Spring 2023 Covid Statement: Click HERE to review the College’s Covid Policy for Spring 2023.
Netiquette and Classroom Etiquette: In order to maintain a positive online and/or classroom environment, everyone needs to follow the classroom guidelines summarized below. All learners are expected to:
Show respect for the instructor and for other learners in the class
Respect the privacy of other learners
Express differences of opinion in a polite and rational way
Maintain an environment of constructive criticism when commenting on the work of other learners
Avoid bringing up irrelevant topics when involved in group discussions or other collaborative activities
Being a successful student requires knowing where to go for the information you need and activities you are to complete. Become familiar with Blackboard Ultraand the technology necessary to be successful in an online and face to face classroom. You will want to learn how to: access course materials, communicate with classmates and your instructor, submit homework, take tests, and check your grades.
Students enrolled in all types of courses need good time management and communication skills to be successful. Below are guidelines to help you be a successful student:
Pace yourself. You will need to pace yourself and stay on top of the course schedule at all times. You also will need to set aside blocks of time to do your coursework when you will not have distractions. Be diligent and protective of your study time.
Do not fall behind. If you must be away from the course for a legitimate reason such as illness, contact your instructor immediately and arrange for when you will be able to get caught up with your coursework.
Follow up with your instructor(s) if you think something is wrong within the course. It may be that you missed something and need clarification, or that the instructor has not had a chance to respond to something in a timely manner.
Engage yourself. You will need to communicate regularly with your instructor(s). You also will engage with your classmates in discussion, online forums or other types of learning activities. The more you communicate within the course, the more comfortable you will become with your instructor and classmates.
Log into Blackboard Ultra often and check for new announcements, assignments, and messages.
Review the course schedule and keep track of due dates for projects, assignments, exams, etc.
Ask questions when you don’t understand something, and don’t wait until the day before an assignment is due or you may not be able to get the help you need.
Contact the helpdesk if you have a technical problem accessing the course. You can contact them at this link: Bloomfield help desk
Organize your Information in Google Drive: Online submission of our work gives us plenty of opportunities to collaborate and help edit each other's work, plus get really timely feedback from your professors, so in this class, please write in Google Docs.
Be sure to label every single document you write in Google Docs so that you can organize your work efficiently. Here are some examples:
Your Name: Journal Entry The Greek Plays draft 1 (label in the top left-hand corner box in your Google doc)
Diversity Statement:Bloomfield College is a community of people from very diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we view our diversity as a resource, strength, and benefit that should be respected and embraced to enhance the classroom learning environment. The intent is to present course materials that are respectful of culture, race, ethnicity and national origin, disability, religion and spiritual beliefs, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation and identity, age and generation, and socioeconomic status. Your suggestions in this regard are encouraged and appreciated. Please don’t hesitate to suggest ways to improve the effectiveness of the course for you personally or for other students.
Academic Honesty:
Integrity in Academic Work
The value and ethic of personal integrity is essential to your success as a student, a professional, and a member of society. There is a high measure of trust that must be part of student-student and student-faculty transactions, especially online. It is expected that you will live up to the spirit and letter of the responsibilities and requirements for this course. Evidence of dishonesty in any form will be sufficient grounds for failing the course.
Plagiarism
Academic honesty is highly valued at Bloomfield College. you must always submit work that represents your original words or ideas. If any words or ideas used in a class posting or assignment submission do not represent your original words or ideas, you must cite all relevant sources and make clear the extent to which such sources were used, using the appropriate citation style (usually APA or MLA). This includes using AI software.
Words or ideas that require citation include, but are not limited to, all hard copy or electronic publications, whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual communication when the content of such communication clearly originates from an identifiable source. When in doubt, it is always safest to simply cite your sources.
CHAT GPT: Using Chat GPT to generate written responses to assignments or discussion boards violates the Bloomfield College standards of academic integrity. Evidence of this use will be sufficient grounds for failing the course.
Academic integrity, including plagiarism, is covered in detail in the college catalog—section II in Standards of Conduct (page 284 in the 2019-20 catalog)
The Writing Center:Located in the basement of the Learning Resource Center on the Quad and now offering virtual consultations,, the Writing Center offers one-on-one tutoring for all steps in the writing process, from brainstorming to editing. Sessions at the Writing Center are collaborative meetings in which the consultant and the student writer work together to improve the student’s writing. This means that while some time may be spent on helping the writer edit his or her paper, consultants primarily focus on “higher order concerns,” like thesis statements, organization, and source use; these are also the things that your professors will be looking for in your papers.
Sessions at the Writing Center are not by appointment, but are on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you have any questions, contact the Coordinator of the Writing Center, Naja Long at [email protected]
Support Services and Offices: Besides the Writing Center, Bloomfield College offers a wide array of support services for students. These include:
Academic Accommodations:Bloomfield College encourages qualified people with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities and is committed to providing equal access. If you need special accommodations for this course, please contact the Director of Disability Services, Margaret Adams, at [email protected], and talk with me as soon as possible. The mission of Disability Services is to assist students in realizing their academic potential and to facilitate the elimination of physical, programmatic, and attitudinal barriers.
Career Planning: The College’s Career Planning Office (located on Austin Place) can help you find jobs (both on and off campus) and can help with professional skills such as resume writing and interviewing skills. You can stop by to speak with someone or attend one of the many events they host throughout the semester.
The Office of Tutoring, Writing and Academic Support Services (OTWASS) services include a Tutoring Center and Writing Center, Testing and Test Preparation, Academic Support Counseling, Graduate Preparation, a Group Study Hub and the Office of Adult Education. OTWASS is located in the Center for Student Success. The Main Tutoring Center and the Writing Center are housed in OTWASS.
Health Services: If you are feeling ill, go to the College’s Wellness Center
Library: The library has many study rooms and spaces, and the two reference librarians ([email protected]) can help you find articles and books for this class or for any class.
Personal Counseling: If you are struggling with a personal issue and need to speak with someone, Bloomfield College offers free and confidential counseling to all students. For more information, contact Nicole Palagano, the Director of Personal Counseling, at [email protected].
The Student Support Services (STAR) Program: The STAR Program is a federally funded comprehensive support program whose goal is to support the retention and graduation of first-generation and income eligible students at Bloomfield College. The program offers one-on-one academic counseling and tutoring and can help you succeed in all of your classes. For more information, visit the CITEL building.
Registration:It is the student's responsibility to be registered for classes through the Registrar's Office and cleared through the Bursar's Office. Students who attend classes and who are not properly registered and cleared will not be reinstated into the class and will not receive credit.
Standards of Academic Progress:If you are receiving financial aid (and almost everyone is), then you must maintain proper standards of academic progress. This means that by the end of your first year you must have a 1.7 GPA, rising to a 2.0 GPA by the end of your junior year. In addition to the GPA requirement, you must also successfully complete (with a D- or better) two-thirds of the courses you attempt. This means that for every 8 course units you take, you need to make a D- or better in 5.5 of them; in this case F’s and W’s do not count as passing. If you do not maintain these two requirements (GPA and courses passed), then you will NOT receive financial aid for the next year.