Assignments & Grading
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Assignment 1 •
Assignment 2
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Assignment 1: Literature Analysis
Due Date:
This assignment is due on January 27th in class.
Requirements:
Select two articles or chapters from the bibliography and prepare a brief (three-four pages, double-spaced) analysis of the article or chapter. Be prepared to discuss in class on January 27th.
Assignment 2: Term Project
Due Date:
This assignment is due on March 3rd or March 10th in class.
Requirements:
This project has two major components: a Term Paper, and an Oral Presentation. The Term Paper should not exceed 15 pages plus annotated bibliography. You will have 20 minutes to present the paper to the class on March 3rd or March 10th. The topic of the paper and presentation is an analysis of leadership as reflected in the literature of a specific culturally diverse group.
Grading
Assignments are graded as Credit or No Credit.
2.7 or above = credit
below 2.7 = no credit
General grading information for the University of Washington is available here. The iSchool has adopted its own criteria for grading graduate courses. The grading criteria used by the iSchool for graduate courses are available here.
Your written work will be graded based on its clarity, organization, balance, amount of pertinent detail included, depth and clarity of evaluative and analytical comments, and preparation. It will also be graded on the extent to which a good understanding of the material presented in the course is shown and on the extent to which directions are followed. If evaluative or analytical comments are required, they should be supported by factual evidence, either from readings or other documents. Other aspects of individual assignments may also be included in the grading.
Written work that shows a lack of understanding of subject matter, is unclear or poorly organized, contains few or irrelevant details, does not follow directions, contains little or unsubstantiated evaluative commentary, or is poorly written, prepared (e.g. typos, grammatical errors), or documented will receive low grades.
Criteria for grading class presentations:
Your class presentation will be graded primarily on the points covered in the Presentation Evaluation Sheet: statement of goals and objectives, presentation of ideas, review of main concepts, selection of information level appropriate to audience, use of supporting materials or examples, selection of exercises or practice, reading/homework assigned, level of participation from audience solicited, eye contact, voice quality, poise/pacing, enthusiasm/interest level.
Good presentations will have a brief statement of goals and objectives, clear, organized presentation of ideas and concepts, brief review of main concepts, selection of information level appropriate to the audience, use of well-selected supporting materials or examples, reading or homework, elicit a high level of participation from the audience, engage in consistent eye contact with all audience members, be delivered clearly, sufficiently loudly, in a calm, unhurried manner, with enthusiasm and interest.
Click here for the Presentation Evaluation Sheet.
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