Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Students with hearing, visual, or mobility impairments; learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders; chronic illnesses and psychological impairments may be entitled to special accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In order to receive accommodation, students must register with the Office of Accessibility. Services (O.A.S., Room, 1233-N, 212-237-8031, http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/2023.php) will define, for both students and faculty, the appropriate accommodations. Faculty members are not allowed to work directly with students to attempt to accommodate disabilities, and accommodations cannot be applied retroactively (after-the-fact).
Statement of the College Policy on Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s ideas, words, or artistic, scientific, or technical work as one’s own creation. Using the ideas or work of another is permissible only when the original author is identified. Paraphrasing and summarizing, as well as direct quotations, require citations to the original source. Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional. Lack of dishonest intent does not necessarily absolve a student of responsibility for plagiarism. It is the student’s responsibility to recognize the difference between statements that are common knowledge (which do not require documentation) and restatements of the ideas of others. Paraphrase, summary, and direct quotations are acceptable forms of restatement, as long as the source is cited. Students who are unsure of how and when to provide documentation are advised to consult with their instructors. The library has free guides designed to help students with problems of documentation.
This course will utilize the services of Turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention system approved by the College Council. All students must submit an electronic copy of their final paper using either the Word, WordPerfect, RTF, PDF or HTML format (including the reference page) to Turnitin.com for processing by the date listed. In addition, a printed original must be submitted to the lab instructor by the scheduled date (instructors may also require an electronic copy). All electronic files should be scanned for viruses before submission. Students transmitting electronic viruses will be heavily penalized.