Letter Grade	Grade points per unit of credit
A+	4.0
A	4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0
C-	2.0
D+, D, D-	1.0

CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE
Please turn off your cell phone before walking into the classroom and keep it off during the entire class period. If you are expecting an emergency call (for instance, if a family member is ill or if your work requires that you remain on call), please place your phone in the vibrate mode and walk out into the hallway before answering the telephone call. Cell phone calls during class time are very disturbing; please follow proper cellular phone etiquette.

CLASS ETIQUETTE
If you have your 3rd unexcused absence then you will be removed from your project and have to develop your own new and separate project and final report on a new venue. A tardy is defined as unexcused absence. Excused absences have a written and signed doctors or athletic department signature, or are worked out two weeks in advance, with a visit during office hours, with your instructor. In addition, if you get a 4th unexcused absence without prior instructor approval, your grade for the course will be automatically reduced one letter grade. In short, Being-in-class is a priority.

PLAGIARISM STATEMENT
According to the NMSU Student Handbook, "Any student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action." Plagiarism is a type of academic misconduct. If you plagiarize, you will receive an F in the course, and your name will be forwarded to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for possible further disciplinary action.

"To plagiarize" means to steal somebody else's words, ideas, creations, conclusions, or data and offer them as your own. A common example is using another person's written words-whether published or not-(such as from a book, magazine, newspaper, web site, class assignment, essay, etc.) or spoken words (such as from a speech, conversation, video, lecture, etc.) without acknowledging the source of information and without complete and proper citation. Another example of plagiarism is the use of graphic arts, statistics, graphs, charts, and facts from a published or unpublished source (including a website, a CD-ROM, or any other electronic source) without acknowledging the source of information and without complete and proper citation. For example, the previous paragraph was paraphrased from a New Mexico State University website document. The appropriate APA citation for acknowledging this source is as follows:

Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it. Plagiarism.  Plagiarism is using another person's work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one's own. Intentional and unintentional instances of plagiarism are considered instances of academic misconduct and are subject to disciplinary action such as failure on the assignment, failure of the course or dismissal from the university. The NMSU Library has more information and help on how to avoid plagiarism at http://lib.nmsu.edu/plagiarism/

If you are not sure, just ask.

PHOTOS  - Instructor will be taking photos of class members and class events.  This helps the instructor to learn your name, and to document learning events. If you wish to not have your photo taken, please contact course instructor.

POLICIES
Makeups - All work is due on the day of class (or day of schedule deadline) but there will be no penalty assessed for work you turn in before the class day return from illness or excuse sport event absence. Anything turned in late, after the 24 hours after the-class date will receive a deduction of 20% of the points. If you are absent, answer the questions anyway. A tardy is an absence. No one, no matter the person’s discussion grade in the course, will receive a passing grade in the class without having a passing grade both case write ups and on the two homework answers.

Course Structure
            The intent of this course is to help you utilize tools in order to think differently so that whatever your future career is, you can come to insightful, novel, and useful conclusions. Deep engagement with the best scholarship available is essential to doing this properly. Because of this, this course is fast-paced and delves deeply into the cutting edge of scholarship. There will be one midterm and one final. The midterm will be the first 12 of the 23 steps plus a presentation. The final will be all 23 steps plus a presentation.

Graded and required assignments
            Every week we will examine, criticize, and understand four new tools. Each week we will examine, criticize, and understand each tool. After class a short reflection on the day's discussion is due. This must include a quote from the conversation from someone other than you regarding each of the four tools. These quotes must have been transcribed by you at the time of the conversation.
            Because you can only obtain the quotes by being in class you must do an alternative assignment for each section that you are not in attendance for. All work is due on the day of class but there will be no penalty assessed for work you turn in before the cut-off date. Sunday is the cut-off day. Anything turned in after the cut-off date will not be graded and you will receive no credit for it. You will complete a syllabus quiz and course evaluations in order to receive a grade in this course. No one, no matter the person’s grade in the course, will receive a passing grade in the class without having a passing grade on the project or syllabus quiz.

Attendance
            Only a doctor's note, with confirmation phone number, indicating that you were incapable of reading or writing is acceptable as an excuse. That you could not read or write for the time of the course must beon the note and confirmed when I call the doctor. If, for example, you have a conference to attend or are a student athlete, then you must submit assignments for the days you will miss ahead of time; these reflections will of course not require quotes.

Incompletes
            I rarely award incompletes. Only a doctor's note, with confirmation phone number, indicating that you were incapable of reading or writing is acceptable as an excuse. These circumstances must have developed before the last due-date and not have cleared up before the final week. All such problems that clear up prior to the last week require that missed work be made up before the end of the semester. Requests for "I" grades should be made to the instructor but must be approved by the head of the Department of Management. Do not ask for an “I” grade in lieu of a grade you have earned.

Dropping the course
            It is the responsibility of the student to know important dates such as University drop dates. It is the responsibility of the student to withdraw officially from any class that he or she intends to drop. I may drop you from a class for lack of participation; If this is the case you will be given a failing grade.

Attendance 
            Only a doctor's note, with confirmation phone number, indicating that you were incapable of reading or writing is acceptable as an excuse. That you could not read or write for the time of the course must be on the note and confirmed when I call the doctor. If, for example, you have a conference to attend or are a student athlete, then you must submit homework assignments for the days you will miss ahead of time; these reflections will of course not require quotes. Please do not miss your team's presentation day, andunexcused absences results in one letter grade lower than earned points.
Incompletes
            I rarely award incompletes. Only a doctor's note, with confirmation phone number, indicating that you were incapable of reading or writing is acceptable as an excuse. These circumstances must have developed before the last due-date and not have cleared up before the final week. All such problems that clear up prior to the last week require that missed work be made up before the end of the semester. Requests for "I" grades should be made to the instructor but must be approved by the head of the Department of Management. Do not ask for an “I” grade in lieu of a grade you have earned.
Dropping the course
            It is the responsibility of the student to know important dates such as University drop dates. It is the responsibility of the student to withdraw officially from any class that he or she intends to drop. I may drop you from a class for lack of participation; If this is the case you will be given a failing grade.

Mandated Syllabus Items (per the Provost’s office): 

Only two  items are required to appear in the course syllabi under University dictate – the Notice Concerning Disabilities and Discrimination  (the  wording (below) comes from: http://eeo.nmsu.edu/disability-information/ and a statement on Academic Misconduct (no specific wording has been provided but suggested language appears below).  The College also has a few required items for specific courses that relate to our assessment or accreditation.  Otherwise, faculty members have a great deal of latitude in designing course syllabi, but the items contained in this memo are recommended for your consideration.

 

Notice Concerning Disabilities and Discrimination.  

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations. If a student has questions or needs an accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially), contact:

Trudy Luken, Director
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) - Corbett Center, Rm. 244
Phone: (575) 646-6840 E-mail: sas@nmsu.edu
Website:  http://sas.nmsu.edu/

NMSU policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, retaliation, serious medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation and protected veterans status.
Furthermore, Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct: sexual violence (sexual assault, rape), sexual harassment and retaliation.

For more information on discrimination issues, Title IX, Campus SaVE Act, NMSU Policy Chapter 3.25, NMSU's complaint process, or to file a complaint contact:

Gerard Nevarez, Title IX Coordinator
Agustin Diaz, Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) - O'Loughlin House, 1130 University Avenue
Phone: (575) 646-3635 E-mail: equity@nmsu.edu
Website: http://www.nmsu.edu/~eeo/
Other NMSU Resources:
NMSU Police Department:                                        (575) 646-3311 www.nmsupolice.com
NMSU Police Victim Services:                                   (575) 646-3424
NMSU Counseling Center:                                         (575) 646-2731
NMSU Dean of Students:                                          (575) 646-1722
For Any On-campus Emergencies:                             911

Academic and non-academic misconduct:  The Student Code of Conduct defines academic misconduct, non-academic misconduct and the consequences or penalties for each.    The Student Code of Conduct is available in the NMSU Student Handbook online:
http://studenthandbook.nmsu.edu/

Academic misconduct is explained here:
http://studenthandbook.nmsu.edu/student-code-of-conduct/academic-misconduct/

Recommended Items For All COB Course Syllabi:

Note:  Items in italics are notes for instructors; items in regular font can be cut and pasted into syllabi (with edits as desired).

Email Communications:  Your NMSU email account is the official means of communicating with the university.  Information critical to your success at NMSU is delivered to you via this account, and you are expected to follow rules and policies provided to you via this communication method.  Any email from you to the instructor should be sent either through the homework course management system or through your official NMSU email account. Please be advised that due to privacy and security concerns, we are unable to respond to emails from or about students that do not originate from an official NMSU email address. 

Assignments and Grades:  10 best completed homework assignments, the Final Written Case Project, the Attendance & participation, are teh basis for the Grade in the class.

 

 

Instructor Notes relating to Grading:

homework Grade Posting:  homework automatically provides to students a calculated grade “Total” (to date) that is a percentage based on the total number of points possible and compared with the total number of points earned. 

Grades at Midterm:  Faculty should be prepared to provide students with information about where they stand in the class prior to the last day to drop courses with “W” (October 19, 2015).  The provost’s office has encouraged the use of the Banner mid-term grade feature to make information available to students concerning their standing in the class. All instructors of 100- and 200- level classes are required to submit a grade that reflects work completed as of the sixth Friday following the date classes begin during the regular Fall and Spring semesters. Early performance grades include the option for the instructor to use “S” or “U” for courses which are graded on an “A” to” F” scale at the end of the semester. Early performance grades for 100- and 200- level classes are due by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday following the sixth Friday.  This requirement does not apply to mini-semesters or summer terms.  Early performance grades are used only for student retention efforts.

Final Exams:  The dates for final exams are published in the course schedule each semester (at http://registration.nmsu.edu/ (Click on Fall 2015 on the tabs at the top of the page.). The final exam period is expected to be a class meeting time, even if no final exam is administered at that time.  AN ORAL FINAL EXAM OF EACH STUDENT WILL TAKE PLACE. The date or time at which the final is offered may not be changed without the unanimous approval of students in the course, as well as the approval of the department head.  No exam given during the week before Finals Week may be more than one class period in length.  If your class is offered at times that do not match the standard university time blocks, please check to make sure that the classroom is available for your final exam.  Most classrooms are scheduled through Academic Scheduling, 646-4718, but others (BC 115, 204, and 247, and GU 303) are scheduled through the Dean’s Office.)

Final Grades:  Final letter grades are normally released to students on the web (via MyNMSU) within a day or two after the deadline for submitting grades.  If you wish to make final grades available to students before that time, you may do so through homework.  Under FERPA regulations, public posting of grades is not permitted even with a confidential PIN number identifier.

Fractional grading:  Fractional grading is now in effect for all students.  The policy from the Undergraduate Catalog is appended below, and it shows the numeric values of grades under fractional grading.  Under this system, the plus or minus designation on a student’s final letter grade submitted to the registrar will often have an impact on the student’s GPA calculation.  You are not required to use the plus or minus designations as part of your grading scheme, but your syllabus should explicitly indicate the performance level (points or percentage) required to earn a specific letter grade, with or without the plus or minus designation, as you deem appropriate. 

Incomplete Grades:  Under university policy, incompletes may be given only if a student has a passing grade at mid-semester (the last day to withdraw from a class) and is precluded from successful completion of the second half of the course by a documented illness, documented death, family crisis or other similar circumstances beyond the student's control.  An incomplete should not be given to avoid assigning a grade for marginal or failing work.  Instructors assigning the “I” grade can choose to make the “I” grade permanent, and require students to register for the course in a subsequent semester to earn credit (Option A), or may allow students to complete remaining work in the course by an identified deadline (within one year) and then submit a change of grade form to substitute the earned grade for the “I” grade (Option B).   Requirements for removal of the “I” grade under Option B must be clearly stated on the “I” grade form.  In both options, a copy of the COB form must be provided to the student.  It is up to the faculty member to determine whether an incomplete is appropriate.  Incompletes do not automatically convert to F's if the course is not completed.  Under Option B, the faculty member can state on the form that an incomplete will become an F, but then it is incumbent upon the instructor to process a change of grade form to accomplish that result.

Grade Appeals:  Please make sure that you are familiar with the rules for Academic Appeals (see the Outcomes Assessment section under Regulations in the 2014-15 undergraduate catalog; see the Graduate Student Appeals Board section of the 2014-2015 Graduate Catalog).  Appeals must be submitted within 30 days (undergraduate) or 10 days (graduate students) after the start of the regular semester following the assignment of the grade.  The appeal must be submitted in writing to the faculty member and the faculty member must respond in writing within 10 days of receiving the written appeal.  If not satisfied, the student may appeal to the department head, and ultimately to the Dean.  If you deny an appeal, please make sure that the student is aware of the next step in the process.

Record Retention:  Instructors or their departments are required to keep grade books or computer records of students' scores, the course grading record, attendance records (when absences are penalized), etc. for two years.  In cases involving grade appeals, records should be kept for at least two years after the appeal is adjudicated.  (Keep in mind that grade appeals can arise as late as 30 days after the start of the subsequent regular semester.)

Attendance Policies:  [insert explanation of instructor’s policies]

Instructor  Notes on Attendance Policies:  Faculty are free to decide whether or not attendance is required and whether there are penalties for absences but such rules should be clearly stated in the syllabus. If there are rules relating to students who arrive late or leave early, those also should be described in the syllabus. University policy states:   "Students making satisfactory progress in their classes will be excused from classes when they are representing New Mexico State University on a university sponsored event (e.g., ASNMSU President represents NMSU at legislative session, student-athletes competing in NMSU scheduled athletic events or education field trips and conferences).  Authorized absences do not relieve the student of class responsibilities.  Prior written notice of the authorized absence will be provided to the instructor by the sponsoring department." 

Important Dates:  For full semester courses, students may add courses through August 20 without instructor permission and through Auusst 28 with instructor permission and drop/cancel courses through September 4, 2015 through MyNMSU self-service, or by Add/drop slip, and no signature is required.  Late registration fees will apply for courses added after August 19.  The deadline for withdrawing from a full semester (15 week) course in the fall is October 19, 2015.  Students may withdraw from the university (withdraw from all classes) through November 13, 2015.

Instructor Notes:  There are different deadlines for mini-semester courses.  See guidance in addendum.  Courses which are dropped (cancelled) during the registration period do not appear on the student transcript and there is no tuition charge.  No faculty or department head signatures are required to add or drop a class during the open registration period (if the class is open).  In the case of a withdrawal, the course remains on the student’s transcript and the grade is listed as “W”.  Students in the COB may withdraw from a class by presenting an add/drop slip to the staff in the Advising Center for processing or by submitting a request via email to advisingbiz@nmsu.edu , provided the slip or email is received prior to the deadline.  Faculty may also process administrative drops by the withdrawal deadline if a student has persistent absences or a persistent failure to complete assignments.  The appropriate forms (“Student Absence/Lack of Progress Report”) are available in the department offices.  AFTER ADD DEADLINE:  During the period from August 28 through September 4, 2015 (census date), students may be added to classes with a signed (instructor and department head) add slip and a justification memo from the Associate Dean to the Registrar.  These “after deadline” course “adds” should be requested only when special circumstances warrant, taking into consideration the student’s chances of success given the missed coursework. 

Prerequisites:  The prerequisite(s) for this course are:  xxx.  Students who do not meet the prerequisites may be dis-enrolled during the first few weeks of class.  Please see me if you have not satisfied the course prerequisites.

Instructor Notes:  Many course prerequisites are currently being enforced through Banner, however, students who had prerequisites in progress at the time of registration were permitted to register and may remain in the course after having failed to complete the prerequisite.  Students who are blocked from registering may present you with an add slip.  Please make sure that you understand why they are seeking your approval to add the class and note on the add slip if you are approving a prerequisite override.  Students may also seek your signature to add a closed class.  In the case of a closed class you may enter an override through myNMSU to allow the student to register themselves rather than using an add slip.  Please do not use the prerequisite override in myNMSU since prerequisite issues may be more complicated.  Prerequisites may include basic skills requirements (English and Math) that may not appear in the course description.

Cross-listing:  This course is cross-listed as XXX.  You may not earn credit for both this course and the cross-listed course.  Completion of the course under either cross-listing will satisfy any requirements that exist under either cross-listing.  (E.g.  a student who takes BLAW 325 cannot earn credit for the cross-listed FIN 325; and BLAW 325 will satisfy a FIN elective requirement for Finance majors.)

Writing and Presentation Skills: The College provides an Academic Survival Kit with resources on writing and presentation skills on the College web page at http://business.nmsu.edu/students/academic/survival-kit

Course Specific Syllabi Items:

All Upper Division Business Core Courses (BCIS 338, BCIS 485, BLAW 316, FIN 341, MGT 309, MGT 344, MGT 449, MGT 470, MKTG 303 :

Course Sequencing Alert:  All Business students must sequence required courses to satisfy prerequisites.  Failing to follow a degree plan which places courses in the required sequence will result in a delay in your graduation.  Speak to your faculty advisor about the sequencing issues related to the specific majors.  College sequencing issues:

All Lower Division Business Core Courses (ACCT 221 and 222, BCIS 110, BUSA 111, ECON 251 and 252):

COURSE SEQUENCING ALERT:  All Business students must sequence required courses to satisfy prerequisites.  Failing to follow a degree plan which places courses in the required sequence will result in a delay in your graduation.  For this reason, business students are expected to complete all lower division course work in the College BEFORE beginning upper division course work.  It is particularly important for Business students to begin their math courses immediately and to continue taking a math course every semester until MATH 142 is completed.

All Courses in the New Mexico Business Articulation Matrix (A ST 251 and 311, ACCT 221 and 222, BCIS 110, BUSA 111, ECON 251 and 252, MKTG 303:  In addition to the items listed above, please include:
Course prefix, number and title;
Course/catalog description;
Name of the college;
Course prerequisite(s) and/or co-requisite(s);
Course competencies (those agreed upon by the statewide committee and found at http://business.nmsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Core-Competencies-Approved-Sept-2014.pdf)
Number of credits;
Methods of assessment (grading);
Course textbook and required/suggested materials; and
Grading policy.

 

All General Education Courses:  ECON 201G, 251G, & 252G and A ST 251G:

ECON 201, 251, and 252 State-Wide General Education Learning Objectives: 
These courses fulfill one of the New Mexico General Education Common Core Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences requirements.  The following learning objectives apply to these courses:

Students will:

A ST 251G Statewide General Education Learning Objectives:
This course fulfills the New Mexico General Education Common Core Area II: Statistics requirements.  The following learning objectives apply to this course:

Students will:

 

 (If you are teaching a general education "G course" (introductory economics or statistics)   you are asked to include in the syllabus the learning objectives that have been adopted state-wide and are set forth above. See: http://hed.state.nm.us/institutions/general-education-core-comptencies-assessment.aspx)

 

All Viewing a Wider World (V) courses: 

Every NMSU student must take two upper-division Viewing a Wider World courses (designated with a “V”) from separate Colleges.  ONE of these courses can be taken from the student’s home College, however, that course cannot be one that is offered by or cross listed by the student’s major department and cannot be a required course in the student’s major.  Accordingly, students who are {insert majors from same department} majors cannot take this course to satisfy their VWW requirements.  An alternative way to satisfy one VWW course requirement is through a study abroad program.  (For details see the 2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog, pp.17-19.) 

FRACTIONAL GRADING (Excerpt from 2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog)

University Grading System
Grade reports are not automatically mailed to students. Students can access grades and credits by the web using my.nmsu.edu. It is the responsibility of the student to provide updated grade addresses to the Office of the Registrar. At the request of the student, the instructor will provide information on progress in the course prior to the last day to drop a course.
The NMSU system of grading is expressed in letters, which carry grade points used in calculating the cumulative grade–point average:

*An S grade is a grade satisfactory to the professor and is normally equivalent to the letter grade of C or higher.
In computing the overall grade–point average, the total credits in which grades of A, B, C, D, or F have been assigned is divided into the total number of grade points earned.