Class Etiquette & Norms

Please Do:

Come to class on time

Sit with your group

Pick up your group folder from Barb as you come in

Be in your seat and quiet when it is time for class to begin

Bring food and drink if you need to, and eat/drink quietly

Keep attendance records in your group folder

Stay for the whole class

Return group folder to Barb at the end of the class

Okay before class begins

Ask Barb (TA) questions before class

Read the newpaper, joke with neighbors, take a nap, wander about in the aisles

Okay during class

Surreptitiously do non-class related activities in a way that won't attract my attention or distract other classmates. If I don't notice, it won't distract me.

Okay after class is over

Ask Barb questions, pick up any handouts you are missing

Come up after class to ask me questions. I'm happy to listen but may also be packing up to clear out before the next class

Get up and leave when the time for class is up, even if I am still talking. That will signal to me that I need to stop.

To avoid distracting professor and other students, please Don't:

Read the newpaper, joke with neighbors, take a nap, wander about in the aisles during class unless this is part of a class exercise.

Talk to me before class. I'm focusing on getting organized. Exception: If you need to leave before class is over let me know before class; I'll be less distracted by your departure.

Don't cheat

Cheating, if detected, will earn a failing grade in the course. Cheating includes plagiarism and copying from others during the individual portion of exams. Don't do it.