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EAS 2600: Earth Processes
Fall 2020
Lecture: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s online from 9:30-10:45 am
Instructor: Dr. Samantha Wilson Course TA: Shelby Ellis
Email: samantha.wilson@eas.gatech.edu Email: saellis@gatech.edu
Office Hours: TBD & by appointment Office Hours: TBD & by appointment
As a member of the Georgia Tech community, I am committed to creating a learning environment in which all
of my students feel safe and included. Because we are individuals with varying needs, I am reliant on your
feedback to achieve this goal. To that end, I invite you to enter into dialogue with me about the things I can
stop, start, and continue doing to make my classroom an environment in which every student feels valued and
can engage actively in our learning community.
Academic Honor Code:
Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. The
instructor, teaching assistants and students in this class, as members of the Georgia Tech community,
are bound by the Georgia Tech Academic Honor Code. Please see
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ for Georgia Tech’s Academic Honor Code, which
you are required to uphold. Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or
assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and
identify the appropriate penalty for violations.
Lecture Procedures & Policies:
Attendance: It is strongly recommended that you virtually attend all lectures. If you must miss a
lecture, it is your responsibility to complete any assignments and learn the material you missed by
carefully reviewing the lectures and emailing Samantha or Shelby. Please be considerate to all
members in our virtual class chat, Q&A, and Canvas messaging. Any inappropriate or offensive
language will result in disciplinary action.
Virtual Quizzes/Exams: Exams and quizzes will be completely closed notes. This means no internet
tabs, no phone, no notes, no textbook, no friends, and pretty much no to everything except for your
knowledge.
Collaboration & Group Work: Collaboration is encouraged to discuss assignments, but answers on all
assignments must be your own.
Make-Up Policy: Communication is key. If you anticipate that you will miss a quiz or assignment
deadline, then you must either provide a doctor’s note or notify me at least a week prior to the due
date with a valid reason for missing the quiz/assignment. Failure to do either of the previously
mentioned will result in a 0 for the assignment. In order for absences due to medical and family
emergencies to be excused, appropriate documentation must be submitted to the Dean of Students.
The Dean of Students will then send us (the instructors) the appropriate documentation. Without prior
approval or a doctor’s note, late assignments (including quizzes and class participation activities) will
not be accepted and be assigned a 0.
Extra Credit: To be fair to all students, no extra credit will be offered.
