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Petition Type: New
ID: 2497
Submitted: July 21, 2016 at 9:19:47 AM
First Name: Natasha
Last Name: McMillan
Student Number: 10155692
Email: 14nlm@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BCOMP
Plan: MATH
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: FILM 260
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Sidneyeve Matrix
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: TO: The Associate Dean (Studies)
My name is Natasha McMillan, and I am appealing for Credit Standing (CR) in FILM 260 (Summer, 2016).
I did not achieve a grade I am proud of in FILM 260, because I handed in my first assignment late, and upon receiving a lack of communication with the professor, I falsely assumed that they would be lenient on the first assignment. Upon receiving a failing grade on the assignment, I contacted the professor again, and was told that my grade ¿¿would stand.¿ Throughout the rest of the course I strived to improve my grade, but it was extremely difficult, because I had already received a zero on 25 of the course work. I contacted the professor asking what I needed to do to receive credit in the course, and if they had any suggestions for me for studying. To summarize the professor¿¿s response; I was already doing everything I could.
Had the professor responded to my initial email on the date the assignment was due - stating that I would receive a failing grade - then I would have dropped the course. However, due to the lack of communication I continued on with the course, and falsely assumed leniency. By the time I became aware that I was given a failing grade on the assignment, it was no longer reasonable for me to drop the course ¿¿ given the timeline of the situation. Remaining in the course and assuming leniency was an error on my part.
This only affected this particular course, because the professors of my other courses have kept in contact with the class, and assisted when there was confusion or misunderstanding of instructions. I feel that in a distance studies course it is especially important for the professor (and/or TAs) to be reliable with their email communication, as it is the only reasonable means of communication for an online course. Had I been in Kingston, I would have gone to the professor to ask them in person about my first assignment, but because I am not in Kingston, I was unable to do this.
In my future courses at Queen¿¿s, I will strive to hand in all of my assignments on time, and I will not make any assumptions. I will keep a calendar of all my upcoming due dates, and strive to complete things ahead of schedule whenever possible.
I¿¿d like to thank you for your time spent reading this, and I hope you will take my concerns into consideration.
Sincerely,
Natasha McMillan
My name is Natasha McMillan, and I am appealing for Credit Standing (CR) in FILM 260 (Summer, 2016).
I did not achieve a grade I am proud of in FILM 260, because I handed in my first assignment late, and upon receiving a lack of communication with the professor, I falsely assumed that they would be lenient on the first assignment. Upon receiving a failing grade on the assignment, I contacted the professor again, and was told that my grade ¿¿would stand.¿ Throughout the rest of the course I strived to improve my grade, but it was extremely difficult, because I had already received a zero on 25 of the course work. I contacted the professor asking what I needed to do to receive credit in the course, and if they had any suggestions for me for studying. To summarize the professor¿¿s response; I was already doing everything I could.
Had the professor responded to my initial email on the date the assignment was due - stating that I would receive a failing grade - then I would have dropped the course. However, due to the lack of communication I continued on with the course, and falsely assumed leniency. By the time I became aware that I was given a failing grade on the assignment, it was no longer reasonable for me to drop the course ¿¿ given the timeline of the situation. Remaining in the course and assuming leniency was an error on my part.
This only affected this particular course, because the professors of my other courses have kept in contact with the class, and assisted when there was confusion or misunderstanding of instructions. I feel that in a distance studies course it is especially important for the professor (and/or TAs) to be reliable with their email communication, as it is the only reasonable means of communication for an online course. Had I been in Kingston, I would have gone to the professor to ask them in person about my first assignment, but because I am not in Kingston, I was unable to do this.
In my future courses at Queen¿¿s, I will strive to hand in all of my assignments on time, and I will not make any assumptions. I will keep a calendar of all my upcoming due dates, and strive to complete things ahead of schedule whenever possible.
I¿¿d like to thank you for your time spent reading this, and I hope you will take my concerns into consideration.
Sincerely,
Natasha McMillan
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: see file