ENGL 1623 English II Syllabus W02 Summer 2026

Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: Students are expected to fulfill academic requirements in an ethical and honest manner. This expectation pertains to use and acknowledgement of the ideas and work of others, INCLUDING Artificial Intelligence, sharing of work with other students, and submitting recycled work from another course. If a student commits academic dishonesty, according to the professor’s judgment, the student will receive a “0” for the assignment on the first offense; the student will be removed from the class with an F for the second offense.

Furthermore, there is NO place for plagiarism in a college course. Students who do not properly incorporate or document sources will receive, at the very least, a “0” on that assignment with no opportunity for revision. Plagiarism is defined in section 16.2 of the Code of Conduct: “Representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own. Plagiarism includes claiming credit for assignments completed by someone else.” All instances of intentional plagiarism on any major assignment for this course will lead to the immediate failure of the course with no opportunity for the student to withdraw. The first instance of plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of Student Development. If the student is able to continue in the course and has a second instance of plagiarism reported to the Dean of Student Development, the student may be suspended from the institution. If you have any questions at all about properly citing sources or about plagiarism in general, please contact me, a librarian, or the Writing Studio online. We are happy to help prevent you from failing out of class because you weren’t sure.

 

Technology: I am going to ask you now, as part of this curriculum, to exercise great patience in learning how to learn and research meaningfully, take initiative to find answers elsewhere when I cannot immediately get back to you, and be willing to actively and regularly communicate with me to solve any tech problems or glitches that may arise. Appreciate that real learning requires trial and error, so don’t be afraid to mess up. I don’t require perfection; I require consistency and sincere effort. That is, after all, what I offer you as a teacher: not perfection, just sincerity.

The world is very lucky that I don’t fix computers for a living. For computer issues, please contact the ITS department of KCC: 815-802-8900. If all you need is a password reset, you can do so all on your own on KCC’s website.

This being said, I have a job to do here. Technology problems or inabilities are not accepted in college as repeated excuses for missing or late assignments. You are expected to have access to a reliable internet connection and possess some computer proficiency in order to complete your college assignments. Lost or erased files, computer crashes, interrupted phone service, faulty email, etc. are not accepted as valid reasons for turning in homework or papers late. Therefore, please adopt a proactive attitude toward resolving computer glitches to avoid failing this fast-paced class due to bad luck or bad circumstances.

Attendance and Late Work: Your presence and engagement are so important to me because my class will not function the same without you. Late work is not accepted in this 8-week class. Here are your responsibilities, which form the basis for your grade.

1. Watch my video weekly
2. Perform the practice activities completely and on time
3. Complete 3 papers completely and on time
4. Create a virtual presentation as your final
5. Don’t plagiarize or lean on AI

It is your job, not the job of Canvas, to keep an eye on due dates. All of your due dates are previewed in BOLD in the attached Course Calendar. Keep on top of these dates because there is very little room for error or leeway in the short span of 8 weeks.

Failure Policy: to echo the academic dishonesty policy from above, essays that are short of minimum word count or research requirements, disregard the nature of the assignment, have oversized font or margins, or are formatted with extra line spacing to extend the length of the essay will not be accepted for grading. If you are at all in doubt of any of these points, please consult me before submitting. I’m happy to help you prevent these mishaps.

*All of this being said, I do have compassion for the pressures and mishaps of your life - I believe in learning from mistakes, I know that I’m going to mess up too - and for that reason everyone will be granted ONE Free Pass, good for one 1-week extension on the due date of a major paper. Please bring it to my attention in the Comments section of your assignment drop box when you need to use it and choose wisely, Jedis.