The Psychology Online Writing Center (POW-C) provides free appointments to discuss writing assignments for online students. The following are our policies related to these appointments:​

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  SCHEDULING:

• All appointments are scheduled through our online booking system. You were given access to a webpage that is dedicated to your class for use during this session. Please use this page to reserve any appointments for this session. (If you are in multiple classes that have reserved appointments, please use the appropriate link for each appointment you schedule.)

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• Reserved Class Appointments can be scheduled at least 24 hours and at most 14 days in advance. (Our general appointments can only be booked at most seven days in advance.)

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• Students may hold only one appointment slot at any time per class for which you are enrolled.

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• Students are allowed a maximum of two appointments per week per class for which you are enrolled (dependent upon the POW-C schedule). The second appointment may be scheduled upon the conclusion of the first.

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• Appointments are scheduled in MST.  Use this link to make sure you have the correct time https://time.is/MST.

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• Upon scheduling your appointment, you will receive a confirmation email that details all of these instructions, as well as providing your Writing Specialist's name and email address. If you choose a 1:1 Video Conference appointment, your initial confirmation email will include your Writing Specialist's Zoom meeting room address. If you schedule a Group Session, your initial confirmation email will not include your Writing Specialist's Zoom meeting room address. That info will be sent to you the day before your scheduled appointment.

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  SUBMITTING PAPERS:

• All papers must be submitted to your Writing Specialist at least 24 hours prior to your appointment.

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• Papers must be submitted in either a Word document (preferable) or a pdf. (If available, please include instructor/CA notes, assignment instructions, and rubric.)

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• You may submit your paper as a "work in progress" and continue to work on it after you submit it to your Writing Specialist.

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• If you are scheduling a 1:1 appointment to brainstorm or to ask non-paper-specific questions, you do not need to submit a paper to your assigned Writing Specialist. Please describe your intent for your appointment in your Intake Form so your Writing Specialist is aware.

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• If you are participating in an appointment for class credit, it is still up to you as to whether to submit a paper for review or not. Your instructor is provided with appointment notes for each student that attends. These notes will mention if no paper was submitted.

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​  ATTENDING YOUR APPOINTMENT:

• Prior to your appointment, you must download Zoom and create an account (*with your ASU email).  ​

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• Be on time for your appointment. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your appointment will be canceled and you will need to schedule a new appointment.

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• If you can not make your appointment, please notify your writing specialist and cancel the appointment using the link on your confirmation email ASAP.

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• Repeated late cancellations, late rescheduling (less than 24 hrs prior to appointment), or "No Shows" may result in the loss of the privilege of scheduling appointments, as well as an explanation to your instructor as to why this is imposed.

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• There are two ways in which you can join your Writing Specialist in their Zoom meeting room.  

  1. Go to your confirmation email and ​click the Zoom meeting room link.

  2. Go to POW-C Join Conference and click on the photo of your Writing Specialist.

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• Treat your Writing Specialist with respect. They will provide you guidance and resources, but they will not rewrite your paper. Put effort into learning how to improve your writing by answering questions posed by your Writing Specialist, as well as asking questions of your own.

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