InteramericanUniversityofPuertoRicoMetropolitanCampus

20152016MarchThroughMayTrimester
Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn

ClassResponsibilities
1. Attendanceplaysanimportantroleincollege,fromteachingresponsibilityinanacademic
environmenttogivingyouthetoolstolandasuccessfulcareer.Youshouldalsopay
attentiontothefollowingregulationsregardingattendance:
a. Inorderforanabsencetobejustified,youneedtopresentdocumentation.Itcanbea
photocopyofamedicalcertificate,aphotocopyofascheduledtrip,oranyother
documentthatcandemonstrateaneedtobeabsentbeyondallreasonabledoubt.Ifyou
aregoingtorepresenttheInterMetro,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,youwillget0points.
c. Thefollowingisthegradingchartforattendance:
AttendanceGrading*
Range

Score

01(includingjustifiedabsences)

100%

23

75%

46

50%

7over

0%

*3tardies=1absence
2. Avoidinterruptionswhiletheclassisinsession.Thisincludesconversationsoutofplace
andleavingtheclassroombeforetheprofessorstatesthatitistimetoleave.Ifyouleavethe
classroomformorethan10minutes,youwillbemarkedlate.Ifyouleaveformorethan10
minutes,youwillbemarkedabsent.Ifthereisanoralpresentationinprogress,youmust
waituntilthepresentationendstoleaveorentertheclassroom.Letusabidetoandapplythe
GoldenRule:Oneshouldtreatothersasonewouldliketotreatoneself.Inotherwords,let
uspayrespectwithrespect.


InteramericanUniversityofPuertoRicoMetropolitanCampus
20152016MarchThroughMayTrimester
Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn
3. Settheringtonesettingofyourcellularphonetovibratewhileclassisinsession.Trytouse
electronicdevicesforacademicpurposesratherthanforgettingdistractedinclass.
Technologywithoutexcessisbrilliant!
4. Bringtextbooksoranycoursematerialsdistributedinclassatalltimes.Ifyoudonothave
thematerialsinclass,pointswillbededucted.Theprofessorwillnotremindyouaboutthis
responsibility.
5. Allassignmentswillbecollectedonspecificdatesandwillrequireyoutopayattentionto
instructions.Failingtocomplywithbothwillresultinapointdeductionthatwillaffectyour
overallgradefortheassignments.
6. Someclassactivitiesarenotscheduledaheadoftime.Theytakeplacesporadically.This
meansthat,ifyouareabsentforoneormoreoftheseactivities,youwilleitherlosepointsor
receive0pointsdependingontheirlength.Onlystudentswhopresentjustifiableevidence
willbegivenanopportunitytomakeupforthem.
7. Acoursewebsiteoranelectronicplatformwillbeusedtoaccessmaterialforthecourse.
Onceavailable,youareresponsibleofvisitingthiswebsiteorplatformregularly.Itisalso
importantthatyoureadbeforedownloadingorprintingcoursematerial.Ifyoudonotread
properly,youcandownloadorprintincorrectcontent.Beattentive.Ifthereareconnection
oraccessproblems,contacttheprofessorwithampletimeat
prof.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.


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Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn
13. Participationinclassisimportant.Makesureyoudemonstratethatyouunderstandandare
followingthematerialdiscussedinclass.Whenparticipating,trytospeakEnglishatall
times.Thisistheonlywayyouprovethatyouarecomplyingwiththeobjectivesand
expectationsofthecourse.Participationalsomakesadifferencewhengradingattheendof
thesemester.Letyourselfbeknownforallthegoodreasons.
14. Respectinsideandoutsideoftheclassroomisimportantatalltimes.Theprofessorwill
alwaysrespectyou,soreciprocatethegesture.Thisway,wekeepahealthy,academic,and
professionalenvironment.

ProfessorsContactInformation
OfficeHours:

TuesdaysandThursdaysfrom9:00to9:50a.m.
IMPORTANT!
Talktotheprofessororsendheranemailtocoordinateameeting.Thisis
reallyimportantgiventhatalocationneedstobeidentifiedinorderto
addressyourproblemswithutmostrespectandresponsibility.

EmailAddress: prof.dvc@gmail.com


InteramericanUniversityofPuertoRicoMetropolitanCampus
20152016MarchThroughMayTrimester
Prof.DavielizVillafaeColn

ClassResponsibilitiesAgreementReceipt

GeneralInformation
CourseCode:

GEEN1203

Credits:

Section:

5115

Withmysignature,IcertifythatIhavereceivedacopyoftheclassresponsibilitiesfor
theDevelopingEnglishThroughReadingIIIcourseandthatIhaveread,understood,and
acknowledgedeachoneoftheresponsibilitiescontainedintheaforementioneddocument.I
accepttocomplywiththeseresponsibilitiesfromtheveryfirstdayofclasswithProf.Davieliz
VillafaeColntothelastone.Iunderstandandacknowledgethatfailingtodosowilllimitmy
chancestoobtainoverallgoodresultsattheendofthetrimester.

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