BSNS 1653 Business Law Syllabus H01 Fall 2026

Academic Integrity

KCC considers student violation of academic integrity to be a serious offense. Violations include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, AI use, fabrication/falsification, and personal misrepresentation. The academic integrity policy refers to all coursework in this class for the duration of the semester. Plagiarism in any form is treated as follows:

• First incident, student will be issued a warning.
• Second incident will result in a zero for the assignment.
• Third incident will be reported to school officials.

SimCheck software is used to evaluate coursework for potential plagiarism. Proper use of in-text citations and references is required on applicable assignments. Students will be asked to reassess, revise, and resubmit assignments with a SimCheck score in the cautionary level (yellow/orange). Assignments with similarity scores in red are not accepted. Refer to KCC’s Code of Campus Affairs, Section 19.6.B, for specific violations of academic integrity.

Mechanics

College-level writing is expected on all assignments. This includes proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure (complete sentences). When applicable, writing must include appropriate in-text citations and references. Use of text language is prohibited. All written assignments are graded accordingly.

Attendance

Attendance is recorded and reported to the Admissions and Financial Aid offices. Students are expected to log in routinely since the nature of the online classroom allows for postings and submissions 24/7. Per the design of this online course, students can expect to attend and participate a minimum of three days per week. Excessive absences from the online environment will have an adverse effect on a student’s grade as well as create cause for being expunged from the course. Excessive absence is defined as nonattendance and nonparticipation for seven consecutive days. The instructor’s right to institutionally withdraw or fail a student for nonattendance is in accordance with KCC’s Code of Campus Affairs, Section 18.0. Refer to KCC’s Code of Campus Affairs, Section 18.0 for specific attendance policies.

Assignments

Coursework is prepared and presented in a variety of methods for the purpose of effective learning as well as attaining learning outcomes. Details of assignments, due dates/times, and grading rubrics are provided regularly and used for assessing accordingly. Some coursework is completed in class. Some coursework is administered via the Canvas Learning Management System.

All coursework is assigned a due date and time in order to facilitate appropriate progression of course material as well as complete the required work in a timely manner. Assignments will be submitted in class or electronically in the proper forum in Canvas by the specified deadline time.

Assignments will not be distributed or accepted by email. Assignments completed in class cannot be made up. Assignments will not be accepted after the given final due date. At the time of grading, if no assignment is received, a 0 will be entered in the gradebook until submission of the assignment (if received within the penalty duration). Students who are failing at midterm of the semester will be expunged with a grade of “W”. Acceptance of late assignments and credit given is at the instructor’s discretion.

Technology

Technology issues of any type are not accepted as an excuse for incomplete and late assignments. For an online course, it is the student's responsibility to ensure possession of proper working equipment and a contingency plan for outages. Computers for student use are available on KCC’s campuses.

Grades

All grades count. Lowest grades are not dropped for any assignments. Diligence in completing the required coursework is expected. It is the student’s responsibility to routinely assess their gradebook in Canvas for errors or missing assignments/grades and communicate discrepancies to the instructor.