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ENTRE
EPREN
NEURIIAL FINANC
CE
ENTP/FIN 6315--OG1 (ONLIN
NE) SPRING
P 2011
Class Meetin
C ng Senioor Lecturer: Madison Ped digo
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Online (via UTT Dallas eLea arning system
m) Office: SOM 2.411
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Office Hours: Emaiil: mpedigo@
@utdallas.edu
Phonne: (UTD officce): (972) 883
3-4481
1 by eLearnin
1) ng system em mail function
2 online office
2) e hours, Tues sdays 3-4:00,, Central Time
e
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Zone, USA (T Texas)
3 by appointm
3) ment for phon ne discussion
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| Course Infformation | Technical and
a Communications Requireme ents |
| Assignmen nts and Acaademic Callendar | Graading and Assessmen
A nt |
| Course an
nd Instructor Policies | Student Reesources | Scholastic
S Honesty |
| Course Evvaluation | University
U P
Policies |
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COURSE IN
NFORMAT
TION:
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COURSE PRE
EREQUISITE
ES, CO-REQU
UISITES, AND
D/OR OTHER
R RESTRICT
TIONS:
This course iss equivalent to
T o ENTP/FIN 6315
6 (classro a only one of these mayy be counted toward
oom version) and t a
d
degree. Prereequisite: FIN 6301
6 or conse
ent of the insttructor.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objective
T e of this courrse is to build
d skills and knowledge in n the financin ng of entreprreneurial ventures and
u
understand th
he process off financing enntrepreneurial ventures fro om the perspe ective of the entrepreneur
e and from
the investor. Entrepreneu urial Finance concerns no ot only the processes
p of financing and investing in n start-up
c
companies, but also the chhanges to the e initial financcing mix that may be requ uired as start--up companie es mature
a grow. The course also
and o addresses analysis of fiinancial state ements and projection
p of cash
c flows. Additional
A
to
opics include e the market for venture capital and private equityy, the decisio on to go pub blic or remain private,
a
alternative finaancing arranggements, and d the differenttial marketabiility and liquid
dity of the seccurities used to
t finance
n
non-public firm
ms.
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LEARNING O
OBJECTIVES
S/STUDENT OUTCOMES:
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We will rely on
W o case studie es, outside re
eadings, tape
ed guest lectu
ures, taped class lectures, and the assigned text
b
book to cover the above topics. Taped guest leccturers include entreprene eurs, VC’s, angel investorrs, private
e
equity firms, corporate
c inve
estors, and other
o investment professioonals. Three cases will require individuual written
s
submissions. You will nee
ed to work in groups
g on some of the casse analyses, and
a you will need
n to deterrmine who
y want to te
you eam with and d sign up for a group on-lin anuary 18th. I’ll review
ne using the group formattion tool by Ja
th
a we will plan to finalize
and e the group members
m by January 24 . (Also see thet Grading Information
I a Group
and
P
Project Sectio
ons below.)
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Upon successsful completio
on of this courrse, students will understand:
1. Sourcces of start-up t pros and cons of obtaining capital from each sou
p capital and the urce
2. How to
t value comp panies as they evolve through their life cycle from seeed stage to la
ate stage privvate
companies. This in ncludes analyyzing, evaluatting and asse essing the pre
esent and futuure value of an
entrep
preneurial vennture and thee suitability of the proposed
d or associate
ed capital stru
ucture.
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3. Finanncial statemen nt analysis annd estimating cash flow nee eds
4. What terms are typ pically found in
i a term sheeet and their im
mpact on the company and d on ownership in
future
e financing rou unds
5. Exit strategies and d tradeoffs in assessing
a owth through internal/exterrnal financing, acquisition, or IPO
gro
6. Appliccation of finan
ncial tools andd techniques to the forecassting and projjection of cassh flows for ne
ew and
develooping venture es
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REQUIRED C
COURSE MAT
TERIALS:
Course Packet:
P Course case docume
ent pack availa
able at Universiity of Texas at Dallas Booksto
ore.
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TECHNICA
AL AND CO
OMMUNICA
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EQUIREME
ENTS:
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eLEARNING SYSTEM:
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This course was
T w developed d using a web b course tool called eLearn ning. It is to be
e delivered entirely online.. You will
n
need to sign up
u for an eLea arning accoun nt for use durring this coursse. Students will
w use their UTD
U NetID acccount to
lo
ogin to the co
ourse at: http://elearning.uttdallas.edu. Please
P find more
m details on n course acceess and navig gation
in
nformation. To
T get started with an eLea arning course, please see the t Getting Started: Student eLearning
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Orientation.
UTD providess eLearning te
U echnical suppport 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The services inclu ude a toll free
e
telephone num
mber for imme ediate assista
ance (1-866-5
588-3192), emmail request service,
s and an
a online chatt service.
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The c also acce ess the suppo
ort resources such as self-help resource es and a Know wledge
B
Base. Please use this link to
t access thee UTD eLearn ning Support Center:
C http:///www.utdallass.edu/elearninnghelp.
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D mail communic cation to the professor
p thro
ough eLearnin ng. A Universsity policy to protect
p studen
nt privacy
d
directs that faculty are not required to annswer studen nt emails unless they are frrom a UTD acccount. This means
m
that the professsor will not respond to emmails unless th
hey come thro ough eLearning.
In addition to a confident le
evel of compu net literacy, certain minimu
uter and Intern um technical requirements
r must be
m to enable a successfull learning exp
met perience. Plea ase review the echnical requiirements and the web
e important te
b
browser config
guration inforrmation. Pleasse note additiional technica
al requiremen nts for web ba
ased teleconfe
erencing
to
o be utilized in
i this course.
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COMMUNICA
ATIONS SUM
MMARY:
INTERACTIO
ON WITH PRO
OFESSOR:
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ASSIGNME
ENTS AND ACADEMIIC CALEND
DAR:
Unit D
Date Text Guest Guestt's Topic Case Case Due;; Planne ed
Chs. Lecturer Assigned Discussionn Classs
Begins Discusssion
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GRADING A
AND ASSE
ESSMENT::
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GRADING INFORMATIION:
The list of asssigned read
T dings and ca ases is provid ded under th he Required Textbooks and a Materialss Section.
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Supplemental l reading matterials may bee posted elecctronically. Ad
dvance preparation and en nthusiastic paarticipation
in
n on-line classs discussions e learning experience in th
s is an importtant part of the his course and
d will be evalu
uated.
S
SPECIAL ASS
SIGNMENT:
Research Rep
R port: A written
n research repport is require
ed on a topic related to the
e course, suchh as start-up financing,
f
term sheet terrms, trends inn the venture capital or anggel industry, evaluation
e of a VC firm, valuation techniiques,
e
etc. Report toopic needs to be approved in advance. Each studen nt should subbmit two (or more)
m rank ord
dered
r
report topics for
f approval by b 2/14/11. Maximum
M leng
gth of Researrch Report is 10 pages (typ ped, double spaced).
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GRADE WEIG
GHTINGS:
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GRADING SC
CALE:
Scaled Score
S Lettter Equivalennt
97-100 A+
94-96 A
90-93 A-
87-89 B+
84-86 B
80-83 B-
77-79 C+
74-76 C
70-73 C-
>70 P
Less thann 70 F
Incomplete I
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ACCESSING GRADES:
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COURSE A
AND INSTR
RUCTOR PO
OLICIES:
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SELF INTROD
DUCTION:
Each student should post a Self-Introduction in the Discussion
E D are
ea of eLearninng prior to the
e first class seession,
a no later th
and han the end of
o the first sesssion week ass noted in the Assignmentss and Academ mic Calendar.
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Guidelines are
e provided on
n the eLearnin ng group formmation sectionn. This informa
ation will assiist in the form
mation of
g
groups for the
e course, and will assist in the formation
n of groups.
F
FORMATION S:
OF GROUPS
Much of the work
M w in this co
ourse will be performed
p in groups.
g Studeents should fo
orm small gro
oups (3-5 mem mbers)
d
during the first two weeks of o the course.. Select team members an nd sign up for a group on-line using the group
fo
formation tool in eLearning g. It is importa
ant that you select
s your gro
oups to includ
de a diverse set
s of skills an nd make
s
sure that at least one mem mber is proficieent in accounting and spreeadsheet analysis. With thee self-introducction
in
nformation reeferenced abo ove, which is accessible
a via
a eLearning system,
s each student shouuld join a grouup or
c
communicate with others too self-form a group.
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WEB TELECO
ONFERENCE
ES FOR GRO
OUPS:
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A web confere encing tool, Adobe
A Connecct, is available
e for use in th
his course if desired
d to provvide real-time
e
c
communicatio ons and interaaction for grou
up meetings related
r to the Group Projecct. This tool combines
c Voicce over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) appplication and desktop sharring, instant messaging
m annd whiteboardd functionalityy to create
a powerful, ea
asy-to-use, coollaborative le
earning enviroonment. The class
c will com
mmunicate and d arrange witth the
p
professor an agreed
a upon time
t for each teleconferen nce meeting of o each group. See Assignm ments and Accademic
C
Calendar secttion for more details, and see
s the follow wing link for weeb conference resources:
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http://som.utd allas.edu/som
mResources/e eLearning/eLe earningCurre ent/gettingStarted.php#web bcon
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PEER EVALU
UATION:
A peer evaluaation process will be utilized to adjust ind
dividual grade
es on all grou
up assignmen nts. The peer
e
evaluation form (included at
a the back off the syllabus)) should be co ompleted indiividually and submitted
s through
e
eLearning online using the Peer Evaluation assignme ent on or befo
ore 5/2/10.
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CLASS SESS
SION DISCUS
SSIONS:
RULES FOR
F PARTICIIPATION IN DISCUSSION
D N:
1) Participation points will be given for both resp ponses to disccussion postin ngs by studen nts and for ressponses
to questioons submitted by professorr. However, iff no one resp ponds to a que estion posted d by the instru
uctor or by
the lead group,
g I will as
ssume that no o one knows the t answer (w which, to somme extent, mayy impact grad des for
the class as a whole).
2) When a question is posted, the first f three replies can answ wer the question directly, posts after that need to
respond to o the answers s given by oth her students tot mimic an in n class discusssion. Look at a this as a
conversattion with one another rathe er than trying to impress th he professor with
w the “right”” answer.
3) In general, three me eaningful possts per case willw result in fuull participation credit. How wever, grading g is done
on qualityy of responses s, not quantityy, and three oro more postss that are not meaningful will w result in lesss than
full points being awarded. Posts such as “I agree e” or “soundss good to me” will not count towards parrticipation
(although you can certa ainly use thesse to advance e the converssation). In ord der to count asa participation, your
post has tot be well thought out and pertain to the e topic for the session. You should refe erence some of o the
concepts currently bein ng examined in class, not just j offer vaguue assessme ents. You can n also refer baack to
previous session’s
s matterial if releva
ant. Integratio on of conceptss is encourag ged since mosst issues don’t operate
completely independen nt of one anotther.
4) Keep discussion
d onn topic and facctual in nature e. No flaming g allowed. Op pinions are finne as long ass they are
supported d by facts. Fo or example, sttating that you think that a specific courrse of action is correct because of x,
y, z is accceptable; statiing that the previous comm mentator is noot important oro not an intellligent person will
cause a re eduction in po oints for you.
5) Gramm mar and spelling are not grraded in the discussion
d section, so don’’t feel that youu have to speend hours
editing yoour response. However, please complette each of your thoughts, and a use full words,
w not acrronyms
and abbre eviations – no ot everyone iss familiar with shorthand te ext message language.
6) Other than the initia al posting of a written respo onse to a casse assignmen nt, limit your discussions co omments
to 150 wo ords (at the ve ery most) – an ny more than that and read ders lose the point (and intterest).
7) While you can continue to post to nterest, in order to receive full credit for participation, you
o a topic of in
must postt during the week
w the topicc is being disccussed (typica ally Tuesday-Satruday of eache week). Late
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submissio ons are accep pted, but with substantial penalty.
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VIRTUAL
L CLASSROO
OM CITIZENS
SHIP:
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The samee guidelines th
hat apply to trraditional classses should be
b observed in n the virtual classroom
c
environme
ent. Please use proper etiq quette when interacting
i witth class mem
mbers and the professor.
POLICY ON
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BILITY OR OT
THER TECHNICAL DIFFIICULTIES:
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DUE DATES:
Written assign
W nments will bee due on the date
d assigned d and must be e accessed and
a submitted d through the
A
Assignments icon in the co
orresponding session of the e eLearning system.
s Late work
w will not be accepted without
w
s
substantial enalty, and will not be acce
pe epted at all aftter May 2, 2011! The penalty for late work
w will increase
b
based on howw late your sub bmittal is and
d how many la ate submittalss you make. If I you have a conflict, you need to
c
contact the prrofessor beforre the due date and the pro nd an earlier date for you to
ofessor will fin t turn in the
a
assignment.
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DOCUMENT FORMATS:
en and oral communication
Effective writte
E ns are criticallly important in the businesss world. It is equally important that
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students "put their best foo
ot forward" in classroom presentations and a written asssignments. Poor P organizaation,
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convoluted seentence structtures, mangle ed grammar and a misspelled words have e no place in effective
e
c
communicatio ons, and will be
b considered d in the evaluaation of your work
w and ideaas.
ALL DOCCUMENTS- Yo our name (or the group identification and
d names of alll group memb
bers for group
assignments) the cours
se number, an
nd the date, sh
hould appear in a header at
a the beginnin
ng of each pagge of a
documentt.
GENERAL WRITTEN DOCUMENTSD S- Any written n assignmentss should be su ubmitted in Word
W with
accompan nying excel file
es as approprriate. Please label any exccel spreadshee ets or exhibitss and approprriately
reference in the Word document.
d A list of referencces should be attached for the research report. Cove er pages,
charts or exhibits,
e and lists
l of referen
nces are not in e page count. The manuscrript should use
ncluded in the e 11-12
point type, double-spac ced, with 1” margins all arou und. Appropriate titles and section headings should be used.
Number all
a pages.
OUTLINE E FORM RESP PONSE- Othe er than the ressearch paper,, all assignme
ents may be co ompleted in an
a outline
format (ass long as each
h item in the outline
o comple etes a thoughtt. The professsor will expecct a statement of the
question followed
f by a prioritized list of the key items in your ressponse.
ESSAY FORM RESPO ONSE- If you prefer,
p you caan use a narraative response
e format on anny written assignment.
The reseaarch paper will also need to
o be in narrativve format. Whhen using a narrative forma
at, the professsor will
expect a well
w organized d paper that addresses the case questions and uses section
s headin
ngs, bulleted lists,
l
charts and
d exhibits as appropriate
a to
o clearly commmunicate yourr message.
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ELECTRONIC
C SUBMISSIO
ON INSTRUC
CTIONS:
When you sub
W bmit your assignments in eLearning
e sysstem, the file name
n should identify the course,
c assign
nment
n
number, your name or grouup ID, and da
ate you submitted it. Use th
he format in th
he two examp ples shown beelow.
Individual Asssignment: “FIN
N6315-JohnD
Doe-Assignme
ent-1-ZipCar-1-24-11.doc”
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Group Assignment: “FIN63
315-Group-1-A
Assignment-3
3-Pathfinder-2
2-7-11.doc
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The eet of any writtten submittal must also in
nclude the nam
mes of all of the
t group members.
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You can click each assignm
Y ment name linnk and follow the on-screen instructionss to upload annd submit youur file(s).
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Please refer to
o the Help me enu for more information on
o using this feature.
f Pleasse Note: eachh assignment link will
b deactivated
be d after the assignment duee time. After your
y submissiion is graded,, you may clicck each assig
gnment’s
“graded” tab to check the results and fee
edback.
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CASE ANALY
YSIS GUIDEL
LINES:
Written assign
W nments will re
equire the anaalysis of case situations. Preparation forr class discusssions will also
f
frequently req
quire the analy
ysis of a case
e situation. Ca
ase analysis assignments
a are designed to evaluate and a
d
develop your skills in:
• Identifyin
ng and analyz
zing key issue
es and driverss in the case, overall know
wledge of case
e, effectivenesss
in responnding to ques
stions, and de
emonstration of
o knowledge of financial analysis
a techn
niques where
applicable.
• Effective
eness in suppo orting and reaasonably defe ending your analysis
a and position
p whetther your
position is the best an
nswer possible e or not
• Effective
eness in leadinng on-line disscussion for assigned
a grouup. All other students,
s effectiveness in
adding value to on-line discussion.
Specific questtions for each
S h case will be provided on--line in advancce of each asssignment. In n general, there are no
“right” or “wrong” answers for
f a specific case – differeent approaches and insigh hts are possibble, depending g on your
in
ndividual persspective and approach. Re egardless of your
y approach h and conclussions, the proofessor expeccts you to
m
make reasona able recomme endations tha
at: (1) addresss the identified
d issues; (2) follow
f logicallly from your analysis
a
a conclusio
and ons; and (3) make
m sense (a are feasible) in the context of the case situation.
s Please also see the Case
A
Analysis Rubrric that we be used in grad
ding all case assignments.
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The nd due dates are summariized in the tab
ble below:
Length in
n Outline Formmat, not
Due Type inclluding an Exceel Weight
Caase # Date Spreadshheet that will need
n to
b attached
be
(Pages)
1. Zip Car Jan 24 Outline/Excel 3-5 1
10% (Individual
2011 Format Wrritten Assignmennt)
2. Clarkson Lumber
L Jan. 31, Outline/Excel 3-5 1
10% (Individual
2011 Format Wrritten Assignmennt)
3. Pathfinder Capital Feb 7, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2011 Format
4. EndoNav Feb 14, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format
5. Band of Anngels; Returns to
o Feb 21, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
Angel Inveestors 2010 Format
6. How VC’ss Evaluate Feb 28, Outline/Excel 3-5 Reading and
Potential Opportunities
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Paarticipation Gradde
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GROUP PRO
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assignment lin
a nk will be dea
activated afterr the assignm
ment due time.. After your su
ubmission is graded,
g you may
m click
e
each assignm
ment’s “Graded d” tab to checck the results and feedback.
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PARTICIPATION/DISCUS
SSIONS:
Students shou
S uld review all on-line lecturres, guest lecctures, and po
osted informattion, as well as
a reading the e text
b
book. Active participation in
i on-line disccussions of ca ases and rese
earch papers will be a sign nificant portion of your
g
grade. (Also see the Grad ding Information Section)
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ONLINE TEST
TS/QUIZZES
S:
N
N/A
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FINAL EXAM
MINATION:
N
None. (The in
ndividual writtten research paper
p will takke the place of
o a final exam
m.)
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STUDENT RESOURC
CES:
T following university res
The sources are available
a to students:
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UTD Distance
e Learning: http://www.uttdallas.edu/oe
ee/distance/sstudents/cstud
dents.htm
McDermott Library:
M L Distance Learnerss (UTD studennts who live outside
o the bo
oundaries of Collin,
C Dallas,, Denton,
R
Rockwall, or Tarrant
T countiies) will need a UTD-ID nu
umber to acceess all of the library’s electronic resources
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(reserves, journal articles, ebooks, interlibrary loan) from
f off camp
pus. For UTD students livin
ng within thosse
c
counties who are taking on nline courses, a Comet Card is required to check outt materials at the McDermo ott
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Library. For more
m information on library resources go o to
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http://www.utd
dallas.edu/dis stancelearningg/students/lib
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COURSE E
EVALUATIO
ON:
As required byy UTD academic regulations, every stud
A dent will be asked
a to comp
plete an evaluuation for eacch
e
enrolled coursse at the end of the semesster. An online
e instructional assessmentt form will be made availab ble for
y
your confidenttial use. Please look for the course evaluation link on
n the course Home
H Page towards
t the end of the
c
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UNIVERSIT
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OFF-CAMPU
US INSTRUCTION AND
D COURSE ACTIVITIES
A S: Off-campuss, out-of-state
e, and foreign
n
in
nstruction and d activities arre subject to state
s law and University po
olicies and proocedures rega arding travel and risk-
r
related activitiies. Informatiion regarding these rules anda regulation ns may be fou und at the we ebsite addresss
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http://www.utd dallas.edu/Bu usinessAffairs /Travel_Riskk_Activities.httm. Additiona al information is available from the
o
office of the scchool dean. Below
B is a deescription of any
a travel and ed activity asssociated with this
d/or risk-relate
c
course.
There is no co
T ourse activity applicable too this Off-campus Instructioon and Course e Activities prrovision.
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STUDENT COONDUCT & DISCIPLINE-
D The Universitty of Texas System and Th he University of Texas at Dallas
D
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have rules and regulations for the orderrly and efficien nt conduct of their businesss. It is the re
esponsibility ofo each
s
student and each student organization
o t be knowled
to dgeable about the rules an nd regulationss which govern student
c
conduct and activities.
a General informa ation on studeent conduct an nd discipline is
i contained in the UTD pu ublication,
A to Z Guide, which is prov vided to all reggistered stude
ents each aca ademic year.
T Universityy of Texas at Dallas admin
The nisters studennt discipline within
w the proccedures of reccognized and
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established du
ue process. Procedures
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are nd described in the Rules anda Regulatio ons, Series 50 0000,
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Board of Rege ents, The Uniiversity of Texxas System, and in Title V, V Rules on Sttudent Servicces and Activities of
the university’’s Handbook of Operating Procedures. Copies of the ese rules and a available to
d regulations are
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students in the
e Office of the
e Dean of Stu udents, where e staff membe ers are availa
able to assist students
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the rules and regulations (S SU 1.602, 972 2/883-6391) and a online at
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http://www.utd dallas.edu/jud dicialaffairs/UT TDJudicialAfffairs-HOPV.html .
A student at th he university neither loses the rights no or escapes the e responsibilitties of citizensship. He or she
s is
e
expected to obey federal, state,
s and local laws as we ell as the Regents’ Rules, university
u reg
gulations, and
a
administrative e rules. Stude ents are subje ect to disciplin ne for violating the standarrds of conducct whether succh
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conduct takess place on or off o campus, or o whether civvil or criminal penalties are e also imposed d for such conduct.
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ACADEMIC IN
NTEGRITY- The faculty expects e from itsi students a high level of responsibilityy and academ mic
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honesty. Beccause the valu ue of an academic degree depends upo on the absolutte integrity of the work don ne by the
s
student for tha at degree, it iss imperative that
t a studentt demonstrate e a high stand dard of individdual honor in his or her
s
scholastic worrk.
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Scholastic Disshonesty, any y student who o commits an act of scholastic dishonessty is subject to t discipline.
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Scholastic disshonesty inclu udes, but is no ot limited to, statements,
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acts or omissioons related to o applicationss for
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enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the subm mission as one’s own workk or material th hat is not onee’s own.
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Scholastic disshonesty inclu udes but is no ot limited to ch heating, plagiarism, collusion, the subm mission for cre
edit of any
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work or materrials that are attributable
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n whole or in part
p to anothe er person, takking an examination for ano other
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person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to o a student or the attempt to t commit succh acts.
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Plagiarism, esspecially from m the web, from m portions off papers for otther classes, and from anyy other source e is
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unacceptable and will be dealt with unde er the universsity’s policy on plagiarism (see ( general catalog for de etails).
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This course will
w use the res sources of turrnitin.com, wh hich searchess the web for possible plag giarism and is over
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90% effective.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE- The copyright la aw of the Unitted States (Title 17, United d States Code e) governs thee making
o photocopies or other rep
of productions off copyrighted materials, inccluding musicc and software. Copying, displaying, d
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reproducing, o distributing
or g copyrighted works may in nfringe the copy right owne er’s rights andd such infringe ement is
s
subject to app propriate disciiplinary action n as well as criminal
c penalties provided by federal law w. Usage of such
s
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material is onlly appropriate e when that usage constitu utes “fair use” under the Co opyright Act. AsA a UT Dalla as
s
student, you are
a required to o follow the innstitution’s co opyright policyy (Policy Mem morandum 84--I.3-46). For more m
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nformation ab bout the fair use
u exemption n, see http://w www.utsystem m.edu/ogc/inte ellectualprope erty/copypol2.htm .
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EMAIL USE- The Universitty of Texas att Dallas recog gnizes the vallue and efficie ency of comm munication between
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faculty/staff annd students th hrough electronic mail. At the same time, email raise es some issue es concerning g security
a the identitty of each ind
and dividual in an email exchan nge. The univversity encourages all officcial student em mail
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corresponden nce be sent on nly to a student’s U.T. Dallas email address and thatt faculty and staff s consider email
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from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allow ws the univerrsity to mainta ain a high
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degree of connfidence in the e identity of all individual co orresponding and the secu urity of the tra
ansmitted info ormation.
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UTD furnishess each studen nt with a free email accoun nt that is to bee used in all communicatio
c on with universsity
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personnel. Th
he Departmen nt of Information Resourcess at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students s to ha
ave their
U Dallas mail forwarded to other acco
U.T. ounts.
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WITHDRAWA AL FROM CL LASS- The ad dministration of o this institutiion has set de eadlines for withdrawal
w of any
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college-level c
courses. Thes se dates and times are published in tha at semester's course catalo og. Administra ation
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procedures m
must be followeed. It is the sttudent's respo onsibility to ha
andle withdra awal requirem ments from any class.
In other wordss, the profess sor cannot dro op or withdraw w any studentt. You must do d the proper paperwork to o ensure
that you will not receive a finalf grade of "F" in a coursse if you choo ose not to atteend the class once you are e
e
enrolled.
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STUDENT GRRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
P ES- Procedure es for studentt grievances are a found in Title
T V, Rules on
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Student Services and Activ vities, of the university’s
u Ha andbook of Operating
O Proccedures.
In attempting to resolve any student grie evance regard ding grades, evaluations,
e o other fulfillm
or ments of acad demic
r
responsibility, it is the oblig
gation of the student
s first to
o make a serio ous effort to resolve
r the matter
m with the
e
in
nstructor, sup pervisor, administrator, or committee
c with whom the grievance originates (here eafter called “tthe
r
respondent”). Individual faaculty members retain prim mary responsib bility for assig
gning grades and evaluatio ons. If
the matter can nnot be resolv ved at that levvel, the grieva ance must be e submitted in n writing to the e respondent with a
c
copy of the respondent’s School
S Dean. If the matter is not resolve ed by the writtten response e provided by the
r
respondent, thhe student ma ay submit a written
w appeal to the Schoo ol Dean. If the e grievance iss not resolved d by the
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School Dean’ss decision, the student ma ay make a written appeal to o the Dean off Graduate or Undergradua ate
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Education, an
nd the deal will appoint and d convene an Academic Ap ppeals Panel.. The decisio on of the Acad demic
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Appeals Pane el is final. The e results of thhe academic appeals
a proceess will be disstributed to all involved parrties.
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Copies of thesse rules and regulations
C r arre available to
o students in the Office of the Dean of Students,
S wheere staff
m
members are available to assist
a studentts in interpreting the rules anda regulations.
INCOMPLETE E GRADE PO OLICY- As pe er university policy,
p incomp plete grades will
w be granted d only for worrk
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unavoidably m
missed at the semester’s end and only iff 70% of the course c work has
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ncomplete grade must be resolved with hin eight (8) weeks
w from the e first day of the
t subseque ent long seme ester. If
the required work w to complete the coursse and to remove the incom mplete grade is not submittted by the specified
d
deadline, the incomplete grrade is chang ged automaticcally to a grad de of F.
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DISABILITY S
SERVICES- The
T goal of Disability Services is to provvide students with disabilities education nal
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opportunities equal to those of their non n-disabled pee ers. Disabilityy Services is located in roo om 1.610 in th he
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Student Union n. Office hours are Monda ay and Thursd day, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m..; Tuesday an nd Wednesda ay, 8:30
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a.m. to 7:30 p.m.;
p and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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The nformation forr the Office off Disability Se ervices is:
The Unive ersity of Texa as at Dallas, SUS 22
PO Box 830688
8
Richardso on, Texas 750 083-0688
(972) 883 3-2098 (voice or TTY)
disabilitysservice@utdallas.edu
Iff you anticipa ate issues rela ated to the forrmat or requirrements of this course, ple ease meet witth the Coordin nator of
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Disability Servvices. The Co oordinator is available
a to diiscuss ways tot ensure you ur full participa
ation in the coourse. If
y determine
you e that formal, disability-rela ated accommodations are necessary, it is very imporrtant that you be
r
registered withh Disability Services to nottify them of yo f reasonable accommodations. Disab
our eligibility for bility
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Services can then
t plan howw best to coorrdinate your accommodati
a ons.
Itt is the studen nt’s responsib bility to notify his or her proofessors of the need for su uch an accom mmodation. Disability
D
S
Services provvides students s with letters tot present to faculty
f memb bers to verify that
t the stude ent has a disaability and
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needs accomm modations. In ndividuals req quiring specia al accommoda ation should contact
c the prrofessor afterr class or
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during office hours.
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RELIGIOUS H
HOLY DAYS-- The Universsity of Texas at a Dallas will excuse
e a studdent from classs or other re equired
a
activities for th
he travel to an nd observancce of a religiou us holy day foor a religion whose
w places of worship arre exempt
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from property tax under Se ection 11.20, TaxT Code, Te exas Code An nnotated.
T student iss encouraged
The d to notify the instructor or activity
a sponssor as soon as possible reg garding the absence,
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preferably in advance
a of the assignment. The studen nt, so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or completec
the assignmen nt within a rea asonable time e after the absence: a period equal to th he length of th he absence, upu to a
m
maximum of one
o week. A students who notifies
n the insstructor and completes
c anyy missed exa am or assignm ment may
n be penalizzed for the ab
not bsence. A stud dent who failss to complete the exam or assignment within w the prescribed
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period may re eceive a failing g grade for th hat exam or asssignment.
Iff a student orr an instructorr disagrees ab bout the nature of the abse ence [i.e., for the purpose of observing a
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religious holy day] or if therre is similar disagreement about whethe er the studentt has been givven a reasonable time
too complete any missed as ssignments orr examinations, either the student s e instructor may request a ruling
or the
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from the chieff executive offficer of the insstitution, or his or her desig gnee. The chief executive officer or dessignee
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must take into o account the legislative inttent of TEC 51.911(b),
5 andd the student and instructo or will abide byy the
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decision of thee chief executive officer orr designee.
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assignments. Instructions follow (see exxample poste ed on eLearning):
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3. You may
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memb bers of the tea
am. If you havve four memb eam, the total for each colu
bers on the te umn should be equal
to 4000.
5. I will calculate
c an overall
o assesssment as a weighted avera age of the inddividual ratings, using the
perceentage weightts indicated be elow.
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