“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.

” - Napoleon Hill AHS 107 Course Outline 1

University of Waterloo
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences - AHS 107
Sociology of Activity, Health, & Well-being - Course Outline: Fall 2020

Instructor: Wade Wilson, Ph.D.

Office: BMH 1052
Office Hours: By Appointment
Email: aw3wilso@uwaterloo.ca

Teaching Assistants:
Lilah Nelson Pershia Norouzian Margaret McBeath
k3nelson@uwaterloo.ca p2norouz@uwaterloo.ca mlmcbeat@uwaterloo.ca
Kevin Wilson Mikail Shade Raisa Ladha
kes2wils@uwaterloo.ca mkshade@uwaterloo.ca rladha@uwaterloo.ca
Christiane Mitchell Natasha Ivanochko Nadia Somani
c34mitch@uwaterloo.ca nivanochko@uwaterloo.ca nasomani@uwaterloo.ca
Aiyshwary Rajendram Safura Syed Maria Ramirez Prieto
a8rajend@uwaterloo.ca s62syed@uwaterloo.ca mj2ramir@uwaterloo.ca
Sophie Chambers Hoda Herati
sa2chamb@uwaterloo.ca hherati@uwaterloo.ca

Lecture Times: No Set Lecture Times!!

Course Description:

This course will focus on the social and cultural factors that influence activity, health, and well-being in
different settings and among different populations. Sociological literature will be used to examine
activity, health, and well-being in the lives of individuals, groups, and society.

You may notice that you are exploring and investigating similar topics in some of your department
specific introduction courses. The Instructors of those courses and your AHS 107 Instructor are aware of
this, and in some cases, this is intended.

As an Applied Health Sciences student, you are required to take AHS 107 in order to fulfil your
Communication Requirement.

Course Objectives:

1. Foster the development of communication skills (3C’s – see next section).

2. Engage in discourse and activities to facilitate an understanding of and respect for the diverse
knowledge and skills within the three academic units.

3. Describe how activity, health, and well-being are influenced by social, cultural, political, economic,
and technological changes in society.
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4. Utilize the sociological literature as a lens for examining activity, health, and well-being in the lives
of individuals, groups, and society.

5. Illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of activity, health, and well-being.

6. Engage in discourse about the ways in which theory and research in the areas of activity, health, and
well-being could be applied to professional and collaborative practice.

7. Critically reflect on how activity, health, and well-being have affected and shaped students’ own
lived experiences.

8. Examine various contexts and populations related to the experience of activity, health, and well-
being.

AHS Communication Requirement:

Foundation Communication Outcomes – these outcomes identify the core competencies that all students
will have achieved at the end of their first year of study at UWaterloo. Communication refers to course
material (lectures, readings, etc.) and student work in both written and oral formats. It is further
assumed that students will be able to demonstrate the below competencies as individuals and in groups.

Competency 1: Comprehension
Students will have the ability to:
- understand course material
- demonstrate understanding of course material in a complex, effective, and organized manner
- address and ask questions about course material with other students, teaching assistants, and
instructor
Competency 2: Conceptualization
Students will have the ability to:
- interpret, draw connections, identify gaps, and assess significance of ideas from multiple sources
- engage with related concepts across domains and from different perspectives and disciplines
(Kinesiology, Recreation and Leisure Studies, School of Public Health and Health Systems)
- discuss, communicate differences, and offer and respond to challenging questions about
relationships of concepts with other students, teaching assistants, and instructor
Competency 3: Contextualization
Students will have the ability to:
- define a problem, address significance of the problem, present possible responses to the problem,
reflect on and assess responses, and identify the preferred response(s) in relation to key course
concepts
- apply course material through information, persuasive, and task-specific communication
practices in field-specific settings
- gather, identify, assess, and analyze central contextual components, audience interests, and
desired outcomes in field-specific settings

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Course Website - LEARN:

The course web site can be found on Waterloo Learn (www.learn.uwaterloo.ca). The course web site will
contain announcements, updates, required resources, lecture outlines, and posting of grades. PLEASE
CHECK THIS SITE REGULARALY.

Announcements: announcements will appear in the Announcement Widget on the Course Home page
during the term. You are expected to read the announcements on a regular basis. To ensure you are
viewing the complete list of announcements, you may need to click “Show All Announcements”.

Technical Support: if you have issues with LEARN please email learnhelp@uwaterloo.ca. In the email
include your full name, WatIAM user ID, student number, and course name and number. Technical
support is available during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Eastern
Time).

Text & Required Readings:

AHS 107 Courseware Pack – available at the UWaterloo Bookstore
Price: Approximately $26.06 + tax
Bookstore Link: https://wstore.uwaterloo.ca/course-materials/my-booklook.html

For textbook ordering information, please contact the W Store | Course Materials + Supplies. For
your convenience, you can compile a list of required and optional course materials including both print
and digital formats, through UWaterloo BookLook using your Quest userID and password. If you are
having difficulties ordering online and need support, please contact the W Store by email
wstore@lists.uwaterloo.ca , by local phone +1 519-888-4673 or by toll-free at +1 866-330-7933. Please
be aware that textbook orders CANNOT be taken over the phone.

**You may be able to get your hands-on previous year’s reading materials – just be aware that
some readings may have changed, been omitted, and new readings added to the course pack**

Information about Contacting the Instructor, TA Coordinator, and Teaching Assistants:

It has become routine for students to contact course instructors via email and thus it has become useful to
establish a policy for email correspondence. As a general rule and to the extent it is possible, we will
respond to email inquiries within 48 hours and during normal university business hours (i.e.,
8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday). Note that you should not expect to receive answers to email
messages on weekends, including the weekends before exams and assignment due dates. Email is a
good way to correspond about specific and straightforward matters. It is not a good way to review or
expand upon material presented in class. If you wish to discuss course material or other matters that
are not well handled by email, we will ask that you arrange a meeting with the Instructor or your
designated Teaching Assistant. On the next page is a handy decision tree to assist with email
correspondence.

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Weekly Plan:
Each Monday before end of day (approx. 4:30pm) I will make an announcement with relevant content,
reminders, and important information for you to complete each week.

Course Evaluation

IMPORTANT NOTE:
These assignments are individual! Therefore, no sharing, collaborating, copying, or using
classmates’ work (or previous cohorts’ assignments) on the writing/completion of your assignments
will be tolerated. However, it is okay to discuss and share a good resource with your classmates or
where you found it.

Please submit assignments in MS Word document format. Your last submission will be graded. If
we cannot open the document you submit in LEARN it will not be marked. No email submissions
accepted.

**Instructions & Rubric for Assignments can be found on LEARN**

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1) Tutorials (20%): Assessed throughout Term

You will be assigned a TA and tutorial section number. Each week following the Tutorial Schedule (see
Tutorial Schedule) you will complete the assigned activity/exercise and submit to the corresponding
Dropbox. Your mark will consist of completing the activities and submitting them by the assigned
due date (by the end of each week). Be sure to read the instructions each week as they are posted.
To receive full marks for each tutorial activity, responses much be crafted thoughtfully and demonstrate
understanding of course content. Tutorial marks will be up to TA/Instructor discretion.

Each weekly tutorial mark will be recorded out of 2 (see table below) and then converted into a final mark
out of 20 at the end of the term. Your best 8 out of 9 tutorial marks will be used to make up this portion
of your overall grade. In other words, everyone gets a one-off in case you miss a tutorial activity.

Fully Completed = 2 Partial Completion = 1 Not Completed or Submitted = 0

2) Quick Communication Assignment (10%) – Due Date: Thursday September 17th 2020 by
11:55pm to your TA’s Inbox.

For your First AHS 107 Communication Assignment, you are being asked to send an email to your TA.
The purpose of this assignment is to get us familiar with the proper/professional manner in which to draft
an email. Email is a very powerful form of communication and the contexts in which we use email
requires certain components. There is a huge difference between an email you would send your friend vs.
what you would send your boss or potential employer.

3) Position Paper (45%):

You will be provided a list of questions/issues related to current issues in recreation and leisure, health,
and kinesiology (see below). You will choose one of the questions and formulate and justify a position
on the issue. There are no right or wrong answers, only effective arguments, so be persuasive! Some of
you may be writing position papers in other courses. This is intended to practice our communication
skills. Position papers in your other courses will address those course specific topics and connected to the
learning outcomes of that course.

Rationale/Creation of Questions:
The following questions were developed by various professors in AHS with the purpose for you to
generate a position (i.e., support or not support the issue). These questions provide examples of clear
divisions of opinion in society in regards to activity, health, and well-being, which can be argued with
facts and inductive reasoning. Visually, these questions can be represented on a spectrum from completely
agree to completely disagree. You are to choose one question and find out where you fit on the spectrum
(i.e., your position) and complete the assignments through the instructions provided. The purpose of a
position paper is to form your own opinion about the topic and convincingly support this position
with your own experience and evidence from scholarly research. Being able to form a stance, justify it
with credible sources while acknowledging opposing views is important for effective communication.

Questions:
• Should parents limit teenagers' use of social media?
• Should scientists be allowed to experiment on human embryos?
• Should everyone in our society receive a guaranteed annual income (universal basic income)?
• Is the primary reason for the majority of health-related problems lifestyle?
• Are test scores the only way to judge the competency of a student?
• Can video gamers be counted as true athletes?
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• Should alternatives to steroids be legalized for professional athletes?

• Are smart phones harmful to our health?
• Should physical education classes be mandatory throughout high-school?
• Has the Corona Virus led to increased cases of isolation and depression?
• Should celebrities (or professional athletes) be held to a higher moral standard since they are often
viewed as role models by children and teens?
• Should people be refused organ transplants for leading an unhealthy lifestyle?
• Should the government refuse to import products which are manufactured/obtained at the cost of
someone’s health (e.g., pollution, destroying natural habitat, child labor, etc.)?

3A: Outline & Annotated Bibliography (15%) – Due Date: Thursday October 8th 2019 by 11:55 pm
to LEARN Dropbox in MS Word doc format.

The position paper outline and annotated bibliography assignment is designed to help increase your
familiarity with electronic and print resources available through the library. Additionally, this assignment
will assist you in drafting your position papers, summarizing scholarly information, citing literature to
avoid plagiarism, and recognizing various citations in text and reference pages. The annotated
bibliography will include 3 (three) sources for your position paper and the search method used to find the
references. The annotation should justify the use of the references/sources for the paper. You will also
include the question you have chosen, a brief introduction of your position paper, and thesis/position
statement. An outline of the assignment and further details will be posted on LEARN and conveyed
during lecture.

3B: Final Position Paper (30%) – Due Date: Thursday November 19th 2020 by 11:55 pm to LEARN
Dropbox in MS Word doc format.

You are to write a position paper on your selected question following your outline, taking into
consideration suggestions from Part A and integrating them into Part B. The position paper will include
an introduction, your position/thesis statement, arguments for and against your position, a
conclusion, and reference page. The paper will be no more than 5 (five) pages of text (does not
include title page & reference page), double spaced (typed, 12 pt. font, times new roman, 1”
margins). The paper must use APA format. Details and grading rubric will be posted on LEARN,
along with what the paper should visually look like. Additionally, on 1 (one) separate page following
your reference page you will be required to submit a Final Letter (instructions available on LEARN) to
indicate how you included the suggestions received from Part A. Any additional sources used should
also be indicated.

4) Quiz 1 (12.5%) – October 22nd 12:00am to October 24th 12:00am

Material from Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

5) Quiz 2 (12.5%) –December 3rd 12:00am to December 5th 12:00am

Material from Weeks 8, 9, 10, 11

Quizzes will be 40 multiple choice questions based on readings, lecture slides, guest lectures, videos,
tutorials, and anything else that is covered in the term. Quizzes will be held in LEARN.

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Assessment Weighting Due Date Location

Tutorials 20% Weekly Activities LEARN
Quick Communication Assignment 10% Thursday September 17th by 11:55pm TA Email
Part A: Annotated Bibliography 15% Thursday October 8th by 11:55pm DropBox
Part B: Position Paper 30% Thursday November 19th by 11:55pm DropBox
Quiz 1: Weeks 1, 2, 3, & 4 12.5% Thursday October 22nd LEARN
Quiz 2: Weeks 8, 9, 10, 11 12.5% Thursday December 3rd LEARN

Re-Grading of Assignments:

We are happy to go over your graded assignment with you and provide clarification. First see your TA
who marked the assignment. The TA Coordinator and Instructor will not look at your assignment
unless you have met with TA first. If you feel that you have earned a better mark on your assignments
you will need to provide exact details and justification (e.g., Page 3, lines 7 to 12, & why you think you
have earned more marks). Your mark could go up or down up on re-grading. Your TA may alter your
mark, but the TA Coordinator and Course Instructor reserve the final say on the re-grading of any
assignments.

Lecture and Reading Schedule*

Class/Week Topic(s) Readings

Week 1:
Introductions & Sociology of Activity Jamieson (2018)
September 8th – 11th
Week 2: Main Theories in Sociology
Clarke (2016)
September 14th – 18th Email Assignment Due: September 17th
Week 3: Dodge et al. (2012)
Sociology of Health and Well-being
September 21st – 25th Pawluch (2016)
Week 4:
Gender – Guest Speaker LEARN – WK 4 Folder
September 28th – October 2nd
Week 5: Quiz 1 Review
No Readings
October 5th – 9th Part A Due: Thursday October 8th
Week 6:
FALL READING WEEK OCT. 12th -16th No Readings
October 12th – 16th
Week 7: Quiz 1: Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4
No Readings
October 19th – 23rd Thursday October 22nd
Week 8: Mair (2013)
Social Class
October 26th – 30th Sage & Eitzen (2016)
Week 9: Clarke (2016)
Diverse Groups
November 2nd – 6th Hutchison (2013)
Week 10: Sobal (2011)
Sociology of Obesity
November 9th – 13th Bellisari (2013)
Week 11: Social Construction of Fitness Jeanne-Maud et al (2015)
November 16th – 20th Part B Due: Thursday November 19th Pedersen et al (2017)
Week 12: Quiz 2 Review (Weeks 8, 9, 10, 11)
No Readings
November 23rd – 27th & Course Wrap Up
Week 13:
Quiz 2: Weeks 8, 9, 10, 11
November 30th – December No Readings
Thursday December 3rd
4th
*Assigned readings and schedule are subject to change. Additional readings may be assigned.

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Tutorial Schedule

Week Tutorial # Tutorial Topic Activity/Participation Completed By:

September 8th –
No Tutorial Activity First Week of Term
11th
September 14th Complete Module & Friday September
Tutorial 1 3 C’s of Communication
- 18th Submit 18th 11:55pm
September 21st Complete Module & Friday September
Tutorial 2 3 C’s of Communication
– 25th Submit 25th 11:55pm
September 28th Complete Module & Friday October 2nd
Tutorial 3 3 C’s of Communication
– October 2nd Submit 11:55pm
Complete Activity Sheet Friday October 9th
October 5th – 9th Tutorial 4 Question Creation
& Submit 11:55pm
October 12 -
FALL READING WEEK
16th
October 19th –
No Tutorials – Quiz 1 Week
23rd
October 26th – Complete Activity Sheet Friday October
Tutorial 5 Passage Write
30th & Submit 30th 11:55pm
November 2nd – Complete Activity Sheet Friday November
Tutorial 6 Reading Summaries
6th & Submit 6th 11:55pm
November 9th – Position Paper Complete Activity Sheet Friday November
Tutorial 7
13th Advertisement & Submit 13th 11:55pm
November 16th Concept Connection Complete Activity Sheet Friday November
Tutorial 8
– 20th Writing Prompts & Submit 20th 11:55pm
November 23rd Complete Activity Sheet Friday November
Tutorial 9 Self-Reflection
– 27th & Submit 27th 11:55pm
November 30th
No Tutorials – Quiz 2 Week
– December 4th

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Remote Teaching and Learning: STUDENT NOTICE OF RECORDING

Activities for this course involve recording, in partial fulfillment of the course learning outcomes. You
will receive notification of recording via at least one of the following mechanisms: within the Learning
Management System (LEARN), a message from your course instructor, course syllabus/website, or other
means. Some technologies may also provide a recording indicator. Images, audio, text/chat messaging
that have been recorded may be used and/or made available by the University to all undergraduate
students enrolled in AHS 107 from September 8, 2020 to December 23, 2020 for the purpose of
attaining the learning objectives of AHS 107. Recordings will be managed according to the University
records classification scheme, WatClass, and will be securely destroyed when no longer needed by the
University. Your personal information is protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act, as well as University policies and guidelines and may be subject to disclosure
where required by law.

The University will use reasonable means to protect the security and confidentiality of the recorded
information, but cannot provide a guarantee of such due to factors beyond the University’s control, such
as recordings being forwarded, copied, intercepted, circulated, disclosed, or stored without the
University’s knowledge or permission or the introduction of malware into computer system which could
potentially damage or disrupt the computer, networks, and security settings. The University is not
responsible for connectivity/technical difficulties or loss of data associated with your hardware, software
or Internet connection.

By engaging in course activities that involve recording, you are consenting to the use of your appearance,
image, text/chat messaging, and voice and/or likeness in the manner and under the conditions specified
herein. (In the case of a live stream event, if you choose not to have your image or audio recorded, you
may disable the audio and video functionality (see: Student privacy during live events). Instructions to
participate using a pseudonym instead of your real name are included where the feature exists; however,
you must disclose the pseudonym to your instructor in advance in order to facilitate class participation.) If
you choose not to be recorded, this notice serves as confirmation of your understanding that all
recordings will be posted to Learn so they can be viewed on a later date.

You are not permitted to disclose the link to/URL of an event or an event session recording or copies of
recording to anyone, for any reason. Recordings are available only to authorized individuals who have
been directly provided the above instructions/link for their use. Recordings for personal use (i.e., required
to facilitate your learning and preparation of personal course/lecture notes) should not be shared with
others without the permission of the instructor or event coordinator. Review the University’s guidelines
for faculty, staff and students entering relationships with external organizations offering access to course
materials for more information on your obligations with respect to keeping copies of course materials. For
more information about accessibility, connect with AccessAbility Services.

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Important information about University of Waterloo resources and policies:

It is your responsibility to read and understand the University of Waterloo’s policies.

Student Support
At the University of Waterloo, we strive for academic excellence and we wish to ensure academic student
success for all of our undergraduate students. There are numerous ways that UW fosters student success
and wellbeing. If you need help, these are links to many of the services available to support you:

Student Success Office AccessAbility Services

Campus Wellness Counselling Services
UW MATES Health Services
FEDS Food Bank Glow Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity
The Women's Centre Good 2 Talk
Here 24/7 Grand River Hospital Mental Health and Addiction

Illness and Documentation

From time to time, students will encounter extenuating circumstances such as significant illnesses, ongoing
medical conditions, or religious observations that prevent them from meeting academic obligations. The
University is committed to assisting students who experience these events.

Students who are unable to meet an academic obligation (i.e. attend a tutorial, attend a lab, meet assignment
due dates (written, oral, etc.), or write a test) must provide documentation verifying the events that have
precluded them from meeting their academic obligations. If you fail to meet an academic obligation, you
must notify your instructor via email or via submission of a Verification of Illness Form (VIF) within 48
hours of the date and time of the academic obligation. Only an embossed hardcopy of a VIF will be
accepted (instructors should photocopy the original and you should keep the original for your records
or other classes). Failure to provide a VIF or email an instructor within 48 hours will result in a grade
of zero. A penalty of 20% per day will be applied to late assignments.

The University of Waterloo VIF is normally the only acceptable medical documentation. Students who
consult their physician or use the services of an off-campus walk-in clinic must provide a VIF to the
attending physician for completion; notes and forms created by the physician or clinic are normally not
acceptable. Although not compelled to do so, instructors may accept medical documentation that contains
the same information specified on the University of Waterloo VIF. Health Services charges a fee for
completing the University of Waterloo VIF that is not covered by OHIP/UHIP. Fees for this service or those
levied by off-campus practitioners are the student's responsibility.

https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/current-students/accommodation-due-to-illness
https://uwaterloo.ca/health-services/student-medical-clinic/services/verification-illness

In addition to illness, there may be events that preclude students from meeting academic obligations. The
following are examples of valid circumstances and required documentation that may warrant academic
accommodation:

• A member of a varsity team travelling for competition: a letter/email from the Head Coach verifying
the departure and return dates and times.
• Death of a family member: a copy of the death certificate, a copy of the obituary or a link to the
online obituary.
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• Travel: from time-to-time students are required to travel during an academic term for reasons NOT
related to pleasure/vacation. If you are travelling and require accommodation, you must inform the
instructor at least 2 weeks in advance of your travel, indicate the reason for travel and provide a
boarding pass upon return to campus.

Important note: travel that results in arrival to campus after the first day of class, absence before
or after a reading break or departure from campus during the final exam period DO NOT warrant
accommodation and any missed academic obligations will receive a grade of zero.

Co-op Interviews
Academic obligations take priority over co-op interviews. Whenever possible students are encouraged to
swap interview times to avoid conflicts with academic obligations. If you swap interview times or you
cannot find a student to swap with, you must complete an Interview Conflict form. Follow this link for more
information on interview process and procedures. You can submit an Interview Conflict form by following
these steps:

1. Login to WaterlooWorks
2. Select 'Submit a form' from your dashboard
3. Select the category 'Pre and Post Interview support'
4. Select the sub-category based on your current situation. There are two sub-categories to choose
from:
• Interview Conflict - another student agreed to switch times
• Interview Conflict - unable to switch times with another student
• Interview location accommodation required - interview at UW interview site other than my
home campus (for Architectural Engineering and Architecture students)
5. Complete and submit the form.

If none of these steps have worked and an interview conflicts with a lab or tutorial, you may request to swap
lab/tutorial sections for only the day/week in question. Please provide your instructor a screenshot from
WaterlooWorks such that your name, UW ID and the date and time of the scheduled interview are
visible on the screenshot. If the interview was scheduled outside of WaterlooWorks, a letter/email from
the prospective employer with the details outlined above will suffice.

If you're feeling overwhelmed with your interview schedule, you can contact your co-op advisor to discuss
available options and/or fill out a Request for Interview Relief Form on WaterlooWorks. Depending on
your situation, you may be able to choose to be removed from one or more of your upcoming interviews by
having your job application(s) withdrawn.

Accommodations
False claims of illness or false claims of the circumstances outlined above and/or the submission of
false supporting documentation of extenuating circumstances constitute an academic offence that will
result in disciplinary action under Policy 71.

Adjustment of due dates or deferrals of term tests or final examinations are not automatic upon the
presentation of suitable documentation. Instructors will use this documentation along with all
information available to them when determining whether accommodation is warranted. When instructors
elect to provide an accommodation, the options available to students vary based on the nature of the
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extenuating circumstances they are facing, and on the type of evaluation they were unable to complete on
time.

For in-term assignments, instructors may use their discretion and allow an extension. If the instructor does
not grant an extension and an element is missed, it is recommended that the weight of the missed element
– an assignment, a laboratory report, or other evaluation mechanism – be transferred to similar types of
elements due later in the term. If this option is not available, the weight of the missed assignment may be
transferred to a test or the final examination. If students are granted an accommodation for a test, the
weighting of the missed test is typically added to the final examination weighting or spread over the
remaining tests.

Policies
Academic Integrity: "To create and promote a culture of academic integrity, the behaviour of all members
of the University of Waterloo is based on honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility." All members
of the UW community are expected to hold to the highest standard of academic integrity in their studies,
teaching, and research. The Office of Academic Integrity’s website contains detailed information on UW
policy for students and faculty. This site explains why academic integrity is important and how students
can avoid academic misconduct. It also identifies resources available on campus for students and faculty to
help achieve academic integrity in — and out of — the classroom.

Grievance: a student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been
unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70, section 4, Student
Petitions and Grievances. When in doubt please be certain to contact the department’s administrative
assistant who will provide further assistance.

Discipline: a student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity [check

www.uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity/] to avoid committing an academic offence, and to take responsibility
for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an offence, or who needs help in
learning how to avoid offences (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about “rules” for group work/collaboration
should seek guidance from the course instructor, academic advisor, or the undergraduate Associate Dean.
For information on categories of offences and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy 71, Student
Discipline. For typical penalties check Guidelines for the Assessment of Penalties.

Appeals: a decision made or penalty imposed under Policy 70 (Student Petitions and Grievances) (other
than a petition) or Policy 71 (Student Discipline) may be appealed if there is a ground. A student who
believes he/she has a ground for an appeal should refer to Policy 72 Student Appeals.

Note for Students with Disabilities: AccessAbility Services, located in Needles Hall, Room 1401,
collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for students with
disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum. If you require academic
accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please register with AccessAbility Services at the
beginning of each academic term. https://uwaterloo.ca/accessability-services/

Intellectual Property Copyright Violations: academic integrity is a cornerstone of any educational

institution. Students and faculty alike benefit when academic integrity is well understood, encouraged and
maintained. The University and faculty strongly discourage students from participating in/uploading course
materials on online sharing platforms, such as Course Hero, OneClass and similar platforms. In many cases,

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the material in question is created and owned by the faculty member or instructor. Faculty are indeed
presumed to be the Intellectual Property Owners of the course materials.

Students are strongly advised to err on the side of caution and ask for permission from their
instructors before sharing and/or distributing any course materials. These course materials will usually
be made available only for personal use by students. Students may not distribute or reproduce the materials,
whether for commercial purposes or not, without the express written consent of the faculty or instructor.
Neither faculty nor the instructors waive their intellectual property rights when granting limited use of their
course materials to students.

Uploading course materials, including lectures, quizzes, and exams, onto online sharing platforms such as
Course Hero, OneClass, Facebook, Reddit, and similar platforms is considered to be a copyright violation,
regardless of whether an individual did so intentionally or unintentionally. Ignorance of the law is not an
excuse.

Students should be aware that this course contains the intellectual property of their instructor, TA, and/or
the University of Waterloo. Intellectual property includes items such as:

• Lecture content, spoken and written (and any audio/video recording thereof);
• Lecture handouts, presentations, and other materials prepared for the course (e.g., PowerPoint
slides);
• Questions or solution sets from various types of assessments (e.g., assignments, quizzes, tests, final
exams); and
• Work protected by copyright (e.g., any work authored by the instructor or TA or used by the
instructor or TA with permission of the copyright owner).

Course materials and the intellectual property contained therein are used to enhance a student’s educational
experience. However, sharing this intellectual property without the intellectual property owner’s permission
is a violation of intellectual property rights. For this reason, it is necessary to ask the instructor, TA and/or
the University of Waterloo for permission before uploading and sharing the intellectual property of others
online (e.g., to an online repository). Permission from an instructor, TA or the University is also
necessary before sharing the intellectual property of others from completed courses with students
taking the same/similar courses in subsequent terms/years. In many cases, instructors might be happy
to allow distribution of certain materials. However, doing so without expressed written consent is
considered a violation of intellectual property rights. Please alert the instructor if you become aware of
intellectual property belonging to others (past or present) circulating, either through the student body or
online. The intellectual property rights owner deserves to know (and may have already given their consent).

Permission Required Before Sharing/Uploading: There are institutional guidelines pertaining to

organizations external to the University of Waterloo that make available teaching resources from the
University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/faculty-staff-and-students-entering-relationships-
external.

Turnitin.com: Text matching software (Turnitin®) may be used to screen assignments in this course.
Turnitin® is used to verify that all materials and sources in assignments are documented. Students’
submissions are stored on a U.S. server, therefore students must be given an alternative (e.g., scaffolded
assignment or annotated bibliography), if they are concerned about their privacy and/or security. Students
will be given due notice, in the first week of the term and/or at the time assignment details are provided,
about arrangements and alternatives for the use of Turnitin® in this course. It is the responsibility of the
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student to notify the instructor if they, in the first week of term or at the time assignment details are provided,
wish to submit the alternate assignment.

Miscellaneous: Research at UW is an integral component. As you move through your programs you
might be interested in the many interesting labs and projects that are happening in our faculty. With that
said, from time to time you may be asked to participate in research studies from upper year undergrad and
graduate students working on honours theses and dissertations. Sometimes these researchers may ask to
have 5-10mins of class time to introduce their research projects and recruit voluntary participation. If this
happens in AHS 107, the choice to participate in those research projects would be completely voluntary
and not connected to your grades in the course. The course instructor will not know if you participate or
note. Note that all research projects will have received ethics clearance and have been approved by the
office of research ethics here at UW. By volunteering and participating in research projects you can get an
idea of what it is like to be involved in research and contribute to the research output and help out a fellow
student.

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© [Austin Wade Wilson, PhD] and University of Waterloo.

Important information about University of Waterloo resources and policies is outlined above. It is
your responsibility to read and understand the University of Waterloo’s policies.

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle