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ENTRE
EPREN
NEURIIAL FINANC
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ENTP 63
315/FIN6
6315-O
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ONLINE) SPRIING 2010
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
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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:
O
We will rely on
W o case studie es, outside re
eadings, tapeed 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 investme ent professionals. You wiill need to wo ork in groups on all but
twwo of the casse analyses, and you will need
n to deterrmine who yo ou want to tea
am with and sign
s up for a group on-
liine using the group formation tool by January
J 19th. I’ll review an
nd we will pla
an to finalize the
t group me embers by
J
January 25th. (Also see the
e Grading Infoormation and Group Project Sections below.)
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Upon on of this courrse, students will understand:
successsful completio
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 se
eed stage to la
ate stage privvate
companies
3. Finan
ncial statemen nd estimating cash flow nee
nt analysis an eds
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4. What terms are typ pically found in
i a term shee
et and their im
mpact on the company and d on ownership in
e financing rou
future unds
5. Exit strategies and
d tradeoffs in assessing
a owth through internal/exterrnal financing, acquisition, or IPO
gro
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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
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ATIONS RE
EQUIREME
ENTS:
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eLEARNING SYSTEM:
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in
nformation. To
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arning course, please see the
t Getting Started: Student eLearning
O
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.
T UTD userr community can
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 Guest'ss Topic Case Case Due; Planned
Chs. Lecturer Assigned
A Discussion Class
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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 2/15/09. 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.
G
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:
h
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 5/3/10.
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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.
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 othher students to t 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) Gradin ng is done on quality of ressponses, not quantity.
q So, posts such asa “I agree” orr “sounds goo od to me”
do not cou unt towards participation
p although you can certainlyy use these to
(a o advance the e conversation n). In
order to count as partic cipation, yourr post has to beb well though ht out and pertain to the to opic for the se
ession.
You should reference somes of the concepts
c curreently being exxamined in class, not just offer
o vague
assessme ents. You can n also refer ba ack to previou us session’s material
m evant. Integrration of concepts is
if rele
encourage ed since mosst issues don’tt operate com mpletely indep pendent of on ne another.
4) Keep discussion
d on
n 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 pooints 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 ot everyone iss familiar with shorthand te
eviations – no ext message language.
6) Other than the initiaal 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 credit for partticipation, you
o a topic of in u must
post durinng the week th he topic is being discussed d (typically Tuuesday-Fridayy of each wee ek).
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SHIP:
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The univeersity is commmitted to providing a reliable
e online coursse system to all users. Howwever, in the event of
any unexp pected serverr outage or an ny unusual technical difficu
ulty which pre
events studen nts from comppleting a
time senssitive assessmment activity, the
t professorr may adjust the time windo ows and provvide an approp priate
accommo odation based d on the situattion. Studentss should immeediately reporrt any problem
ms to the proffessor
and also contact
c the UTD eLearning g Help Desk: http://www.uttdallas.edu/elearninghelp, 1-866-588-31 192. The
professor and the UTD D eLearning Help
H e student to resolve any issues at the earliest
Desk will work with the
possible time.
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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 pe enalty, and will not be acce
epted at all aftter each assig
gnment’s cuto
off date, so doo not be late! If you
h
have a conflicct, you need to
o contact the professor before the due date
d and the professor willl find an earlie
er date
fo you to turn
for n it in.
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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
s
students "put their best foo
ot forward" in classroom presentations and a written asssignments. Poor P organizaation,
c
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-1-25-10.doc”
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Group Assignment: “FIN63
315-Group-1-A
Assignment-3
3-Pathfinder-2
2-8-10.doc
T cover she
The eet of any writtten submittal must also in
nclude the nam
mes of all of the
t group members.
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 25, Outline/Excel 3-5 10%
2010 Format
2. Clarkson Lumber
L Feb 1, Outline/Excel 3-5 10%
2010 Format
3. Pathfinder Capital Feb 8, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format
4. EndoNav Feb 15, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format
5. Band of Anngels; Returns to
o Feb 22, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
Angel Inveestors 2010 Format
6. How VC’ss Evaluate Mar 1, Outline/Excel 3-5 Reading and
Potential Opportunities
O 2010 Format Diiscussion; Part of
o
Paarticipation Gradde
7. Return Loggic Mar 8, Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
2010 Format
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9. Google IPO
O Case Mar Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
29, Format
2010
10. Individual Research Reporrt April Narrative 8-10 20%
9, 2010 Format
11. Note on Innternational April Outline/Excel 3-5 Reading and
Licensing; Technology 12, Format Diiscussion; Part of
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Transfer att U.S. Universitiies 2010 Participation
Grade
12. Restructuriing Navigator Gas
G Apr 19, Group*
2010
13. Nanpo (Lim
mited) April Outline/Excel 3-5 Group*
26, Format
2010
14. Class Partiicipation On-line 30%
Overall Coursee Grade 100%
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GROUP PRO
OJECTS:
You will be re
Y equired to work in group of
o 3-5 studentts per group. Each studen nt should posst a Self-Introduction in
the Discussion n area of eLe
earning prior to e used to set up my grade book and
t the first class. This information will be
a
assist in the fo
ormation of groups
g for thee course. Sig gn up on-line for a group by ecessary, the instructor
b 1/19. If ne
w assign stu
will udents to grou
up, and we’ll work
w to finalizze the group members
m by 1/25.
1
A private disccussion area will
w be set up on the discussion board for f internal grooup communications. A we eb
cconference syystem is available for use. Teams can schedule
s a livee web confere m work. Please see
ence for team
c
communicatio on tool informa
ation for instructions on maaking a reserrvation and other web confference informmation.
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Meeting space es have also been set up on o the UTD SOM
S Island in
n the virtual world of Secon
nd Life. Instru
uctions
fo accessing the island can be found att http://som.uttdallas.edu/so
for omResourcess/eLearning/fa aculty/second dLife.php.
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PARTICIPATION/DISCUS
SSIONS:
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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 studen nts 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 acce ess all of the library’s electronic resources
(reserves, journal articles, ebooks, interlibrary loan) from
f off camppus. 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
L
Library. For more
m information on library resources go o to
h
http://www.utddallas.edu/disstancelearningg/students/lib
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SCHOLAST
TIC HONES
STY:
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The Universityy has policies
T s and disciplin
ne proceduress regarding sccholastic dish honesty. Deta ailed information is
a
available on thhe UTD Judic cial Affairs we
eb page. All sttudents are expected
e to maintain
m a highh level of resp
ponsibility
w respect to
with o academic honesty.
h Studeents who violate Universityy rules on sch holastic disho onesty are sub bject to
d
disciplinary pe
enalties, inclu uding the posssibility of failure in the courrse and/or dissmissal from the t Universityy. Since
s
such dishonessty harms the e individual, all students an nd the integrityy of the Univeersity, policiess on scholastic
d
dishonesty will be strictly enforced. See further detaills in the Unive ersity Policiess section belo ow.
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COURSE E
EVALUATIO
ON:
As required byy UTD academic regulations, every stud
A dent must complete an eva
aluation for each enrolled course at
e semester. An online instru
the end of the essment form will be made available for your confiden
uctional asse ntial use.
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Please look fo nk on the course Home Pa
or the course evaluation lin age towards th
he end of the course.
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UNIVERSIT
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US INSTRUCTION AND
D COURSE ACTIVITIES
A S: Off-campuss, out-of-state
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nstruction and d activities arre subject to state
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olicies and proocedures rega arding travel and risk-
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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
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office of the scchool dean. Below
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a travel and ed activity asssociated with this
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course.
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T ourse activity applicable to o this Off-campus Instructio on 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
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have rules and regulations for the orderrly and efficien nt conduct of their businesss. It is the re esponsibility of
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student and each student organization
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to dgeable about the rules an nd regulationss which govern student
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conduct and activities.
a General informa ation on stude ent conduct an i contained in the UTD pu
nd discipline is ublication,
A to Z Guide, which is prov vided to all reggistered stude ents each aca ademic year.
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The nisters studennt discipline within
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established duue 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 d regulations area available to
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students in thee Office of thee Dean of Stu udents, where e staff membe ers are availa
able to assist students
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nterpreting
the rules and regulations (S SU 1.602, 972 2/883-6391) and
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http://www.utd dallas.edu/jud dicialaffairs/UTTDJudicialAfffairs-HOPV.html .
A student at th he university neither loses the rights no or escapes the e responsibilitties of citizensship. He or she
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expected to obey federal, state,
s and local laws as we ell as the Regents’ Rules, university
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gulations, and
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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 offo 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 expectse from its
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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
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student for tha at degree, it is
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t a studentt demonstrate e a high standdard of individ dual honor in his or her
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scholastic worrk.
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Scholastic Disshonesty, any
S 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 too applications
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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 one
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Scholastic disshonesty inclu udes but is no ot limited to ch heating, plagiarism, collusion, the subm mission for cre
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work or materrials that are attributable
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n whole or in part
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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
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unacceptable and will be dealt with unde er the universsity’s policy on plagiarism (see ( general catalog for de
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This course will
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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 the
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of productions off copyrighted materials, inccluding musicc and software. Copying, 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
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subject to app propriate disciiplinary action n as well as criminal
c penalties provided by federal law w. Usage of 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
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student, you are
a required to o follow the innstitution’s co opyright policyy (Policy Mem morandum 84--I.3-46). For m
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nformation ab bout the fair useu exemption n, see http://w www.utsystem m.edu/ogc/inte ellectualprope erty/copypol2
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EMAIL USE- The Universitty of Texas att Dallas recog gnizes the vallue and efficie ency of comm munication be
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faculty/staff annd students th hrough electronic mail. At the same time, email raise es some issue es concerning
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and dividual in an email exchan nge. The univversity encourages all officcial student em
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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
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from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allow ws the univerrsity to mainta
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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
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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 univers
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personnel. Th
he Departmen nt of Information Resourcess at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students s to ha
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
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college-level c
courses. Thes se dates and times are published in tha at semester's course catalo og. Administra
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procedures m
must be followe ed. It is the sttudent's respo onsibility to ha
andle withdra awal requirem ments from an
In other wordss, the profess sor cannot dro op or withdraw w any studentt. You must do d the proper paperwork to
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
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enrolled.
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STUDENT GRRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
P ES- Procedure es for studentt grievances are a found in Title
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Student Services and Activ vities, of the university’s
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In attempting to resolve any student grie evance regard ding grades, evaluations,
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or ments of acad
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responsibility, it is the obliggation of the student
s first to
o make a serio ous effort to resolve
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nstructor, sup pervisor, administrator, or committee
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respondent”). Individual faaculty members retain prim mary responsib bility for assig
gning grades and evaluatio
the matter can nnot be resolv ved at that levvel, the grieva ance must be e submitted in n writing to the e respondent
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copy of the respondent’s SchoolS Dean. If the matter is not resolve ed by the writtten response e provided by
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respondent, th
he student ma ay submit a written
w appeal to the Schoo ol Dean. If the e grievance iss not resolved
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School Dean’ss decision, the student ma ay make a written appeal to o the Dean off Graduate or Undergradua
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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
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Appeals Pane el is final. The e results of th he academic appeals
a proceess will be disstributed to all involved par
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Copies of thesse rules and regulations
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members are available to assist
a studentts in interpreting the rules and a regulations.
INCOMPLETE E GRADE PO OLICY- As pe er university policy,
p incomp plete grades will
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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
in hin eight (8) weeks
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t subseque ent long seme
the required work
w to complete the coursse and to remove the incom mplete grade is not submittted by the sp
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deadline, the incomplete grrade is chang ged automaticcally to a grad de of F.
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DISABILITY S
SERVICES- T goal of Disability Services is to provvide students with disabilities education
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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
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ENTP 6315/FIN 63315 Online Syllabu
us - Spring 2010 - Senior Lecturer: Madison
M Pedigo - Revised: 1-4-10