Be sure to include the following information in all of the assignments that you submit:
Please keep a copy of all your work. We cannot assume responsibility for lost items.
Letter grades will be based on the following percentages:
Percentages refer to the proportion of all possible points earned by the student.
As part of your reading and classroom work, you will participate in several self-help exercises. These are for your studying pleasure and will not be turned in. You will also be assigned formal homework and/or quizzes. These count 30% towards your final grade. To get full credit you must turn in a copy the assignment on time, keeping a copy for yourself. You will then receive a solution for the homework which you will use to correct your own work. You will then turn in a copy of the corrected homework to complete the assignment. Your grade will depend on the completeness (not necessarily the accuracy) of your submissions. Follow this link for directions on scanning Handwritten Deliverables.
Make-up exams will be handled on a case-by-case basis . You should notify the instructor in advance if you must miss an exam.
If you are prevented from completing this course within the prescribed amount of time, it is possible to have the grade for that course deferred with the concurrence of the instructor. To seek a deferred grade, you must submit a request in writing (by e-mail or surface mail) to the instructor describing the reason(s) for the request. It is up to your instructor to determine whether or not you will be permitted to receive a deferred grade. If for any reason the course work for the deferred grade is not complete by the assigned time, a grade of "F" will be automatically entered on your transcript.
It almost goes without saying that "successful completion" involves doing one's own work. Unfortunately, there have been rare instances in which individuals have attempted to pass off other students' assignments as their own. To minimize such incidents, we make it a habit of stating our academic integrity policy up front.
Penn State defines academic integrity as "the pursuit of scholarly project in an open, honest and responsible manner." Academic integrity includes "a commitment not to engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation, or deception." In particular, the University defines plagiarism as "the fabrication of information and citations; submitting other's work from professional journals, books, articles, and papers; submission of other student's papers, lab results or project reports and representing the work as one's own." Penalties for violations of academic integrity may include course failure and disqualification from the certificate program.
The academic integrity policy of Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (which includes the Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering) is published at is published at http://www.ems.psu.edu/students/integrity/tables.html.
In addition, you will find Penn State's "A Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty" (http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cyberplag/cyberplagstudent.html) to be a valuable resource. That site includes helpful "Examples to Avoid."
To ensure the originality of student work we submit all project assignments to Turnitin.com and carefully analyze the results. Projects found to be in violation of academic integrity guidelines will be handled in a manner consistent with the policies noted above.
Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us as soon as possible.
Where trade names are used, no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Outreach and Cooperative Extension, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, or The Pennsylvania State University is implied.
The term "Netiquette" refers to the etiquette guidelines for electronic communications, such as e-mail and bulletin board postings. Netiquette covers not only rules to maintain civility in discussions, but also special guidelines unique to the electronic nature of forum messages. Please review the section on "Netiquette" in World Campus' student orientation, "WC 101," for specific guidelines.
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