Etiquette Guidelines

All students are asked to abide by the following guidelines and common courtesies. Your agreement to these guidelines each term is required in order for you to continue taking any WISDOM online courses.  Mutual trust and integrity help to make an excellent learning environment.   We want all of our students to have a fruitful and enjoyable experience.

1. Always treat fellow participants with respect and courtesy.
2. Appropriate language and behaviour is expected at all times.
3. Arrive on time, having done your reading or assignment.  If you are unable to complete your reading or assignment, please let your tutor know in advance via e-mail. Extensions on written assignment deadlines must be pre-arranged with your tutor.
4. Let the tutor know in advance if you will be missing a class. It is your responsibility to obtain your next assignment. Please be sure to request your assignment from your tutor in enough time to complete it before your next class.
5. While the class is in session, please do not use the chat box for distracting conversation. Chat box text should pertain to the discussion at hand. Much of the time, students are welcome to visit each other just before class begins or for a short time after class ends.  (In some cases this is not possible due to close scheduling of courses.)
6. Please do not enter the classroom more than 10 minutes prior to class or leave more than 10 minutes after class finishes.  Classes are scheduled close together and new sessions may be starting up immediately after your class finishes.
7. Permission is needed from the program manager in order to use the classroom outside of course sessions.
8. Parents and students should be aware of Internet dangers and concerns.  Please read the email referring to Internet safety and security.  When in the classroom, do not surf the net.  Do not refer other students to outside websites.  Instant messaging/private messaging is not allowed during class time.
9. Regarding Online Writing courses: Every paper or report submitted must be the student’s own work.  Wording should be the student’s own.  Quotes, lectures, Internet sources, books, articles, other writer’s phrases or sentences must be “sourced” or stated.  Assignments must be remitted on time. Late assignments will not be graded unless the tutor has authorized a deadline extension.
10. Do not give out other students’ email addresses out to anyone.
11. If you are experiencing any technical difficulties with the classroom, please contact the online program administrator.
12. If you have any concerns regarding behaviour in the class, please contact the online program administrator.

Students who do not comply will be given one warning by the tutor and will be given opportunity to correct their behaviour.  Second infractions can result in the student being asked to leave the course.

Writing Course Guidelines

1. Every paper or report submitted must be the student’s own work. Wording should be the student’s own. Quotes from lectures, Internet sources, books, articles, and other writers’ phrases or sentences must be “sourced” or stated.
2. Assignments must be remitted on time. Late assignments will not be graded unless the tutor has authorized a deadline extension.
3. Content should be of a quality that does not glorify violence, gore, the occult (including possession and spells), or any imagery or presentation that diminishes the dignity of the human person. Good writing does not rely on explicit depiction of tasteless or immoral content. In striving to imitate the great classical writers, students will strive toward high standards and wholesomeness.
4. Improper language, swearing, or words that insult human dignity will not be accepted in any WISDOM writing course.
5. Students will be required to follow specific formatting requirements for their assignments. Assignments should be written in black, Times New Roman, size 12 font, and be double-spaced. Assignments should also have a header, aligned to the top left hand corner of the first page.
   
   Example:
   Student's Name
   Tutor's Name
   Class, Assignment Number
   Due Date of Assignment
   
   Sally Student
   Mr. Tutor
   Advanced Writing, Assignment 1
   September 7, 2017
6. Parents are the primary educator in the home and may decide to grade their child’s writing assignment at any time, informing the tutor of this preference.
7. Tutors may refuse evaluation, grading, or tutorial guidance when presented with writing that does not meet WISDOM criteria.

Nicole Noster
Online Program Manager
WISDOM Home Schooling
780-549-4008 nicole@wisdomhomeschooling.com