Measuring Trade between Nations

EXPECTATIONS:
BA 130 OL – Introduction to (3cr. hrs.)

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This document will outline the Professor’s expectations required for successful completion of

this course. While you will receive a slightly different experience in each of your classes at

Voorhees College, based on my style of teaching, there are some general guidelines I would like

to go over with you so that you will have a consistent experience throughout this course.

Forum Topic Activities

• Etiquette (Netiquette) – I am committed to providing open, frank, yet civil dialogue in the

forum topic discussions. To achieve this, students should abide by the following

guidelines:

• Never post, transmit or distribute content that is known to be illegal

• Avoid harassing, threatening or embarrassing fellow learners

• Avoid language that is: harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, vulgar,

or sexually explicit.

• If you provide information/facts in your post that are from another source, I

encourage you to cite a source. While not necessary, this practice would make it

easier for those reading your post to locate the source for personal reference.

PLEASE NOTE: APA format does not have to be used for citing sources in a

discussion post. Points will not be deducted if the citation is not in APA format.

• The original discussion post for each specific topic should be a minimum of 250 words

unless a more significant number of words is specified in the actual forum discussion

instruction. If it is apparent there is no substantive evidence or content that contributes

to the discussion, regardless of word count, reduced points will be awarded. Original

discussions posted after midnight Thursday evening will receive reduced credit.

• Responses post to discussions after midnight Sunday evening will receive zero credit.

If the number of responses is not specified, a minimum of two, posted are required.

Further, a response post to a fellow student or the instructor should be a minimum of

150 words unless more words are specified in the forum discussion instructions.

• If a student neglects to respond to a professor’s follow-up posted question(s) or query
for additional information to a student’s forum discussion post, there will be a reduction

of points in the participation category.

• For maximum credit on participation level for a forum discussion, the original post and
at least the prescribed number or more response posts must be posted during the week.

Written Assignments and Case Studies

• All written assignments are to be typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
in APA style. APA style means there must be a cover page on the assignment. In

addition, the cover page must have the following features:

o A running head title (in the upper left-hand corner). Please see the example
below:

CASE STUDY 1

o A title for the assignment that is not more than 12 words.
o Student’s name

EXPECTATION (cont.):
BA 130 OL – Introduction to (3cr. hrs.)

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o Course Title & number (i.e. BA 130 OL – Introduction to )
o Institutional affiliation (i.e., Department of & Entrepreneurship)
o Assignment Date
o Professor’s name (i.e., Wilton R. Stewart, PhD)

Please note – the running head title should appear on all subsequent pages following the

cover page in a submitted written assignment.

• Academic honesty is highly valued. Always submit work that represents your original
words or ideas. If any words or concepts used in a class posting or assignment submission

do not represent your original words or ideas, you must cite all relevant sources in APA

format and make clear the extent to which such sources were used.

• Most plagiarism issues are unintended. For example, a student forgets to put quotation
marks around a direct quote or paraphrases research without adding a reference citation.

The consequences of plagiarism, however, do not decipher unintended from deliberate

practice. Please have a working knowledge of how to reference others in your written

work, including knowing the differences between quoting, paraphrasing, and

synthesizing.

• The APA Manual1 will be used by the professor to cite all format discrepancies that are
noted in a graded assignment. Twenty percent of your overall grade on a written

assignment will be based on APA format and reference list.

• One must provide a textual citation using the APA author-date system format and also
provide a reference listing at the end of a written assignment if you use the ideas or

directly quote other authors. That also includes the definition of words.

• Using just the web address to cite a source does not provide a reader all the information
needed. Nevertheless, it is also not proper APA format. APA format is how you

communicate in writing to cohorts that are human service professionals.

Virtual Office Hours are Monday, 3 – 6pm; Tuesday & Thursday, 9am – 4pm

(other times can be requested in advance via email).

Phone number(s): (843) 412-4754

College e-mail address: [email protected]

With respect,

Wilton R. Stewart, PhD

Adjunct Professor,

Voorhees College

1 The specific reference source that will be used for grading APA format is The APA Manual

(2020). Publication manual of the American psychological association (7th Ed.). Washington,

D.C: American Psychological Association