(7447) Landscape and Garden Design II (Grade 12)

School year: 2014 – 2015
Teacher: Michelle Martinat
Norfolk Aggie Phone Extension: 10532
e-Mail (best way to contact me): mmartinat@norfolkaggie.org

Course Description:
Students design landscapes and gardens using drafting techniques necessary in landscape work including lettering, line work, scale drawings, elevations and profiles. Students will learn the design process including design principles, site analysis and working drawings. Students will also be introduced to state-of-the-art computer aided design (CAD) techniques.

Class Rules and Expectations
Behavior:
You are expected to come to class ready to work. This means that:
  • When you enter the class room, immediately collect the materials you need, and begin working on the current assignment.
  • While working on assignments, you may converse with your friends. Please keep your voice low.
  • While you are working on drawing assignments, you may use your cell phone to listen to music, but you must use ear buds. Otherwise the cell phone must be put away.
  • While students and the teacher are addressing the class, you are expected to refrain from socialization.


Learning Expectations & Grading Policy:
  • You will be given a variety of assignments involving drawing, illustration, design, research & presentation.
  • You will be given a detailed schedule with due dates for assignments. For most assignments you will be given class time. If you are falling behind schedule, then you are expected to take work home to catch up.
  • Late work will be marked down accordingly.


Attendance and Tardiness:
  • At the beginning of class, attendance will be taken.
  • Students arriving late to class will have their grade reduced accordingly.
  • An absence, excused or unexcused, does not excuse the student from the obligation of making up the schoolwork missed. To the extent possible, teachers will provide appropriate opportunities for make-up work. In some cases, vocational experiences cannot be made up through written make up assignments. If a student misses more than half of a class period, they will be considered absent.
Extra Help/Make-up Work:
  • If you need extra help, or have missed a class, it is your responsibility to let the teacher know.
  • If a student will be out of school for a period of three (3) days or more for medical reasons, parents or students should contact teachers by email to get information about making up work. Work can be picked up in the main office by making arrangements with the student’s teacher.

Plagiarism Policy:
(Handbook policy (p. 34 and 68): ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM POLICY
Students are expected to be honest in all of their academic and vocational work. Plagiarism is defined as stealing or use without acknowledgment of the ideas, words, formulas,textual materials, on line services, computer programs, etc. of another person, or in any way presenting the work of another person as one’s own. This means that they will not engage in any of the following acts:
1. Cheating on examinations,including but not limited to, the non-authorized use of books or notes, the use of crib sheets, copying from other students’ papers, and exchanging information with other students orally, in writing, via cell phone or by signals, obtaining copies of the examination illegally, and other similar activities.
2. Plagiarism is not permitted on term papers, themes, essays, reports, images, take-home examinations, and other types of class work.
3. Falsifications,including forging signatures, altering answers after they have been graded, the insertion of answers after the fact, the erasure of grader’s markings, and other acts that misrepresent the original grade, comments or results of the original submission.
4. A student found guilty of academic dishonesty may be subjected to a full range of penalties including, but not limited to, reprimand and loss of credit for all of the work that is plagiarized. Students should refer to the individual teacher’s Classroom Management Plan for more detail on their individual teacher’s classroom plagiarism policy.
5. A teacher who believes that a student has been academically dishonest in his/her class should resolve the matter in the following manner:
a. Speak with the student or notify them in writing of the concerns. Provide evidence that supports the claim that plagiarism has occurred. The teacher is also authorized to withhold credit for the work tainted by the academic dishonesty.
b. If warranted,the teacher shall file a written complaint against the student with the Principal or Dean of Students, requesting a more stringent form of discipline. The complaint must describe in detail the academic dishonesty that is alleged to have taken place, provide evidence to support the complaint, and must request that the matter be reviewed by the Principal or the Dean of Students.
c. The Principal or Dean of Students will follow due process and determine if further discipline of the student is appropriate, and will determine the nature of the discipline on a case-by-case basis.
d. If the student is not in agreement with the disciplinary action of the Dean of Student or the Principal, he/she may utilize the appeals process to appeal the action to the Principal or Superintendent-Director.

Material Safety Data Sheets:
No materials involving chemical hazards will be used in this course.


Acknowledgment:
I have read and understand the Classroom Management Plan for Michelle Martinat's Landscape Design class. I understand that if I have any questions, comments, concerns, or issues about the class at any time, I can reach Michelle at the contact information above. If Michelle needs to reach me, I can be reached at

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