Final Grade Options
- Letter grade (A, B, C, D, F) -awarded if the student completes all work, including the final exams.
- Extension/Incomplete -Students may request an extension or an incomplete because of illness or other extenuating circumstances-if they have been doing acceptable work. The instructor will define the requirements and timelines to complete the course. Please Note: Instructors are not obligated to give extensions or incompletes.
- Withdrawal -Students may submit a withdrawal request on or prior to the “Deadline for Student to Withdraw with Guaranteed Grade of W” indicated in the college catalog.
Students should not contact their instructor to request a withdrawal. A student wishing to withdraw from a class within the stated timeline must do so by visiting my.maricopa.edu or by calling Student Enrollment Services at 480.517.8540 (1.800.729.1197 toll-free). In extreme circumstances, students do have the option of requesting a complete withdrawal from the college by providing Student Enrollment Services with appropriate documentation.
- Credit/No Credit Option (P/Z) -This course may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis.
Assignments
Reading Assignments:
The
textbook will be the primary reading assignment of this course. Therefore, it is essential that you
actively read and study it. The textbook readings are listed in the individual lessons. For each lesson you are expected to complete all textbook and lesson readings.
Optional Study Activities and Assignments:
There are a set of study activities and assignments listed in the
Summarizing Your Learning section in each lesson. These assignments are not to be turned in; you will not be given any points toward your grade in completing these activities.
Required Graded Assignments:
You will submit quizzes, written assignments, and two exams for grades in this course.
Your written assignments will be scored according this rubric unless otherwise indicated.
Make sure that you understand and follow the guidelines provided with each assignment. All assignments will be promptly graded with appropriate feedback. If you don't receive your graded assignment within a reasonable period (approximately two weeks), contact your instructor immediately. Do not wait until the end of the course.
Exams
There are required exam(s) for this course. The midterm exam and the final exam must be taken in-person at one of Rio Salado College’s testing centers. Please review the "Grading Procedure and Scale" portion of your Syllabus for details. Your course materials may give specific information about these exams and make suggestions for test preparation.
In-person exams are given at various locations throughout the valley for students who live in Maricopa County.
You may view testing information on the Internet at: http://learnatrio.com/RL-testing
Students who live outside of Maricopa County or are registered with Disability Services may request to have exams proctored. Please contact the Testing Center at (480) 517-8560 or 1 (866) 670-8420 (Toll-free).
Requests may also be made on the Internet by filling out and submitting the proctor request form, located at:
http://learnatrio.com/RL-testing-examproctor.
In-Person Examination Procedures
- There is no appointment necessary to take your exam. Exams can be taken during normal hours of operation at any Rio Salado College testing site.
- All exam(s) must be completed by the week indicated on your calendar. Your exam materials will be stamped to verify the date taken. If you need to test later than the date on your calendar, make arrangements with your instructor for an extension (note: extensions are provided at the instructor’s discretion). .
- You may take your exam(s) before your course end date if and only if you have received all of your graded assignments.
Guidelines for Success
Planning For Success:
To successfully complete the course requirements, you must effectively plan and manage your time. There are many demands that are placed on you from different areas of your life, whether it is family, work, or school. Balancing all of your responsibilities can be challenging. To assist you in meeting this challenge, the following hints for the successful completion are offered:
Read your
entire course syllabus and
outline before beginning the course.
Read the entire
Welcome Statement before beginning the course.
Plan on spending approximately
nine hours of
study time per lesson.
Divide the time into
several short study sessions instead of one long period. Studying in eight 25- to 30-minute blocks of time, with a short break in between each block, is more effective than studying for four straight hours.
Answering the Written Assignments - Outlining and Creating an Answer
The assignments in this course are designed to help you to
deepen your understanding of the material in the course, develop your
communication/composition skills and your abilities to
organize and
think, and connect the course material with your own beliefs and values. The central goal is to facilitate the development of deep learning. For each assignment, use the following steps:
- Identify the question that you are answering. Make sure that you clearly understand the question and make sure that you work toward answering all of the specified parts of the question.
- Make a list of what you already know about the answer.
- Review the segments in the textbook and lesson reading that are applicable to the question.
- Add to your list that you created after step 2.
- Organize your notes - What do you want to say in your answer?
- Outline your answer - What are the key topics?
- Write a rough draft of your answer.
- Review the draft. Make sure that you are effectively answering the question.
- Write your final draft and read it over one last time before submitting it to your instructor. Perform a spell check, and check for grammar and clarity.
Checking the Logic of Your Assignment Answers
At some point in your academic career, you may have received criticism from an instructor who said that a paper that you wrote was not logical. Although logic can mean several things, one important way to check the logic of your answer is to write a
sentence outline. The logic behind a sentence outline and the procedure for doing it is this: All
paragraphs that are well written can be reduced to one sentence. (Remember, a paragraph is supposed to contain one thought, which is why it is called a paragraph). If your paragraph cannot be reduced to one sentence, separate the ideas and rewrite it. To check the logic of the answer that you wrote, you need to reduce each of your paragraphs to one sentence. When your paragraph is read together, the sentences should flow in a coherent and logical manner. If they do not, the logic is off. However, it should be easy to figure out a way to solve that problem with a sentence outline.
Copyright Acknowledgements
Some images used in courses are licensed as follows: Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive, http://www.clipart.com, http://www.jupiterimages.com, EBSCO Image Collection.
The following items are copyrighted and have been reproduced in this course through special permission granted by the rights holders, with all rights reserved. If permission has not yet been received, items are made available under the Fair Use Statute, Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The material is made available solely for the use of registered students in this class and may not be further distributed to any person outside the class, whether by copying or by transmission in electronic or paper form.
Aarhus University. Department of Psychology. “Danish Study on Mating Strategies of Women and Men.”
Begley, Sharon. “Sex, Race and IQ: Off Limits?” Newsweek 153.17 (2009): 70.
Begley, Sharon. “The Hidden Brain.” Newsweek, 155.23 (2010): 24.
Buck, Ross and Keith Oatley. “Robert Plutchik (1927–2006).” American Psychologist 62.2 (2007): 142.
Elias, Marilyn. “Freud: So Wrong and Yet So Right.” USA Today, 05/04/2006: 10d.
Mayo Clinic. “Positive thinking: Reduce Stress by Eliminating Negative Self-Talk.” (2013).
“Other Drivers Are the Problem, Not Me.” New York Times. 7/19/09.
Ramachandran, Vilayanur S. and Diane Rogers- Ramachandran. “Paradoxical Perceptions.” Scientific American Reports 18 (May 2008): 70-73.
“Unlock Your True Potential.” Good Health. 3/3/10.
Wall, Stephanie. "Personality: What Type Are You?" RDH 28.6 (2008): 68-115.
Submitting Assignments
All assignments are listed under the "Assessing Your Learning" heading in each lesson.
Note to students: Keep a copy of everything that you submit. If your work is lost you can submit your copy for grading. If you
don’t receive your graded assignment or quiz results within two or three weeks after submitting it, please contact your instructor.
The due date listed in your course calendar is the last date on which an assignment can be delivered to the Course Support Office, or
postmarked.
Distance Learning Drop Box
Distance Learning students can now drop off class assignments (in an appropriately addressed envelope) and return library books, videotapes, and/or
cassettes at the Distance Learning Drop Box.
The Drop Box is conveniently located along the curb in front of the Rio Salado building at 2323 W. 14th Street in Tempe.
Mailed Assignments
All mailed assignments must be properly addressed and mailed with adequate postage. Please remember all correspondence to Rio
Salado College must have a return address, an addressee, and the correct postage. The U.S. Postal Service may refuse delivery if
any of these three are missing. All items placed in the Rio drop box must have a return address and an addressee. Please keep a
copy of all work turned in to your instructor. Assignments will not be accepted if postage is due. If you are unsure of the postage required, take
the item to the post office and have it weighed.
Include the course section number and assignment identifier on the envelope below your name and return address. Envelopes that are labeled
incorrectly can cause a delay in processing your work. Address your envelope as shown in this example:
From:
Your Name: Jane Q. Doe
Your Address:
1234 Anywhere Street, Anytown, AZ
Course and Section Numbers:
GPH111, Section 12345
Assignment Identifier:
Essay 1
To:
The Course Support Office Rio Salado College
P. O. Box 63310
Phoenix, AZ 85082-3310
Attn:
(Write your instructor’s name here)
Your section number can be found in your "Welcome Letter".
The Course Support staff cannot answer questions about the receipt of specific mail-in assignments. Only your instructor can do so.
Note to students: Please submit only one assignment in each envelope. The special envelopes provided to you by Rio Salado are only
for computer answer sheets (Scantrons). Please mail all other assignments in separate envelopes.
Note to students: The U.S. Post Office no longer offers Sunday or holiday mail posting, and pick-up does not automatically mean
that your envelope will be posted the same day. To be safe, allow extra time: mail early.
Faxed Assignments
Assignments may be faxed to (480) 377-4728 for print and mixed media courses. Your name, your instructor's name, and the course
name and section numbers must appear at the top of every page. When the Course Support Office receives assignments, they are sent to your
instructor for evaluation. Once your instructor has graded your assignment, they will return it to you.
Protect your hard work. Again, clearly label every page of your assignment with your name, the course and section numbers, your instructors name,
and the name of the assignment as it appears in the syllabus.
Course Completion Policy
A student who registers for a Print or Multimedia course is assigned a start date and an end date. It is the
student's responsibility to note due dates for assignments and to keep up with the course work.
Students may request an extension because of illness or other extenuating circumstances, if they have been doing acceptable work. The instructor
will define the requirements and timelines to complete the course.
Please Note: It is the prerogative of the instructor to decide whether or not to grant the request.
Library Services
The Rio Salado Library is committed to student success and provides a variety of materials and services to enhance student learning. Utilizing Rio’s
online library for your research is the best way to ensure that your sources are validated, authoritative, and appropriate for college-level
coursework. Librarians are available to help you at all times via our Ask a Librarian live chat service. You can access all library services at
https://learnatrio.com/31qeRec.
Academic Misconduct
Academic Misconduct includes cheating, conspiring to cheat, soliciting to cheat, attempting to cheat, plagiarism, fabrication on an assignment, or
other forms of dishonest presentation.
Posting assessments on an unauthorized web site, soliciting assessment answers and the unauthorized acquisition of assessments, assessment answers,
or other academic material is cheating. Unless approved by the instructor, turning in content created by essay generators or other types of artificial intelligence platforms is also academic misconduct.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use of paraphrase or direct quotation of the published or unpublished work of another person without
full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling or
sharing of term papers or other academic materials. Information gathered from the Internet and not properly identified is also considered
plagiarism.
We expect every student to produce their own original, independent work. Any student whose work indicates a violation of the
MCCCD Academic Misconduct Policy, including cheating and plagiarism, can expect sanctions as specified in the college catalog. This
policy is located at https://district.maricopa.edu/regulations/admin-regs/section-2/2-3#11.
Rio Salado College uses software that uncovers plagiarism from student to student and other data sources on the Internet. If a student is found to
have plagiarized content, grade consequences will be applied in accordance with departmental policies.
Civility Policy
The faculty of Rio Salado place a high value on the importance of general ethical standards of academic behavior and expect that communication
between students and instructors or among students shall maintain the level of formality and mutual respect appropriate to any college
teaching/learning situation.
Language or behavior that is rude, abusive, profane, disruptive, or threatening will not be tolerated. Activity of this type is defined as Academic
Misconduct in the MCCCD Academic Misconduct Policy (AR 2.3.11). Students engaging in such behavior will be removed from the course
with a failing grade. Additional sanctions may be applied pursuant to AR 2.3.11. This policy is located at
https://district.maricopa.edu/regulations/admin-regs/section-2/2-3#11.
Requirement for Active Class Participation
Please note that students may be withdrawn from class for non-participation.
If you receive financial aid of any kind, it is your responsibility to protect your eligibility to receive financial aid by meeting the active
participation requirements of this class.
Change of Address
Please notify Admissions, Records and Registration at (480) 517-8540 of any changes in contact information or log into your Student Center to update your address.
Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and its associated colleges are
committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities to students with documented disabilities (e.g. mental health, attentional,
learning, chronic health, sensory, or physical). Each class/term/semester that a student is in need of academic adjustments/accommodations, the
qualified student is required to work with the Disability Resources & Services Office (DRS) at their individual college(s). Contact with the DRS
should be made as soon as possible to ensure academic needs are met in a reasonable time. New and returning students must request accommodations
each semester through DRS Connect online services. To learn more about this easy process, please contact your local DRS office.
If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations,
you are welcome to contact DRS by using the information listed on the following webpage:
https://district.maricopa.edu/consumer-information/disability-resources/contacts. The DRS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations
for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions qualifying for accommodations/academic adjustments. Reasonable accommodations are
established through an interactive process between you, your faculty, and DRS; and only those academic adjustments/reasonable accommodations granted
by the DRS are recognized by the college and District. It is the policy and practice of the MCCCD to create inclusive and accessible learning
environments consistent with federal and state law.
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Religious Accommodations
Rio Salado College will reasonably accommodate the religious needs, observances, and practices of their students, when requested and the requests are made in accordance with the procedures set forth in ND-4. Any student may request a religious accommodation by making a written request for an accommodation to the appropriate faculty member using the Religious Accommodation Request form. To the extent possible, requests must be made at least two (2) weeks before the requested absence from class due to religious holiday or day of observance.
Title IX Statement
Addressing Incidents of Sexual Harassment/Assault, Dating/Domestic Violence, and Stalking
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, MCCCD prohibits unlawful sex discrimination against any participant in its
education programs or activities. The District also prohibits sexual harassment—including sexual violence—committed by or against students, District
employees, and visitors to campus. As outlined in District policy, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and
stalking are considered forms of "Sexual Misconduct" prohibited by District policy.
District policy requires all college and District employees in a teaching, managerial, or supervisory role to report all incidents of Sexual
Misconduct that come to their attention in any way, including but not limited to face-to-face conversations, a written class assignment or paper,
class discussion, email, text, or social media post. Incidents of Sexual Misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator. MCCCD
will provide on its Title IX Coordinators web page at https://district.maricopa.edu/consumer-information/title-ix/title-ix-coordinators, a link to
all the Title IX Coordinators in the district. Reports may also be reported at https://district.maricopa.edu/consumer-information/reporting.
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Rio Salado College Title IX Coordinator
Disclaimer
Course content may vary from this outline to meet the needs of this particular group.
Student Solution Center
Rio Salado College is dedicated to a quality learning experience and has provided the Student Solution Center webpage,
https://learnatrio.com/3DGKHTz, as a resource for students to raise issues to our attention. We look forward to the
opportunity to provide an equitable solution to all involved parties.
For grading or instructional issues, students should first contact their faculty member(s) in accordance with the Instructional Grievance Process at
https://district.maricopa.edu/regulations/admin-regs/appendices/students/s-6, as published in the college catalog.
The Office of Institutional Integrity & Compliance responds to all non-instructional challenges and concerns a student may encounter while
attending Rio Salado College. Call (480) 517-8505 or email studentcomplaints@riosalado.edu.
The Conduct and Community Standards Office is available to assist students in understanding their rights and responsibilities and administers the
Student Code of Conduct policies and procedures. The Conduct and Community Standards Office also works with Academic Affairs to administer the
Academic Code of Conduct. Call (480) 517-8196 or email communitystandards@riosalado.edu.
Students may also contact their state regulatory agency (see https://learnatrio.com/RL-state_authorization), the Arizona
SARA Council at https://azsara.arizona.edu/content/complaint-process or the Higher Learning Commission at
http://www.hlcommission.org/Student-Resources/complaints.html to escalate their concerns.
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