Course Policies

Communication Policy

You can contact Professor Haddad by

  • emailing haddade@elac.edu
  • messaging through the Canvas app
  • dropping by for Zoom office hours

If you send me an email or a message, I will respond to you within 2 business days (48 hours), but will always try to reply as soon as I can. You should not expect an immediate response or a response on the weekends. If you have not heard from me after 2 business days, please send me a follow-up email! 

Drop Policy

In the first week of class, you must complete the First Week Survey by Tuesday at 11:59PM. I will send a reminder message on Tuesday to those who have not yet completed it; I will send a second message on Wednesday if you still have not completed it. These are your two warnings. If you do not respond to my messages and still have not completed the survey by Thursday morning, I will exclude you from the course. This will allow students on the waitlist to be added in a timely manner.

Students who do not log onto Canvas at all in the first week of class will be automatically excluded as No-Shows. 

Participation Policy

You should expect to spend up to 12 hours on coursework for this class per week (3 hours of background material review, and up to 9 hours completing lab activities, participating in discussions, and taking exams). You should break these activities up based on your schedule and availability.

While this course is asynchronous (this means there are no required Zoom meetings), you should be accessing our Canvas site EVERY weekday. You get to decide whether to do this every day for a shorter amount of time, only Monday-Thursday for a longer amount of time, in the mornings, in the middle of the night - it doesn't matter. However, if you are not logging onto our Canvas site every weekday, I may exclude you from the class based on non-participation. You absolutely CANNOT make-up a week’s worth of work at the end of the session, especially when there are only 5 weeks for the whole course; this is not a challenge, but a statement of fact.

Late Policy

Because I recognize the complex demands on your time, I do accept late submissions of most course assignments. However, late work will receive a late penalty. This policy is to ensure equitable treatment of you and your classmates; it would be unfair if students who completed all of their assignments late received the same grade as students who efficiently managed their time and completed their assignments promptly.

Please note:

  • The penalty for late submissions is 10% per day, for a maximum of 50% off your earned grade.
    • Keep in mind: if you submit all your assignments after their deadlines, you can only receive a maximum grade of 50% -- an F! Please try to turn in all work ON TIME. 
    • That being said, a 50% is definitely better than a 0%. I strongly encourage you to submit assignments even if they are late. I prefer you to complete all assignments eventually, so that you will learn the material, be prepared for exams, and get as much out of the class as possible!
  • All assignments will be open until the last day of class (Thursday, February 4th). I will accept late submissions until then.
  • Midterm exams and the Final exam must be completed within the time frame specified. I will not accept late submissions for Midterm exams, unless you have notified me of extenuating circumstances BEFORE the exam is due. I will not accept late submissions for the Final exam; no exceptions.
  • Be aware: If you submit late work that requires manual grading (i.e. it is not automatically graded by Canvas) your grade will show up as a 0 until I am able to regrade. I will do my best to get late work regraded in a timely manner, but please send me a reminder email if you have not received a grade for late work more than a week after you submitted.