Severe weather notification is sent over
trusted media.
Severe
weather impacting campus is also sent on Star Alert.
Go to
a designated safe area for the weather situation.
Follow
this link to a Moorhead campus map showing
designated safe areas at Moorhead campus.
Stay
in the designated safe area until the weather event is done.
Do not
risk your safety to come to class. Use the remote link found
on D2L Bright Space class page.
What is the weather or other disaster cancellation procedure?
The college web site will display a message
about school cancellation.
Severe weather impacting campus is also sent
on Star Alert.
Local media companies may also relay messages
about school cancellation.
What is
the process for sick or injured person in class?
If you are willing and able, render first aid
to the victim.
If you
are not rendering aid, call 911 for additional help.
If you
are not rendering aid, hold the doors open and flag down
emergency services to the classroom.
Provide
diagnostic information to emergency services as requested.
Insure
personal identification goes with the victim.
Report
the incident to a Campus Security Authority. Tim Preuss is a Campus
Security Authority. MSUM Campus Security is another Campus
Security Authority.
What is the procedure for lock down?
If you are not in the building, go to a safe
place. Send an email to tim.preuss@minnesota.edu
indicating you are OK.
Depending
on the situation, go to a hiding place in a locked room or
leave the building and go to a safe place.
Groups
that are hiding will make survival plans.
Remember,
show your hands to law enforcement. Answer law enforcement
questions and follow directions.
The HyFlex
class identification for Tim Preuss provides students with
three options.
Students
may
attend class in person on campus observing all safety
protocols.
Students
may
connect to the class using Zoom during class time. A link
to connect to class is found in the class D2L Bright Space
page.
Students
may
watch class recordings. The links to all class recordings
is found on the class D2L Bright Space page.
Students
may select one option for the entire term or utilize
different options throughout the term. Note that mind
to mind communication is not on the list. You really do need
to either attend class or for sessions you do not attend,
watch the video(s).
Should
conditions change and on campus class attendance is no
longer possible, then the class immediately changes to the
following.
Students
may connect to the class using Zoom during class time. A
link to connect to class is found in the class D2L Bright
Space page.
Students
may
watch class recordings. The links to all class recordings
is found on the class D2L Bright Space page.
What are office hours?
Office hours are times I plan to
be in my office. During this time, I should be available for
your questions.
This semester, my office hours
are Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to 4:50 pm.
My office hours are usually busy.
You are welcome to stop in the office if the door is open. If
I am not overly busy, we will talk.
Another option is making an
appointment. My office hours are not convenient for everyone.
Just contact me and we will find a time to meet. It is also
possible to setup a video conferencing session (Zoom).
What if I miss class?
Send an email to tim.preuss@minnesota.edu
either before or after the class. Simply acknowledge you will
not be in class.
Each class has a document on D2L
Bright Space in Content | Media with the URL for class.
It is possible to watch the class
over a video feed. At the class time, go to the document on
D2L | Content | Media for the class URL.
Most students use the "chat"
feature to communicate with the instructor during the class.
This works well.
What if I
need to come late or leave class early?
Please let your instructor know.
Many of the classrooms at M State make late entry and early
leaving difficult. Occasionally, it is possible to arrange the
class material to make early leaving or late entrance less
distracting.
What kind of computer do I need for class?
Current Intel or AMD processor.
Usually one generation behind current is adequate.
At least 8 GB or more of RAM. It
is hard to be too rich, too thin or have too much RAM.
Close to a Terabyte of disk. This
really depends on how much you save and never throw away.
Support for the current WIFI
standard is essential. A 10/100/1000 RJ-45 Ethernet port is
encouraged.
What are my
wireless options?
On M State campus
SSID: Starlan
SSID: maitlab
SSID:
maitlab
Shared PSK:
maitlab2017
Worldwide
Eduroam
Use your school's Wi-Fi
authentication at any eduroam hotspot in the world and
join instantly and securely.
https://www.eduroam.us/
Directions
Go to
https://cat.eduroam.org/
Click/tap the "eduroam
user: download your eduroam installer" button
Select "Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities" as your Home Institution
Click Download your eduroam
installer for your operating system
Please include any supporting
evidence for your position.
You should get an answer from me
about the problem you found.
How do I submit labs?
Labs are uploaded to the appropriate D2L
assignment section.
If you
upload an assignment to the wrong section, simply upload the
assignment to the correct section. I do not think D2L allows
you do delete or move assignments. Do not worry.
Labs
are generally graded during the weekend before the due date.
This gives students an opportunity to modify their answers if
necessary.
What are the options if I cannot upload my work?
Panic, the world is about to end (Not really).
D2L
will automatically close the assignment section at the time
specified. You really do need to leave enough time to upload
your work.
Rarely,
the problem is D2L other than the due date/time. If D2L is the
problem, I will make an announcement in class about our next
steps.
Should
the problem be a large file issue, contact the instructor.
Provide
a copy of the question and answers from the quiz.
Briefly
explain the problem you found.
Please
include any evidence to support your position.
You should get an answer from me about the
problem you found.
What is a
classroom professional environment?
The classroom environment must
support the maximum opportunity for each student to learn.
Anything that detracts from student education must be removed
or changed.
What are
the rules about plagiarism?
Plagiarism is essentially stealing.
You
must identify the source(s) of quoted ideas, words, and
images.
You
must identify the AI (Artificial Intelligence) program or
link used to generate the answer.
Students
are allowed to help each other with class work. Helping is
guiding someone as they do the work. In the end, all students
must be able to perform the tasks.
As
stated in the syllabus, you may lose points or event fail the
class depending on the situation.
If you
do not know if you are cheating or enabling cheating, you may
contact me. I consider this part of your education to help you
work through this issue.
What is the late work procedure?
Sigh, this just creates more work
for me. I have enough work.
OK, we will talk about late work
between the lab 7 due date and the college drop date.
Usually, only enough late work is
allowed to help a student pass.
What is the
issue with the course ethical foundations?
ACM and SANS both have ethical
statements to help us. The documents help define ethical
courses of action.
What do
I need to know about email and other forms of communication?
Your information is protected by
federal law. You must use your college email address for all
issues related to your being a student at this college.
As your instructor, I prefer
email. This keeps a record of what I need to do. It helps me,
thank you.
What
are the rules about using the class videos?
You are welcome to view and/or download the
class videos during the semester. You may view the videos as
much or little as you choose.
Please
destroy all class videos after the semester is done. This is
after the final is due. I have seen twenty year old video of
my teaching. I really do appreciate you destroying the old
class videos.
How do
I access help for things that are not class related?
M State recognizes that many students
experience challenges (e.g., accessing enough food to eat
every day, safe and stable housing, issues with childcare,
family obligations, physical and mental health, unexpected
bills, or issues with accessing technology) that create
stress and anxiety in their lives outside the classroom, and
those challenges can impact their academic
performance.
As a student, your safety, health, and
well-being are our primary concerns, and we (all who work at
M State) want to be able to support you in any way that we
can.
M State is dedicated to assisting veterans and
eligible family members in achieving their educational
goals. If you are a member of the military and are currently
serving, apprise me of regularly scheduled military training
and duties that conflict with scheduled course
requirements. I will work with you to address issues
that arise. For further information on this, refer to MnSCU
Procedure 5.12.1 Military Service and Disabled Veterans.
If you are a service member or veteran, please
contact an M State Veterans Higher Education Regional
Coordinator for information regarding educational benefits
and opportunities: Moorhead: D124 Aaron Jensen 218-299-6925
or 218-329-6040 (cell) /aaron.jensen@state.mn.us
Classroom
Management
This class
prepares students for professional work. It is important
students learn and
practice the norms expected of a working professional in
Information
Technology. It is important for students avoid inappropriate
or offensive
images or speech.
The class
instructor is responsible for the class environment. This
means anything that
distracts members of the class from learning is a concern.
In the event of a
distraction, a meeting is set up with the class instructor
or college
administrator. The result of this meeting must be a written
plan to deal with
the distractions. The affected parties must approve the plan
within 72 hours.
Failure to create or follow the plan may result in
expulsion.
Stealing is
against the law. There are many forms of stealing.
Plagiarism is simply
stealing someone else’s work. In some cases, working in
groups could be stealing
or cheating. Failure to give proper credit or doing required
individual work
with unauthorized resources results at least a 100%
reduction of points in the
assignment to entire class failure. Students may help each
other. One measure
of cheating or not, is both students able to complete the
assignment without
the other? Students are encouraged to contact the instructor
with questions.
Department policy requires
student to use email address
provided by M STATE. Students must arrange to configure a
system to use and at
least weekly check for class email. Additional department
policies are at http://brazil.minnesota.edu .
Industry practice, Minnesota
State, and M STATE policy and procedures
do not allow sharing of logons/logins. Each student will be
the only person
using the assigned logon/login. Contact your instructor with
any questions or
concerns.
The instructor does
record the class, if he
remembers. The class recordings are available through a link
on D2L Bright
Space. The instructor grants permission for recording for
the student’s
educational use only. Once the school term is complete,
students must
effectively destroy the recordings. The recording may not be
distributed. Contact
your instructor with any questions.
Accessibility
Resources
Statement
M
State is committed to providing equal access to education
for all students.
Students who have a disability or believe they may have a
disability are
invited to connect with the Accessibility Resources Office
as soon as possible
to determine eligibility and/or submit accommodation
requests. Please
visit M State
Accessibility Resources section
of the M State site
to
apply for services, to contact Accessibility Resources
personnel, or for
additional information.
M State has an Academic Performance
system in order to
provide a means for M State to do everything in its power to
help each M State
student succeed. This system allows instructors to report
when students are not
attending, not doing well on assignments and would benefit
from tutoring, needs
to be connected with resources either on or off campus, or
is failing the
course. This system is also a way for instructors to reward
the positive behavior
you are demonstrating in class by submitting a “Wow,
Well-done!” If you receive
an e-mail or phone call from Student Development Services
regarding your
performance, this is because I have used the system.
FN, FW, and W Statement If you decide not
to complete a
course at M State, you must abide by set deadlines: FN:
Federal regulations
require that a FN (No Show) grade be submitted if a student
does not
participate in a course before the end of the add drop
period. If you do not
actively participate by August 31st, you will earn an FN
(Education Policies –
Failure for Non-Attendance policy). FW: Federal regulations
also require that a
FW (Failure to Withdraw) grade be submitted and last date of
attendance be
recorded in the grading system for any student who has
“ceased active
participation for 14 consecutive calendar days (including
holidays) prior to
the end of the term” (Education Policies - Failure to
Withdraw policy).W:
If you decide to withdraw after August
31st, you must do so by the end of the day on November 28th,
2018.If you
meet this deadline, you will have a W
(which represents Withdraw) on your transcript (unless you
have already earned
an FW for not participating for 14 calendar days); if you do
not meet this
deadline, you will earn a grade in the course (Education
Policies -
Drop/Add/Withdraw policy).
ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY AND HONESTY
Statement*
At M State
“students are expected to meet their academic requirements
with honesty and
integrity” (Student Handbook 17). Examples of academic
dishonesty include
cheating, plagiarizing, self-plagiarizing, altering source
information,
creating information, and attributing it to a source, and
working
collaboratively and not crediting all creators. Note that
your handbook
specifies that “all students are expected to be the sole
authors of their work
and acknowledge the authorship of others’ work through
proper citation and
reference. Use of another person’s ideas, including another
student’s, without
proper reference or citation constitutes plagiarism and
academic dishonesty and
is prohibited conduct” (17). For more information about M
State’s policy
regarding academic dishonesty see page 17 of the Student
Handbook.
In this
course,
if I determine that an assignment, is an example of academic
dishonesty—I will
assess the situation and one of the following penalties will
occur as listed
above.
Basic Needs
Support
M
State recognizes that many students experience challenges
(e.g., accessing
enough food to eat every day, safe and stable housing,
issues with childcare,
family obligations, physical and mental health, unexpected
bills or issues with
accessing technology) that create stress and anxiety in
their lives outside the
classroom, and those challenges can impact their academic
performance.
As
a
student, your safety, health, and well-being are our primary
concerns, and we
(all who work at M State) want to be able to support you in
any way that we
can.
M State Counseling Services offers free and
confidential
counseling to all students. Referrals to community
agencies for students
needing or wanting longer term or specialized resources is
also available.
Counseling Services are offered to students of all
backgrounds, races,
religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities,
abilities,
ethnicities, and cultures in a safe place to discuss and
resolve issues that interfere
with personal and academic goals. Information can be found
at Counseling
Services.
Students also have free, 24/7 access to TalkCampus,
which is a
global mental health support network offering peer support
to students from
across the globe. Students can download the app or go to
the website.
SERVICE
MEMBER Statement
M
State is dedicated to assisting veterans and eligible family
members in
achieving their educational goals. If you are a member of
the military and are
currently serving, apprise me of regularly scheduled
military training and
duties that conflict with scheduled course requirements. I
will work with you
to address issues that arise. To learn more about
education opportunities
and benefits visit the "Veterans
Services" section of the M
State site and/ contact Aaron Johnson,
the regional Veteran
Service coordinator at 218.329.6040.
Title IX: Sexual Violence
M
State is committed to creating a safe and open learning
environment for all
students. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual
harassment,
including sexual assault, dating or domestic violence, or
stalking, please know
that help and support are available. M State strongly
encourages all members of
the community to take action, seek support, and report
incidents of sexual
harassment to the Title IX Office. Please visit "Title IX
Section" of the M
State Site.
If
you
wish to speak to a confidential resource, you may utilize
the following
contacts:
For
more
information about reporting options or to submit a report
online and for
additional resources, please visit "Title IX"
Section of the M
State Site.
Title IX:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, &
Breastfeeding
M
State does not discriminate against any student on the basis
of pregnancy or
related conditions. Absences due to medical conditions
relating to pregnancy
will be excused for as long as deemed medically necessary by
a student’s
doctor, and students will be given the opportunity to make
up missed work.
Students needing pregnancy-related accommodations can seek
assistance from the
Title IX Office. Please visit the "Title IX"
Section of
the M State Site or "Accessibility
Resources"
section of the M State site.
Where are the
other rules found?
·Understanding the College’s
policies and procedures will help contribute to your success
as a student, and it is something we expect of you. You may
find the Student Handbook at www.minnesota.edu/handbook.