Dr. Steven M. Graves

In order to avoid misunderstandings regarding attendance and academic misconduct, each student in Dr. Graves' courses are required to acknowledge that he or she understands the rules which govern the courses in which he or she is enrolled.   

By entering a code number below I, the student, agree that I have read, understand and agree with the following statements:

• I have read and I understand the syllabus and course rules. 

• I am aware of university wide regulations regarding student conduct and academic conduct because these regulations are in the course catalog.

• I understand that missing classes harms my grade and may result in a failing grade for the course.

• I understand that failing grades on exams will most adversely affect my semester-end grade.

• I understand that turning in assignments after the posted deadline adversely affects my grade.

• I understand that turning in an electronic or paper, that another student constructed is plagiarism and will result in disciplinary action.

• I understand that Dr. Graves hopes all students earn an A, but I understand that he accepts neither blame nor credit for the grades that I earn in this course. 

• If I need help I will seek it from Dr. Graves.

• I am not entitled to a high grade.  I must earn it.

• If I have difficulty attending class regularly, I  will notify Dr. Graves of my difficulty as soon as possible, NOT at the end of the semester.

• I understand that Dr. Graves has high expectations of students at California State University, Northridge and treats students accordingly.

Some courses have writing assignments.  Students in those courses must also agree to the following:

Writing Guidelines

• I will read the writing assignment guidelines before I start the assignment.
• I FULLY understand what constitutes plagiarism, and if I have questions, I will ask Dr. Graves
• I know that the campus library has a guide to avoid plagiarism.
• I will not copy and paste from the internet without citation because I know that is plagiarism.
• I will not use sentences or paragraphs constructed by others in a paper without citation because I know that is plagiarism.
• I understand that plagiarized papers receive a zero grade, cannot be redone, and will result in disciplinary action.
• I will keep all my notes and close track of my sources.
• I will not turn in a paper written by another student or one written for another course because that is plagiarism.
• I will not turn in a paper that makes extensive use of quoted material. My paper is supposed to reflect MY thinking and MY writing.
• I recognize that a ten percent per day penalty applies for each day a paper is overdue.
• I will write from a geographic perspective.
• I will demonstrate my own thinking.
• I will check my grammar and spelling and if I expect an A, I will have someone else proofread my paper.
• I understand that poorly written papers do not deserve an A.
• If I have questions or problems, I will ask Dr. Graves before turning in the paper.

CODE
The code that I am submitting today will be used by Dr. Graves to identify me on the more subjective course assignments. 
I also understand that I can monitor my progress in the course, as well as Dr. Graves’ accuracy in recording grades by checking my grade on-line where I can find my grade by reference to the code that I'm submitting below.
I make up this code.  
I will not forget the code.
I will check my grade once a week.