Title: Email Policy
Course: CJ601-01:Seminar in the Administration of Criminal Justice > Section: Preparing for Graduate Study & for the Course

As a professor at SDSU, I hold many roles: I am a researcher, I am a department steward, I engage in service, and I am a teacher, I am involved in community-building, and I hold many professional roles within various disciplines. Like many of my colleagues, and like yourself, I stay busy. As such, my schedule is often booked days (if not weeks) in advance.

I believe that, just like your time is valuable, I would hope that you see my time equally as valuable. Therefore, over many years, I have developed an email policy that ensures that we make time for each other, and make the most of the time we have.

Below, you'll find my email policy, as outlined in the syllabus.

EMAIL POLICY:
When emailing about the course, please remember to include the course number and meeting time in the subject line (e.g. "Question about #2 on HW2 - PA 604 Wed 4pm"). I check email up to twice per day, Monday through Friday, between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Please allow up to 72 hours for a response.

Asking for Help on Material:
If you miss a class meeting or you need help understanding material, you should:

1. Review the course website to review the material you missed/misunderstood.
2. If you need help understanding material, reach out to your fellow classmates via Canvas (direct email or discussion board).
3. If you still find it difficult to understand the material (after you've reviewed and reached out to fellow classmates), you should reach out to me to schedule a time chat about/clarify course material. Note: these meetings are not designed to serve as re-lectures.

Requesting Meetings:
Because my calendar pre-filled with 1-2 hour blocks for scheduled meetings, recovery time between meetings, and time for course prep, research, data analysis, writing, and grading, I require 1-week notice for meetings. All meetings occur in 15 minute time blocks, and will take place over Zoom.

- For Office Hours Meetings:
If you'd like to attend my office hours, please let me know, so I can adequately prepare for our meeting. For Office Hours Zoom meetings, I require a minimum of 1-week notice.
- For Non-Office Hours Meetings:
If, after you've looked over the material yourself and reached out to classmates, and still need help but cannot schedule a time to attend my office hours, you may still email me to request a meeting. For non-Office-Hours Zoom meetings, I require a minimum of 1-week notice.