Keller Graduate School, Course Expectations of Dr. Lisa McCool

1. Course Expectations
Dr. Lisa McCool
Lmccool@devry.edu
Lisa.mccool@yahoo.com

2. Emails & Office Hours
• I want you to be successful. So, please reach out
• Email will be returned within 12 hours.
• If you don’t hear from me it’s because I didn’t receive your
email. Please send it again, marked “Urgent”
• Office Hours: Sunday – Thursday from 11am – 1pm.
• Please provide advance request for video or teleconference.
• Emails within office hours will be returned within 1 hour.

3. Discussion Boards
• Click link in announcement for detailed information
• Q&A Board
• This board is for you to seek further input regarding the course
• Feel free to help each other out by asking/answering
• I will answer all questions within 24 hours
• Basic expectations
• One original post answering all discussion questions
• No later than Thursday noon
• Minimum 2 substantive responses to others’ posts
• Please don’t wait until the end of the week

4. Assignment Submissions
• Click link for detailed APA formatting information
• Cover page required for all submissions
• Reference page required for all submissions
• Plagiarism
• Take it seriously.
• You will receive an “F” on the assignment for first instance
• You will be reported through appropriate DeVry channels if it
happens again

5. Grading
• Discussion board(s) will be graded no later than
Tuesday of the following week.
• I use a rubric for grading. See it by clicking the discussion
board link in this announcement
• All assignment submissions will be graded by Friday of
the following week
• I follow the rubric specified within assignment requirements
• You will also be graded on grammar & APA formatting
• I strive to write comments on all assignment
submissions.

6. Weekly Announcements
• I post/send an announcement each week outlining the
week ahead.
• Let me know immediately if you are unclear on
requirements.