Is there a preferred format for writing assignments?
Yes. The APA writing format is standard for Webster University. Summaries of it are available for students and faculty members on our Greenville website at http://www.webster.edu/greenville/apa_research_writing.htm. What should I stress with students at our first class meeting? Faculty members are advised to remind students of the attendance policy of the institution and of their intent to enforce this policy. Secondly, faculty would do well to remind students of the institutional policy on academic dishonesty, a growing problem in higher education. Faculty members should also use this occasion to go over the syllabus and be explicit as to the faculty member’s expectations of students. How are grades handled? The grading of students is the responsibility of the instructor. The instructor is the final authority in the matter of grading. As such, it behooves an instructor to establish fair and equitable standards applied to all students in a course. The instructor should keep a record of
