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Student
Expectations
Attendance
To
be in attendance during each week of this class you must post
at least one message to any one of the course threads on two separate
days during the online class week. IOWA CENTRAL COLLEGE ONLINE uses Central Time
Zone year-round for attendance tracking purposes. If you are out
of attendance for two or more weeks of this course, you will be
automatically withdrawn by IOWA CENTRAL COLLEGE ONLINE and will not be eligible
to receive course credit or a course letter grade. You will also be responsible for payment of tuition.
Participation
To start each class week you will post new discussion topic threads
dedicated to the topics and objectives for the week. Participation
each week is very important and for full participation credit
each week, you must participate 4 days a week in the class forum
discussions. Participation is a required part of your course grade.
Keep in mind that our class week begins on a Tuesday and ends
on the following Monday.
Follow
all compliances set by Iowa Central Community College.
A
student is to have completed all program courses for the semester
prior to the one in which they are currently enrolling with a
“C” or better grade. Any exception will have to be
approved in writing by the Program Director and Director of the
Department.
Compliances
Discrimination Complaint Procedures Policy Statement
It is the policy of Iowa Central Community College to provide
for the prompt, fair and impartial consideration and disposition
of complaints involving issues of discrimination on grounds of
race, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability without
fear of reprisal or sanctions. For this purpose, the following
complaint procedures are instituted for all Iowa Central Community
College employees, students and all persons who have submitted
application for employment or admission. Iowa Central Community
College assures that full cooperation will be provided to any
individual who files a complaint of discrimination. Further, the
College is committed to a program of Affirmative Action (A.A.)
and will carry out, as appropriate in each individual case, the
terms of the complaint adjustment. Persons wishing to file a complaint
may decide to resolve the matter through the informal complaint
procedure, the formal complaint procedure, or both, following
the steps outlined below. The complainant may contact the A.A.
Officer at any time for advice. The A.A. Officer at Iowa Central
is Judge Brown, Ext. 2602.
Family
Education Right and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Iowa Central Community College does not release any student information
to parents, law enforcement, or any agency without a signed release
of information from the student or a court subpoena for the information.
FERPA (Family Education Right and Privacy Act) guidelines are
available on the web at www.ed.gov/print/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Formal Complaint Procedure
The formal complaint procedure will be used by all Iowa Central
Community College employees, students and all persons who have
submitted applications for employment or admission.
1. Iowa Central Community College
requires that an aggrieved person who believes that he/she has
been discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, age,
national origin or disability submit a written complaint to the
A.A. Officer. This written complaint must be sent to the A.A.
Officer within 30 calendar days following the occurrence of the
matter which causes him/her to believe discrimination has occurred,
or 30 calendar days after he/she discovered the matter. The written
complaint will contain the date of occurrence of the matter, location,
party or parties involved, witnesses and the facts and/or rationale
of the complaint.
2. The complainant will have an
interview with the A.A. Officer to discuss the complaint. The
A.A. Officer shall advise the complainant as appropriate of the
following rights:
a. He/she may have a representative with him/her
at any meetings with the A.A. Officer.
b. The complainant may, at any time within the complaint procedure,
but within 90 days of the occurrence of the matter, file a complaint
with the Human Rights Commission in Fort Dodge.
c. The complainant may file a complaint with the Iowa Civil
Rights Commission in Des Moines within 180 days of the occurrence
of the matter, and with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission in Kansas City within 360 days of said occurrence.
d. He/she may also be advised of the right to file a complaint
with any other appropriate agency(ies).
3. The A.A. Officer will have 21
calendar days in which to make a complete inquiry into the complaint.
The A.A. Officer may conduct the investigation personally or through
the use of a qualified fact-finder selected from a list of College
employees trained by the A.A. Officer or an appropriate agency
for this purpose. This inquiry will include a thorough and documented
review of the circumstances under which the alleged discrimination
occurred. The inquirer shall be permitted access to relevant data
and to all individuals involved .
4. The A.A. Officer will contact
the complainant within 21 days and furnish this individual with
a written summary of the inquiry.
a. If a satisfactory resolution
of the complaint is arrived at, the terms of said resolution shall
be reduced to writing and made a part of a Complainant File, with
a copy of the terms of the resolution provided the complainant.
b. If a satisfactory resolution of the complaint is not arrived
at, the complainant shall be advised of the A.A. Officer’s
recommended disposition of the complaint. The complainant will
have 10 days to request, in writing, that the President review
the complaint. The President will review the complaint and take
such action as he/she deems appropriate. These procedures will
be regarded as minimum standards for furnishing any person an
opportunity to be heard on complaints regarding suspected acts
of discrimination. The complainant reserves the right to withdraw
the complaint at any time during informal or formal complaint
procedures.
Informal Complaint Procedures
A student or a person who has a discrimination complaint and wishes
to use the informal grievance procedure will proceed in the following
manner. The individual will schedule an informal discussion with
the Vice President of EMSD or his/her designate. This informal
discussion will be at an opportune time within 10 working days
after the matter causing the individual to believe discrimination
has occurred, or 10 days after he/she has discovered the matter,
provided the discovery is within six months of the occurrence.
At this informal discussion, the individual and the Vice President
of EMSD may each request the presence of a third party and/or
the AA Officer. If the complaint is not resolved, the complainant
may then proceed, within the following 30 calendar days, through
the administrative line of authority to the succeeding levels
of supervision. An informal resolution can be achieved at any
time if all parties are satisfied with the outcome of the meeting.
Sexual Harassment Prohibition
All members of Iowa Central Community College, including, but
not limited to, the administration, the faculty, the staff, and
students are expected to conduct themselves at all times so as
to provide an atmosphere free from sexual harassment. This includes,
but is not limited to, interaction between faculty and students.
Any person who engages in sexual harassment as a member of Iowa
Central Community College will be in violation of this policy
and subject to disciplinary procedures, which may include termination.
Sexual harassment is defined as any unwelcome sexual advance,
request for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical contact
of a sexual nature when
1. Submission to such conduct is
made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an
individual’s employment or educational development; or
2. Submission to or rejection of
such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for either
employment or education decisions affecting such individual; or
3. Such conduct has the purpose
or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s
work or educational performance or creating an intimidating, hostile,
or offensive work or educational environment.
Sexual harassment is prohibited
in any Iowa Central Community College activity or program, including
academics, extracurricular activities, research related programs
or activities, occupational training, or athletics, either intramural,
interscholastic, or intercollegiate. Any member of the Iowa Central
Community College community, i.e., faculty, students, or employees,
who believe that he/she is being subjected to sexual harassment
should notify the supervisor, department head, or administrator
immediately. An investigation will be undertaken and appropriate
sanctions and corrective measures will be instituted if the allegations
warrant such action. Iowa Central Community College will not tolerate
or condone any form of sexual harassment.
Other Iowa Central Compliance
Information
Other compliance information can be found at the following websites:
Scholastic Dishonesty
Iowa Central Community College may initiate disciplinary proceedings
against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating and plagiarizing.
Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s words as one’s
own, whether in writing or in speaking. Cheating and plagiarism,
whether intentional or accidental, are serious offenses. Scholastic
dishonesty will not be tolerated in any course. Plagiarism and
other forms of cheating are examples of such dishonesty and will
result in serious consequences.
Disciplinary Action by the Instructor—An
instructor who suspects a student of scholastic dishonesty will
inform the student of the allegation as soon as possible. It is
up to the instructor to determine the disciplinary action to be
taken, which could include giving the student a zero for the assignment,
reducing the student’s grade for the course, assigning an
“F” for the course, or other action. The instructor
will send a written report of the incident to the student, the
appropriate department chair and the Vice-President of Instruction.
If the instructor concludes that the incident merits additional
disciplinary action (such as suspension or expulsion), he/she
will send a written report of the case to the Vice-President of
Instruction for recommended additional disciplinary action.
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