University Policies for Responding to Literature

General Education Learning Outcomes:

1.  Communication: Students demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in multiple contexts.

2.  Intellectual Skills: Students demonstrate the ability to comprehend and process concepts, to establish relationships within and among disciplines, and to interpret and evaluate information for knowledge-building and decision-making.

3. Information Literacy: Students demonstrate the ability to find, evaluate, and use information effectively and appropriately for any given learning situation.

4. Intercultural Knowledge: Students demonstrate the ability to recognize the complexity of culture, their own as well as others, and see themselves as members of a global community.

Written Communication Criteria:

1.  Students should use the various elements of the writing process.

2.  Students should write effectively for their intended audience.

3.  Students should write clear, coherent, organized and mechanically proficient prose.

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Statement:

“In keeping with the university’s emphasis on writing proficiency, all student produced writing will be expected to reflect clear content, coherent and organized structure, and adherence to the stylistic and mechanical standards articulated by the professor.”

Writing Center:

The ECU Writing Center offers free assistance for any student working on any writing task. The Writing Center is located in Faust Hall 147; you may reach them by phoning 580-559-5312 or visiting their website at www.ecok.edu/writingcenter

ADA Statement:

“East Central University is committed to providing equal access to University programs and services for all students. Under university policy and federal and state laws, students with documented disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations. If any member of the class has a documented disability requiring academic accommodations, he or she should report to the Office of Disability Services, room 159 Administration Building, as soon as possible.  A student seeking reasonable accommodations originating from a documented disability must register with the Office of Disability Services so that said accommodations may be provided. Contact the Office of Academic Affairs if any assistance is needed in this process.”

Student Counseling Services: Free counseling services are available to all enrolled ECU students. The counseling center is located in room 137 of the Memorial Student Union and can be reached at 580-599-5714.

Academic Integrity: According to East Central University’s Policy on Academic Integrity, “Plagiarism is presenting the words, visual images or ideas of another as one's own. Except for what is called ‘common knowledge,’ any information taken from another source must be documented in the student's work. When a student interprets another’s ideas, credit must be given by an in-text reference. When a student uses an exact copy of another’s work, it must be delineated by use of quotations marks or indentation and referenced with the source.

Plagiarism includes but is not limited to:

•  copying and/or presenting words, images or thoughts of others as one’s own work
• representing any information downloaded from the Internet as one’s own.
• copying content in work without providing appropriate quotation marks or documentation
• copying words with minor changes even if the source is given
• expressing another’s ideas as one’s own
• reusing papers or presentations from a file of any previously written papers
• submitting the same paper or substantial portions of a paper for multiple courses without the permission of the primary professor”

If you violate the university’s policy, you will receive no credit for the assignment, and the violation will be reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Each student

is individually responsible for knowing and upholding academic integrity by scrupulously

avoiding any conduct that would lead to violation of the Policy on Academic Integrity. The complete text of the policy can be found here: https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/siteContent/administration/academic-affairs/documents/AcademicIntegrityPolicy.pdf

Official University Policy on Approved Absences:

Absences caused by the following will not count against you in this class:  1. Travel which is a required part of an instructional program of the university, including field trips which are part of an instructor‘s course syllabus, presentations of research or artistic performances under the supervision of faculty at a conference or sanctioned meeting, etc.; 2. Participation in activities formally sponsored by the university (or an established unit within the university), including but not limited to athletic team travel to games, debate team travel to competitions, dance program travel to official competitions, presentations of research or artistic performances at conferences or sanctioned meetings, official choir performances off-campus, etc.; 3. Military obligations as required by law; 4. Serious illness or injury as documented through the office of academic affairs; and 5. Death or serious illness in immediate family as documented through the office of the provost and vice president academic affairs.

General Education Program Learning Outcomes

1. Communication. Students demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in multiple contexts.

2. Intellectual Skills. Students demonstrate the ability to comprehend and process concepts, to establish relationships within and among disciplines, and to interpret and evaluate information for knowledge-building and decision-making.

3. Information Literacy. Students demonstrate the ability to find, evaluate, and use information effectively and appropriately for any given learning situation.

4. Intercultural Knowledge. Students demonstrate the ability to recognize the complexity of culture, their own as well as others, and see themselves as members of a global community.