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COURSE MATERIALS & PREPARATION: What do I need to prepare for a class meeting?
COURSE MATERIALS & PREPARATION: What do I need to prepare for a class meeting?
You don't need to buy any coursebooks for the course (horray!!). All materials will be shared through the Course Canvas site so make sure you are able to access this BEFORE the class begins.
1. Read the Course Calendar posted on Canvas homepage > Important Materials
2. Read the PPT (power point slides) posted at the beginning of the class to get a sense of what the class is going to be about.
3. Bring a charged laptop since in every class meeting you need to produce writing work for your Engagement grade. Don't plan to charge your laptop in class because many classrooms usually has only limited outlets AND you may not sitting next to it either.
4. Bring a notebook and pen/pencil to take notes of improtant lecture/discussion talking points
ABSENCE: What if I miss a class meeting? What do I need to do?
ABSENCE: What if I miss a class meeting? What do I need to do?
Regular class attendance is important to develop to be succcessful in the course. However, sometimes things happen that make you miss several class meetings and the class is designed to give you opportunities to catch up with what you miss. When missing a class:
Regular class attendance is important to develop to be succcessful in the course. However, sometimes things happen that make you miss several class meetings and the class is designed to give you opportunities to catch up with what you miss. When missing a class:
— It is your responsibility to still keep up to date with what happens during the meeting as well as with assignments. An absence is never an excuse to miss a deadline or fall behind on HW and/or especially, project deadlines. Look at Canvas and/or Course Calendar so you know what activities you miss.
— It is your responsibility to still keep up to date with what happens during the meeting as well as with assignments. An absence is never an excuse to miss a deadline or fall behind on HW and/or especially, project deadlines. Look at Canvas and/or Course Calendar so you know what activities you miss.
— You will lose an Engagement grade assigned to every class. If you want to make it up, you need to do submit two things below and submit it to "Engagement" Assignment on the day you miss the class:
— You will lose an Engagement grade assigned to every class. If you want to make it up, you need to do submit two things below and submit it to "Engagement" Assignment on the day you miss the class:
1. Do Engagement Activity posted on Canvas and submit it on the same day 11:59 PM.
1. Do Engagement Activity posted on Canvas and submit it on the same day 11:59 PM.
2. Complete an Absent Memo.
2. Complete an Absent Memo.
You can only do the Absent Memo for a total of 3 absences. After that, you will lose Engagement grades if you are absent.
LATE SUBMISSION: What if I submit an assignment late?
LATE SUBMISSION: What if I submit an assignment late?
Generally, you cannot submit assignments late since it is your responsibility to manage your time and yourself to be able to submit assignment on time and this is part of the goal of the course. However, I do understand that this might be your first college course, you might miss a few assignments.
So, I have embedded 30 points at the beginning of the course that serves as bonus points. The 30 bonus points will give you a total of 6 days (5 pts/day). You can use this for any assignments, but perhaps, it is a good idea to use it for ‘big’ assignments worth more than 50 points. So, if you submit an assignment one day late, I will deduct 5 pts off your Bonus points Assignment (posted on Home>Important Materials).
To use the late pass, follow the steps below:
Go to Important Materials > 4. Late Passes and then, "Start Assignment". Write in the text entry, which assignment you want to submit late (Write the number and name) and how many late passes you are going to use. E.g. I want to use 1 late pass for 6.2 Project Proposal. Remember, that one pass is equal to one day.
When you submit an assignment one day late, I will deduct 5 pts off from your late pass. If you submit an assignment two days late, then, I will deduct 10 pts. Since you only have a total of 30 pts for your late pass, that means, you cannot submit assignments more than 6 days late. Any assignments submitted more than 6 days late will be graded zero.
At the end of the semester, you can keep any remaining late passes as bonus points.
RESUBMISSION: Can I resubmit assignments for a better grade?
The short answer is “no”. There is no resubmission policy of assignments. This means once you submit assignments, you cannot resubmit after you receive comments from me. My feedback is to help you understand where you can improve and you can address this for later assignments.
I put great thought and care into assigning final grades, so if you’d like me to reconsider your final grade for the course, you should have proof that I’ve made a mathematical miscalculation. I will not reconsider final course grades for any other reason.
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