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Classroom Etiquette Classroom Etiquette & Faculty Expectations & Faculty Expectations Adapted from a presentation by Dr. Elaine Lacey, Adapted from a presentation by Dr. Elaine Lacey, USCA Department of History, Political Science & Philosophy USCA Department of History, Political Science & Philosophy Presented by Tim Bond, Academic Advisor Presented by Tim Bond, Academic Advisor USC Aiken Academic Success Center USC Aiken Academic Success Center September 2007 September 2007

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Page 1: Faculty Expectations

Classroom Etiquette Classroom Etiquette & Faculty Expectations& Faculty Expectations

Adapted from a presentation by Dr. Elaine Lacey, Adapted from a presentation by Dr. Elaine Lacey, USCA Department of History, Political Science & PhilosophyUSCA Department of History, Political Science & Philosophy

Presented by Tim Bond, Academic AdvisorPresented by Tim Bond, Academic AdvisorUSC Aiken Academic Success CenterUSC Aiken Academic Success Center

September 2007September 2007

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What are YOUR What are YOUR expectations?expectations?

What did you expect What did you expect college faculty to be like?college faculty to be like?

How are university classes How are university classes different from high school?different from high school?

What has surprised you?What has surprised you? How have your professors How have your professors

met and/or exceeded the met and/or exceeded the expectations you brought expectations you brought to USC Aiken? to USC Aiken?

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This is your college This is your college career,career, so soyou are expected to be you are expected to be professionalprofessional.. Be present & Be present &

punctual.punctual. Come prepared to Come prepared to

work and to learn.work and to learn. Participate in class.Participate in class. Treat your faculty Treat your faculty

and peers with and peers with respect.respect.

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Be Professional:Be Professional:Be present & punctual.Be present & punctual.

Professionals show up when Professionals show up when expected, arriving on time.expected, arriving on time.– If you miss work or are late, your If you miss work or are late, your

pay is reduced. You may even be pay is reduced. You may even be written up or fired if it continues.written up or fired if it continues.

– When you are absent from class, When you are absent from class, you miss what is taught that day you miss what is taught that day and the chance to take part in the and the chance to take part in the discussion.discussion.

– If you must be absent, let your If you must be absent, let your instructors know in advance.instructors know in advance.

– Check your syllabus in each Check your syllabus in each course for attendance policy. course for attendance policy. Absences and tardiness might Absences and tardiness might affect your grade. affect your grade.

– If you are late for class, you miss If you are late for class, you miss information, interrupt the information, interrupt the professor and disrupt learning for professor and disrupt learning for other students.other students.

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Be Professional:Be Professional:Come prepared everyday.Come prepared everyday.

Come prepared.Come prepared.– Faculty expect you to Faculty expect you to

spend at least 2-3 spend at least 2-3 hours outside of class hours outside of class preparing for every preparing for every hour that you spend in hour that you spend in class.class.

– Read assigned Read assigned materials, taking materials, taking notes and preparing notes and preparing questions for class questions for class discussions.discussions.

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Be Professional:Be Professional:Complete assignments on Complete assignments on

time.time. Complete work on time.Complete work on time.

– If you have a project at If you have a project at your job, deadlines must your job, deadlines must be kept.be kept.

– Finish class assignments Finish class assignments on time and don’t expect on time and don’t expect an assigned due date to an assigned due date to be extended. be extended.

– Faculty do not have to Faculty do not have to accept late assignments.accept late assignments.

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Be Professional:Be Professional:Participate and contribute.Participate and contribute.

Participate in class.Participate in class.– Your instructors Your instructors

expect you to take expect you to take part in discussions.part in discussions.

– Make appropriate Make appropriate remarks and ask remarks and ask thoughtful questions thoughtful questions that add to the that add to the conversation.conversation.

– Debate is important Debate is important in learning. in learning. Arguments, however, Arguments, however, have no place in the have no place in the classroom.classroom.

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Be Professional:Be Professional:Show respect for others.Show respect for others.

Treat your Treat your professors and your professors and your classmates with classmates with respect.respect.– Consider how you Consider how you

would like to be would like to be treated and act treated and act accordingly toward accordingly toward others in your others in your learning community.learning community.

– Respect and learn Respect and learn from people with from people with opinions that differ opinions that differ from your own.from your own.

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In the classroom:In the classroom: Be a part of class!Be a part of class!

– Ask questions.Ask questions.– Answer questions.Answer questions.– Listen and let others Listen and let others

speak.speak.– Take notes when needed.Take notes when needed.– Stay awake and pay Stay awake and pay

attention.attention.– DON’T:DON’T:

text message text message surf the websurf the web check e-mailcheck e-mail

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Interact with your Interact with your professorsprofessors

Get to know your Faculty.Get to know your Faculty. Read your syllabus and ask for Read your syllabus and ask for

clarification if you have questions.clarification if you have questions. Communicate.Communicate.

– Stop by during office hours for Stop by during office hours for quick questions. Make an quick questions. Make an appointment for more involved appointment for more involved conversations.conversations.

– Use e-mail appropriately.Use e-mail appropriately. When you have challenges, let When you have challenges, let

your instructors know. your instructors know. Problems?Problems?

– Talk to your professor first.Talk to your professor first.– No results? Talk to department No results? Talk to department

chair (or Vice Chancellor Ozment).chair (or Vice Chancellor Ozment).– Clearly articulate difficulties on Clearly articulate difficulties on

the end of term course evaluation. the end of term course evaluation.

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Questions? Comments?Questions? Comments?

Any questions?Any questions? Would you like to add Would you like to add

anything?anything? Be sure your name is Be sure your name is

on the attendance log.on the attendance log. Please complete an Please complete an

evaluation for today’s evaluation for today’s workshop and place it workshop and place it in the envelope.in the envelope.