Internship in Media Services - LM515
SYLLABUS
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Education and Professional Studies
LM 515 INTERNSHIP IN MEDIA SERVICES
Spring 2014
Professor: Dr. Betty J. Morris
To access the course, use the following URL:
http://livetext.com/doc/8654544
Office: 5th Floor,
Houston Cole Library
Phone: 256-782-5011 (office)
256-782-0528 (home)
678-478-2745 (cell) emergency only
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 1:30 p.m-4:00 p.m.
Virtual Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 1:30-4:00 p.m.
Email: [email protected] (office)
REQUIRED TEXTS:
There are no required texts for this course. Students must take the Praxis exam & pass it before this course can be taken.
It is strongly suggested that you be familiar with the following text:
AASL. (2009). Empowering Learners. Chicago: Author.
TECHNOLOGY:
A LiveText account is required.
A digital video recorder, optional
A digital camera, such as a webcam, , flip-it camera, IPad or phone camera
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course includes directed experience in
performing various services in a school library media
center. Permission of the instructor required.
It is suggested that each student take LM 513,
Management of Media Centers, prior to taking
this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful
completion of the course the student will be
able to demonstrate:
A. Knowledge of:
1. The overall program of each school level
including their organization and program of
instruction. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3c3) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
2. The contribution of the media center to the
educational process. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3c3)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
3. The roles and responsibilities of the school
library media specialist. (AL
290-3-3-.49-3a4/3b2/3c3) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
4. Assisting students and teachers in the
application of information literacy skills. (AL
290-3-3-.49-3a1/3d2) (Assessment: internship
portfolio)
5. Retrieving needed information from global
sources through networking and other strategies
to meet requests of users. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3a3)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
6. Selecting resources and related equipment
to support the total curriculum and to respond
to the needs of a multicultural school
population with a diversity of learning styles. (AL
290-3-3-.49-3a2) (Assessment: internship
portfolio)
7. Assist students, teachers, and others in locating,
retrieving, and interpreting information in various
formats. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3a3/ 3b3) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
8. Collaborate with the learning community as a
member of the instructional team to design,
implement, and evaluate teaching-learning
activities. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3b2) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
9. Motivate students to read, listen, and view a variety
of appropriate resources. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3b2)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
10. Procedures for planning, conducting, and evaluating
in-service programs to meet the needs of media
staff and school faculty. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3c2)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
11. Maintain and circulate a collection of materials and
related equipment. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3d1/3d2)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
B. Skill in:
1. running a functional school library media
center.
2. selecting books and other materials..
3. performing book talks that promote
reading.
4. cataloging materials using an automated system
5 assisting faculty nd students in the application of
information skills
21st Century Learning & innovation skills will be emphased in this course:
Critical thinking & problem solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity and innovation
C. Dispositions that:
1. recognize the importance of being a proactive
leader.
2. recognize the importance of being an
instructional partner with teachers.
3. recognize the role of teaching information skills to
school community.
COURSE CONTENT:
The student will participate as fully as possible
in the media center program with practical,
directed experiences in such services as (1)
reference; (2) reading guidance; (3) teaching information
literacy skills; (4) selection; (5) acquisitions;
(6) cataloging; (7) circulation; (8) information
retrieval through technology;
This is a student-centered internship that
exposes the student to school library media
center policies, procedures, and services.
Every effort is made to ensure that the
student participates in a multicultural
school environment.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Complete a minimum of 300 hours of
internship experience. The experience
must include 100 hours at the elementary
level (any combination of grades Pre-K-6)
and 100 hours at the secondary level (any
combination of grades 7-12). The remaining
100 hours will be completed in experiences
in LM 513 and LM 555.
(Refer to the Suggested Tips handout for
suggestions on ways to accumulate hours)
2. Participate in the various activities of a
school library media center under the
direction of a certified library media
specialist.
3. Inform course instructor of the name and
school mailing address of the supervising
certified library media specialist at the
beginning of the internship experience so that
the appropriate material may be sent to that
person. Under no circumstances should the
student give the supervising media specialist
information regarding the internship.
4. Inform the supervising media specialist that
a copy of the letter sent to him/her by the course
instructor will be sent to the media specialist’s
principal, who should be informed of the
arrangement by the course instructor and the
supervising media specialist. The name of the
school principal should be provided to the
course instructor.
5. Maintain a portfolio which consists of a
reflective journal and other appropriate items
to demonstrate knowledge of the role of the
media center in the educational process. (See
Guidelines for Portfolio)
6. Develop professional responsibility for:
(a) scheduling visits with the supervising media
specialist(s)
(b) being on time
(c) dressing appropriately
(d) completing assignments
(e) notifying supervising library media
specialist in case of absence
7. Determine that the Procedures Checklist is
completed to demonstrate knowledge of and
practice in the roles and responsibilities of a
media specialist and mailed to the course
instructor. There must be a completed checklist
indicating experience at both the elementary
and the secondary level by any supervising
media specialist with whom the student has
worked for twenty (20) hours or more. (See
Procedures Checklist)
8.Determine that the three Evaluation Forms has been completed and mailed to the course instructor by the supervising library media specialist, preferabbly ia e-mail. There must be a completed form indicating experience at both the elementary and the secondary level by any supervising media specialist with whom the student has worked for twenty (20) hours or more. (See Student Evaluation Form)
9. Student work
All student work submitted during the course is required to be original. Original means that the work is done this semester and has not done by another person. All projects must be completed to be graded. Students are expected to research all assignments thoroughly using books, audiovisual materials, and the Internet. All reference lists are to be done in APA style for this course. Use the following Long Island University website as a reference for APA style:
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm
Students are expected to turn in all assignments using word processing.
The following are general descriptions of the projects required for the course:
Project 1.1 Class Participation and Attendance
Students are to be regular in attendance at a media
center in two schools: one elementary and one
secondary. Students are to work under the
supervision of a certified school media specialist.
It is the student’s responsibility to report their
attendance to the instructor in the final course
documents. All students must attend and participate
in Blackborad Collaborate sessions. This is mandatory.
Project 1.2 Reflective journal
Students are to keep a daily reflective journal of
their experiences each day they work in a media
center. The journals are to reflect the number of
hours spent in both an elementary school and a
secondary school. The journals are to reflect your
thoughts about the experience in the media
center.
Project 1.3 Procedures Checklist
Students are responsible for seeing that they
have experienced the items on the checklist.
These items need to be discussed with the
supervising media specialist so that the
student can get experience in a variety
of activities done by a media specialist.
Project 1.4 Supervising Evaluation Forms
Students are responsible for seeing that the
supervising media specialist sends the
university supervisor their three evaluation forms
for both elementary and secondary school
experiences v ia e-mail. This evaluation form counts
heavily toward your final grade in this course.
Project 1.5 Electronic Portfolio
Students are responsible for providing a
portfolio of documents pertaining to the
internship experience for the instructor at
the end of the internship. See the
document, Guidelines for Portfolio, for
details. It is required that you develop an
electronic portfolio using LiveText. This document must
be posted on Livetext in the Library Media Portfolio.
Project 1.6 Video of Internship Experience
Students are to make a video highlighting the internship experience. The video can be done using a flip-it camera or a U-Tube video. It should include information about your schools where you did an internship, the facilities of the media center, displays and student work
(including photographs of examples) where you collaborated with a teacher. Include any other pictures and information about y our experience that would be interesting to your classmates.
Project 1.7 Teaching videos 1
For this assignment, you will make a video showing you teaching a lesson in the media center and collaborating with a classroom teacher.This video should show your interaction with students and the classroom teacher or the media specialist or both.
Teaching video 2: The second video is where you collaborate with a teacher to develop a video highlighting a particular book. In this video, you will need to include background material for the book, author information and any other information to make the video interesting. You may want to find out where the author got the idea for the book. This video will take lots of research and will require you to put video clips, pictures, and other information you find interesting about the book inside your video. You need to select a book for this video that you know you can find lots of information about the book and the author. Be certain to use good design principles in making the video:
Not too much writing on the page. Each page presents one concept.Font size and clip art are large enough to be seen clearly. Remember, the most important information is always in the upper left hand section of the video.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
The course grade will be determined by the
performance of the student in meeting the
course requirements. Students are evaluated
in the following areas:
Activity
% of Final Grade
Type of Assessment
Class participation and attendance at both an elementary and secondary school. (Total 200 hours)
10 %
Teacher observation
Portfolio documents
Supervisor forms
Evaluation forms of supervisor
10%
Evaluation forms
Electronic Portfolio:
Reflective summary of course
Documentation of
student work
Documentation of
instruction
Reflective journal of internship
Procedures checklist for both elementary & secondary
Internship experience video
presentation
at last class meeting
Teaching videos:
Collaborative lesson video.
Book video
30%
(5%)
(5%)
(10%)
(10%)
20%
30%
( 10 points per video)
Checklists & guidelines
Total points
100 %
Grading policy:
The grading scale is as follows:
A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, F=69% and below.
No extra credit assignments are given.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT:
Any individual who qualifies for reasonable accommodations
under the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 should contact the course
instructor immediately.
CLASS POLICIES:
1. Submitting Assignments.
Students are expected to submit assignments on
time. Valid reasons for submitting work late must
be cleared by the instructor in advance. It is the
student’s responsibility to contact the professor
when extenuating circumstances take place.
Class participation points will be deducted for
each day late. All documents must be posted inside the
Library Media Portfolio before the last day of class.
VERY IMPORTANT!
2. Professionalism
Students are expected to conduct themselves
professionally. Acting professionally is an
essential quality for all professionals who will
be working in the schools. Professionalism
includes but is not limited to the following:
· Participating in interactions and class activities in a positive manner.
· Collaborating and working equitably with students in the class, with the supervising media specialist and with teachers in the school where the internship takes place.
· Actively participating in the media center activities as part of the internship and turning in assignments on time.
· Arriving at and leaving class punctually.
· Treating class members, colleagues, supervising media specialist and instructor with respect in and out of the classroom.
Threatening of bullying the professor, the supervising
librarian or classmates will not be tolerated.
· Eliminating interruptions in class and during the internship in the media center. (This includes cell phones, beepers, and disruptive behavior during class meetings, such as talking that interferes with class activities.
Students who display a lack of professionalism will be contacted by the instructor immediately after the violation takes place and informed of the consequences. If there is a second violation the student may be dismissed from the program for at least one year.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic honesty. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses or purchases ghostwritten papers. It also occurs when a student utilizes ideas or information obtained from another person without giving credit to that person. If plagiarism or another act of academic dishonesty occurs, it will be dealt with in accordance with the academic misconduct policy. Infractions may include cheating and plagiarism. The plagarism policy of the College of Education and Professional studies a JSU will be used as necessary for this course:
College of Education & Professional Studies
Honesty Policy
Cheating
1. Cheating: 1st Offense - A student who cheats or participates in the act of cheating on an examination (or any other graded work) will receive a failing grade (“F”) in the course.
2. Cheating: 2nd Offense - A student who cheats or participates in the act of cheating on an examination (or any other graded work) will be dismissed from the program study, and will not be allowed to enroll in any other program of study in the College of Education & Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University.
Plagiarism
1. Plagiarism: 1st Offense – A student who plagiarizes or participates in the act of plagiarism will receive a failing grade (“F”) in the course. In addition, the student will be required to complete a remedial seminar on plagiarism. Failure to do so will result in an automatic 2nd Offense.
2. Plagiarism: 2nd Offense - A student who plagiarizes or participates in the act of plagiarism a second time will be dismissed from the program of study, and will not be allowed to enroll in any other program in the College of Education & Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University.
Exhibiting Unethical Disposition
1. Exhibiting Unethical Disposition: 1st Offense – A student who exhibits an unethical disposition such as lying and/or falsifying documentation to anyone in a supervisory role during any school or school-related activity associated with coursework will receive a failing grade (“F”) in the course.
2. Exhibiting Unethical Disposition: 2nd Offense - A student who exhibits an unethical disposition such as lying and/or falsifying documentation to anyone in a supervisory role a second time will be dismissed from the program of study, and will not be allowed to enroll in any other program in the College of Education & Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University.
NOTES:
1. It should be noted that the occurrence of cheating, plagiarizing, or exhibiting unethical dispositions is cumulative, i.e., it carries over to any other course taught in the College of Education & Professional Studies.
2. If a student wishes to appeal at any level of the honesty policy, she (he) is to follow the College of Education & Professional Studies’ grade appeal process.
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
Meets on Wednesday for four seminars during the semester from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Blackboard Collaborate.
January 22, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
February 12, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
March 12, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
April 9, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
All projects are to be turned in for the Internship on the last class on April 9th or sooner.
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SYLLABUS
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Education and Professional Studies
LM 515 INTERNSHIP IN MEDIA SERVICES
Spring 2014
Professor: Dr. Betty J. Morris
To access the course, use the following URL:
http://livetext.com/doc/8654544
Office: 5th Floor,
Houston Cole Library
Phone: 256-782-5011 (office)
256-782-0528 (home)
678-478-2745 (cell) emergency only
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 1:30 p.m-4:00 p.m.
Virtual Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 1:30-4:00 p.m.
Email: [email protected] (office)
REQUIRED TEXTS:
There are no required texts for this course. Students must take the Praxis exam & pass it before this course can be taken.
It is strongly suggested that you be familiar with the following text:
AASL. (2009). Empowering Learners. Chicago: Author.
TECHNOLOGY:
A LiveText account is required.
A digital video recorder, optional
A digital camera, such as a webcam, , flip-it camera, IPad or phone camera
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course includes directed experience in
performing various services in a school library media
center. Permission of the instructor required.
It is suggested that each student take LM 513,
Management of Media Centers, prior to taking
this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful
completion of the course the student will be
able to demonstrate:
A. Knowledge of:
1. The overall program of each school level
including their organization and program of
instruction. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3c3) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
2. The contribution of the media center to the
educational process. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3c3)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
3. The roles and responsibilities of the school
library media specialist. (AL
290-3-3-.49-3a4/3b2/3c3) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
4. Assisting students and teachers in the
application of information literacy skills. (AL
290-3-3-.49-3a1/3d2) (Assessment: internship
portfolio)
5. Retrieving needed information from global
sources through networking and other strategies
to meet requests of users. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3a3)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
6. Selecting resources and related equipment
to support the total curriculum and to respond
to the needs of a multicultural school
population with a diversity of learning styles. (AL
290-3-3-.49-3a2) (Assessment: internship
portfolio)
7. Assist students, teachers, and others in locating,
retrieving, and interpreting information in various
formats. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3a3/ 3b3) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
8. Collaborate with the learning community as a
member of the instructional team to design,
implement, and evaluate teaching-learning
activities. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3b2) (Assessment:
internship portfolio)
9. Motivate students to read, listen, and view a variety
of appropriate resources. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3b2)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
10. Procedures for planning, conducting, and evaluating
in-service programs to meet the needs of media
staff and school faculty. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3c2)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
11. Maintain and circulate a collection of materials and
related equipment. (AL 290-3-3-.49-3d1/3d2)
(Assessment: internship portfolio)
B. Skill in:
1. running a functional school library media
center.
2. selecting books and other materials..
3. performing book talks that promote
reading.
4. cataloging materials using an automated system
5 assisting faculty nd students in the application of
information skills
21st Century Learning & innovation skills will be emphased in this course:
Critical thinking & problem solving
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity and innovation
C. Dispositions that:
1. recognize the importance of being a proactive
leader.
2. recognize the importance of being an
instructional partner with teachers.
3. recognize the role of teaching information skills to
school community.
COURSE CONTENT:
The student will participate as fully as possible
in the media center program with practical,
directed experiences in such services as (1)
reference; (2) reading guidance; (3) teaching information
literacy skills; (4) selection; (5) acquisitions;
(6) cataloging; (7) circulation; (8) information
retrieval through technology;
This is a student-centered internship that
exposes the student to school library media
center policies, procedures, and services.
Every effort is made to ensure that the
student participates in a multicultural
school environment.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Complete a minimum of 300 hours of
internship experience. The experience
must include 100 hours at the elementary
level (any combination of grades Pre-K-6)
and 100 hours at the secondary level (any
combination of grades 7-12). The remaining
100 hours will be completed in experiences
in LM 513 and LM 555.
(Refer to the Suggested Tips handout for
suggestions on ways to accumulate hours)
2. Participate in the various activities of a
school library media center under the
direction of a certified library media
specialist.
3. Inform course instructor of the name and
school mailing address of the supervising
certified library media specialist at the
beginning of the internship experience so that
the appropriate material may be sent to that
person. Under no circumstances should the
student give the supervising media specialist
information regarding the internship.
4. Inform the supervising media specialist that
a copy of the letter sent to him/her by the course
instructor will be sent to the media specialist’s
principal, who should be informed of the
arrangement by the course instructor and the
supervising media specialist. The name of the
school principal should be provided to the
course instructor.
5. Maintain a portfolio which consists of a
reflective journal and other appropriate items
to demonstrate knowledge of the role of the
media center in the educational process. (See
Guidelines for Portfolio)
6. Develop professional responsibility for:
(a) scheduling visits with the supervising media
specialist(s)
(b) being on time
(c) dressing appropriately
(d) completing assignments
(e) notifying supervising library media
specialist in case of absence
7. Determine that the Procedures Checklist is
completed to demonstrate knowledge of and
practice in the roles and responsibilities of a
media specialist and mailed to the course
instructor. There must be a completed checklist
indicating experience at both the elementary
and the secondary level by any supervising
media specialist with whom the student has
worked for twenty (20) hours or more. (See
Procedures Checklist)
8.Determine that the three Evaluation Forms has been completed and mailed to the course instructor by the supervising library media specialist, preferabbly ia e-mail. There must be a completed form indicating experience at both the elementary and the secondary level by any supervising media specialist with whom the student has worked for twenty (20) hours or more. (See Student Evaluation Form)
9. Student work
All student work submitted during the course is required to be original. Original means that the work is done this semester and has not done by another person. All projects must be completed to be graded. Students are expected to research all assignments thoroughly using books, audiovisual materials, and the Internet. All reference lists are to be done in APA style for this course. Use the following Long Island University website as a reference for APA style:
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm
Students are expected to turn in all assignments using word processing.
The following are general descriptions of the projects required for the course:
Project 1.1 Class Participation and Attendance
Students are to be regular in attendance at a media
center in two schools: one elementary and one
secondary. Students are to work under the
supervision of a certified school media specialist.
It is the student’s responsibility to report their
attendance to the instructor in the final course
documents. All students must attend and participate
in Blackborad Collaborate sessions. This is mandatory.
Project 1.2 Reflective journal
Students are to keep a daily reflective journal of
their experiences each day they work in a media
center. The journals are to reflect the number of
hours spent in both an elementary school and a
secondary school. The journals are to reflect your
thoughts about the experience in the media
center.
Project 1.3 Procedures Checklist
Students are responsible for seeing that they
have experienced the items on the checklist.
These items need to be discussed with the
supervising media specialist so that the
student can get experience in a variety
of activities done by a media specialist.
Project 1.4 Supervising Evaluation Forms
Students are responsible for seeing that the
supervising media specialist sends the
university supervisor their three evaluation forms
for both elementary and secondary school
experiences v ia e-mail. This evaluation form counts
heavily toward your final grade in this course.
Project 1.5 Electronic Portfolio
Students are responsible for providing a
portfolio of documents pertaining to the
internship experience for the instructor at
the end of the internship. See the
document, Guidelines for Portfolio, for
details. It is required that you develop an
electronic portfolio using LiveText. This document must
be posted on Livetext in the Library Media Portfolio.
Project 1.6 Video of Internship Experience
Students are to make a video highlighting the internship experience. The video can be done using a flip-it camera or a U-Tube video. It should include information about your schools where you did an internship, the facilities of the media center, displays and student work
(including photographs of examples) where you collaborated with a teacher. Include any other pictures and information about y our experience that would be interesting to your classmates.
Project 1.7 Teaching videos 1
For this assignment, you will make a video showing you teaching a lesson in the media center and collaborating with a classroom teacher.This video should show your interaction with students and the classroom teacher or the media specialist or both.
Teaching video 2: The second video is where you collaborate with a teacher to develop a video highlighting a particular book. In this video, you will need to include background material for the book, author information and any other information to make the video interesting. You may want to find out where the author got the idea for the book. This video will take lots of research and will require you to put video clips, pictures, and other information you find interesting about the book inside your video. You need to select a book for this video that you know you can find lots of information about the book and the author. Be certain to use good design principles in making the video:
Not too much writing on the page. Each page presents one concept.Font size and clip art are large enough to be seen clearly. Remember, the most important information is always in the upper left hand section of the video.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
The course grade will be determined by the
performance of the student in meeting the
course requirements. Students are evaluated
in the following areas:
Activity
% of Final Grade
Type of Assessment
Class participation and attendance at both an elementary and secondary school. (Total 200 hours)
10 %
Teacher observation
Portfolio documents
Supervisor forms
Evaluation forms of supervisor
10%
Evaluation forms
Electronic Portfolio:
Reflective summary of course
Documentation of
student work
Documentation of
instruction
Reflective journal of internship
Procedures checklist for both elementary & secondary
Internship experience video
presentation
at last class meeting
Teaching videos:
Collaborative lesson video.
Book video
30%
(5%)
(5%)
(10%)
(10%)
20%
30%
( 10 points per video)
Checklists & guidelines
Total points
100 %
Grading policy:
The grading scale is as follows:
A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, F=69% and below.
No extra credit assignments are given.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT:
Any individual who qualifies for reasonable accommodations
under the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 should contact the course
instructor immediately.
CLASS POLICIES:
1. Submitting Assignments.
Students are expected to submit assignments on
time. Valid reasons for submitting work late must
be cleared by the instructor in advance. It is the
student’s responsibility to contact the professor
when extenuating circumstances take place.
Class participation points will be deducted for
each day late. All documents must be posted inside the
Library Media Portfolio before the last day of class.
VERY IMPORTANT!
2. Professionalism
Students are expected to conduct themselves
professionally. Acting professionally is an
essential quality for all professionals who will
be working in the schools. Professionalism
includes but is not limited to the following:
· Participating in interactions and class activities in a positive manner.
· Collaborating and working equitably with students in the class, with the supervising media specialist and with teachers in the school where the internship takes place.
· Actively participating in the media center activities as part of the internship and turning in assignments on time.
· Arriving at and leaving class punctually.
· Treating class members, colleagues, supervising media specialist and instructor with respect in and out of the classroom.
Threatening of bullying the professor, the supervising
librarian or classmates will not be tolerated.
· Eliminating interruptions in class and during the internship in the media center. (This includes cell phones, beepers, and disruptive behavior during class meetings, such as talking that interferes with class activities.
Students who display a lack of professionalism will be contacted by the instructor immediately after the violation takes place and informed of the consequences. If there is a second violation the student may be dismissed from the program for at least one year.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic honesty. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses or purchases ghostwritten papers. It also occurs when a student utilizes ideas or information obtained from another person without giving credit to that person. If plagiarism or another act of academic dishonesty occurs, it will be dealt with in accordance with the academic misconduct policy. Infractions may include cheating and plagiarism. The plagarism policy of the College of Education and Professional studies a JSU will be used as necessary for this course:
College of Education & Professional Studies
Honesty Policy
Cheating
1. Cheating: 1st Offense - A student who cheats or participates in the act of cheating on an examination (or any other graded work) will receive a failing grade (“F”) in the course.
2. Cheating: 2nd Offense - A student who cheats or participates in the act of cheating on an examination (or any other graded work) will be dismissed from the program study, and will not be allowed to enroll in any other program of study in the College of Education & Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University.
Plagiarism
1. Plagiarism: 1st Offense – A student who plagiarizes or participates in the act of plagiarism will receive a failing grade (“F”) in the course. In addition, the student will be required to complete a remedial seminar on plagiarism. Failure to do so will result in an automatic 2nd Offense.
2. Plagiarism: 2nd Offense - A student who plagiarizes or participates in the act of plagiarism a second time will be dismissed from the program of study, and will not be allowed to enroll in any other program in the College of Education & Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University.
Exhibiting Unethical Disposition
1. Exhibiting Unethical Disposition: 1st Offense – A student who exhibits an unethical disposition such as lying and/or falsifying documentation to anyone in a supervisory role during any school or school-related activity associated with coursework will receive a failing grade (“F”) in the course.
2. Exhibiting Unethical Disposition: 2nd Offense - A student who exhibits an unethical disposition such as lying and/or falsifying documentation to anyone in a supervisory role a second time will be dismissed from the program of study, and will not be allowed to enroll in any other program in the College of Education & Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University.
NOTES:
1. It should be noted that the occurrence of cheating, plagiarizing, or exhibiting unethical dispositions is cumulative, i.e., it carries over to any other course taught in the College of Education & Professional Studies.
2. If a student wishes to appeal at any level of the honesty policy, she (he) is to follow the College of Education & Professional Studies’ grade appeal process.
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
Meets on Wednesday for four seminars during the semester from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Blackboard Collaborate.
January 22, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
February 12, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
March 12, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
April 9, Blackboard Collaborate, 4:30
All projects are to be turned in for the Internship on the last class on April 9th or sooner.
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