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University Policy Statements

Statements for University Policies

The following statements are taken or adapted from official university policies and procedures.

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Statements for General Education Courses

General Education Assessment Statement **ECU Gen-Ed Required**
During this course, students produce an artifact (e.g., assignment or answers to exam essay item or items), which will be assessed outside of the course based on the student learning outcome(s) listed below. Student grades for the artifact are not dependent upon the results of the outside assessment. Artifact assignments may be subject to submission to Safe Assign to identify plagiarism.

All sections of an Assessed Gen Ed course will use the same artifact assignment to assess a specific General Education Student Outcome

General Education Student Outcomes

  • Communication: Students demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in multiple contexts.
  • Intellectual Skills: Students demonstrate the ability to comprehend and process concepts, to establish relationships within and among disciplines, and to interpret and evaluate information for knowledge-building and decision-making.
  • Information Literacy: Students demonstrate the ability to find, evaluate, and use information effectively and appropriately for any given learning situation.
  • Intercultural Knowledge: Students demonstrate the ability to recognize the complexity of culture, their own as well as others, and see themselves as members of a global community.

Online and Blended Courses

Online Student Expectations **ECU Online/Blended Course Required**
Students enrolled in online courses are expected to have basic operational skills in using Blackboard, internet web browsers, Microsoft Suite 365, generic computer technical skills and programs listed by the instructor in the course syllabus. Any issues running programs are expected to be taken care of promptly by the student by contacting IT (ECU, Blackboard or additional IT resources listed in your syllabus) at the linked and listed contacts in the Blackboard course shell. Students should reference the course syllabus in the first week to assess and ensure compliance with additional electronic expectations or programs such as webcam requirements, Respondus programs or other technology requirements.

Courses Using OER

Open Educational Resources (OER) Use Statement **ECU OER/Low-Cost Course Required**
This course has replaced one or more primary textbooks with a resource that is free to students.

[Include citation for the materials here.]

You can access these materials through [insert directions here].

All Courses

Syllabus Polices
72-Hour Transition Statement **ECU Required**
Should on-campus instruction be suspended for any reason, ECU’s face-to-face and blended courses will transition to online/virtual delivery within 72 hours. Online courses will continue as scheduled.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is founded upon and encompasses the following five values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 2003), and is essential to the success of the university community. Each student is individually responsible for knowing and upholding academic integrity by scrupulously avoiding any conduct that would lead to violations of the academic integrity policy
Student Code of Conduct
The student code of conduct and the incorporated university policies are provided to inform the student body of the expected standards of behavior and policies fundamental to the normal activities of East Central University (ECU). The purpose of the code of conduct is to develop and maintain guidelines for a reasonable and comfortable learning environment for all ECU community members. Refer to the ECU student code of conduct for definitions, rights, responsibilities, and procedures.
Disability Services (Americans with Disabilities Act - A.D.A) **ECU Required**
ECU is committed to providing equal access to university programs and services for all students. The office of testing and accessibility services provides and coordinates mandated support services, auxiliary aids, and accommodations for students with disabilities, which allow them to gain equal access to an education. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact the office of testing and accessibility services online or by phone at (580) 559-5297.
Expressive Activity Policy
ECU is committed to providing an environment where issues can be openly discussed and explored. The freedom to exchange views is essential to the mission of the university. The expressive activity policy is in place to provide a community environment in which open discussion can occur without disrupting the academic mission or daily university functions, subject to constitutional time, place, and manner limitations and without unconstitutionally interfering with the rights of other members of the university community.
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (2000) states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” ECU is committed to providing a learning, working, and living environment that promotes personal integrity, civility, and mutual respect in an environment free of sexual misconduct and discrimination. For more information, refer to Title IX Resources.