All sections of
Introduction to the Liberal Arts have some
shared course requirements.
Participation
is
essential. It is everyone’s responsibility to have
something to say in class. Even if you hate
Nervous Conditions, find some angle to engage
your own interests. This is also an excellent technique
for studying for exams and the best way to write essays.
Individual conferences may be scheduled as a part
of the regular work of the term including paper
conferences. Please come prepared to discuss the work of
the course.
Mellinger
Writing Center
is available for all students: strong as well as
inexperienced writers can benefit from suggestions and
help from others. Even professional writers get feedback
from colleagues, friends, and editors. Our writing
fellows provide confidential help with any stage of the
writing process: generating ideas; organizing
paragraphs; writing introductions, conclusions, or
transitions; or developing an analysis or topic. The
writing fellows may visit our class to help with
in-class writing workshops during the term.
Attendance
This
course is fueled by active and engaged inquiry by the
entire class who you should view as an educated and
prepared audience for your ideas and questions. Since
this course is a seminar course that revolves about
class discussion, it is particularly important for you
to be in class to benefit from all that your fellow
student-scholars and instructor have to offer.
Attendance is therefore required. You may miss three
class periods for illnesses or emergencies; after three
absences, you will fail the course. This is the ILA
policy for all sections. You may submit work in advance.
Please contact me regarding extended medical absences.
Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism
The
Monmouth College policy on academic dishonesty is as
follows:
Academic dishonesty may result not only in failure
in the course, but in dismissal or expulsion from
the College.
At
Monmouth College, academic dishonesty is taken very
seriously. Academic dishonesty includes but is not
limited to the use of published or unpublished work of
another person by paraphrase or direct quotation without
full and clear acknowledgment, unacknowledged use of
materials prepared by another person or agency engaged
in selling or otherwise providing term papers or other
academic materials, or unacknowledged collaboration with
others. If you are unclear about whether you are
plagiarizing or not, ask. If a final paper
submitted for a grade includes uncited words or ideas
from a source, you will fail the course and the incident
will be recorded on your permanent college record. As a
precaution, all work submitted for a grade will also be
submitted electronically through Turnitin.com.
