Title: Course and Campus Policies
Course: Dept MC - ORACLE DATABASE STRUCTURE & DATA WAREHOUSING > Section: Part 0 - Start Here

Course and Campus Policies

Course Policies

- Instructor Response Time - Please allow 24 hours during the week and 48 hours on the weekend for email or telephone responses. Assignments will be graded within one calendar week of the due date.
- Course Participation & Attendance - Attendance is just as important in an online class as it is in a classroom class, so attendance will be mandatory in this course just as it is if you were to take a class  in-person. No activity during a particular week will be considered as an absence. Students with six (6) or more absences (excused or unexcused) may receive an “F” for the course. A student that is compelled to be absent when a test is given, will petition the instructor, in advance, for permission to take the exam early. Required work not completed by due dates will not be allowed to be turned in late without prior instructor approval.
- Grading Policy - The grading policy is detailed on the Course Syllabus.

Discussion Rubric

Points | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0
Quality of Post | Appropriate comments: thoughtful, reflective, and respectful of other’s postings | Appropriate comments and response respectful to other’s postings | Responds, but with minimum effort. (e.g. “I agree with you”) | No posting.
Relevance of Post | Post topics related to discussion topic; prompts further discussion of topic | Post topics that are related to discussion content | Post topics which do not relate to the discussion content; makes short or irrelevant remarks | No posting
Contribution to the Learning Community | Aware of needs of community; attempts to motivate the group discussion; presents creative approaches to topic | Attempts to direct the discussion and to present relevant viewpoints for consideration by group; interacts freely | Does not make effort to participate in learning community as it develops | No feedback provided to fellow students
Meets minimum of replying to other’`s posts | Same as above on replies | Same as above on replies | Same as above on replies | No Replies

Campus Policies

Click on the links below to access the most recent versions of NCTC Campus Policies

- Plagiarism - Definitions
- NCTC_Student_Handbook_Cheating.pdf
- NCTC Online Course Expectations
- Canvas Student Guide
- Student eLearning Resources
- All online and hybrid students must successfully complete the free Canvas Orientation for Online Students (CANV0109) before they can access their online and hybrid courses in Canvas.
- Other Important Policies and Information

Click the " Next " button (bottom-right) to complete the following:

- The Fine Print - Privacy and Accessibility Policies
- Improtant: Change your Norification Settings
- Get Help Discussion
- Coffee Shop Discussion
- Introduce Yourself Discussion
- PreTest of Course Knowledge

Then move on to the Unit 1 Module.