Calculus  2005-2006
Student-Faculty Covenant

Faculty:  Rachel Hastings   
 
This will be a year-long course in single variable calculus.   

Group work: A good deal of this course will be in a workshop format in which you work in small groups both in and out of class.   

About group versus individual work: You can and will form working groups for class activities. 
These groups will:
•	Develop working-group skills (if the group becomes seriously dysfunctional please see me).
•	Discuss all the class materials to achieve the maximum understanding possible per individual.
•	Work on completing and correcting the weekly assignments.
•	Correct exams if not done in class.
•	Work on peer evaluations all quarter.

Although you will work cooperatively to understand problem sets and other assignments, you, personally, are responsible to know the material. For example, I strongly suggest you try to do all study questions on your own and then rely on your study group for help.  All the exams require personal responses.

About attendance and timely completion of assignments: Late work interferes with individual learning and disrupts the pace of the class. Class work is due on the day assigned unless you have a really good excuse (like serious illness, unsafe driving conditions, serious family problem).  If you can not attend class a phone call or e-mail message will help me understand the problem. I do not expect you to always have sufficient time to finish in-class assignments. Expect to put in time evenings and weekends.

I expect high-quality work throughout this class. This means both conceptual-analytical quality and attention to presentation. For the latter read the “Operating Procedures” handout.

Many-many of the concepts and tasks in this class will be new to you. Some of the assignments have necessarily vague components. I expect you to use common sense, critical reasoning and personal initiative to get through some of these hard spots. In the long run this will benefit you despite frustration now. If you require spoon-feeding better try a different class.

About credit: If you do all the work, on time, and do it well you will get full credit and a good evaluation. If you don’t you won’t. You can complete all the work and still lose credit for poor quality. A portfolio is a requirement for credit.

About partial and no-credit: You can lose credit through cheating on exams, copying or using as your own ideas and materials generated by someone else (plagiarism). You can avoid plagiarism by giving credit where credit is due, by citing your source, even an Internet source. You can also lose credit by not doing the class work, doing the work with low standards of quality, or by a violation of the social contract (for example disrupting the class). Partial credit will not be awarded unless there are exceptional circumstances.

A self evaluation is required for credit at the end of each quarter. I expect an evaluation of faculty at the end of the course.

Resources: The school has many resources to assist you in math and writing. Remember study groups as a source of support. 

What to do about personal problems with the class: If you have personal problems I suggest you use the Counseling Center, Key Services (if eligible) and other resources for students. They can give expert advice. If you have academic problems see me. Last, follow the campus grievance procedure. 

I will retain this signed copy. A master copy for your review will be on the course website.

I have read and understand the above.

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