Plan to attend every class. Do not schedule doctor appointments, interviews, coffee dates etc. during class. Please refer to the University Policies on attendance for a complete review of attendance and excused absence policies: . If you must miss class, please send an email to the identified attendance TA as early as possible. ELMS All assignments and readings will be available via ELMS. Each class has a separate module with everything you will need for that class. Unless noted otherwise, you will turn in your assignments via ELMS and all grades will be delivered via ELMS. Communication You will receive important class announcements via the announcement function in ELMS. Please be sure the correct email is in your ELMS profile and you have it set to update you immediately. You must check your email regularly and create a system for identifying important emails. It is not acceptable to claim you did not know something important because you did not check your email. If you have an attendance issue or a technology problem, please contact the identified TA. If you would like to meet with me, please come to my office hours or set up an appointment via email. I will respond to email within 24 hours. If you have an urgent matter that requires my immediate attention, please send me a text and identify yourself in the text. If the school is closed on a class day, I will send you an ELMS announcement about any work you must do in lieu of class. Resources: Teaching Team We have a stellar group of graduate and undergraduate assistants. The undergraduate assistants are all sophomores who have just completed the iGIVE program. They are all strong writers with excellent project management and organization skills. They are available for advice on iGIVE, adjusting to UMD, and general life advice. The are Master of Public Policy GA’s students who are assisting me with class design and administration; they are also available to help you. We are eager to get to know you, so please call on us. Writing Support The teaching team is available to meet with you individually to help improve your writing. Please make an appointment with any one of us, or stop by my office hours. In addition, the UMD Writing Center provides free assistance on undergraduate writing assignments during its walk-in tutoring hours and by appointment. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources, particularly while writing your case analyses and community issues research paper.
Plan to attend every class. Do not schedule doctor appointments, interviews, coffee dates etc. during class. Please refer to the University Policies on attendance for a complete review of attendance and excused absence policies: . If you must miss class, please send an email to the identified attendance TA as early as possible. ELMS All assignments and readings will be available via ELMS. Each class has a separate module with everything you will need for that class. Unless noted otherwise, you will turn in your assignments via ELMS and all grades will be delivered via ELMS. Communication You will receive important class announcements via the announcement function in ELMS. Please be sure the correct email is in your ELMS profile and you have it set to update you immediately. You must check your email regularly and create a system for identifying important emails. It is not acceptable to claim you did not know something important because you did not check your email. If you have an attendance issue or a technology problem, please contact the identified TA. If you would like to meet with me, please come to my office hours or set up an appointment via email. I will respond to email within 24 hours. If you have an urgent matter that requires my immediate attention, please send me a text and identify yourself in the text. If the school is closed on a class day, I will send you an ELMS announcement about any work you must do in lieu of class. Resources: Teaching Team We have a stellar group of graduate and undergraduate assistants. The undergraduate assistants are all sophomores who have just completed the iGIVE program. They are all strong writers with excellent project management and organization skills. They are available for advice on iGIVE, adjusting to UMD, and general life advice. The GA’s are Master of Public Policy students who are assisting me with class design and administration; they are also available to help you. We are eager to get to know you, so please call on us. Writing Support The teaching team is available to meet with you individually to help improve your writing. Please make an appointment with any one of us, or stop by my office hours. In addition, the UMD Writing Center provides free assistance on undergraduate writing assignments during its walk-in tutoring hours and by appointment. We encourage you to take advantage of these resources, particularly while writing your case analyses and community issues research paper.
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