UniversityofPuertoRicoatBayamn

FirstSemester20162017
Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn

ClassResponsibilities
1. Attendanceplaysanimportantroleincollege,fromteachingresponsibilityinanacademic
environmenttogivingyouthetoolstolandasuccessfulcareer.Youshouldalsopay
attentiontothefollowingregulationsregardingattendance:
a. Inorderforanabsencetobejustified,youneedtopresentdocumentation.Itcanbea
photocopyofamedicalcertificate,aphotocopyofascheduledtrip,oranyother
documentthatcandemonstrateaneedtobeabsentbeyondallreasonabledoubt.Ifyou
aregoingtorepresenttheUPRB,makesuretopresentanofficialdocumentfromthe
institutionasevidence.Ifyouneedtobeabsentduetoconflictsbetweenyourworkand
youreducation,knowthatyouhaveacommitmenttoyoureducationfirst.Therefore,try
tomakeabalancebetweenworkandschoolforsuccessfulresults.Anabsenceofthis
categorycanbejustified,buttoomanyoftheseabsencesareinadmissible.
b. Ifyouarrivetoclasslate,youhavetheresponsibilityofinformingtheprofessoratthe
endofclass.Failingtodosowillresultinanabsence.Ifyouarrive30ormoreminutes
late,youwillbeautomaticallyconsideredabsentifnoproperjustificationispresented.If
youarrivelateandleaveearly,youwillalsobeconsideredabsentifnoproper
justificationispresented.Ifyouareabsentduringanoralpresentationorduringaclass
workactivitywithoutproperjustification,youwillgeta0.
c. Thefollowingisthegradingchartforattendance:
AttendanceGrading*
Range

Score

01(includingjustifiedabsences)

100%

23

75%

46

50%

7over

0%

*3tardies=1absence
2. Avoidinterruptionswhiletheclassisinsession.Thisincludesconversationsoutofplace
andleavingtheclassroombeforetheprofessorstatesthatitistimetoleave.Ifyouleavethe
classroomfor15minutes,youwillbemarkedlate.Ifyouleaveformorethan30minutes,
youwillbemarkedabsent.Ifthereisanoralpresentationinprogress,youmustwaituntil
thepresentationendstoleaveorentertheclassroom.LetusabidetoandapplytheGolden
Rule:Oneshouldtreatothersasonewouldliketotreatoneself.Inotherwords,letuspay
respectwithrespect.


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3. Settheringtonesettingofyourcellularphonetovibratewhileclassisinsession.Trytouse
electronicdevicesforacademicpurposesratherthanforgettingdistractedinclass.
Technologywithoutexcessisbrilliant!
4. Bringtextbooksoranycoursematerialsdistributedinclassatalltimes.Ifyoudonothave
thematerialsinclass,pointswillbededucted.Theprofessorwillnotremindyouaboutthis
responsibility.
5. Allassignmentswillbecollectedonspecificdatesandwillrequireyoutopayattentionto
instructions.Failingtocomplywithbothwillresultinpointdeduction,affectingyour
overallgradefortheassignment(s).Ifyoudonotunderstandtheinstructionsofaparticular
work,asktheprofessorforhelponduetime.Donotaskwhenthereisnotimelefttoreceive
properhelp.
6. Someclassactivitiesarenotscheduledaheadoftime.Theytakeplacesporadically.This
meansthat,ifyouareabsentforoneormoreoftheseactivities,youwilleitherlosepointsor
receive0pointsdependingontheirlength.Onlystudentswhopresentjustifiableevidence
willbegivenanopportunitytomakeupforthem.Itisimportantthatyoualwaysreviewthe
lessonsdiscussedinclasstoexcelintheseactivities.
7. Acoursewebsitewillbeusedtoaccessmaterialforthecourse.Goto
http://profdavielizvc.engl3103.weebly.comtodownloadandprintcopiesofanyassigned
document.Ifthereareconnectionoraccessproblems,contacttheprofessorwithampletime
atprof.dvc@gmail.com.
8. Allhandwrittenworkmustbelegibleandclearwhendraftsaredoneinclass.Whenhanding
infinalworksforevaluation,everythingshouldbepresentableandmustshowcommitment
toinstructions.
9. Plagiarizingwillnotbetolerated.Iftheprofessorfindsoutthatthereistheslightestuseof
plagiarisminyourwork,youwillreceiveafailinggradeforthesubmittedwork.Ifthedeed
isdonetwice,youwillreceiveafailinggradeforthecourse.Plagiarismisillegal.
10. Donoteatordrinkintheclassroom.Ifyouneedtodosoasaresultofanillnessordueto
anothersituationthatisequallymeritable,youhavetobringevidenceortalktotheprofessor
aheadoftimetobegrantedpermission.Letustrytopreserveaclearareaforabetter
learningenvironment.
11. Ifthereisasignonthedoorstatingthattheprofessorisabsent,makesuretoreadallthe
informationonitbeforeleaving.Ifthereisnosignandtheprofessorhasnotarrivedontime,
waitatleast30minutes.
12. DonotleaveanyassignmentsattheEnglishDepartmentwithoutauthorization.Ifyouhave
beengrantedpermission,makesurethatyouleaveyourworkintheindicatedplace.
13. Participationinclassisimportant.Makesureyoudemonstratethatyouunderstandandare
followingthematerialdiscussedinclass.Whenparticipating,trytospeakEnglishatall


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times.Thisistheonlywayyouprovethatyouarecomplyingwiththeobjectivesand
expectationsofthecourse.Participationalsomakesadifferencewhengradingattheendof
thesemester.Letyourselfbeknownforallthegoodreasons.
14. Respectinsideandoutsideoftheclassroomisimportantatalltimes.Theprofessorwill
alwaysrespectyou,soreciprocatethegesture.Thisway,wekeepahealthy,academic,and
professionalenvironment.

ProfessorsContactInformation
OfficeHours:

MondaysandWednesdays
1:00to2:00p.m.

Fridays
7:30to9:30a.m.
1:00to1:30p.m.

Office#1
AcadmicosIIIBuilding

IMPORTANT!
Talktotheprofessororsendheranemailtocoordinateameeting.Thisis
reallyimportantgiventhatalocationneedstobeidentifiedinordertoaddress
yourproblemswithutmostrespectandresponsibility.
EmailAddress: prof.dvc@gmail.com


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Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn

ClassResponsibilitiesAgreementReceipt

GeneralInformation
CourseCode:

INGL3103

Credits:

Section:

LN2

Withmysignature,IcertifythatIhavereceivedanelectroniccopyoftheclass
responsibilitiesfortheIntermediateEnglishIcourseandthatIhaveread,understood,and
acknowledgedeachoneoftheresponsibilitiescontainedintheaforementioneddocument.I
accepttocomplywiththeseresponsibilitiesfromtheveryfirstdayofclasswithProf.Davieliz
VillafaeColntothelastone.Iunderstandandacknowledgethatfailingtodosowilllimitmy
chancestoobtainoverallgoodresultsattheendofthetrimester.

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