Multicultural Resource Center
The Student Multicultural Resource Center serves as a catalyst for inclusion, diversity and innovation.
Disability Support Services (DSS)
DSS is committed to assuring that students with disabilities receive equal, effective, and meaningful access to all campus programs, resources, and services.
Veterans Support Services
Offers transition services to assist military members in making the switch to the academic environment.
Career Development
Helps students and alumni explore their career options and learn the skills to succeed in their career endeavors.
Dr. Craig Engstrom's Course Policies
All students are given a course outline with a link to the page.
This is the syllabus, let's save paper.
Resources
Helpful resources to ensure your academic success.
If you need help and are not sure where to go, reach out to me.
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You should always refer to the specific assignment prompt for details regarding objectives, grading criteria, and due dates.
Grading Philosophy & Criteria
I assign final grades using the following system set by SIUC for undergraduates and graduates .
Accomodation
I follow the SIUC policy on this: Southern Illinois University Carbondale will make reasonable accommodation for individual student religious observances.
Food & Digital Devices
Unless used for legitimate reasons, do not eat stinky or crunchy food (e.g., Taco Bell, Doritos) or use distraction aids (Netflix/music playing in your ear buds) during class time.
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Writing Policy
Professional success in organizations demands quality writing. The quality of your writing therefore matters. Improving your writing is part of the content of my courses.
Evaluation of your writing includes assessments of emails, outlines, paper organization, sentence structure, word choices, typographical mistakes, spelling, and basic grammatical errors.
If you feel that you have trouble writing up to the standards required in one of my courses, consult with a tutor at the SIU Writing Center:
Morris Library – The Writing Center | Southern Illinois University
Important
In some instances, I require students who need writing assistance to first meet with a tutor at the SIU Writing Center before submitting assignments. If you do not do as required, you will fail writing assignments. Since good speeches require well-written outlines, this requirement applies to speech outlines. Do not consider this punishment; instead, consider it a gift that improves your writing and grade.