Department Handbook

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• Resumes • Courses • Internships • Professionalism • Student Organizations • Closing Thoughts

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SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS

POLICIES

• Ethics • Notes • Plagiarism • Electronics • Attendance,

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comprehensive list of policies, and we’re not saying these things to scare you. We want to help you avoid a misstep while you’re with us, and be prepared when you leave.

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to graduate on time, and a violation may slow you down. You may get a lower grade. You might fail an assignment — or even the whole class. If it’s bad enough, you could be expelled from the university.

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2 believes every student should be held to high standards and our policies reflect this. Our job is to prepare you for your career, and our policies reflect the kinds of behaviors expected by employers.

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as a student includes scholastic dishonesty, mistreatment of fellow students, misrepresentation and more. Punishments can be severe. Employers have the same expectations

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to practice their professions in an ethical manner. This expectation begins your first day at MSU and continues after graduation.

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are copyrighted and owned by the professor or instructor. When you take a class, you are given a “license” to use that copyrighted lecture material for your own educational purposes.

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An easy way to avoid plagiarism is to put anything you copy from someone else in quotation marks and provide a citation to the original source.

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the words or ideas of another person as if you created them yourself.

Anything you represent as yours should be just that — solely your work.

Any exceptions (such as quotes) should be clearly marked.

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scholastic dishonesty.

(See MSU’s “General Student Regulations.”) Technology makes it easy to copy someone else’s work. It also makes it easy to catch you. Punishment is severe and in some cases can result in expulsion.

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more than three words in a row exactly the same as a source you are using, you might be plagiarizing.

If you get an idea from anything you watch, hear, or read, and you use that idea in your own work, cite your source.

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be used in class.

Employers would also consider these actions inappropriate, and faculty have a responsibility to help you prepare for your career. As a result, we may reduce your grade for violating this policy.

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in class is a privelage.

Using your laptop for purposes other than note taking distracts your classmates and will not be tolerated.

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deadlines. We’re preparing you for a professional position.

As a result, we don’t allow late work because your employers won’t either. Faculty have the responsibility to give little—or even NO—credit for any work that is even one minute late, so you are ready for success

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Except where an abscence is for a legitimate reason, such as illness or a conflicting education related event, absence from a scheduled class violates our policies.

Your grade can be reduced.

Anyone helping to cover for a missing student is engaging in scholastic dishonesty.

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education is to learn proper expectations of a workplace etiquette. This includes attendance. Employers don’t let you miss work without a good reason. Skipping class is no different. You can’t expect to learn if you aren’t there, and it is wrong to expect your fellow students to cover for you.

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and help are offered at MSU CAS Career Services in 181 Communication Arts and Sciences Building and the Writing Center in 300 Bessey Hall.

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job hunting, you’ll be competing against other well-educated individuals like you. Think ahead by preparing a résumé and making your personal plans for success. The sooner you make a résumé, the sooner it can develop into a living document that represents you best.

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but courses in logic, speech and more may be useful. Be strategic in your choices. Be sure to visit your academic advisor.

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if there are any courses that might be helpful to you as you progress in your career. For example, an accounting course could provide basic knowledge if you plan to own a company or manage a department with a budget.

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to rush through their program. They become more interested in how quickly they can graduate than in what they are learning. We recommend learning as much as you can while you’re here.

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Remember you are a student first. Your MSU degree will be with you the rest of your life.

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INTERNSHIPS ARE ESSENTIAL

for success in your future. The knowledge you gain will put you at a competitive advanatge.

Your employers become valuable references for the job hunt. Sometimes your internship may lead to a full-time job.

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obscene or offensive pictures of yourself anywhere on the internet, even in private social media accounts.

Many employers do internet searches on prospective employees when deciding whether or not to hire them.

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You have control over their perceptions to some extent. Don’t miss the chance to manage what you can. Ask yourself how you want a prospective employer to view you. Work on building that image.

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• Better to overdress than underdress • Write handwritten thank you notes and an email after job interviews • Greet with confidence • Practice effective communication skills • Don’t be afraid to ask questions • Get involved

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on a resume, and students have landed internships and interviews by introducing themselves to guest speakers and impressing them on the spot

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Student organizations such as Public Relations Student Society of America, Hubbell Connections, Media Sandbox and Advertising Association are great ways to network and gain experience.

INVOLVEMENT

GET INVOLVED!

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Remember at all times that you are an ambassador of this program. The more people think of you, this department and this program, the more valuable your degree will be.

The College of Communication & Arts Website

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Academic Advising

The Faculty of the Department of Advertising + Public Relations

http://cas.msu.edu

The Writing Center http://writing.msu.edu http://cas.msu.edu/places/advising/

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CLOSING THOUGHTS

GUIDELINES TO SUCCESS IN

THE DEPARTMENT OF ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Whether you want to create, plan, research, design, write copy, work in media relations, sell or manage advertising, AD+PR will prepare you for an exhilerating career. We can help you find the right career path that fits your promotional passion.

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