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Originally Posted by Seige
1) My cell phone is on during class time regardless whether it is lecture, or an exam. Simply because if I deem the phone call important (i'm not talking about "OMG MY BEST FRIEND CALLED I NEED TO ANSWER THE PHONE" as opposed to "my family is calling me, and this never happens at this time of day, therefore there is probably something I need to know") I may need to leave the class or exam to take it. However, my phone is ALWAYS on vibrate during these settings and to see who it is, I take it out of my pocket and view the screen on the outside my phone. If it is important, I walk out, if not, back into the pocket letting it vibrate.
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I know of instructors who don't mind their students checking incoming calls and taking them in the hall during lecture. I'm not one of them. The act of taking out you phone and checking the screen to see who is calling is by itself a distraction, perhaps a minor one, but a distraction nonetheless. Getting up to go in the hall to take a call is a big distraction.
The one exception I grant is for those people who are in a situation where an emergency call might be anticipated. Husbands with pregnant wives late in their pregnancies, or medical personnel on call get exemptions solely for that purpose.
I don't know of any who permit the use of a cell phone during an exam. Cell phone cheating is rampant on college campuses. Having your cell phone out during any exam in one of my classes will result in your receiving a 0 on that exam.