Salem State  prides itself on providing a quality learning environment to all of our students. So that we meet these goals, the following expectations apply to this online course:

 Your Instructor commits to:

• Welcoming you into the course's learning community and respecting you as a learner.
• Logging into the course at least five out of seven days per week and responding to requests within 48 hours.
• Interacting with you in a meaningful manner through group discussions, email, and other forms of communication.
• Contacting you if you are not active in the course for more than a week.
• Returning your assignments, and entering grades into the online gradebook within one week of the due date.
• Providing you with constructive and individualized feedback on your work.
• Communicating midterm and final grades to you.
• Submitting final grades within three business days of the completion of the term.

 We ask you to commit to:

1. Budgeting sufficient time to complete the work of this course.
2. Participating as a full member of the class learning community.
3. Treating others with respect.
4. Responding to communication from your fellow students, and your Instructor.