Course Structure

• Weekly tasks: Each 3 unit/credit, grade-only course is organized into weeks. To earn points, each student must complete each weekly task (e.g., chapter quizzes and discussions) by the end of its week.

• Projects: In addition to weekly tasks, each course includes a case brief. On-campus courses include mock trials, with specific due dates shown in each course schedule in Canvas.

• Preparation: Please review relevant chapters and slides before coming to class. The last weeks of on-campus courses will use a "flipped classroom," to focus on trial preparations.

Grades

Your course grade is based on the points you earn and follows the SDCCD standard grading scheme of A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (0-59), with no +/- grades. You may track your progress online. Maximum points available in this course are:

• Discussions: 6 points for original posts + 6 points for reply posts (online courses only)

• Writing Projects (e.g., Résumé, Police Report, Criminal Complaint): 12 points each

• Quizzes: 10 points each (up to 10 questions in 20 minutes)

• Cumulative Exams: 50 points each (up to 50 questions in 90 minutes)

• Case Brief: 100 points

• Mock Trial Notebook: 50 points (on-campus courses only)

• Mock Trial Performance: Juror 20 points. Witness 40 points. Attorney 60 points (on-campus courses only)

• Professionalism: 10 points

Quizzes are graded immediately. Discussions are graded weekly. Writing projects are graded 1-2 weeks after they are due or submitted. Final course grades are submitted the week after the course ends.

Professionalism

Treat everyone with respect, and stay active, fully engaged, and up to date in the course. Check online course Announcements each Monday morning, complete all participation events by their due dates, and remain active in the course throughout each week. Students who violate the Student Code of Conduct may be removed for 5 instructional days, and any missed assignment(s) or examination(s) that occurred during the removal period cannot be made up. Incidents involving removal of a student from class will be reported to campus administration. The Student Code of Conduct can be found in Board of Trustees Policy, BP 3100, Student Rights, Responsibilities, Campus Safety and Administrative Due Process.

Academic Honesty

Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times. Students who attempt to participate in cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, whether human or not (e.g., "AI"), or other academic misconduct will receive a grade of zero on each item involved, a loss of Professionalism points, and referral to administration for possible disciplinary action. See Administrative Procedure 3100.2, 3100.3, Student Disciplinary Procedures. Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for work via dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. This includes submitting for credit work that anyone, including you, have previously submitted for credit in any course. Plagiarism is the act of incorporating ideas, words, or specific substance of another, whether human or not, and submitting it as your own work, without properly quoting and citing the source, per APA or Harvard Blue Book citation rules.

Non-discrimination Policy

SDCCD Board of Trustees Policy BP 3410 prohibits discrimination in accordance with state and federal laws. The San Diego Community College District is committed to equal opportunity in educational programs, employment, and all access to institutional programs and activities, without regard to national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. No qualified student with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs or activities of the district or be subjected to discrimination by it. Students wishing to file complaints based upon discrimination should contact the campus Site Compliance Officer (SCO), Lou Ascione, at lascione@sdccd.edu, (619) 388-7873, Rm. H-101A. Appeals may be made to the District EEO Compliance Manager at the District Administrative Office, 3375 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108.

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