Academic integrity
I encourage you to work together and to study together, but your work must be
your own. If any form of plagiarism (see Administrative messages, below)
does occur, I will take disciplinary action within CGCC policy and guidelines as
stated in the student handbook. I urge you to obtain a copy of the
handbook and to read it.
Administrative messages
Statement Regarding Outcomes and Assessment
The faculty and programs at CGCC are dedicated to effective
teaching and successful learning with emphasis in the following areas: reading,
speaking, listening, writing, mathematics, science, computer application skills,
humanities, problem-solving, information literacy, critical thinking, and
personal development.
Periodically,
students will participate in formal and informal assessment activities that will
help faculty improve programs and teaching strategies. These activities are
designed to facilitate student growth in whatever combination of the above
outcomes applies to a course.
Statement
Regarding Special Needs
Any
students with special needs should inform the instructor of any assistance that
will be required. In order to accommodate your needs, you will need to give
proper notice as to what accommodations will be necessary, and have
documentation on file in the office of Disability Resources and
Services Office. It is preferable that you identify
yourself at the beginning of the semester. If this is not possible, you must
give at least 48 hours notice before an accommodation is necessary. Special
arrangements can be made regarding seating, hearing devices, testing time, as
well as many other concerns. If there are any other concerns you have, please
address them as soon as possible or call the Disability Resources and
Services Office at (85)75188.
Information on Learning Center Services
For Pecos Campus:
The CGCC Learning Center's mission is to support
students' academic learning by providing free tutoring and resources to
reinforce and supplement classroom instruction and to assist CGCC students to
achieve academic success. Free tutoring services are available for many CGCC
courses. The Learning Center is located on the second floor of the Library,
rooms L227, L228, and L229. The Center also provides instructional support
resources in the form of videotapes, software, and print materials. For a
schedule of tutoring hours, additional information or assistance contact the
Learning Center at (480) 732-7231, or visit our website at: http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/lc
For Williams Campus:
The CGCC Learning Center's mission is to support
students' academic learning by providing free tutoring and resources to
reinforce and supplement classroom instruction and to assist CGCC students to
achieve academic success. At the Williams Campus, tutoring takes place in the
Learning Center, ASU East Academic Center, Room 160. All Learning Center
services are free to students currently enrolled at Chandler-Gilbert Community
College and Arizona State University East. Services include: writing assistance,
math and science tutoring, some subject area tutoring, study space for
individuals and groups, computers for research and writing, and more. Students
needing additional information or assistance should contact the ASUE/Williams
Learning Center at (480) 727-1452 or visit the website at: http://www.east.asu.edu/learningcenter
Statement Concerning Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as presenting the work of
another as one's own. More than four consecutive words from a source other than
the writer constitute plagiarism when the source is not clearly identified in
appropriate documentation format.
From the CGCC
Student Handbook:
"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 acknowledgement. It also includes the
unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in
the selling of term papers or other academic materials."
Ethics/Computer
Facilities
Do
not access CMOS/BIOS settings. You are expected to exercise responsible,
ethical behavior when using the College’s computing facilities.
Responsible user behavior includes consideration for other users, as well as
efficient use of the computing resources.
Permission
is granted to you by CGCC for academic, non-commercial use of the computer lab
facilities and services of the Computer Information Center, including its
microcomputers and associated peripherals and files, according to the terms
described here.
Permission
is granted for use, at CGCC of licensed software according to the regulations.
The use of the software is governed by the terms of the licensing agreements and
you agree to abide by the terms of those agreements. These software
programs are proprietary and may, therefore, be subject to copyright or patent
restrictions as defined in the license agreement. By your enrollment in
the course, you agree not to copy, transfer or remove from the designated user
area any of the microcomputer software issued to you by the college. You
agree not to use the CGCC equipment or software to violate the terms of any
software license agreement.
You
must accept full responsibility for the return to the CIC, at the end of each
microcomputer work session, any software diskettes issued to you by the CIC.
You also agree not to use CGCC’s computer systems, including any of its
communication facilities and services, including any of its communication
facilities and services, in any way, which deliberately diminishes or interferes
with the use of those systems by others.
You
further acknowledge the right of CGCC, and its designated faculty and staff, to
inspect, when necessary, as a function of responsible system management, all
disk files stored on the CGCC computers. The College reserves the right to
limit or restrict any account holder’s usage, inspect, copy, remove, or
otherwise alter any data, file or system resources which may undermine the
authorized use of that system with or without notice to the user.
Upon
violation of the terms here, CGCC retains the right to deny future-computing
privileges at all CGCC facilities. You may also be subject to further
disciplinary action according to the MCCCD policies, as well as legal action by
the owners and licensers of proprietary software for violation of copyright laws
and license agreements.
CGCC
disclaims responsibility for loss of data or interference with files resulting
from this efforts to maintain the privacy and security of the College’s
computer facilities. The College reserves the right to amend this
statement and it’s computing policies and procedures at any time with or
without notice.
Computer
Viruses
A
virus is a computer code that can alter programs, destroy data, or damages
computer hardware. Your disk can “catch” a virus from using a
computer, which has a virus, from swapping data with a virus-infected disk, from
downloading information from an electronic bulletin board.
CGCC
is not responsible for any viruses your disks or equipment may get from working
on college computers, or using our file servers or networks. Furthermore,
in order to reduce the likelihood that students may “infect” college
computers or other students’ disks with viruses from other computers used, we
do not allow students to use their own software disks (software is not the same
as a class data disk) on any college computer. We strongly recommend that
all students who use other computers (at home, in an office, or other locations)
have virus protection on all of those other computers.
Food
and Drink
Beverages
will be allowed in the computer classrooms (exception is the B123 lab) as long
as the drinks are kept away from the computers and on the tables in the middle
of the room.
