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Intersections of Literature and Place in the Toronto Region

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GEOG 4280 3.0
Fall Term 2007-08
Department of Geography
York University

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York University Academic Policies and Documents

Updated 12 September 2007

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Academic Honesty
Disabilities and Special Needs
Discrimination and Harassment
Grades
Grade Reappraisals
Religious Observance and Statutory Dates
Sessional Dates
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Academic Honesty

Students are required to familiarize yourselves with and abide by the York University Senate Policy on Academic Honesty.

Excerpts from the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty:

"Academic honesty requires that persons do not falsely claim credit for the ideas, writing or other intellectual property of others, either by presenting such works as their own or through impersonation.   Similarly, academic honesty requires that persons do not cheat (attempt to gain an improper advantage in an academic evaluation), nor attempt or actually alter, suppress, falsify or fabricate any research data or results, official academic record, application or document."

2.1.1        Cheating is the attempt to gain an improper advantage in an academic evaluation.  Forms of cheating include:

==> Submitting the work one has done for one class or project to a second class, or as a second project, without the prior informed consent of the relevant instructors;
==> Submitting work prepared in collaboration with another or other member(s) of a class, when collaborative work on a project has not been authorized by the instructor;
==> Submitting work prepared in whole or in part by another person and representing that work as one’s own.

2.1.3       Plagiarism is the misappropriation of the work of another by representing another person’s ideas, writing or other intellectual property as one’s own.   This includes the presentation of all or part of another person’s work as something one has written, paraphrasing another’s writing without proper acknowledgement, or representing another’s artistic or technical work or creation as one’s own.   Any use of the work of others, whether published, unpublished or posted electronically, attributed or anonymous, must include proper acknowledgement.

Link: York University Senate Policy on Academic Honesty


Disabilities and Special Needs

York University strives to create an environment in which all students have access to equal opportunities for learning. If you have a physical, emotional, psychiatric, or learning disability, you have the right to have your needs accommodated in the pursuit of your education.  If you have not already registered with one of the York University offices for persons with disabilities, it is a good idea to do so (indeed, doing so is q requirement for certain kinds of accommodation, especially related to examination scheduling and writing). It is also important to bring your accommodation needs to the attention of the course director as soon as possible.

Link: Learning Disabilities Program at the Counselling and Development Centre
Link: Psychiatric Dis/Abilities Program


Discrimination and Harassment

All members of the York University community are entitled to study, work, research, and teach in an environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, ancestry, place of origin, creed, age, sex, same sex partnership status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, record of offences, or receipt of public assistance.

If you feel you have been discriminated against or harassed, the York University Office of the Ombudsperson and Centre for Human Rights exists to provide information, conduct investigations, and provide mediation.


Grades

GRADE
 GRADE POINT
 PERCENTAGE
 DESCRIPTION
A+
 9.0
 90-100
 Exceptional
A
 8.0
 80-89
 Excellent
B+
 7.0
 75-79
 Very Good
B
 6.0
 70-74
 Good
C+
 5.0
 65-69
 Competent
C
 4.0
 60-64
 Fairly Competent
D+
 3.0
 55-59
 Passing
D
 2.0
 50-54
 Marginally Passing
E
 1.0
 40-49
 Marginally Failing
F
 0
 0-39
 Failing


Grade Reappraisals (the following text is from the Supplementary Calendar)
Students are entitled to know why they received certain grades for their exams and assignments. For term work or term tests, a request for reappraisal should be made within 14 days (two weeks) after the piece of work was returned to the student. Initially the request should be made to whomever graded the piece of work. Failing an adequate explanation, the request should next be made to the course director and if there is still no satisfactory solution, to the Undergraduate Program Director. The request to the Undergraduate Program Director should be made in writing on a "Request for Reappraisal" form available in the Geography office (N430 Ross) or downloadable from the Geography web site (www.yorku.ca/geograph). Instructions for initiating a reappraisal accompany the "Reappraisal Form".
Requests for reappraisals after the last day of lectures will normally be considered only for the final piece of work (e.g. final exam) submitted in a course. By this time students will have had more than sufficient time for the reappraisal of course work. All such requests must be made within 21 days (3 weeks) after the release of final grades. Before launching a formal reappraisal, a student should make the effort to contact his/her course director for an explanation of the grade. Failing such an approach, the student should obtain a "Final Grade Reappraisal Form", follow the instructions that accompany it, and submit it to the Undergraduate Program Director.
Students need to be aware that a request for a grade reappraisal may result in the original grade being raised, lowered or confirmed.



Religious Observance and Statutory Dates

York University is committed to respecting the religious beliefs and practices of all members of the community, and making accommodations for observances of special significance to adherents. (Senate 032)
Every effort will be made to avoid scheduling in-class or formal examinations on days of special religious significance throughout the year. A schedule of dates for such days for various faiths will be compiled annually and distributed widely. Students will be informed of procedures for requesting and arranging accommodations. (Senate 032)
No in-class or formal examinations will be scheduled on the evening prior to, or during the day of, the religious holy days of the first and second days of Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur or the first two and last two days of Passover. (Senate 032)
Students, who because of religious commitment cannot meet academic obligations, other than formally scheduled examinations (December and April examination period), on certain holy days are responsible for giving their instructor reasonable notice (not less than 14 days), of each conflict.

Solutions may include:
(a) Rescheduling the evaluation, or
(b) Preparing an alternative evaluation for that particular student, or
(c) Recalculating the total evaluation in the course to eliminate the component that has been missed.
When the instructor and student are unable to agree on suitable accommodation, the matter will be referred to the associate dean who may request that the student present evidence concerning the religious obligations involved. The associate dean will convey the decision to the instructor and student.



Sessional Dates

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