Complete the Mandatory Orientation (& Remind.com sign-up) by Sept 22.
Grading is based on the total number of possible points available on the exams and the required MyEconLab Assignments.
MyEconLab.com is the online study aid that accompanies the Miller text. 30% of your grade, or 300 points, will come from MyEconLab. MyEconLab is required, not optional.
Consider the percentage of points you receive on exams or MEL assignments only as an indicator of your grade, not the final conclusion. There are many extra credit opportunities available throughout the semester, so especially if you are a nervous test taker stay on top of collecting extra credit points.
The course consists of four main units: UNIT 1 - UNIT 4. Each unit covers four chapters of the book, and you complete the relevant MyEconLab assignments. Once you completed the MyEonLab assignments for those four chapters with a minimum of 65% in each Homework and Quiz you can take the Unit exam which covers those four chapters.
After you completed all 16 chapters and the four unit exams, you may move on to the final exam, to complete the course.
There are four required Unit exams with 40 randomly drawn questions (random within each Learning Objective) from a central databank.
You have a maximum of three attempts at each exam. Only last attempt counts towards your grade.
The required final exam will consist of 50 questions from a central databank (randomly drawn within each Learning Objective). Each question on the final exam is worth 6 points.
The final exam has one attempt. However, a practice final is available to take as often as you like to prepare, and if you take the final exam on or before its due date you can request a second attempt taken no later than the day after the due date.
MyEconLab assignments consist of homework and quizzes. Homework assignments typically have 20 questions, and additionally include the category of (short) movies, which you are required to watch as well. You have unlimited attempts at homework assignments and receive immediate feedback. For each quiz, you will receive feedback after you completed it. Quizzes also have 20 questions. You may make up to three attempts at each quiz. Only the highest grade counts (each attempt has different randomly drawn questions)
You can receive up to 8 points for each homework assignment, 3 points for each movie assignment, and 8 points for each quiz.
You may work on MyEconLab assignments after the due date, but you will lose 1% of points every day you are late. Exceptions of course for
There are three exceptions to the distribution of grades given above. They are:
1) If you make an F on the final, (that is, makes less than 55% or 165 points out of 300 on the final exam), then you can make no higher than a C in the course.
In other words, you cannot make an A or a B in the course if he makes an F on the final.
2) If you make a D on the final, (that is, makes at least 55% (165) but less than 65% (195) on the final exam), then you can make no higher than a B in the course.
In other words, you cannot make an A in the course if you earn a D on the final.
3) If you make a 92% (276 points) or above on the final exam, you will earn an A in the course regardless of your total points.
The first two exceptions are why a Practice Final is being provided. It is hoped that the Practice Final will help you to better prepare for the final and take away some of the anxiety you might feel when approaching a final exam. In my experience, if the practice exam is taken under the same condition as the final exam it is a very good indicator of your actual final exam grade.
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