Students are expected to be aware of, and comply with, all applicable rules, regulations, and policies established by the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Chemistry Department. Of particular importance is the departmental policy on plagiarism. Students are encouraged to form study groups, and discuss procedures and data obtained during lab experiments; however all calculations, and answers to specific lab, tutorial, or assignment questions must be your own work. Specific course policies are outlined below; if you have any questions about these, please contact the instructor.
Submission of Lab Reports and Assignments:
- All lab reports and tutorial assignments must be submitted by the deadline specified within the lab manual or on the course work
- If you believe that you will be unable to submit any item of course work by the stated deadline, contact the course instructor in writing as soon as possible
- Any course work submitted past the stated deadline without prior permission from the instructor will be subject to a penalty of 5% of the maximum mark per working day past the deadline
- The late penalty may be waived under extenuating circumstances (such as sudden illness); contact the course instructor in writing as soon as possible
- Plagiarism will not be tolerated. See the departmental policy on plagiarism for information
- Other students' lab reports, tests, assignments, and pre-labs are considered as unauthorized study aids, and may not be used
Remarking of Returned Term Work:
- Errors in marks addition on returned term work should be brought to the attention of the course instructor within two weeks or the end of the December examinations period, whichever comes sooner
- Term work written in pencil will not be accepted for remarking
- Students who receive a failing grade on a lab report may be allowed to resubmit that report, at the discretion of the course instructor; a resubmitted report must be accompanied by the original report
Lateness to the Laboratory:
- Students are reminded that the laboratory classes are mandatory
- Labs start at 9:00 am, not 9:10; a progressive lateness penalty applies as described in the lab manual
- Students who are more than 30 minutes late for a regularly scheduled laboratory class without good reason will not be allowed to perform that experiment, nor submit their pre-lab questions or a report for grading (i.e. will receive a zero mark for the entire experiment)
- Students who are habitually late (i.e. more than twice consecutively, or more than three times during the semester) without good reason will similarly be refused permission to perform experiments or submit pre-lab questions and reports
Missed Quizzes, Term Tests, and Labs:
- Students who miss a quiz, term test, or lab session for a valid reason (such as a medical emergency) should contact the course instructor in writing as soon as possible; students may be offered either an opportunity to make up the missed work or consideration for the lost marks, depending on circumstances