Piccolo International University Course: CON 635 | Green Design Principles

8/9/2019 Piccolo International University Course: CON 635 | Green Design Principles

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COURSE SYLLABUS

CON 635 | GREEN DESIGN PRINCIPLES

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course covers the fundamentals of green design and construction through the unique

perspectives of Economic, Social and Environmental Aspects of the Industry. Sustainable

methods of site development, materials and product selection, energy conservation and indoor

environmental quality will be addressed. The student will be guided in understanding the

importance of integrated design and construction for sustainable buildings.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The coursework and assignments have been developed to produce the following outcomes.

y Increased knowledge of sustainable design and constructiony Increased knowledge of green building materials and productsy Increased knowledge of the green project management


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TEXTBOOKS

The required text book(s) will be used as an instigator of class discussion, assignment, chat,

threaded discussion, peer review, case study, tests, individual and or group activities. All

recommended readings will increase value to all of the above mentioned activities.

All direct course material provided will be used to evaluate the student either during

assignment/ pop quiz/ test during each class.

The syllabus for final exam will include all of the above unless specified by me during the

course.

More books may be added to the recommended list as the course progresses.

y Requiredo

Reshaping the Built Environment -- Edited by Charles Kibert, Island Press, 1999y Recommended

o Fundamentals of Building Energy Dynamics -- Bruce D. Hunno Sun Wind & Light -- G.Z. Brown and Mark DeKay, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Second

Edition 2001

COURSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

INVOLVEMENT

I cannot emphasize more on the importance of student effort and involvement in classfeedback, threaded discussions, peer reviews, individual activities and group activities as the

decisive elements in positive outcomes. I have tried to extend opportunities in every session

through suggested readings, notes, useful websites as pointers that would then lead to further

research and analysis. A sense of accountability to ones self is essential to utilize the resources

available.

EMAIL:

As silly as it sounds, emails are the worst when it comes to increasing productivity unless the

following guidelines are strictly followed:

1. To the point subject line2. Brief description3. Task at hand (if more than one, limit to three)4. Responsible party (only one per task)


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5. Deadline (time and date)I will be reading and responding to class emails twice a week Wednesdays and Fridays from

20:30 to 21:30 MST. I will respond within 24 hours ONLY if it is concerning class material errors

preventing you from accessing information for my next class. Please state clearly on the subject

line the word ERROR followed by Class Number.

All other emails will be answered in the order of receipt and within the time allotted. Emails

that do not clearly state subject as either Questions, Updates or Requests followed by a

succinct topic will not be answered or will become a part of the least priority pile. Please limit

the number of questions, updates or requests to three per email per day.

All course-required assignments and appointments must not be presented by email unless

specifically instructed by me.

Your help in streamlining the email process will help me in answering your important questionssoon.

OFF ICE HOURS

I would encourage you to use my availability during my office hours productively by being

prepared with questions, updates and requests. Please read the email section and follow the

same format for your time with me. I have one hour every week for all my students regardless

of batch.

I will be able to share 10 minutes with every student by appointment. Appointment schedulingis first come first serve from 23:00 MST Wednesday of one week to 20:00 MST Monday of the

next week

Appointments can be scheduled one week at a time. Preference will be given to first timers.

If your questions, updates and requests can be sent by email, please do so and save your

appointment time for something important.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

Unless specified in the course material, all assignments are expected to be:

y Submitted in MS WORD FORMAT. Minimum 1 Page/ Maximum 3 Pagesy Document shall include:

o Title/ Abstract (50 words maximum)/ Body/ Source Materials (if any)/ Referenceso Content Font:Times New Roman size: 12 (single line spacing)


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o Reference & Source Font:Times New Roman size: 8o Use of images (apart from the one page) is highly recommended but not

required to explain ideas, concepts, products, etc.

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION

Students will be asked to respond to weekly posted DQs (discussion questions) as well as

respond to other classmates postings. This is a learning opportunity, to discuss the weekly

topics and share information, perspectives, and develop new ideas and concepts for the class.

Participation is part of the weekly course grade. Students should be visible in the course room

4 of the 7 days for each class week. By distributing responses to the DQs and classmate

postings, students should be able to meet the minimum requirement. (Minimum requirements

for DQ questions are to make your initial response by mid-week and respond to at least twoclassmates post during the week. More is better.)

Attendance will be taken by the automated system. Please remember that attendance and

participation are counted separately. Students who choose to log in but do not participate will

not receive points for course work.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS

The class week begins each Wednesday and ends each Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. (AZ time). Late

assignments will be penalized with a 10% grade deduction each day past the due date.

Any emergencies must be discussed with the faculty member directly via e-mail before the last

day of class. Per the University Policy, no late assignments will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. (AZ

time) on the last day of the class term. A contact is not a guarantee of a change in policy.

FEEDBACK

To aid in the learning process, faculty will provide feedback on daily postings and weekly

assignments.

Students may expect faculty to lead, participate, and expand discussions on the weekly topics.

Students may also expect to receive feedback on weekly assignments no later than seven

calendar days after submission including final grades posted seven days after the course ends.


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INCOMPLETES

Incomplete indicates that the student did not complete all course requirements by the end of

the course session due to unanticipated circumstances or events, and requested additional

time to finish the course assignments. Students must have completed at least 75% of the

course requirements for a faculty member to approve an incomplete. Students will then have

an additional 8 weeks to submit course materials, at which time a final course grade will be

issued. The I grade does not contribute to the calculation of G.P.A.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The university is committed to intellectual integrity in its academic pursuits. All assignments,

exams, term papers, and other projects submitted must be the students own work. Plagiarism

is defined as the submission of another persons work represented as that of the students

without properly citing the source of the work. To avoid plagiarism, students should not copyand paste into assignments without using quotation marks and properly citing in APA format

the source of the material. Cheating is defined as using inappropriate sources of information on

a test.

The university may impose sanctions for academic dishonesty. Faculty may challenge a

students work, and ask a student to resubmit an assignment or to retake an exam. Students

may be required to have a proctor present when they take an exam. Faculty may reject

questionable work and not assign a grade to the corresponding assignment. When an incident

of academic dishonesty is discovered, faculty may assign an unsatisfactory grade for the

assignment or for the entire course.

The first incident of academic dishonesty will result in the student being placed on academic

probation. The university may conduct an investigation to review past assignments submitted

by the student in this and prior courses. The university reserves the right to change past grades

awarded by the university if plagiarism is subsequently found on assignments for such courses.

If additional incidences of plagiarism are found, the student will be informed of the cases and

Academic Standards will review the situation.

Any further incident of academic dishonesty detected by a faculty member will result in the

academic dismissal of the student.

The students right to appeal is covered under policies for appeal of a grade and appeal of

academic dismissal.


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CODE OF CONDUCT

As members of the academic community, all students, faculty, and staff are expected to

conduct themselves in a manner that contributes to a positive learning environment. Members

are responsible to respect the rights and privileges of others. Persons associated with the

university accept an obligation to abide by the following code of conduct:

y Deal ethically with fellow students, faculty members, and university staff members.y Recognize the diverse contributions of others within the university and in the world, and

treat others with respect and acceptance of difference.

y Recognize ones own personal and professional values and the personal andprofessional values of others.

y Help to foster a productive learning environment that encourages everyone to do his orher best.

y Assess ones own and others academic and interpersonal strengths and weaknesses byconstructively accepting and providing feedback.

y Demonstrate self-responsibility and self-direction in the setting and completion oflearning goals and objectives.

y Accept responsibility and accountability for ones own actions, oral and writtencommunications, and interactions with faculty, students, and staff.

y Understand that the university is a place where alternate ideas may be expressed anddiscussed. Acknowledge that conflictand the resolution of conflicts may occur in thelearning process, and demonstrate responsibility for resolving conflicts while

maintaining respect for all individuals involved regardless of the outcome.

y Maintain confidentiality and respect the privacy of personal or professional informationcommunicated about other people, employers, or situations.

y Adhere strictly to university standards on academic integrity.y Obey national, state, and local laws and abide by the policies of the university.

Conduct that is determined to impair the opportunities of others to learn or that disrupts the

orderly functions of the university will be deemed misconduct and will be subject to

appropriate disciplinary action. Alleged violations of student behavior must be indicated in

writing to the Academic Dean or Executive Dean, and shall immediately be investigated.Misconduct for which students, faculty, and staff are subject to disciplinary action includes, but

is not limited to:

y Actions, verbal statements, and written statements which threaten or violate thepersonal safety of other students, faculty, or staff.


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CODE OF CONDUCT (CONT)

y Harassment, sexual or otherwise, that has the effect of creating a hostile or offensivelearning or working environment for any student, faculty, or staff member.

y Drug or alcohol abuse.y

Disruptive behavior that hinders or interferes with the educational process orinstitutional functions.

y Violation of any applicable professional codes of ethics or conduct.y Failure to promptly comply with any reasonable directive from faculty or university

officials.

y Failure to cooperate in a university investigation.y Academic dishonesty, including cheating (using or attempting to use unauthorized

materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise), fabrication (falsification

or invention of any information, citation, or document, or lying during a university

investigation), plagiarism (representing the words or ideas of another as ones own in anacademic exercise), and unlawful use or acquisition of copyrighted works.

y Helping a student to cheat, fabricate, plagiarize, or unlawfully acquire or usecopyrighted works.

y Sabotage (unauthorized interference with, modification of, or destruction) of the work,intellectual property, or records of any member of the university community.

y Disclosure of nonpublic information to others without specific permission regardingstudents, faculty, or staff members; property and/or financial matters; or educational

methods or resources.

y Forgery, alteration, or misuse of university documents, records or identification, orknowingly furnishing false information to the university.

y Misuse of computing resources including, but not limited to, unauthorized use ofanother individuals identification and password; unauthorized entry into a file to use,

read, change the contents, or for any other purpose; unauthorized transfer of a file;

using computing facilities to interfere with the work of another student, faculty or staff

member; using computing facilities to interfere with normal operation of the

universitys computing system; and/or knowingly causing a computer virus to become

installed in a computer system or file.

y Failure to perform assigned responsibilities.y Insubordination.y Violation of university regulations and policies.y Violation of federal, state, or local laws or regulations that impacts the universitys

educational environment.


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CODE OF CONDUCT (CONT)

If an investigation of an alleged violation of behavior determines that misconduct occurred,

disciplinary action will be based on the seriousness of the situation and may include, but not be

limited to, documented counseling by a qualified professional or university member, loss of

credit, probation, or dismissal. There is no requirement that discipline must be progressive orthat a warning must be given prior to termination from the university. Violations may also

result in possible legal process, civil or criminal, if applicable.

GRADING POLICY

All class assignments will be used for final grading.

Student(s) will be able to gauge their grades as the course progresses and the end result will

not be a surprise.

All assignments received past the deadline will receive half the value of the grade if submitted

within the next 24 hours and zero thereafter.

Regardless of class performance and standing, student(s) must participate in the final exam to

obtain pass grade for this class.

Student(s) will need to submit all assignments regardless of time to be able to participate for

the final exam.

In cases of any ambiguity or objection, the Professors decision will be final.

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Piccolo International University Course: CON 635 | Green Design Principles