How To

Submit Documents Through Campusweb

Acceptable Submission Format

Submit files only in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) unless another format is specifically requested by the instructor. If you use software which cannot produce PDF files, you may print out your work and use the instructions below for scanning your document from hard copy to PDF, or you can use a file conversion site to convert the file.

From a Computer

Open the document with whatever program was used to create it.
If the program offers the ability to save in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), do so. The last part of the file name must end up being “.pdf”. Some programs will add this last part (called the “extension”), others will not.
If the program does not offer the ability to save or export as a PDF, there is often the option of printing the document to PDF.
If you cannot find a way to save, export or print the file as a PDF, print a copy on paper and then follow the instructions for submitting hard copy to Campusweb.
Once the PDF is in your e-mail client, save it to a suitable folder or your desktop.
In the Coursework entry for the assignment that you are submitting, locate and click the “Upload a file” button.
Click the “Browse…” button and navigate to and click on the PDF that you saved earlier.
You may enter a short description in the Label field. You may enter longer notes to the instructor under the Description field.
When you have selected the file and entered whatever information you want in the fields, click the “Add File” button to submit the file.
When you finished submitting files, you may click the “Turn in …” button to submit everything to the instructor. On most assignments you can continue to submit revisions up to the deadline date and time.

From Hard Copy

To submit from hard copy to Campusweb, locate one of the many Toshiba copiers on campus. These copiers have a control panel with buttons including “MENU”, “COPY”, “e-FILING”, “SCAN”, etc., and a touch screen. Locations include Honsey Hall student work centers, the library, the YFAC, the SFC and the Meyer Hall Workroom. The copier in the Meyer Hall Mac Lab is accessible but requires the password, “11111”.
On the touchscreen, press “E-MAIL”.
On the touchscreen, press “INPUT @”. This is a smaller button, usually displayed in the upper, left corner.
On the touchscreen, enter your e-mail address and then press “OK”
Verify the e-mail address that is displayed on the screen that appears.
On the touchscreen, press “OK”.
Place your hard copy in the document feeder tray, following the on-tray instructions for which side must be face up.
On the touchscreen, press “OK”.
On the touchscreen, press “SCAN”, or hit the green “START” button.
The document will feed through, and a PDF file will be sent to the e-mail address you typed. If you want to continue sending PDFs to the same e-mail address, put another document in the feeder and press the green “START” button.
When you have finished, press the “COPY” button to reset the machine for normal use.
Once the PDF is in your e-mail client, save it to a suitable folder or your desktop.
In the Coursework entry for the assignment that you are submitting, locate and click the “Upload a file” button.
Click the “Browse…” button and navigate to and click on the PDF that you saved earlier.
You may enter a short description in the Label field. You may enter longer notes to the instructor under the Description field.
When you have selected the file and entered whatever information you want in the fields, click the “Add File” button to submit the file.
When you finished submitting files, you may click the “Turn in …” button to submit everything to the instructor. On most assignments you can continue to submit revisions up to the deadline date and time.

Study

Prepare for Class

Studying for class is a necessary part of the experience. In order to prepare for class time, students should read all of the assigned materials, complete all of the assigned work, take time to think about the presented material and always consider the following questions:

Why was the material selected?
What conclusions are reached in the material?
What facts are important enough to commit to memory?
What needs clarification from the instructor?
What do I agree with and why?
What do I disagree with and why?
What would be helpful to bring into the discussion of the material?
Are there alternative perspectives?
What makes the arguments presented valid or invalid?

Students should add to the list above as they are able and should share new questions with the class during discussion time.

Prepare for a Quiz

Preparing for a quiz requires three different, simultaneous approaches. First, the student should ask himself/herself, “Which pieces of information are most important and impart the most understanding about the topic under study?” The answer to this first question should guide the student in rationing time properly. Secondly, the student should seek to understand what the overall goal of the material is, asking, “How does the information fit together?“ Finally, the student should examine the materials provided by the instructor and prepare (by memorization, etc.) those items noted.

Prepare for a Test or Examination

Tests are cumulative. Information from all previous quizzes and the class periods immediately preceding the test will be required for success. First, study all previous quizzes. Make sure to obtain the correct answers for the quizzes and study the corrected information. Secondly, study the materials covered in class since the last quiz as though preparing for a quiz on those topics.

Learning Disabilities

Ask for Special Considerations

If you have been diagnosed with a learning disorder or disability that may require special accommodations, please contact the Registrar’s Office as soon as possible with the details and any appropriate medical documentation. Special accommodations can be made for coursework in the class once requested by the Registrar.

General

Make an Appointment

To set an appointment with the instructor, please contact him by e-mail or in person to set up a time.

If the student has obtained an appointment with the instructor to make up work, but circumstances intervene and make it impossible for him/her to make the appointment time, he/she is responsible for informing the instructor as soon as possible, preferably before the appointment time. Repeated failure to appear at the appointment or to make alternative arrangements in a timely manner will have consequences. For example, the student may no longer be offered opportunity to make up work.

Use a Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

Using a #2 pencil, write the six(6) digits of your Student ID into the boxes on the upper right-hand side of the provided Answer Sheet. Write only one digit per box. Beneath each of these six boxes, fully darken the oval with the same digit as the digit you wrote in the box at the top of the column. Write your name in the Name blank on the upper left-hand side of the same Answer Sheet.

For each numbered question on this Question Sheet, locate the row on the Answer Sheet with the same number as the question, then fully darken the oval corresponding to the letter of the best answer given on the Answer Sheet for the numbered question. Do not leave any numbered question unanswered. If you do not know the answer to a question, guess and fully darken an oval. Do not darken more than one circle per question. Do not make marks outside of the ovals inside the dark outer box. Failure to follow these instructions may result in a lowering of the grade due to scanner rejection.

Write an Essay

Topic Sentence

When assigned an essay, the very first thing that the student should do is to decide upon a suitable topic sentence. The topic sentence should answer the question that has been asked in the assignment instructions. The easiest way to write the first draft of such a sentence is to take the question posed, rewrite it as a statement and append “because,” followed by the reasons for the student’s answer. Once the essay has been fleshed out a bit with reasons, supporting facts, etc. (see below), the student should, if time permits, rewrite the topic sentence more smoothly.

Support

Typically, an essay should have at least two, preferably three or more, reasons supporting the topic sentence. Once the topic sentence has been decided, the student should write down as many distinct reasons for the topic sentence as possible. These reasons constitute the main point of an outline. Each reason must then be supported with details. The details form the subordinate points of the outline. Each reason should be clearly supported by at least two, preferably three or more, details that support the reason. Finally, whenever possible, each detail should have at least one fact or quotation to support it.

Format

Each page should be typed, with one-inch margins, 12pt Times family font, double space, 280 words or 1,400 letters in length.

Absence

Excused Absence Request

When you are planning ahead to be absent for a class, submit the following information by e-mail to the instructor at least one full day in advance of the class:

Make the subject of e-mail: PHYS101A Excused Absence Request
Your full name
Your preferred e-mail address
The full class designation and section letter, e.g., PHYS101A
The date(s) you plan to be absent from class
The reason you plan to be absent from the class

Please make sure that the subject line is exact, since an e-mail program will draw such requests to the instructor’s attention immediately. If you use the link above to send the e-mail, it will automatically have the correct subject line.

Please note that you may plan to be absent for recreational purpose, but that is not a valid reason for an excused absence. Remember that you have two unexcused absences for such purposes.

Upon receipt of the Excused Absence Request by the instructor, a reply e-mail will be sent automatically. This e-mail shows that the request was received; it does not constitute a granting of the request. Once the instructor has reviewed the request, an Excused Absence Receipt will be sent by e-mail. You must keep this receipt for one year. Finally, the student must then reply to the Excused Absence Receipt in order for the excused absence to be properly logged. Should a clerical error occur and the excuse not be recorded, the receipt is needed. Without the receipt, a disputed absence will be considered unexcused.

Make-Up Work

To make up work, the student must secure a mutually convenient appointment time with the instructor (See “Making an Appointment” above) and inform the instructor which work he/she wishes to make up. Such appointments must be made in a timely manner. Repeated failure to appear at such appointments or to make alternative arrangements in a timely manner may result in a zero grade for the missed work.