Enrollment: 150  There is limited space in the lecture hall. Waitlisted students will be admitted through Duckweb as other students drop the class. See http://registrar.uoregon.edu/help/waitlisting for more information. 

Unfortunately, I don’t have any leeway as the classroom for PSY 383 only has 150 seats.  Departments are not allowed to let students into classes over the enrollment cap when the room is at capacity.  Departments are also not able to override the waitlists, which will be turned off on Friday around noon. 

Policies:

Short version:

• Respect other students
• Respect your instructors
• Don’t cheat
• Plan ahead.

Long version:

• Large Lecture Etiquette: It is helpful if you leave aisle seats open for those arriving after you. If you are late, enter quietly and respectfully. Don’t interrupt the learning of other students to catch yourself up, wait until after class. Don’t pack up early. If you know you need to leave early, sit toward the back aisle and pack up after you leave the classroom.
• Discussion: There may be some discussions in this class where people express strong opinions that you strongly disagree with. I encourage you to express your disagreement in a respectful and professional way. Disrespect of others will not be tolerated and you will be asked to leave.
• Additional Support: There are many counseling resources available to you and I encourage you to seek out any  support you need. Did you know about TLC at the UO? There are some great instructional resources for students.
• No laptops/phones/devices during lecture – except the iclicker! Instructors and students vary in how disruptive they find electronic devices in large lectures. My goal is to create an active learning space where myself and each of my students are not distracted. Research indicates that digital multitasking reduces your retention of lecture content and distracts surrounding students. Pen and paper active note-taking is a great way to learn. Doodling is encouraged! I haven’t seen any research on how audience-electronics affect the quality of instruction, but I know that I like to feel like people are listening, and I think you will get a better lecture if you look attentive. See this teaching robot to the right? Ya, that’s not me. Be nice to me 🙂 .          If you feel this no-electronics policy is a barrier to your learning, please come talk to me about it and we will come up with a compromise. 

• Cheating: My definition of cheating is the act of deceiving the instructors or other students to give rewards to someone — you or someone else — who has not earned those rewards.
• A few examples of cheating: Using a friends i-clicker to give them class-participation points when they are not present, copying answers on an exam or quiz from someone else, procuring a copy of the exam before you take it, changing your answers after an exam is graded and asking for it to be re-graded, presenting the written content of someone else as if it were your own instead of citing a published source (plagiarism).   I will be creative and proactive about catching people cheating. If you cheat, I will enforce all university rules and you will fail my course. Did you know that people who cheat over-estimate the prevalence of other cheaters? They think most people cheat — which isn’t true. They are often in denial of the seriousness of cheating – cheating is actually a big deal. Why would I care so much about cheating? It’s more work for me to care! Well, my job is to make sure students learn this material. Everyone learns better when they know that they are accountable along with everyone else.
• Posting lecture notes: I consider powerpoint to be an embellishment to my lectures, rather than the main content delivery mechanism, so I do not plan on posting lecture notes. If you do the readings on time, attend lectures, take notes, ask questions when you are confused, and study effectively, I anticipate you will do very well in this course. Lecture slides may be posted at my discretion to aid in your learning of certain topics.
• Requests: If a student has an unforeseen exceptional personal or health-related issue that prevents them from being able complete an assignment or exam on-time, extensions can be offered when accompanied by reasonable documentation. Students with conflicting final exam schedules (see university policy) must alert me as soon as possible and definitely by the last day to add classes. Arrangements will be made for an alternative exam. You must notify me of planned university-related absences (such as those by student athletes) as soon as possible.

• Affirmation of Community Standards:
 “The University of Oregon community is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the development of integrity. In order to thrive and excel, this community must preserve the freedom of thought and expression of all its members. The University of Oregon has a long and illustrious history in the area of academic freedom and freedom of speech. A culture of respect that honors the rights, safety, dignity and worth of every individual is essential to preserve such freedom. We affirm our respect for the rights and well-being of all members.”

• Accessible Education: The University of Oregon is working to create inclusive learning environments. If there are aspects of the in this course that result in barriers to your learning and participation, please let me know. You are also welcome to contact the Accessible Education Center (formerly Disability Services) in 164 Oregon Hall at 346-1155 or uoaec@uoregon.edu

• The University Student Conduct Code  defines academic misconduct. “Students are prohibited from committing or attempting to commit any act that constitutes academic misconduct. By way of example, students should not give or receive (or attempt to give or receive) unauthorized help on assignments or examinations without express permission from the instructor. Students should properly acknowledge and document all sources of information (e.g. quotations, paraphrases, ideas) and use only the sources and resources authorized by the instructor. If there is any question about whether an act constitutes academic misconduct, it is the students’ obligation to clarify the question with the instructor before committing or attempting to commit the act. Additional information about a common form of academic misconduct, plagiarism, is available by clicking here.”