Student Responsibilities in Online Courses

1. Within the first week of school, students should contact the instructor and visit the course site (or attend orientation).

2. Students must read the course syllabus and any other documents related to the course to be sure that they are aware of any and all instructor policies.

3. Students must adhere to course schedules and deadlines. Distance learning courses are not designed to be self-paced.

4. Students must use the communication procedures established by the instructor for submission of assignments and for completing course requirements.

5. Students will confirm that he/she has the necessary equipment and technical skills to undertake online courses.

6. Students will familiarize himself/herself with the information and policies contained in the Catalog Handbook of Erie Community College. Individual programs may also have program-specific student handbooks. The student is directed to his/her program for those resources.

7. Students will check and maintain his/her e-mail account and read all course announcements, at least two or three times per week (preferably daily). This recommendation may vary, depending on the online instructor's specific course requirements.

8. Students will recognize that when he/she submits assignments to the drop box or contributes to the threaded discussions he/she must observe the same college prohibitions against plagiarism that apply to assignments in classroom courses, in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct procedures that are described in the Erie Community College Catalog Handbook.

9. Students will notify his/her instructor, in advance, if he/she is unable to complete an assignment by the published submission deadline.

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