Safety, Rules & Regulations

Laboratory Safety

Safety Glasses must be worn at all times while in labs in EPIC 2130, EPIC 2140, EPIC 2142, EPIC 2148 & EPIC 2236.

Students must read and follow these Lab Safety Rules

COVID-19 Information

Required Face Coverings
It is the policy of UNC Charlotte for the Fall 2020 semester that as a condition of on-campus enrollment, all students are required to engage in safe behaviors to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in the 49er community. Such behaviors specifically include the requirement that all students properly wear CDC-compliant face coverings while in buildings including in classrooms and labs. Failure to comply with this policy in the classroom or lab may result in dismissal from the current class session. If the student refuses to leave the classroom or lab after being dismissed, the student may be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity for charges under the Code of Student Responsibility.

Required Safety Glasses
All students and TAs are required to engage in safe behaviors to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in the 49er community. Such behaviors include the use of safety glasses at all times while in the ECE Teaching Labs. Failure to comply with this policy in the lab may result in dismissal from the current class session. If the student refuses to leave the classroom or lab after being dismissed, the student may be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity for charges under the Code of Student Responsibility.

Attendance

Undergraduate laboratory courses in the ECE department at UNC Charlotte are comprised of ten three-hours hands-on sessions and a practical examination. Students are required to attend and participate in every scheduled lab session. Students more than 30 minutes late are considered absent.

COVID-19 Information

Absences During COVID
For absences related to COVID-19, please adhere to the following:

  • Do not come to class if you are sick. Please protect your health and the health of others by staying home. Contact your healthcare provider if you believe you are ill.
  • If you are sick: If you test positive or are evaluated by a healthcare provider for symptoms of COVID-19 alert the University by completing this form. Representatives from Emergency Management and/or the Student Health Center will follow up with you as necessary, and your instructors will be notified.
  • If you have been exposed to COVID-19 positive individuals and/or have been notified to self-quarantine due to exposure, complete this form to alert the University. Representatives from Emergency Management and/or the Student Health Center will follow up with you as necessary, and your instructors will be notified.

To return to class after being absent due to a COVID-19 diagnosis or due to a period of self-quarantine, students should submit an online request form to Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS). Supporting documentation can be attached directly to the request form and should be from a student’s health care provider or the Student Health Center, clearly indicating the dates of absences and the date the student is able to return to class. Instructors will be notified of such absences.

If you are absent from class as a result of a COVID-19 diagnosis or quarantine, the instructor will do what is possible to help you continue to make progress in the course. The final decision for approval of all absences and missed work is determined by the instructor.

Make-up Arrangements

There will, of course, be times when students miss class or are late for a good reason (illness, accident, etc.). In the case of these events, students must contact the TA for make-up arrangements and for permission to submit assignments late without penalty.

COVID-19 Information

Due to social distancing requirements the student capacity for the labs is limited to 15 students at a time. Therefore, any make-up arrangements will be workout for a time where the lab is free and the TA or a lab staff member is available to supervise the student.

Switching Sections

Students will not be allowed to sign up for one section and attend another. Only under special circumstances and with the approval of Dr. Rodriguez and the lab TAs involved will any variation of the normal registration be considered. If for good reason a student misses a lab, or makes a reasonable request in advance of the class meeting, it is permissible for the student to do the lab in a different section during the week. If make-up arrangements are made during the same week, the lab report will be due at the student’s normal scheduled time.

COVID-19 Information

Due to social distancing requirements the student capacity for the labs is limited to 15 students at a time and we won’t be able to allow students from other sections to attend a section that have 15 students. Make-up arrangements will be workout for a time where the lab is free and the TA or a lab staff member is available to supervise the student.

Grading Policy

Lab reports are submitted and graded online using Canvas. Please check Canvas for your section schedule. Please read the grading policy available on this link.

Academic Integrity

Students work together in the laboratory to build circuits and measure data. Except for discussion and the sharing of data among lab partners, collaboration ends when the lab session is over. Students must work independently to write their own pre-lab exercises and reports. There must be no copying of student-generated text, tables, charts or graphs. Use of text copied from Internet sources, e.g., Wikipedia is strictly forbidden. Raw data aside, any duplicate work submitted will be viewed as cheating, and will result in disciplinary action according to university policy. The penalty for a first offense can range from a formal warning to an F for the course. Regardless of the penalty imposed, a record of the offense will be kept for eight years in the Office of the Dean of Students.

Plagiarism Checking

Laboratory reports may be subject to submission for textual similarity review for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted reports will be included as source documents in the reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such reports. No student reports will be submitted for the detection of plagiarism without a student’s written consent and permission. If a student does not provide such written consent and permission, plagiarism checking will be accomplished by other means.

The SimCheck Consent Form can be found here.

Religious Holidays – University Policy

Students wishing to be excused from classes for religious holidays must submit a Request for Religious Accommodation Form before the census date.