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COURSE SYLLABUS Course Name: Professor: Contact Information: Online Support (IT) and I-Learn Policy: Course Website: Course Description:

INTR 799, Applied Learning Practicum (1 hour) Dr. Trey Jarboe Office Hours: By appointment E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: 606-539-3577 All members of the University of the Cumberlands’ community who use the University’s computing, information or communication resources must act responsibly. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/it/downloads/terms.pdf Access to the course website is required via the iLearn portal on the University of the Cumberlands website: http://www.ucumberlands.edu/ilearn/ In this Applied Learning Practicum course students will apply what they are learning in their other two courses to the real world via work or internship experiences. The Applied Learning Practicum can be either (1) an alternative work/study, internship, cooperative education, (2) employment in an area directly related to the student’s course of study, or (3) a project conducted in collaboration with program faculty applying coursework to a professional setting.

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Prerequisites: Books and Resources: Course Activities and Experiences:

Academic Integrity:

Through this course, the University will have a Collaborative/Cooperative Agreement with all practicum or internship sites before the student is permitted to begin the field placement work. Department approval is required to determine if the placement aligns with the program of study. The course will be repeated in each semester of student enrollment. As an integral part of the executive formatted programs, this course is required every semester in which a student is taking courses. Course Objectives/Learner Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will:  Provide students with an opportunity to enhance their learning via professional experiences.  Provide a deeper understanding of how program curriculum is applied to real world workplace environments.  Compose effective communication through professional writing, speaking, and other forms of business communication.  Participation in business operations and decision making. There are no prerequisites for this course. No Textbook is required. Other articles and readings may be assigned by course professor. Course Expectations Students are expected to: • Review any assigned reading material and prepare responses to homework assigned. • Actively participate in activities, assignments, and discussions. • Evaluate and react to each other’s work in a supportive, constructive manner. • Complete specific assignments and exams when specified and in a professional manner. • Utilize learned technologies for class assignments. • Connect content knowledge from core courses to practical training placement and activities. At a Christian liberal arts university committed to the pursuit of truth and understanding, any act of academic dishonesty is especially distressing and cannot be tolerated. In general, academic dishonesty involves the abuse and misuse of information or people to gain an undeserved academic advantage or evaluation. The common forms of academic dishonesty include:  Cheating – using deception in the taking of tests or the preparation of written work, using unauthorized materials, copying another person’s work with or without consent, or assisting another in such activities.  Lying – falsifying, fabricating, or forging information in either written, spoken, or video presentations.

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plagiarism—using the published writings, data, interpretations, or ideas of another without proper documentation Plagiarism includes copying and pasting material from the internet into assignments without properly citing the source of the material.

Attendance Policy:

Disability Accommodations:

Student Responsibilities:

Deadlines and Dues Dates: Participation Policy:

Episodes of academic dishonesty are reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The potential penalty for academic dishonesty includes a failing grade on a particular assignment, a failing grade for the entire course, or charges against the student with the appropriate disciplinary body. When any student has exceeded 20% of the time prescribed for any class, that student will be automatically dropped from that particular class with the grade of “F.” This grade is placed on the official transcript of the student and is treated as a failing grade in calculating the grade point average. The definition of a class absence is a student’s failure to attend class for any reason. Instructors may count three times tardy or leaving early to be equal to one class absence. There are no excused absences, regardless of the reason for the class having been missed. However, faculty will make reasonable provisions to allow students to make up work if the absence is due to a university-sponsored function or a medical or family emergency that is documented in a timely manner. Allowance for students to make up work for other reasons is at each instructor’s discretion. A class absence does not excuse the student from being responsible for course work missed; the student is responsible for contacting the faculty member in order to make up class assignments. The Vice President for Academic Affairs is the authorized agent to consider any exceptions to the above regulations. (Undergraduate Catalog) University of the Cumberlands accepts students with certified disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations for their certified needs in the classroom, in housing, in food service or in other areas. For accommodations to be awarded, a student must submit a completed Accommodations Application form and provide documentation of the disability to the Disability Services Coordinator (Mr. Jacob Ratliff, Boswell Campus Center, Student Services Office Suite, [email protected]). When all paperwork is on file, a meeting between the student and the Coordinator will be arranged to discuss possible accommodations before accommodations are formally approved. Students must then meet with the Coordinator at the beginning of each semester before any academic accommodations can be certified for that term. Certifications for other accommodations are normally reviewed annually.  The only authorized electronic means of academic, administrative, and co-curricular communication between University of the Cumberlands and its students is through the UCumberlands email system (i.e. Webmail). Each student is responsible for monitoring his/her University email account frequently. This is the primary email account used to correspond with you directly by the University; imperative program information is sent to this email account specifically from campus and program office.  Students should check for e-mail and class announcements using iLearn (primary) and University of the Cumberlands webmail (secondary).  Students are expected to find out class assignments for missed classes and make up missed work.  Students are expected to find out if any changes have been made in the class or assignment schedule.  Written work must be presented in a professional manner. Work that is not submitted in a professional manner will not be evaluated and will be returned as unacceptable. o There is a craft to writing. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and diction (word usage) are all tools of that craft. Writing at the collegiate level will show careful attention to these elements of craft. Work that does not exhibit care with regard to these elements will be considered as inadequate for college writing and graded accordingly.  Students are expected to take the examinations on the designated dates. If you are unable to take the exam on the scheduled date and know in advance, you are to make arrangements with your professor before the designated date. If you miss the exam, you must have a legitimate reason as determined by your professor. Recognizing that a large part of professional life is meeting deadlines, it is necessary to develop time management and organizational skills. Failure to meet the course deadlines may result in penalties. Keep in mind that all deadlines are set using Eastern Standard Time (EST). Late assignments will NOT be accepted. Study after study has linked successful academic performance with good class participation. Those who assume positions of responsibility must “show up” in order to be effective. Therefore, students are expected to actively participate in intelligent discussion of assigned topics in all areas (Discussion Board Activities, Synchronous Sessions, Forums, Shared Papers, etc.) to help process course material and/or to demonstrate understanding of course content. Point adjustments will be taken for non-participation.

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Academic Appeals:

Links to Support:

Evaluation Method: Course Requirement Summary

Grading Scale:

Both undergraduate and graduate students have the right to challenge a grade. If discussions with the course instructor and department chair do not lead to a satisfactory conclusion, students may file a formal written appeal with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will forward the appeal to the chair of the Academic Appeals Committee. This formal written appeal must be filed by the end of the 4th week of classes in the next regular term following the term in which the course in question was taken. The Academic Appeals Committee then gathers information from the student, the instructor, and any other relevant parties. The Committee will deliver its recommendation on the complaint to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. After reviewing this recommendation and concurring or amending it, the Vice President for Academic Affairs will inform the student and instructor of the disposition of the complaint no later than the last day of classes of the term in which the complaint was filed. Records of all actions regarding academic grade appeals, including their final disposition, are maintained by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Academic Appeals Committee. (Undergraduate Catalog/Graduate Catalog) Orientation to I-Learn: Student training course on I-Learn, https://ucumberlands.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp Book Store: http://cumber.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage? storeId=50059&catalogId=10001&langId=-1 Library: http://www.ucumberlands.edu/library/ Course Assignments and Evaluation Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance. Relative weights assigned to graded work are as follows: Module 1, General Overview (30%) Module 2, Job Search Resources (resource folder / no assignment due) Module 3, Student Employment & Professionalism and Student/Employee Etiquette (30%) Module 4, Applied Learning Practicum Reflection (40%)

Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance as given above in evaluation methods. The overall course grade will be determined according to the following scale: A= 90 – 100 (90% - 100%) B= 80 – 89 (80% - 89%) C = 70 – 79 (70% - 79%) F < 69 (Below 69%)

Tentative Course Expectations (specific due dates are listed in the course module) MODULE Module 1, General Overview

ASSIGNMENT QUIZ #1

Module 2, Job Search Resources

Access and utilize the career resources provided by UC.

Module 3, Student Employment & Professionalism and Student/Employee Etiquette Module 4, Applied Learning Practicum Reflection TOTAL POINTS:

POINTS 30 -

QUIZ #2

30

SURVEY/REFLECTION

40

100

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