Student Expectations

Students are expected to:

1. Adhere to the Duke Compact for sustaining a safe and healthy campus
2. Adhere to the Duke Community Standard (see ”Academic Integrity” below). A zero tolerance policy is in effect: any assignments violating the Standard will receive a zero grade.
3. Come to class on time.
4. Read assigned readings before lecture.
5. Submit homework and projects by their due dates.
6. Make sure you understand what’s going on with every lecture. Lectures and related assignment, build on earlier material so failure to grasp key concepts from a single lecture can easily send you off the rails in later lectures. If something is unclear please discuss it with the instructor or TA!

Missed class time

Students are expected to attend and participate in every class session. In the case of illness or extraordinary personal circumstance students should notify the instructors and their academic deans by means of a Short-Term Illness Notification Form (STINF). In the case of long-term medical (three or more STINFs) or personal circumstances students should request a letter from their academic dean. Note that STINFs only apply to in-class work.

Students who will miss a class session due to religious observance should submit a Religious Observance Notification Form no later than one week prior to the date of the holiday.

Late submissions

Students with excused absences are still expected to complete and submit homework assignments on time. Homework assignments that are submitted late will receive 75% credit if submitted within 24 hours of the due date, 50% credit if submitted within 48 hours, 25% credit within 72 hours, and zero credit thereafter.

Academic Integrity

All students are expected to adhere to, and have an obligation to act, in accordance with the Duke Community Standard. For more information about the community standard please refer to the documents available at: https://studentaffairs.duke.edu/conduct/about-us/ duke-community-standard. Strict adherence to the plagiarism policy described in the Community Standard will be observed. Any violations of the community standard will be referred to the undergraduate judicial board. Students are encouraged to study together and discuss the course material.