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Lab Policies
Most of the general policies for the labs are described on the TA contract and on the general lab policies for students. Below you will find some especific policies and answers to frequently asked questions. If you have any questions that are not answered here, please contact the Physics Lab Office. I have a student from another section in my lab. She/he is making up a missed lab. What do I do?The student should join your group of students. It is your responsibility to grade all the in-class work and the pre-lab work that this student produces and get the graded work to the TA in the student's usual section. If a lab report is due that week, the student must make arrangements with her/his own TA as to how/when deliver the lab report. Remember that students can only make up the lab from the current week. There is a student on my roster that has never showed up to class. What's with that?Sometimes students will register for a section and then change their section or their schedule without dropping their original courses. The best way to find out is to email the student and ask her/him directly. I suspect plagiarism. What do I do?Ugh. That's an ugly question no matter what. According to the Student Code, the student should receive a zero for that particular assignment and then re-do the assignment for no grade or credit, showing original work. If the infraction is on something major, like a lab final, you can consider giving a zero grade for the entire course. You should also send a letter to the Dean's Office, the student, and the course instructor, with Dr. Best's signature on it. Unfortunately, plagiarism is a complex thing, and students will cheat and/or copy work for a variety of reasons. This makes it difficult for us to establish a hard-down policy because the circumstances are different for every case. You are strongly encouraged to talk to Judicial Affairs (email Cathy Cocks, Head of Judicial Affairs) at the Dean's Student Affairs Office- consultations are confidential and ultimately you make the decision. Some resources around academic misconduct:
I can't teach my lab this (or next, or in a few) weeks. What should I do?It is your responsibility to find a substitute. Talk to your fellow TAs- generally they'll help you out. Generally they'll take a section of yours this week if you take one of their sections next week- or something along those lines. If you're having problems finding someone, please contact the Lab Office as soon as possible. An emergency came up. I have lab in less than 24 hours and I won't be able to teach. What should I do?Contact the Lab Office immediately! If have someone that can take over your lab in such short notice, please use them and let us know that you made arrangements. If you don't have anyone, let us know anyway - we'll find someone.
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