FIU Code of Ethics and our course:
You are expected to be on time to class, and to stay the full period. Students should contact the instructor PRIOR to missing class by email. Students may be able to make up quizzes, exams, or assignments with proper approved documentation. You are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty, avoiding plagiarism, and turning in or presenting work that is original and citing sources when used. Any student found in violation of these standards will earn an automatic F and be reported to the Deans Office, no exceptions made. In accordance with FIU's policy on academic honesty, as set forth in Section 2.44 of the Academic Affairs Policies and Procedures Manual (http://academic.fiu.edu/docs/aapolicies.htm), it is expected that students in Plant Ecology will not submit the academic work of another person or persons as their own (both individual students and groups). Additional discussion of academic honesty and integrity may be found in the Manual of Student Conduct. We will use Turnitin.com in this course.
Grading
There will be four exams during the semester and a final exam. The lowest grade of the four regular semester exams (not the final) will be dropped. There will be several activities, including group projects with presentations. Lecture grades will be determined as follows: each exam 10% (40% total), final exam 30%, group projects/presentations 10%, in-class quizzes 10%, and participation 10%.
Letter grades will follow a 10 point grading scale
A 100-93%
A- 92-90%
B+ 89-87%
B 86-83%
B- 82-80%
C+ 79-77%
C 76-70%
D 69-60%
F <59%
You are expected to be on time to class, and to stay the full period. Students should contact the instructor PRIOR to missing class by email. Students may be able to make up quizzes, exams, or assignments with proper approved documentation. You are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty, avoiding plagiarism, and turning in or presenting work that is original and citing sources when used. Any student found in violation of these standards will earn an automatic F and be reported to the Deans Office, no exceptions made. In accordance with FIU's policy on academic honesty, as set forth in Section 2.44 of the Academic Affairs Policies and Procedures Manual (http://academic.fiu.edu/docs/aapolicies.htm), it is expected that students in Plant Ecology will not submit the academic work of another person or persons as their own (both individual students and groups). Additional discussion of academic honesty and integrity may be found in the Manual of Student Conduct. We will use Turnitin.com in this course.
Grading
There will be four exams during the semester and a final exam. The lowest grade of the four regular semester exams (not the final) will be dropped. There will be several activities, including group projects with presentations. Lecture grades will be determined as follows: each exam 10% (40% total), final exam 30%, group projects/presentations 10%, in-class quizzes 10%, and participation 10%.
Letter grades will follow a 10 point grading scale
A 100-93%
A- 92-90%
B+ 89-87%
B 86-83%
B- 82-80%
C+ 79-77%
C 76-70%
D 69-60%
F <59%