GPHY 421.01: Sustainable Cities

GPHY 421 Sustainable Cities Prof. Ulrich Kamp 1. You will ta k e each exam a s sch e d u le d . M ake-up ex am s a re n o t allow ed—ex cep t a s lis ted in th e M ake-up exam policy below. 2. M ateria l for th e exam will be from th e req u ired tex tb o o k a n d o th e r re a d in g s a n d all o th e r d is tr ib u te d m a te r ia l. A tten d an ce for each le c tu re is re co m m en d ed (and tak en ) in o rd e r th a t you ta k e n o te s for each exam . 3. M ake-up Exam Policy: • All S tu d e n ts m u s t ta k e th e final exam a s sch ed u led . C onflicts m u s t be se ttled w ith th e D ean. T h is is U niversity Policy a n d th e re a re no excep tions. • All S tu d e n ts m u s t ta k e each exam a s sch e d u le d . If an exam is m issed , th e s tu d e n t will receive a zero (0) on th e exam . • T h ese a re th e only ex cep tio n s th a t will w a r ra n t a m ak e -u p exam : u n iv e rs ity ev en ts—s u c h a s sp o rtin g or m u s ic ev en ts; m ilita ry ob ligations; re lig io u s ho lidays; se r io u s fam ily em ergency; m ed ica l em erg en cies or s e r io u s illness; co u rtim p o se d legal o b lig a tio n s s u c h a s s u b p o e n a s or ju ry d u ty ; s e r io u s w e a th e r co n d itio n s; sp ec ia l c u r r ic u la r re q u ire m e n ts s u c h a s ju d g in g tr ip s or field trip s . • Any s tu d e n t re q u ir in g an excep tion u n d e r th is policy m u s t do so prior to th e sc h e d u le d exam — u n le s s in th e ca se of an a c tu a l em ergency (su d d en h o sp ita liza tio n ). A s tu d e n t m u s t provide official d o c u m en ta tio n of th e re a so n for ab se n c e in advance. • If a m ak e -u p exam is app roved . It m u s t be co m pleted w ith in one w eek of th e o rig inal exam a n d sc h e d u le d w ith th e T each in g A ss is tan t. Accommodations S tu d e n ts w ith d isab ilitie s w ho n eed a s s is ta n c e sh o u ld co n ta c t th e in s tru c to r im m ed ia te ly so th a t n e c e ssa ry fo rm s a n d p ro c e d u re s can be com pleted . P lease review th e u n iv e rs ity ’s w eb site if th e re a re an y q u es tio n s : h t tp : / /w w w .u m t .e d u /d s s /d e f a u l t .h tm . Academic Integrity “All s tu d e n ts m u s t p ra c tice acad em ic h o n es ty . A cadem ic m isc o n d u c t is su b je c t to an acad em ic p e n a lty by th e c o u rse in s tru c to r a n d /o r a d isc ip lin a ry sa n c tio n by th e U niversity . All s tu d e n ts n eed to be fam iliar w ith th e S tu d e n t C o n d u c t Code. T he Code is ava ilab le for review on line at: h ttp : / / l ife .u m t.e d u /v p s a /s tu d e n t_ c o n d u c t .p h p .” Work Evaluation and Final Grading T hree ex a m s (50 p o in ts each) 150 p o in ts Six R esea rch P aper P rep a ra tio n A ssig n m en ts (25 p o in ts each) 150 p o in ts R esea rch P ap er (F inal V ersion) 100 p o in ts P re se n ta tio n 100 p o in ts C lass A tten d an ce 100 p o in ts Total Points 600 points Grading Scheme 9 7 -1 0 0 A+ 87-89 B+ 7 7-79 C+ 67-69 D+ <60 F 9 3-96 A 83-86 B 7 3-76 c 63-66 D 9 0-92 A80-82 B7 0-72 c60-62 DMissed Classes 0-3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D >6 E x pu lsion from C lass GPHY 421 Sustainable Cities Prof. Ulrich Kamp Late a s s ig n m e n ts will be pena lized . An a ss ig n m e n t th a t is tu rn e d in one day la te will h av e 10% of th e ava ilab le p o in ts d e d u c te d from th e score. An a ss ig n m e n t th a t is tu rn e d in tw o d ay s la te will have 2 0 % of th e ava ilab le p o in ts d ed u c te d from th e score. No c red it will be aw ard ed for a s s ig n m e n ts th a t a re m ore th a n tw o d ay s la te . "Day" d en o te s a b u s in e s s day (M onday th ro u g h Friday) n o t th e tim e in terv a l betw een c la ss m eetin g s. For exam ple , an a ss ig n m e n t th a t is d u e on T h u rsd a y b u t tu rn e d in on M onday will be co u n ted two d ay s late . GPHY 421 Sustainable Cities Prof. Ulrich Kamp