CIS 355 Syllabus

A) Academic and Professional Conduct

Ensuring academic integrity is an educational objective DeVry takes very seriously. The School's Academic Policy is printed in the catalog, and the following explanations may be helpful in interpreting what are considered to be violations of the policy.

Students have a responsibility to maintain both the academic and professional integrity of the School and to meet the highest standards of academic and professional conduct. Students are expected to do their own work on examinations, class preparation and assignments and to conduct themselves professionally when interacting with fellow students, faculty and staff. Students must also make equitable contributions to both the quality and quantity of work performed on group projects.

Academic and/or professional misconduct is subject to disciplinary action including course failure, probation or dismissal. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on examinations, plagiarism, bribery, falsification of student records and improper attempts to influence Instructors or School officials.

Examinations: Using notes, looking at another student's test paper, or providing another student with answers during an examination are violations of the policy.

Course Assignments/Projects: Unless a course assignment is specifically designated as a group/team assignment, collaborating with another student in completing assignments intended to be completed independently or submitting another student's work as your own are violations of the policy.

Research Reports: To use another person's ideas, words, expressions, or findings in your writing without acknowledging the source is to plagiarize. A writer who does not give appropriate credit when quoting, or even paraphrasing, another's writing is guilty of plagiarism and in violation of the Academic Policy.

The policies and procedures set forth in the DeVry Handbook will be the guide for standards of conduct, including cheating, plagiarism, grading and other policies.

Students should adhere to the same types of conduct for cheating, plagiarism, etc. that are followed in the traditional classroom.

Students should be familiar with the consequences of cheating, plagiarism, or rules infractions as set out in the DeVry Handbook.

B) Computer Virus Disclaimer

"Students have a responsibility to maintain both the academic and professional integrity of the School, and to meet the highest standards of academic and professional conduct." Any intentional, willful or reckless transferring of viruses, as the result of an email message or attachment will be considered professional misconduct. Professional misconduct is subject to disciplinary action including being placed on probation, failing a graded course component, failing a course, or being dismissed from the School. DeVry will not be liable to any affected student for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages that may occur as a result of this type of misconduct by any person.

Faculty and DeVry staff have a responsibility to maintain both the academic and professional integrity of the School, and to meet the highest standards of academic and professional conduct. Any intentional, willful or reckless transferring of viruses, as the result of an email message or attachment will be considered professional misconduct. Professional misconduct is subject to disciplinary action. DeVry will not be liable to any affected person or organization for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages that may occur as a result of this type of misconduct by any person.

Plagiarism & MLA Citations

Plagiarism is a violation of the Academic Integrity code of this institution and will not be tolerated. The plagiarism policy applies to every aspect of DeVry University coursework including threaded discussions, exams, quizzes, essays, assignments, etc. It is important that students fully cite any text they apply to their work. Please see the materials in document sharing and the webliography on MLA to learn how to avoid plagiarism.

If you copy from, rely on, or paraphrase from your text or from any other source, you must include in-text citations. For any source other than your text, you must also include the proper reference material including the full URL and date accessed if the source is the web. Failure to do so is a violation of DeVry Academic Standards, and will mean a zero for your assignment and an investigation of plagiarism by Student Services.

Please take a moment to review these important tutorials.

To learn more about avoiding plagiarism in your work:
How to Avoid Plagiarism

To learn more about MLA Style Citations in your work:
MLA Method of Citing Sources

For a complete explanation of DeVry University Online's Academic Integrity Policy, please see the Policies item under the Course Home tab. For additional information see your student handbook (available in the student services website).

C) Required Policy Guidelines

Attendance Policy

Each student is required to attend every lecture and laboratory in which he or she is enrolled. A swipe-card terminal in each classroom is used to record attendance electronically. Students are responsible for arriving before class begins, sliding their identification card through the wall-mounted reader, and remaining for the duration of the course meeting. Students who are absent for two or more days must contact their assigned Academic Coordinator for advisement. Students who miss more than five (5) consecutive days of school are in violation of the DeVry attendance policy and will be dismissed.

Examination Make-Up Policy

Since responsible behaviour -- including daily class attendance -- is expected of all DeVry students, absence from a scheduled examination is considered to be an extremely serious matter. It is school policy that no faculty member shall be required to schedule a make-up examination unless the student presents a statement from a licensed physician stating that he or she was physically unable to attend school on the day of the exam. The faculty member may schedule a make-up for other equally serious reasons, provided that arrangements are made prior to the date of the exam. An individual faculty member may also schedule a make-up exam if, in his or her opinion, a situation exists that does not fall under the provisions of this policy yet merits special consideration.

Course Grading Standards

A final letter grade is to be awarded to each enrolled student in accordance with the 4.00 grading system shown below.

Letter Grade Percent of Total Points Grade Points

A 90 - 100% 4.00

B 80 - 89% 3.00

C 70 - 79% 2.00

D 60 - 69% 1.00

F Below 60% 0.00

Academic Integrity Policy

Ideas and learning form the core of the academic community. In all centers of education, learning is valued and honoured. No learning community can thrive if its members counterfeit their achievement and seek to establish an unfair advantage over their fellow students. The academic standards at DeVry are based on a pursuit of knowledge and assume a high level of integrity in every one of its members. When this trust is violated, the academic community suffers injury and must act to ensure that its standards remain meaningful. The vehicle for this action is the Academic Integrity Policy outlined in the Student Handbook.

The Academic Integrity Policy is designed to foster a fair and impartial set of standards upon which academic dishonesty will be judged. All students are required to read, understand, and adhere to these standards, which define and specify the following mandatory sanctions for such dishonest acts as copying, plagiarism, lying, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of records, bribery, and misrepresentation for the purpose of enhancing one's academic standing:

The first recorded offense will result in the student receiving zero credit for the entire paper, exam, quiz, lab, homework assignment, or other graded activity in which the incident of academic dishonesty occurred. No partial credit may be given. Where the incident involved a graded assignment normally subject to a "drop" option, the student may not exercise that option.
The second recorded offense will result in the student receiving a failing grade for the course in which the second offese occurs. The second offense need not be in the same course, program, or term as the first offense to invoke this sanction.
The third recorded offense will result in the student being permanently expelled from the DeVry system. Again, the third offense need not be in the same course, program, or term as either the first or second offense to invoke the sanction.

This list is intended to act as a planning guide for students. The timing of the Exams are set and Homework/Quizzes are planned weekly. Timing of all activities will be continuously communicated in classes and/or via email.

Changes to Syllabus: The contents of this syllabus are subject to change with appropriate notice to the students.