CHAPTER 5 POLICIES PERTAINING TO CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

SECTION 13 - GUIDELINES FOR USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN CLASSROOMS AND LABORATORIES

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The following guidelines pertaining to the use of electronic devices in classrooms and laboratories should be followed:

1. Instructors who have an electronic device policy of any sort must include it on the course syllabus. The reasons for the policy should be explained clearly, and consequences for breaking the policy should be outlined.

2. Instructors who elect to restrict electronic devices in their classrooms should consider making exceptions in extenuating circumstances, for example, if a family member is critically ill.

3. If students use electronic devices as a means for committing academic misconduct, instructors should follow the same procedures for investigating said misconduct that they would use if a student committed an act not facilitated by the use of technology. Full details of that procedure can be found in the University Handbook, Chapter 5.3.