Library 160 WebCT Guidelines

WebCT Ethics

Library 160 instructors want you to know that WebCT software keeps a record of each student’s activities while they are logged in to WebCT. This means your instructor can see whether or not you have logged in to your Library 160 WebCT materials, which pages or features you have used or not used, how many messages you have sent or read, and so on. In your Library 160 WebCT course pages, you can keep track of your own progress through this feature, called “Course Progress.” During your years at ISU, you may have other courses in WebCT besides Library 160 – you should know WebCT instructors always have access to these data, whether or not the feature is made available to students in the course.

Here are some WebCT guidelines students are expected to follow when participating in Library 160.

Using the Discussion Board

WebCT Discussion Board will be used for questions you may have about the Library 160 course, such as content or concepts covered, course mechanics, necessary clarification, and so on. Messages you send to the Discussion Board will be permanently retained throughout the semester within WebCT as part of the course record, and can be read by everyone – instructor and students - in your section. Above all, it is intended as a means for you to communicate with your instructor and for class discussion.

We do have a few policies on Discussion Board language and use. As with any other academic classroom discussion, discussion and e-mail messages in WebCT will be civil and respectful. Offensive, racist or sexist language has no place within this course.

Students should refrain from seeking assignment or exam answers from other students, as well as refrain from supplying other students with answers from graded assignments or exam questions. Please be aware that this is a form of Academic Dishonesty with serious consequences than can affect not only your Library 160 grade but also your student standing at ISU. Please see the ISU Student Handbook for more information.

Communicating through WebCT Mail

Please use "Mail Instructor" in WebCT to contact your instructor privately about questions you may have about the Library 160 course. This may include questions about your individual progress, your grade, concerns you may have about the course, and any feedback you may wish to provide.

Academic Honesty

All assignments and exams you complete for Library 160 must represent your own work. See the ISU Student Handbook for any questions regarding copying answers from another student, students giving or selling answers to other students, plagiarism, misrepresentation, and all other forms of academic dishonesty. Bottom line: do your own work, don’t supply others with answers from graded assignments, and don’t represent someone else’s work as your own.

Students with Disabilities: 

If you have a documented disability that may affect your ability to participate fully in the course or if you require special accommodations, please contact Disability Resources Office, 1076 Student Services Bldg., 294-6624.  Working with the Disability Resources Office is the University's approved procedure for receiving accommodations.  Use of accommodations in the classroom or in testing situations will remain confidential.