Class Policies

Due Dates

• Projects & exercises are due on due date & time. If you have an extreme emergency of some kind, please let me know about it before the assignment is due.
• Late work is NOT accepted! Upload whatever you have finished. Do it early enough to test the site to be sure it works!
• I make a grading copy of your work and I do not shut FTP off. Work you upload after the due date/time will not be part of the grading copy.

Email Policy:

• In your Email please include in the subject line: 421: lastname, firstname
• Weekdays I will try to answer daytime messages on the same day or the morning following. Weekend responses may not be same day, unless a major assignment is due

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Policy on Academic Integrity

• Be aware of University guidelines regarding academic integrity ("General Information" section of the 2006-07 University Catalog, especially pages 52-53):
• All forms of academic dishonesty at Cal Poly are a violation of University policy and will be considered a serious offense.
• Violations will be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs and will result in a grade of zero on the assignment in question.
• Violations of #5 will result in a failing grade in the class.
• Zero tolerance for cheating in this class
• Plagiarized work will not be accepted! All work you submit should be your own. Pick a topic for your website for which you have and can develop original content.
• Plagiarized work will not be accepted! All work you submit should be your own. Pick a topic for your website for which you can get content.
  • The first instance of cheating will result in an "F" on the project or exam.
• The second offense of cheating results in an "F" in the course.

Resources

• Cal Poly Pomona Student Code of Conduct regarding Academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism, misuse of university property, etc.
• Ten Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism
• Cell Phone Policy
• University Writing Center will help you organize and/or polish your writing assignments
• Information on the Internet is not always reliable.
  • For example, Wikipedia has basic information that may help you become familiar with a topic, but everything written there is not reliable.
  • Trade publications or business websites may be selling products or ideas and may not be objective
  • Library resource page for GBA 673/674
  • Cal Poly Library Help
  • email questions to Julie Shen, IT librarian

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Policy on Copyright and Fair Use

Resources to consult

You need explicit permission to use intellectual property that does not belong to you.

Your grade will be higher if you use objects that you create yourself.

The CSU has adopted a policy on Copyright and Fair Use that you should consult before including any intellectual property in your project that is owned by someone else.

• Download, read, and follow the guidelines in the Fundamentals of Copyright and Fair-Use issued by the CSU Chancellor's office
• Other resources:
• Copyright Symposium filmed by Cal Poly I&IT, March 24, 2008
• Intellectual Property lawyer Ieuan Mahony talks about fair use, etc.
• Tales from the Public Domain - Comic Book on Fair Use & the Public Domain from Duke University
• Some Sources of Royalty free files (check the fine print to see the restrictions on files you want to re-use.
• Creative Commons Licensing: Share, Remix, Reuse-- Legally

Policy on Accessibility

If you are a student with special needs that require accomodation, please inform the instructor as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made to ensure your success in the class.

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