Other times may be arranged by appointment.

PEER MENTOR: Erica Hubrich

RESIDENCE: Thomson West 459                        PHONE: 843-532-6587

E-MAIL ADDRESS: hubriche2@pobox.winthrop.edu

GRADING: A point system will be used to determine your final grade in this course. There are 800 points possible: 100 from attendance and participation, 50 from the common book quiz, 450 from the writing assignments, 100 from the service learning project, and 100 from the final examination. The grading scale for each assignment will be a 10 percent scale. Plusses and minuses will be awarded at the discretion of the instructor and peer mentor.

ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: There are 26 "events or activities" which you are required to attend and/or perform for this course: 21 class sessions and 5 out-of-class events or activities. These are listed on the syllabus. You will receive 8 points at the beginning of the semester. In addition, you may receive up to 3 points for attendance and participation at each class session and up to 6 points for attendance and/or participation in each out-of-class event or activity. Participation in class means exhibiting active listening and engagement as well as playing your part in class discussion. Participation in out-of-class events and activities will be defined for each of these events. The peer mentor, who is the czarina of attendance and participation, will assign these points in consultation with the instructor; it is possible to receive less than the number of points available if participation is found to be wanting.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: There will be 9 writing assignments in this course. These papers will be due on the dates listed on the syllabus. Each of these papers will be brief. Guidelines and descriptions of these papers are found on the appropriate page of the course website. Each writing assignment will be graded on a 50-point scale.

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT: Participation in a service learning project is required for this course. More information about this project will be provided as the semester proceeds.

FINAL EXAMINATION DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 5 at 9:00 a.m.

FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Winthrop University is dedicated to providing access to education. If you have a disability and require specific accommodations to complete this course, contact Gena Smith, Program Director, Services for Students with Disabilities, at 323-3290. Once you have your official notice of accommodations from Services for Students with Disabilities, please inform me as early as possible in the semester, preferably well before the first test.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Infractions of academic discipline are dealt with in accordance with the student Academic Misconduct Policy in the Student Handbook. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, providing or receiving assistance in a manner not authorized by the instructor in the creation of work to be submitted for academic evaluation including papers, projects, and examinations; presenting as one's own, the ideas or words of another for academic evaluation without proper acknowledgment; doing unauthorized academic work for which another person will receive credit or be evaluated; and presenting the same or substantially the same papers or projects in two or more courses without the explicit permission of the professors involved. In addition, academic misconduct involves attempting to influence one's academic evaluation by means other than academic achievement or merit.

UNIVERSITY SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT PROJECTS: ACAD sections may be asked to participate in one or more survey or assessment projects being undertaken by Winthrop University as part of a series of national studies. Although you will not receive a grade for ACAD based on the results of the assessment, your participation is very important. Ongoing and detailed assessment is a vital part of University education and Winthrop is committed to continuous improvement to its curriculum and programs based on the best evidence and data available. Details about assessments will be provided early in the semester.

ALTERATIONS TO THIS SYLLABUS: The instructor reserves the right to make modifications to this syllabus. Students will be notified in class and by email of any modifications.