ECON 203 Macroeconomics Syllabus

Course Overview
ECON 203 is a fully online course in which you will learn about resources and goals of the economy;
national income; unemployment; money and banking, fiscal and monetary policy; contemporary
problems; economic growth; and international economics. You will experience the course as an online
student, taking part in online discussions, quizzes, readings, lectures, and assignments.

Prerequisites: Econ 202: Principles of Microeconomics (Minimum grade: C)

Successful completion of DS 097 (or DS 094), if required.

Department policy for majors: Department requires a C or higher grade for courses to
count toward a major.

Course Instructor
Nicholas Bergan
Instructor, Economics Department

Phone: (561) 510-1174 Email: [email protected] Office: Online, Only

Communication Policy
I will respond to all communication within 24 hours. The most effective way to contact me is through
email. You can contact me through the phone number provided. If needed you can set up a meeting
through skype, Nicholas.bergan is my skype name.

Course objective

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Course objectives include (but are not limited to):

receive a general introduction to the American enterprise economy

analyze decision making by both consumers and producers and to the role of price in formulating
economic decisions

understand the role of price in formulating economic decisions

become familiar with several models of market structure

introduce the operation of resource markets, which determine both the allocation of resources and the
distribution of income

Methods of Instruction
Your focus should be on finding a good balance between the course requirements and your time
management to do well. You will want to carefully review the course schedule to know what is expected
of each week and set time aside that you will ensure that you can prepare. Do not wait until the last
minute to complete the work as it could create challenges if things come up during the weekend. I will be
assigning different types of assignments throughout the semester as work may include readings from
the textbook, completing homework assignments, and assessments, etc....

• Assigned readings of at least one chapter (see tentative schedule) will be required each week.
Additional readings, including financial news headlines and other news articles will be suggested
to supplement textbook material and class discussions.
• Online videos are available from various sources. I will be assigning the viewing of several to
you, and you’ll be expected to complete Discussion Board postings and assignments based on
them.

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Netiquette

It is important for you as a student to recognize that the online classroom is in fact a classroom, and
certain behaviors are expected when you communicate with both your peers and your instructors.
These guidelines for online behavior and interaction are known as “netiquette”.

The purpose of the following information is to help you be a more effective and successful student when
communicating via email, chat rooms, or on discussion boards as a part of your online learning activities.

Proper conduct in an online class is just as important as in a face-to-face classroom with similar potential
repercussions for failing to maintain decorum. Remember that in an online class it is common for a very
substantial portion of your grade to be a function of how well you perform in online discussion areas
and other “classroom participation” activities. Your ability to clearly and properly communicate in an
online class can be every bit as important to your success as how you perform on multiple choice tests
and written assignments.

When communicating online, you should always:

Treat your instructor(s) with respect, even in email or in any other online communication.

Always use your professors’ proper title: Dr. or Prof., or if you're in doubt use Mr. or Ms. (Corollary:
Make sure if you use a gender-specific title that you are clear on their gender. Some names can be
gender ambiguous. When in doubt, go find a picture of them online.)

Unless specifically invited, don’t refer to them by first name. Some will be OK called “Bob” and others
will expect to be “Dr. Smith”.

Use clear and concise language. Be respective of readers’ time and attention.

Remember that all college level communication should have correct spelling and grammar.

Avoid slang terms such as “wassup?” and texting abbreviations such as “u” instead of “you”.

Use standard fonts that are optimized for online reading (e.g., sans serif) along with a consistent and
readable size (12 or 14 pt.)

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Avoid using the caps lock feature AS IT CAN BE INTERPRETED AS YELLING.

Limit and possibly avoid the use of emoticons. Not everyone knows how to interpret them.

Be cautious when using humor or sarcasm as tone is sometimes lost in an email or discussion post and
your message might be taken literally or offensively.

Be careful sharing personal information online (both yours and other’s).

When posting on the Discussion Board in your online class, you should:

Make posts that are on topic and within the scope of the course material. If necessary, re-read the
instructions from your instructor.

Take your posts seriously and review and edit your posts before sending. (Would you put sloppy writing
with poor grammar in a formal research paper?)

Be as brief as possible while still making a thorough comment. Remember this is a discussion area, not a
doctoral thesis.

Always give proper credit when referencing or quoting another source. (Corollary: Don’t copy and paste
another student’s post and claim it as original as that is essentially plagiarism.)

Be sure to read all messages in a thread before replying.

Don’t repeat someone else’s post without adding something of your own to it. (See corollary above
regarding reuse of someone else’s post.)

Avoid short, generic replies such as, “I agree.” You should include why you agree or add to the previous
point. The point of a discussion in an online course is to help you and your other students learn through
in-depth consideration of important topics.

Always be respectful of others’ opinions even when they differ from your own. When you disagree with
someone, you should express your differing opinion in a respectful, non-critical way. (Corollary: Do not
make personal or insulting remarks.)

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Be open-minded as that is one of the major points of participating in an open classroom discussion.

EMAIL NETIQUETTE

When you send an email to your instructor, teaching assistant, or classmates, you should:

Use a clear and descriptive subject line as a way to give them a reason to open your email.

Be brief. Don’t make the reader have to scroll to read the entire message.

But the most important part at the very beginning. They may not read it to the end.

Avoid attachments unless you are sure your recipients can open them. This is especially important with
many people using smart -phones and tablet PCs to view email.

Sign your message with your name and return e-mail address. Make sure they know how to contact you
back.

Think before you send the e-mail to more than one person. Does everyone really need to see your
message? (Corollary: Be sure you REALLY want everyone to receive your response when you click,
“reply all”.)

Similarly, be sure that the message author intended for the information to be passed along before you
click the “forward” button.

If you are sending an email while upset or angry, think about not sending it until you’ve cooled off. A 24-
hour resting period is often a good idea.

Course Expectations
Please proceed in the course sequentially, in the order they are posted in Blackboard. This will allow you
to stay on schedule.

Time management
Attendance is expected of all students, even for online classes. I would recommend logging in at least 5-6
times per week, to check on the resources, announcements, and other materials in the course. Please
refer to the course schedule. Students are expected to participate in all discussion board, assignments

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and activities. Personal and professional experiences, assigned readings, additional readings, and
interaction with other professionals and reflection should form the basis of your participation.

Discussions
You will be participating in 4 discussion boards throughout the course. You will need to review the due
dates to ensure that you are active during that week to do well. I am grading the quality of your initial
post and two peer responses, which can be to any of the questions that I post as well.

Assignments
There are multiple choice quizzes, one final exam and discussion boards. You also will have a chance to
earn some extra credit through a quiz at the end of the course.

Exam
All exams will be provided in the online course. All quizzes and final exam will be multiple-choice questions.
Each quiz will be 25 multiple-choice questions, of which, you will have 60 minutes to complete it. All quizzes
must be completed by due date listed in the course schedule at 11pm CST or you will receive a 0. No
technological related excuses are accepted in the course for any reason, it is your responsibility to make sure
that you complete all your work on time to get full points. The final exam will consist of 50 multiple-choice
questions, of which you will have 120 minutes to complete it. You will get two attempts on each quiz/final
exam and I will take the highest score of those two attempts. You will get different questions, so make sure to
review your answers to ensure that you can learn from your mistakes. You are not required to take both
attempts, but it is a great way to learn and improve on the material.

When you are taking any assessment, any technological issue that does not allow you to complete the
assessment will result in the grade you earned. This is the same policy that applies to all students, so do not
email me any excuses to why you cannot complete the assessments. You will need to ensure that you have a
secure internet connection and that you are active during the assessment as you need to click every minute.
All students are held to the same policies in the course, so if you cannot finish the assessment for any reason,
you will receive the score you earned at that point. No exceptions to this rule, so make sure to take plan
early and be careful when taking any assessment.

When you take your quiz, you must complete it within the time of when you started it. So, if you have 60
minutes to take a quiz and you start it at 1pm, you will have to end it on the same day by 2pm. You can leave
and start it during that time, but the clock will keep moving. Also, you only get ONE attempt on the quiz, so
when you start it, you must end it at that point.

To protect yourself, take a screen shot of your submission confirmation as evidence that you

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completed the assignment.

No late assignments are accepted.

Be warned, Blackboard uses sophisticated tools that accurately track all clicks by each user

through the system. If you report difficulties with assignments, be honest or you could be

charged with an academic honesty violation.

If you experience problems with Blackboard,

Contact:

IT Helpdesk: 662-915-5222

email: [email protected]

Stating that your submission did not go through without any evidence will not result in a change of a grade or
another attempt.

You need to be aware of your scores and what you are completing, so make sure to take your assessments
early to do well and reference in the gradebook.

If you make a claim of completing a submission, but did not actually complete it based on the results of
Blackboard Support, an academic dishonesty will be filled.

Course Requirements

Required Materials
 Macroeconomics 6th Edition, by Hubbard and O’Brien

ISBN: 9780134126081

 Technology

INTERNET ACCESS
You must have access to the Internet, preferably high speed Internet, for the duration of this course.

o SOFTWARE
You must have access to a computer with the following software installed:
o Microsoft Office - You must have consistent access to a professional word processor and
a presentation program. Alternatives to MS Office are WPS Office Free, SoftMaker
FreeOffice, OpenOffice, and LibreOffice.

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 o BROWSERS, PLUG-INS, PLAYERS AND VIEWERS
In order to take full advantage of all the features in this course, be sure you have the right
technology at your fingertips. This includes:
 Blackboard-supported browser: Firefox 31+, Chrome 36+, Safari 6+ (Mac only), Edge 20+, and
Internet Explorer 9+ (Windows only) are compatible with the current version of Blackboard
(9.1 201510 as of January 2017). Firefox is preferred on all computers.
 Acrobat Reader
 Flash Player
 QuickTime

I recommend running the Blackboard Browser Check to verify installed plug-ins on your computer.

o HARDWARE

o Computer Speakers

Tech support
The IT Helpdesk, centrally located in Weir Hall, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
helpdesk offers assistance to Ole Miss students and employees with technology-related issues involving
software, hardware and networking. It provides support for email, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Office and other
campus-wide applications. Come by Weir Hall or call us at 662-915-5222. Email [email protected]
or visit their website for more information.

Course Policies

Grading
 I will grade your work in 24 – 48 hours.
 Your assignments are crucial to your final grade. Here is a breakdown;

ACTIVITY POINT TOTAL

ALLOTMENT PERCENTAGE OF
GRADE

DISCUSSION BOARD 2 AT 100 POINTS 5%

EACH

QUIZZES 13 AT 50 POINTS 85%

EACH

FINAL EXAM 150 POINTS 10%

TOTAL 100%

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 Grading Scale:

A, 100-94%
A-, 93.99-90%
B+, 89.99-87%
B, 86.99-83%
B-, 82.99-80%
C+, 79.99-77%
C, 76.99-73%
C-, 72.99-70%
D, 63-69.99%
D-, 62.99-60%
F, 59.99-0%

 LATE POLICY: No LATE work will be accepted for any reason. Since I have given you the due
dates for all the assignments it is your responsibility to complete them and turn them in on the
respective due date. I am very strict on this policy and there will be no exceptions to this rule. All
assignment must be turned in at the discretion of the course calendar in the syllabus because
that is your contract with me stating that you understand when everything in the course is due.
Make sure you check the online calendar each day to keep up with all assignment posting
because you are required to complete all assignments (including quizzes, final, and discussions)
by the respective time. Make sure you leave enough time to finish all work before the due date
as I will not give extension to people that start to close to the closing of any work. No excuses
will be made for any assignments. You have to be aware of the course policies to ensure that
you can understand the expectations of the course.

 Please note that when you start the assessment, it must be completed as the clock will continue
to run and not stop. You will only get one attempt 60 minutes, even if you log out as the clock
will not stop.

 Technical difficulties do not excuse late or incomplete work. Make sure you have a backup
computer (library?) should your system fail. I would start on Wednesday to complete the work,
just in case anything comes up during 24-48 hours of the work being due.

 ASSUME TECHINCAL DIFFICULTIES WILL OCCUR DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO
COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS!

Discussion board
Discussion Board Grading:

First Post by Thursday of the first Module at 11:59pm, 20 points

Initial Post, 10 points for APA formatting, 20 points for content and development, 10 points for use of
economic terms, 40 points

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Peer Responses, 20 points each, 40 points total
TOTAL=100 points

IMPORTANT NOTES ON HOW TO DO WELL ON THE DISCUSSIONS

1. Do you have 3-4 paragraphs for initial post?
2. Did you use economic terms from the Week?
3. Did you have at least 2 peer responses of at least one paragraph in length?
4. Did you label your post correctly?
5. Did you get your first post in by Thursday?
6. Did you add value in the discussion board with appropriate use of economic terms?

YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE BY THE FIRST THURSDAY at 11:59pm OF EACH MODULE OR YOU WILL LOSE
20 POINTS!!!!

To do well, I will recommend that you write 3-4 paragraphs for your response to the discussion question
and 1-2 paragraph response to your fellow classmates or my additional questions that I post. I also
recommend that you are using economic terms in your evaluation and responses as this are a good way
to achieve maximum points. Each post should be "value added." In other words, your posts should
further the thread topics; show that you have learned something from our readings, or outside research;
bring anecdotal, life experiences to the threaded issues; ask relevant and forward moving questions; or
otherwise promote the course objectives for the week. Posts like "I agree," or "Great post" are nice,
good-will posts--but do not count as a graded post.

INTIAL POST (60 total points): For each initial post, you need to evaluate/analyze the discussion question
using appropriate economic terminology in your work in at least 3-4 paragraphs. It is important to make
sure you are using proper sources and use of the economic terminology as this is what you are being
graded on. When evaluating the discussion question, make sure that you are not summarizing the
discussion question, but extending the analysis of the discussion question through the use of the
terminology found in the text. You need to label your initial post as the following in the discussion
thread with the following subject. LAST NAME. INITIAL POST. For example, BERGAN. INITIAL POST #1

PEER RESPONSES (20 total points each, 40 total points): You will be responding to 2 students or to any of
my questions that I post. For each peer response, you need to respond with at least a one paragraph (at
least 4 sentences) response doing the same routine as you did for the initial post. It is important to make
sure that with your development with your peer response that you are extending your analysis.

Each post should be "value added." In other words, your posts should further the thread topics; show
that you have learned something from our readings, or outside research; bring anecdotal, life
experiences to the threaded issues; ask relevant and forward moving questions; or otherwise promote
the course objectives for the week. Posts like "I agree," or "Great post" are nice, good-will posts--but do
not count as a graded post.

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Discussion Evaluation: You will write an initial post (3-4 paragraph response) to the discussion forum
and you will reply to two posts during the week. Those may be in reply to comments on your initial post
or to other students. A response needs to have more depth than “I agree” or “you are wrong.” A peer
response can be classified to any of the questions I post within the week, as well. Your grade will be
determined by your overall involvement in the forum and will be made up of three elements.

Assessments:
You will get 25 multiple choice questions on each quiz. You will get 2 attempts on each quiz and the
highest attempt will be recorded. You will get 60 minutes per attempt. I will be dropping the lowest quiz
for the course. The final exam will be 50 multiple choice questions and you will get 120 minutes per
attempt with 2 attempts. The highest attempt will be recorded.

Attendance Policy
Attendance is expected of all students, even for online classes. I would recommend logging in at least 5-
6 times per week, to check on the resources, announcements, and other materials in the course. Please
refer to the course schedule. Students are expected to participate in all discussion board, assignments
and activities. Personal and professional experiences, assigned readings, additional readings, and
interaction with other professionals and reflection should form the basis of your participation.

University of Mississippi Policies

Testing Policy
If you will be using the proctored testing service offered by the Distance Education Testing Lab, include
the University of Mississippi’s Proctored Assessments in Online Education here.

Students with Disabilities

University policy provides for reasonable accommodations to be made for students with verified
disabilities on an individualized and flexible basis as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Students with disabilities who believe
they may benefit from classroom or other accommodations should contact the Office of Student
Disability Services for information: 234 Martindale, 662-915-7128 (Phone), 662-915-7907 (TTY Phone),
[email protected]

Copyright Notice
Materials on this course web site are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes
associated with this course and may not be retained or further disseminated. Electronic copies should
not be shared with unauthorized users. Violations of copyright laws could subject you to federal and
state civil penalties and criminal liability as well as disciplinary action under University policies.

Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection under Title 17 of
the United States Code. Under certain Fair Use circumstances specified by law, copies may be made for
private study, scholarship, or research. Electronic copies should not be shared with unauthorized users.

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Violations of copyright laws could subject you to federal and state civil penalties and criminal liability as
well as disciplinary action under University policies.

IT Appropriate Use Policy

This policy sets forth the privileges of and restrictions on students, faculty, staff, and other users with
respect to the computing and telecommunications systems offered by the University of Mississippi
(UM). This policy is designed to protect the University community from illegal or damaging actions by
individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly. Inappropriate use exposes the University to risks, including
virus attacks, compromise of network systems and services, and legal issues. This policy directly
addresses copyright issues related to illegal downloads and peer-to-peer file sharing. For Appropriate
Use Policy questions, send an email to [email protected].

Academic integrity
The University of Mississippi is dedicated to supporting and sustaining a safe and scholarly community of
learning dedicated to nurturing excellence inside and outside of the classroom. Each student has a duty
to become familiar with University values and standards reflected in University policies, and each
student has a duty to honor University values and standards reflected in University policies. These
policies are outlined in the M Book. For a complete listing of policies, please visit the University Policy
Directory.

Verification of Student Attendance Policy

The University must abide by federal guidelines to verify the participation of online students. For all
course types, including thesis, internships, labs, online courses, etc., the instructor must verify your
participation based on some type of participation. This may include submission of an online assignment
or other course related contact with the instructor. (However, simply logging into Blackboard will not
count as an academically related activity.) Attendance Policy for Online Education

Student Identity Policy

Federal regulations, our accrediting agency (SACS) and university policies require that safeguards are
used to ensure that the student who receives the academic course credit is actually the person doing
the work. You will need to present your student ID before taking proctored exams and your instructor
may verify your identity through live or virtual meetings, or by using an identity verification program.

Student Privacy Policy

The University of Mississippi protects the privacy of all students, including online and distance learning
students, through adherence to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) through
compliance with other institutional policies and procedures governing the management and security of
protected information of faculty, staff, and students, and by outlining the expectations of privacy for the
university community as regards to electronic information. Student Privacy Policy

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Course Outline
Section Topic covered Assignments(due dates listed)
Module 1 Introduction to Economics  Introductions – required for
 Read Chapters 1-2 attendance verification – due by 8/27
 Teaching Summaries  Discussion #1, initial post due by 8/25,
 Ancillary Materials replies due by 8/27
 PowerPoints  Quiz #1 – due 9/3
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 2 Supply and Demand  Quiz #2 – 9/10
 Read Chapter 3
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 3 Economic Efficiency and Governments  Quiz #3 – 9/17
 Read Chapter 4
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 4 Firms in the Domestic and International  Quiz #4 – 9/24
Economies
 Read Chapters 6-7
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 5 Gross Domestic Product  Quiz #5 – 10/1
 Read Chapter 8
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 6 Unemployment and Inflation  Quiz #6 – 10/8
 Read Chapter 9
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 7 Economic Growth  Quiz #7 – 10/15
 Read Chapters 10-11
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 8 Aggregate Demand and Supply  Quiz #8 – 10/22
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 Section Topic covered Assignments(due dates listed)
 Read Chapters 12-13
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 9 Role of Money and the Fed  Quiz #9 – 10/29
 Read Chapter 14
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 10 Monetary Policy  Quiz #10 – 11/5
 Read Chapter 15
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 11 Fiscal Policy  Quiz #11 – 11/12
 Read Chapter 16  Discussion Board #2 – initial post due
 Teaching Summaries by 11/10, replies due by 11/12
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lecture
Module12 Inflation and Unemployment  Quiz #12 – 11/19
Relationship
 Read Chapter 17
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 13 International Economy  Quiz #13 – 12/3
 Read Chapter 18-19  Extra Credit Quiz – 12/3
 Teaching Summaries
 Ancillary Materials
 PowerPoints
 Instructor-Led Lectures
Module 14 • Final Exam – 12/8

Appendix A

Grading rubrics
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 Critical Elements Distinguished Proficient (B) Emerging Not Evident Percentage
(A) (C) (F)

Critical Thinking You have a You have a You have a You had no 40
well-thought- well-thought- well-thought- initial post
and/or failed to
out initial out initial post out initial respond to
post and two and at least one post and anyone
peer substantive responded to
responses and responses and one post and
your first post first post by did not get
is by Thursday first post by
Thursday Thursday

Application Your posts Your posts Your post Your posts 40

showed you showed you showed you did not
struggled to
answered the answered the answer the answer the
question; you question; you question; you question.
demonstrated did not did not
that you completely understand the
course
understood understand the concepts and
the course course lacked
concepts. You concepts, did application
had not address all and depth of
economic
application parts of the terms. Your
within your questions and length of your
work and use appropriate peer responses
appropriate use of and initial post
do not meet
use of economic the standard.
economic terms in your
terms. Your work. Your
length for length for your
your initial peer responses
post and peer and initial post
responses are should be
the longer to meet
appropriate the
length. requirements.

Writing No errors Minor errors Some errors Major errors 20

related to related to related to related to
(Mechanics/Citations) organization, organization, organization, organization,
grammar and grammar and grammar and grammar and
style, and style, and style, and style, and
citations. The citations. There citations. citations.
use of APA were some There were APA
formatting errors with many errors formatting
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was correct APA with APA was not
for all work. formatting. formatting. present.

Total 100 %

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COVID Policies
 Students are expected to comply with the University’s protocols when they are in
effect. Currently, a mask

requirement is in place for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. As a result, proper

mask wearing is required

indoors and in the classroom. Current protocols can be found at

https://coronavirus.olemiss.edu/.

 Students who have a diagnosed health concern that interferes with the wearing of
face masks may contact

the Student Disabilities Services (SDS) Office to seek a University-approved

accommodation. Please contact

SDS at https://sds.olemiss.edu/ for more information.

 If students test positive for COVID-19 at any health care facility, they must contact
the Student Health Center

at 662-915-7274. (Faculty and staff should contact the Employee Health Service at
662-915-6550.) University

Health Services will coordinate contact tracing to lessen the likelihood of spread.

 Students with COVID-19 should seek medical attention at the Student Health
Center and contact their

instructor to let them know that they will be missing class due to a health-related
issue.

 If you are exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should contact the Student
Health Center to get tested

three to five days following exposure and follow the guidance recommended by the
Health Center. If you are

not fully vaccinated, you should follow quarantine protocols found at

https://coronavirus.olemiss.edu/students/.

 If you need to isolate due to contracting the coronavirus at any point this
semester, you should do so, and

email me as soon as possible. I will work with you to help you continue your
progress in the course. More

information on isolation protocols can be found at https://coronavirus.olemiss.edu/.

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 Quarantines are an important tool for controlling the spread of the virus. If you
need to quarantine at any

point this semester, you should do so, and email me as soon as possible. In your
email, state how long you

expect not to attend class. I [will/will not] be able to provide recordings of class
sessions, and we can work

together to establish a plan for completing the necessary work. You will have access
to your texts, my course

slides, and our Blackboard course site. More information on quarantine protocols
can be found at

https://coronavirus.olemiss.edu/.

 Students attending the virtual component of hybrid or online courses are subject
to the same attendance

policy and procedures as traditional students. However, participation is defined in a

different manner. The

University’s “Attendance Policy for Online Education” states: “Student attendance in

online courses is

defined as active participation in the course as described in the individual course

syllabus.” If students fail to

meet online attendance requirements as stated in the syllabus, they will be given
an absence.

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access information and resources related to COVID-19 support. The site provides
links to University student

services to facilitate and support learning.

 Students with diagnosed health concerns that may affect their compliance with
COVID-19 health

requirements should contact UM’s Student Disability Services (SDS) Office

https://sds.olemiss.edu/ to see if

they are eligible for an SDS accommodation as soon as possible.

 The University Counseling Center is a professional facility offered by the

University of Mississippi to assist
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students, faculty, and staff with many types of life stressors that interrupt day-to-
day functioning, including

the stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. They offer individual
counseling, couple’s counseling,

group counseling, stress management, crisis intervention, assessments and

referrals, outreach programs,

consultations, and substance abuse services. There is no fee for currently enrolled
University students and

everything you say to your counselor is confidential. You can contact the Counseling
Center for information

about mental health issues at https://counseling.olemiss.edu, [email protected],

662-915-3784, 320

Lester Hall, and https://www.facebook.com/universitycounselingcenterolemiss/. You

can schedule an

appointment or get information about appointments by calling the UCC at 662-915-

3784.

 Students are encouraged to visit the University’s Keep Learning site

https://keeplearning.olemiss.edu/ to

access information and resources related to COVID-19 support. The site provides
links to University student

services to facilitate and support learning.

 Students with diagnosed health concerns that may affect their compliance with
COVID-19 health

requirements should contact UM’s Student Disability Services (SDS) Office

https://sds.olemiss.edu/ to see if

they are eligible for an SDS accommodation as soon as possible.

 The University Counseling Center is a professional facility offered by the

University of Mississippi to assist

students, faculty, and staff with many types of life stressors that interrupt day-to-
day functioning, including

the stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. They offer individual
counseling, couple’s counseling,

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group counseling, stress management, crisis intervention, assessments and
referrals, outreach programs,

consultations, and substance abuse services. There is no fee for currently enrolled
University students and

everything you say to your counselor is confidential. You can contact the Counseling
Center for information

about mental health issues at https://counseling.olemiss.edu, [email protected],

662-915-3784, 320

Lester Hall, and https://www.facebook.com/universitycounselingcenterolemiss/. You

can schedule an

appointment or get information about appointments by calling the UCC at 662-915-

3784.

The University must have accurate contact information, including cell phone
numbers, to facilitate student

communications and contact tracing. Students should check and update their
University contact information

available at https://olemiss.edu/mystudentprofile.

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