Student will earn grade based on four components:

1) Four presentations (20%)

2) A midterm exam (40%)

3) A final exam (40%)

4) Attendance (+or-) 

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Score      Grade       

80~99%      A           

70~79%      A-

65~69%      B+

60~64%      B

55~59%      B-

50~54%      C+

40~49%      C

30~39%      D

00~29%      F

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Each exam takes 90 minutes and contains multiple choice and analytical questions. Students can use textbooks and lecture notes. But digital device is not allowed in the exam. A letter grade will be derived on a percentile basis. There will be no option to make up the exam except in the case of a valid/documented absence on the scheduled exam date, and you must provide the proof to me within 48 hours of the exam or you will receive a zero for it. Exams will not be rescheduled because of travel arrangements. Depending on the nature of the absence, a make-up exam will be given, or the weight of the missed midterm will be shifted to the final exam.

Please ensure an effective learning environment for the whole class by refraining from texting, surfing on the web, using your cell phone, etc.. Students will receive a warning once but will be asked to leave the classroom if it happens again. Laptops for note-taking are okay, but it is up to you to restrict its use to coursework. 

Attendance Policy

In a total of 15-week class meetings, good attendance receive a final grade enhancement; 

Except for emergencies and illnesses, without any valid excuse and documents,

1) more than 3 times arriving late receives a downgrade in final evaluation; 

2) more than 2 absences receives a downgrade in final evaluation; 

3) more than 3 absences receives a "W" or "F".

Academic Integrity Policy

Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. The complete text of the College policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the catalog.