The following policies are designed to help you develop the skills needed for success in business and public relations careers, as well as to ensure fair treatment for all students:

* Complete all reading assignments as scheduled and be prepared to discuss and apply them in class.
* All assignments are due on the due date at the start of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. The only exception will be for serious illness or emergency reported to the instructor before the start of class.
* All assignments submitted in this class must be original work, created by you for this class. (See academic dishonesty below.)
* Errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling and AP style will lower your grade. Please use spell-check and proofread.
* There will be no make-ups for missed labs, in-class exercises or quizzes. The only exception to this policy will be for an excused absence (e.g., serious illness, accident, family emergency) that is reported to me before the start of class.

Attendance
Regular class attendance is important to your success in this class. Repeated absences and/or lateness and missed in-class exercises and quizzes will hurt your grade. If you must miss a class, please arrange to get notes and any assignments from a classmate. Whenever possible, please let me know before class (by e-mail or office voicemail) if you must miss a class meeting. If you must miss two or more classes due to illness, accident or other emergency, please let me know ASAP so I can help you keep current and make up any missed assignments.

Academic Integrity
I take the issue of academic integrity seriously, and that is why I flunk students who cheat and/or plagiarize. If you fear you may be unintentionally "crossing the line" into plagiarism, please check with me before submitting in your project/assignment.

Plagiarism can be defined as turning in someone else's work as your own, or using someone else's words or ideas without giving them appropriate credit. FYI, plagiarism includes "cutting and pasting" paragraphs, sentences, phrases and/or images from the web without full attribution. For a complete definition of what constitutes plagiarism and cheating, please review the King Library's web page on plagiarism, or take SJSU's online plagiarism tutorial. You should also review SJSU's policy on academic integrity.

Campus policy in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please let me know as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with SJSU's Disabilty source Center to establish a record of their disability. To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) office at (408) 924-6000.

University Policies and Procedures
You are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops, academic renewal, withdrawals, incompletes, classroom behavior, and other policies (see http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct).

JMC Classroom Policies
To avoid disruptions in the classroom and to foster an atmosphere for learning, the School has established the following classroom policies:

* All cell phones must be turned off (or set to vibrate) in the classroom.
* Latecomers may be denied entrance to the classroom. Similarly, do not disrupt the class by leaving early.
* Do not schedule work, personal appointments, etc., to conflict with class meetings.
* When in the classroom, please use laptops for classroom-related activities only.
* Please remove your personal belongings and trash from the classroom.
* No food is allowed in JMC classrooms or computer labs.