Introduction to Organizational Behaviour Essay

The DSA and supporting documentation must be submitted no later than five (5) business days from the date of the exam. These requests will be considered on their merit and decisions will be made available  by logging into the following link http://apps. eso. yorku. ca/apps/adms/deferredexams. nsf. No  individualized communication will be sent by the School to the  students (no letter or e-mails). Students with approved DSA will be able to write their deferred examination during the School’s deferred examination period. No further extensions of deferred exams shall be granted. The format and covered content of the deferred examination may be different from that of the originally scheduled examination. The deferred exam may be closed book, cumulative and comprehensive and may include all subjects/topics of the textbook whether they have been covered in class or not. Any request for deferred standing on medical grounds must include an Attending Physician’s Statement form; a â€Å"Doctor’s Note† will not be accepted. DSA Form: http://www. registrar. yorku. ca/pdf/deferred_standing_agreement. pdf Attending Physician’s Statement form:  http://www. yorku. ca/laps/council/students/documents/APS. pdf The deferred examinations for the Fall  2012 term shall be held in the period January 25 – 27 2013. Academic Honesty: The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies  considers breaches of the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty to be serious matters. To quote the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty. The Policy on Academic Honesty is an affirmation and clarification for members of the University of the general obligation to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. As a clear sense of academic honesty and responsibility is fundamental to good scholarship, the policy recognizes the general responsibility of all faculty members to foster acceptable standards of academic conduct and of the student to be mindful of and abide by such standards. Suspected breaches of academic honesty will be investigated and charges shall be laid if reasonable and probable grounds exist. Students should review the York Academic Honesty policy for themselves at: http://www. yorku. ca/secretariat/policies/document. hp? document=69 Students might also wish to review the interactive on-line Tutorial for students on academic integrity, at: http://www. yorku. ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/ Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy: The grading scheme (i. e. kinds and weights of assignments, essays, exams , etc. ) shall be announced, and be available in writing, within the first two weeks of class, and, under normal circumstances, graded feedback worth at least 15% of the final grade for Fall, Winter or Summer Term, and 30% for ‘full year’ courses offered in the Fall/Winter Term be received by students in all courses prior to the final withdrawal date from a course. Note: Under unusual and/or unforeseeable circumstances which disrupt the academic norm, instructors are expected to provide grading schemes and academic feedback in the spirit of these regulations, as soon as possible. For more information on the Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy, please visit: http://www. yorku. ca/secretariat/policies/document. php? document=86 In-Class Tests and Exams – the 20% Rule: For all Undergraduate courses, except those which regularly meet on Friday evening or on a weekend, tests or exams worth more than 20% will not be held in the two weeks prior to the beginning of the official examination period. For further information on the 20% Rule, please visit: http://www. yorku. a/secretariat/policies/document. php? document=141 For further information on examination scheduling and other important dates, please refer to: http://www. registrar. yorku. ca/enrol/dates/index. htm Reappraisals: Students may, with sufficient academic grounds, request that a fin al grade in a course be reappraised (which may mean the review of specific pieces of tangible work). Non-academic grounds are not relevant for grade reappraisals; in such cases, students are advised to petition to their home Faculty. Students are normally expected to first contact the course director to discuss the grade received and to request that their tangible work be reviewed. Tangible work may include written, graphic, digitized, modeled, video recording or audio recording formats, but not oral work. Students need to be aware that a request for a grade reappraisal may result in the original grade being raised, lowered or confirmed. For reappraisal procedures and information, please visit the Office of the Registrar site at: http://www. registrar. yorku. ca/grades/reappraisal/index. htm Accommodation Procedures: LA;PS students who have experienced a misfortune or who are too ill to attend the final examination in an ADMS course should not attempt to do so; they must pursue deferred standing. Other students should contact their home Faculty for information. For further information, please visit: http://www. registrar. yorku. ca/exams/deferred/index. htm Religious Accommodation: York University is committed to respecting the religious beliefs and practices of all members of the community, and making accommodations for observances of special significance to adherents. For more information on religious accommodation, please visit: https://w2prod. sis. yorku. ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm. woa/wa/regobs Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities The nature and extent of accommodations shall be consistent with and supportive of the integrity of the curriculum and of the academic standards of programs or courses.