evaluation
Grades in this class are based on a series of papers, class participation, and a final presentation. There are no exams.
Grades are accessible via PDFs in a log-in protected folder - ordered by the last five digits of your university ID (not your net ID!). Please advise if I have made an error in transcription.
- Draft proposal - 5%
- Did you post your draft proposal by the due date?
- Did you comment on peer posts?
- Final proposal, two papers and annotated bibliography
- 65%
- Did you turn in papers on time and did they meet requirements?
- Guide to writing in this class (Word)
- Requirements for papers
- How to create an annotated bibliography
- Class participation - 25%
- Weekly blog/reading posts (seven) - was the post timely and did it meet requirements?
- Did you comment on a on peer member blog post at least three times during the quarter? And did you send me an e-mail with the details of the comments?
- Discussion leader session, including wiki participation
- In class participation
- Providing positive feedback for class member presentations
- Final presentation - 5%
- Did your presentation meet requirements?
- Was it clear from the presentation that you had clear ideas about present/future of your topic?
- 4.0 - 95-100
Exceptional work. Student performance demonstrates full command of course material and evidences a high level of originality and/or creativity - 3.9 - 90-94
Outstanding work. Student performance demonstrates full command of course material and exceeds course expectations by completing all requirements in a superior manner. - 3.7 - 87-89
Very good work. Student performance demonstrates above average understanding of the course material. - 3.5 - 84-86
Good work. Student performance demonstrates comprehension of the course material. - 3.2 - 80-83
Average work. Student performance demonstrates comprehension of the course material. - 2.8 - 77-79
Below average work. - 2.6 and below - 76 and below
Unacceptable work. Course work performed at this level will not count toward the MC degree. For the course to count towards the degree, the student must repeat the course with a passing grade.