Student Hours and Email
Student hours are specific times when instructors are available to meet with students one on one. If you are struggling with some aspect of the course or have questions about course material, or just want to chat, please come and visit Dr. Wessell Lightfoot, Ethan, and Sarah during student hours. We encourage you to do so!!
Contact info and students hours is available here:Ā Contact Info
We are more than happy to answer any questions via email but a few suggestions:
- Please make sure to indicate who you are in your email, what course you are in, and send the email fromĀ your UNBC email address.Ā
- Please allow 24 hours for us to respond to your message. Dr. Wessell Lightfoot does not respond to emails on Saturdays or after 7 p.m. any night. (I need time off too!!).
At times throughout the semester, we will contact you via email. We will ONLY use your UNBC email address in order to comply with B.C. and Canadian privacy legislation. Make sure that you check it weekly JUST IN CASE! [If youāve read this far on the website, click here for how to get a bonus mark:Ā Yes, I mean it! ]
Late Assignments and Extensions
There is a zero tolerance policy in this class. This means that late assignments WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. With that said, we understand that sometimes life happens and itās hard to get assignments in on time for various reasons.
All students get one āLIFE HAPPENSā extension over the course of the semester. If you invoke the ālife happensā clause, we will give you a four day extension on a single assignment with no questions asked. To use this extension, please contact Dr. Wessell Lightfoot via email. All I need is your name, the assignment, and āIām going to use my ālife happensā extensionā. No explanation for the extension is needed.
If you need a longer extension or additional help on assignments, please get in touch with Dr. Wessell Lightfoot.
NOTE: If you become ill over the course of the semester, please contact Dr. Wessell Lightfoot to talk about extensions on assignments and any other course-related material.
Tutorial and Lecture Attendance
Life gets busy and we understand that you may sometimes have to miss class. We ask that you prioritize tutorials if that is the case. Attendance at tutorials is MANDATORY. If you miss 6 or more tutorials, you will receive a failing grade for the whole course.
BUT…
If you are ill, please do not attend lectures or tutorials. Let us know and we’ll make arrangements to ensure your absence does not impact your engagement grades.
Submission of assignments
All assignments for HIST 190 should be submitted via Moodle. You can access Moodle here: https://moodle.unbc.ca.
For information on how to submit assignments and answer quizzes, please see the “A Student Guide to Learning with Technology @UNBC” available here: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/unbcstudents/
Accommodations and Accessibility
The Access Resource Centre (ARC) provides service to students with documented disabilities or health conditions, ranging from permanent to temporary, including but not limited to chronic health issues, hearing and visual impairments, learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, mental health and neurological disabilities, and mobility and other physical disabilities. ARC staff are available by appointment to assess specific needs, provide referrals, and arrange appropriate academicaccommodations to assist students in achieving their academic goals. Students who may have a need for academic accommodation are encouraged to contact ARC by email at arc@unbc.ca, by phone at 250-960-5682 (toll free 1-888-960-5682), or in person at 5- 157. For more information, please visit the Access Resource Centre website.
Academic Success Centre
The Academic Success Centre provides students with FREE access to academic support services:
Ā· Tutoring (by appointment, asynchronous online, or drop-in)
Ā· Personalized study skills assessments
Ā· Peer-led course supports
ASC services are available in person at the Prince George Campus and online. Let the ASC know your preference for online or in-person when you book the appointment.
Room 5-139G, Learning Commons | asc@unbc.ca | 250-960-6367 | Toll-free: 1-888-440-3440
Plagiarism and Student Code of Conduct
Plagiarism occurs when a student submits or presents work of another person in such a manner as to lead the reader to believe that it is the student’s original work; self-plagiarism is the submission of work previously submitted for academic credit without prior written and signed approval of the current course instructor.
Cheating takes numerous forms and includes, but is not limited to, the following: copying from another student’s work or allowing another student to copy from one’s own work; obtaining a copy of an examination before it is officially available; misrepresenting or falsifying references, citations, or sources of information; knowingly recording or reporting false or invented empirical or statistical data; and possession of notes, books, diagrams or other aids during examinations that are not authorized by the examiner.
If you are found to be cheating or plagiarizing, you will be subject to disciplinary action as per the UNBC Student Code of Conduct. See http://www.unbc.ca/calendar/undergraduate/general/regulations.html for information.
Use of generative A.I. programs
Generative A.I. is emerging and may be useful in some assignments for this class; in others, I am interested not in what A.I. can generate but what you can produce. Please make sure to pay close attention to assignment guidelines to see when generative A.I. is permitted. For the assignments in HIST 190, A.I. is ONLY allowed for Step #2 of the Research Assignment. All other assignments should be produced by you alone.