1411 Ellis Avenue Ashland, wi bus 415 Syllabus

Electronic Communication:
Communication between the instructor and students will frequently occur via email. Students are 
required to use their Northland email address for all email communication with the instructor and 
are expected to check their Northland email at least once per day. Note that the instructor will 
respond to ALL email communications from students; however, sometimes weird things happen 
in cyberspace. If you do not receive a response within twenty-four hours of sending an email to 
the instructor, please send another email verifying the instructor received the initial email. 
Course News & Announcements will also be regularly posted on MyNorthland. Students should 
check these announcements daily.
Homework:
Success in the workplace mandates the ability to meet timelines. This critical skill is instilled in 
Northland students; thus, all assignments are expected by the due date – a “zero tolerance” policy 
exists for late assignments. Opportunities for make-up work or permission to hand in late 
assignments are granted for exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the instructor (excuses 
must be documented) and make-up work may be subject to grade penalty.
 
Academic Integrity:
The Northland College faculty value academic integrity as a guiding principle for the intellectual 
inquiry, research, discussion, and writing that are central to the academic program of the College. 
When faculty and students participate in these activities, or when students are completing 
assignments, quizzes, or exams, they are expected to act with honesty and to acknowledge when 
they have incorporated into their own work the ideas, information, or language of others. Failure 
to make these acknowledgments in an appropriate manner is a violation of academic integrity. 

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Students are responsible for understanding and using appropriate forms of acknowledgment and 
documentation in their academic work at the College as well as for completing assignments, 
quizzes, and exams with integrity. When they fail to do so, individual faculty members may 
penalize students in a manner consistent with policies outlined in their syllabi. These penalties 
may include, but are not limited to, failure of an assignment or a course. 
In addition, faculty are required to notify the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President of 
Academic Affairs about all documented violations of academic integrity. Records of these 
violations are maintained in confidential files by the Office of Academic Affairs and are 
correlated to identify individuals with multiple or particularly severe violations. These records 
are also reviewed by the Director of Teacher Education to assure continued eligibility for teacher 
licensure. 
When the severity or quantity of an individual’s ac
ademic integrity violations warrant, the Dean 
of the Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs may request that the Academic Standings 
Committee review an individual’s records. If the Committee determines that the severity or 
number of violations warrants action, the Committee may act independently of course instructors 
to penalize a student. These penalties may include placing a student on academic probation, 
suspending a student, or dismissing a student from the College. 
If a student believes that s/he has been wrongly accused of violating academic integrity, the 
student may request that an ad-hoc review panel be convened by the Dean of the Faculty and 
Vice President of Academic Affairs. Requests for an ad hoc review must be made within ten 
business days of the accusation. 
The ad hoc review panel is chaired by the Dean, and must include two faculty members and two 
students selected by the Dean in consultation with the President of the Northland College Student 
Association. Once convened, the panel will determine how to proceed with an investigation of 
the violation in question and will establish a timeline for its completion. The outcome of the 
investigation will be communicated in writing to the student and faculty member(s) involved and 
will guide the Dean in a final decision about the case.