Course Syllabus

The UW is committed to helping students realize their potential at the University and beyond. Our academic support programs provide a space for all UW students to be included, challenged, and supported in their educational journey. Get access to  tutoring and coaching, as well as connections to other academic support programs across campus. 

Consistent with federal and state law, the University of Washington is committed to ensuring that otherwise qualified students with disabilities are provided with access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment.

• The Disability Resources for Students Office (DRS) is the contact point for students with permanent or temporary barriers, interested in requesting reasonable accommodations due to the effects of a disability.
• Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between students, instructor(s) and DRS.  It is the policy and practice of the UW to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law.
• If you already have established accommodations with DRS, please communicate your approved accommodations (e.g., Letter of Accommodation) to me either electronically or in hard copy as soon as possible AND see me to discuss your specific needs for this course.
• If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition of permanent disability that requires accommodations, you may contact Disability Resources for Students (DRS) to initiate the process for establishing academic accommodations. Please note that accommodations may not be implemented retroactively, so timeliness in requesting accommodations through DRS is very important.
• The DRS Office contact information is: 011 Mary Gates Hall, 206-543-8924 (voice), 206-543-8925 (TTY), uwdrs@uw.edu, http://www.disability.uw.edu

Washington state law requires UW to implement an accommodation policy for student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities.  The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at: https://registrar.washington.edu/staffandfaculty/religious-accommodations-policy/ 

Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the UW Religious Accommodations Request form. The request form is located at: https://registrar.washington.edu/students/religious-accommodations-request/

See the UW Registrar's pages on Services and Resources for Students and general UW Student Guide for a comprehensive list of services.

Preventing violence is everyone's responsibility. If you're concerned, please tell someone. • Always call 911 if you or others may be in danger. • Call SafeCampus anytime at 206-685-SAFE (7233) to report non-urgent threats of violence and for referrals to UW counseling and/or safety resources. You can anonymously discuss safety and well-being concerns for yourself or others. SafeCampus’s team of caring professionals will provide individualized support, while discussing short- and long-term solutions and connecting you with additional resources when requested. TTY or VP callers, please call through your relay service. • Don't walk alone. Campus safety guards can walk with you on campus after dark. Call Husky NightWalk 206-685-WALK (9255). • Stay connected in an emergency with UW Alert. Register your mobile number to receive instant notification of campus emergencies via text and voice messaging. Sign up online at www.washington.edu/alert

Students at the University of Washington are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic conduct, professional honesty, and personal integrity. Student are required to read and follow the academic and behavioral expectations, as identified in the UW Student Conduct Code (WAC 478-120) and the College of Arts and Sciences Student Academic Responsibility policy, in the classroom and in all coursework. If you’re uncertain about if something is academic misconduct, ask me. I am willing to discuss any questions you might have.  

See the Academic misconduct page for more details on examples of misconduct, such as:

• Cheating (working collaboratively on quizzes/exams and discussion submissions, sharing answers and previewing quizzes/exams)
• Falsification
• Plagiarism (representing the work of others as your own without giving appropriate credit to the original author(s), even unintentionally)
• Unauthorized collaboration (with others or with artificial intelligence)
• Engaging in prohibited behavior
• Submitting the same work for separate courses without the permission of the instructor(s)
• Taking deliberate action to destroy or damage another person’s academic work
• Recording and/or disseminating instructional content without the permission of the instructor (unless approved as a disability accommodation)

In regard to audio-visual recording, to protect student privacy and faculty intellectual property rights, course videos, student discussions, and other course materials may be used solely for the purposes of individual or group study with other students enrolled in the class in this quarter. They may not be reproduced or shared in any way (including electronically or posting in any web environment) with those not in the class this quarter, except with explicit permission. This includes, but is not limited to: pre-recorded and live lectures, live and asynchronous discussions, quizzes and assignments, and visual materials such as slides and handouts. 

All acts of academic misconduct are serious violations of the Student Conduct Code and your contract as a student.  Any suspected cases of academic misconduct will be handled according to University regulations through the UW Community Standards and Student Conduct Office. Students found to have engaged in academic misconduct in a course may receive a zero on the assignments or exams in question.