic dishonesty. The complete text of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College procedure for implementing that policy can be found at this site: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies. If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member is required to report the violation.
DISABILITY SERVICES: In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations, a student must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services. Students who have a documented disability or suspect they may have a disability are invited to set up an appointment with the Director of the Center for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-Lovell at 718-951-5538, vstewart@brooklyn.cuny.edu, or visit the office located in room 138 Roosevelt Hall. If you have already registered with the Center for Student Disability Services, please provide your instructor with the course accommodation form and discuss your specific accommodation with him/her.
EMAIL: All students are required to keep up to date with course information sent via email or over Blackboard. If you do not receive a response from me, you cannot assume I received and read your email.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is required. Each student will be allowed 1 excused absence and 1 excused lateness over the course of the semester. You must provide official documentation to excuse any other absences. Please note: Brooklyn College requires instructors to submit student attendance records.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COURSE CONTENT AND DESIGN: Students are welcome to suggest changes to the syllabus, including adding or amending readings, assignments, and topics of interest.
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