In the Child and Youth Care (CYC) program at Sheridan College, we support the responsible use of AI tools to enhance learning, while emphasizing that your growth as a reflective, ethical, and relational practitioner must remain rooted in critical thinking, self-awareness, and course materials. AI can support brainstorming and understanding?but relying on it to generate or complete your work without permission violates academic integrity and may undermine your development as a CYC professional; always refer to assessment instructions and course resources to understand what constitutes acceptable AI use. FAHCS Evaluation Protocol The following protocol applies to all items listed within course outlines' evaluation plan within the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies, unless superseded by program protocol. Students are responsible for keeping track of all test dates and times, as well as all due dates for course evaluations and any special instructions for submitting assignments and projects as supplied to the class by the professor. When submitting assignments and projects online in SLATE, students are also responsible for checking to ensure their work was submitted as required and uploaded successfully. Students must complete all graded activities at the specified times. Missed tests, in-class activities, and presentations are awarded a mark of zero. The penalty for late submission of assignments is a loss of 10% per day for up to five calendar days (excluding statutory holidays) whether the student has scheduled classes those days or not, after which, a grade of zero is assigned. Under exceptional circumstances, an extension or make-up opportunity may be approved as outlined in #3 below, and the mark of zero may be revised by subsequent performance. Students who miss a test, in-class activity, assignment or do not submit an assignment on time due to exceptional circumstances are required to notify their professor in advance of the class whenever possible. An opportunity to make up missed graded activities, may be extended to students who provide an acceptable explanation of their absence and/or acceptable documentation explaining their absence. Any approved make-up tests and assignments are to be completed in the manner outlined by the professor. Exceptional circumstances may result in a modification of due dates for assignments. Assignments and projects must be submitted at the beginning of the class in which it was due, unless alternative times are clearly specified by the professor. In keeping with Sheridan's Academic Integrity Policy, students must complete each assignment and test individually unless the professor specifies clear course instructions that indicate otherwise. Since there may be instances of grade appeal or questions regarding the timely completion of assignments and/or extent of individual effort, as well as questions about academic integrity, etc., students are strongly advised to keep, and make available to their professor, if requested, a copy of all assignments and working notes until the course grade has been finalized. There will be no re-submission of work unless, under exceptional circumstances only, this has been previously negotiated between the student and the professor. Students must submit ALL evaluations in courses with practical lab and field components to pass the course. In relation to graded group activities: students' individual academic accommodations will be considered and reviewed with the professor as deemed relevant to the course.