Syllabus- Grade Standards and Add-Drop Dates
Grade Standards and Important Dates
There will be four two part (multiple choice and short answer) unit exams worth 60 points per section. There is a single take home exam (Open Note, Open Book, Open Group) worth 100 pts. There will be one paper at 100 pts each. The graded online activities include Discussion posts, Quick writes, and Quizzes.
There is NO extra credit in this course.
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Letter Grade |
Percentage |
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Grade Item |
Points (% of Grade) |
|
A |
89%- 100% |
|
Midterms #1-#4 (MC and W) |
120 pts x 4 -(38%) |
|
B |
78% - 88% |
|
Quick-writes |
15 pts x 15 - (17%) |
|
C |
68% - 77% |
|
Discussion and Group Posts |
8 pts x 37 - (28%) |
|
D |
58% - 67% |
|
Teaching Quizzes |
12 items (5%) |
|
F |
Below 58% |
|
Papers #1 |
100 pts - (9%) |
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Take Home Exam-Online |
60 pts - (6%) |
Tests and Papers: The exams have two sections- multiple-choice and written which are separate from one another. The Paper Topics and Exam Reviews are available online. The paper topics will be available online in advance of their due dates.
Online Posting-: Students are expected to keep up to date with online discussions and posting comments. Discussion will close on their posted closure dates and points are assigned after the closing dates.
Important Dates
| Last Day to Add | September 1, 2020 |
| Last Day to Drop with Refund | September 1, 2020 |
| Last Day to Drop without a (W) | September 7, 2020 |
| Last Day to Withdraw with a (W) | November 17, 2020 |