PA 800
Capstone Course in Public Administration
Spring 2009
Class policies
Attendance is crucial in this
class; absences will be noted and no more than one will be accepted. All
students are expected to be on time for class and stay for the entire length of
class unless cleared with the professor in advance due to professional or other
responsibilities elsewhere.
All assignments must be turned
in on time. No exceptions.
Plagiarism in prohibited.
Whenever words are taken directly from another author without quotation marks
and direct attribution to the author, it constitutes plagiarism which is a
serious and punishable offense at this university. Please ensure that your
papers are written in your own words, that ideas and facts taken from others are
clearly attributed to them, and that anything taken verbatim from another source
is enclosed in quotation marks. Citations should take the form of in-text
references (APA style) and there should be a full bibliographic reference
at the end of the paper. In the case of a direct quotation, the citation should include
the page number where the quote was found as well. Direct quotes from another
author should be used sparingly, and only when the point you are making is
stated best by using someone else's words.
Academic misconduct is not
tolerated. Cheating and plagiarism are contrary to the mission of the
university and are never tolerated. Students who display inappropriate conduct,
including cheating and plagiarism, may be subject to disciplinary action as
provided in Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Any student may be
expelled, suspended, placed on probation, or given a lesser sanction for
discipline problems. The Student Discipline Officer, housed in the Dean of
Students Office, is responsible for administering the Student Disciplinary
Procedures for the California State University and should be contacted for
further information.
Students with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations are encouraged to contact the instructor. The Disability Programs and Resource Center (DPRC) is available to facilitate the reasonable accommodations process. The DPRC is located in the Student Service Building and can be contacted at ext. 8-2472 or dprc@sfsu.edu