Lab Safety Contract and Waiver
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Lab Report Requirements
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Student Conduct
It has been my honor and privilege to teach hundreds of hard-working and dedicated students, and I have been able to write dozens of reference letters for students pursuing careers, colleges, and trade school programs. With that in mind, all classes and lab sessions will adhere to high standards of business and civility, and students are expected to conduct themselves in a mature, businesslike fashion (this includes webinars):
Webinars
Conduct yourself in the same manner as a live classroom (see above). People are trying to learn, and the teacher is trying to teach.
Christian Worldview
All classes begin with prayer and a short devotional from the NIV Bible. In addition, a Christian textbook option is provided in some of the classes where it's available, typically from a publisher like BJU or Apologia.
Course Requirements
Grades
Lab makeup policy
Homework re-work
It has been my honor and privilege to teach hundreds of hard-working and dedicated students, and I have been able to write dozens of reference letters for students pursuing careers, colleges, and trade school programs. With that in mind, all classes and lab sessions will adhere to high standards of business and civility, and students are expected to conduct themselves in a mature, businesslike fashion (this includes webinars):
- Show respect and consideration for others
- Take responsibility for personal actions
- Practice polite communication and patience with others
- Regular, punctual attendance.
- Positive participation in class discussion, labs, and projects.
- Abide by the Lab Safety Rules at all times.
- No physical and/or verbal abuse/harassment.
- No hoods or headgear in class or lab sessions. We want to see everyone's lovely face! A baseball-type cap is okay.
- Lab safety: Long hair must be gathered, and safety glasses are required. See Lab Safety Rules.
- No food allowed in class or lab sessions.
- Students to wear clothing that is appropriate to the business of learning and not a distraction to other students.
- Electronic Devices: Smart phones and personal gaming devices are not allowed in class, because they show disrespect and they distract people. Personal laptops which are being used for note-taking purposes are welcome and encouraged.
- No verbal threats, hostile acts, or weapons allowed.
- No tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.
- Violations of these rules will result in warnings and/or removal from the class. There will not be a refund.
Webinars
Conduct yourself in the same manner as a live classroom (see above). People are trying to learn, and the teacher is trying to teach.
- Be on time
- Keep your discussions on topic
- Be polite and respectful of other students and the teacher
- Do not post GIF's or other distracting images
- Do not carry on distracting conversations which don't pertain to the class
- Students violating these policies will be warned and/or removed from the webinar. Repeat violators will be removed from the class. There will not be a refund.
Christian Worldview
All classes begin with prayer and a short devotional from the NIV Bible. In addition, a Christian textbook option is provided in some of the classes where it's available, typically from a publisher like BJU or Apologia.
Course Requirements
- Attend the classes (including both in-person and webinar sessions). Be on time.
- Skim the assigned chapter before attending class or webinar.
- Take notes and ask relevant questions during the lectures.
- Participate in the class labs.
- Turn in your work by the due date. Do your own work unless you're doing a team project.
- Don’t fall behind in your work. Do not procrastinate!
Grades
- Refer to your 2-page course description for the 'grading elements' and 'grading scale' applicable to each class. The course descriptions are posted on the home page.
Lab makeup policy
- Making up in-person labs is hard to do when you don't have a fully-stocked laboratory at home, and I can't record lab sessions due to privacy. It is your responsibility to schedule your own time to be able to attend the labs. If you are taking the fully-online version of a class, virtual labs will be available.
Homework re-work
- You need to turn in your homework to Canvas by the due date! DON'T SLACK OFF. Late homework will have points deducted, depending on how late it is. In rare circumstances, I will allow "rework" of a botched homework assignment where you have turned in the original on-time and otherwise completed it in good faith.
Academic Integrity
- You are expected to exercise the highest moral and ethical standards. Acts of academic and personal dishonesty will not be tolerated.
- NO CHEATING/COPYING — Do not share your work with others or copy another student's work without express permission of the teacher. I can usually tell in 30 seconds if you have copied other's work. You can BOTH be removed from the class with no refund.
- Fabrication— Do not falsify or invent data, or use fake citations or other authorities in a homework or lab assignment.
- NO PLAGIARISM — The use of another's ideas, words, or work as one's own is not allowed. I CAN USUALLY TELL IN 30 SECONDS if you have plagiarized someone else's work, and I HAVE AN "APP" that can tell exactly how many words are plagiarized and where you got them. EXCEPTION: small portions of another's work - such as individual sentences or phrases or short paragraphs - may be incorporated into your work, as long as PROPER CITATION is given. COPY-AND-PASTE of another's work is not allowed.
- Theft — The willful & unauthorized taking of other's property or materials is not allowed, and can result in expulsion from the class.
Lab Safety Rules & Assumption of Risk and Medical Release
Class Fees/Refund Policy
- This is a requirement for every student participating in the in-person labs. The forms are posted above.
Class Fees/Refund Policy
- Refer to the "Class Fees" tab