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On this page I describe what you can expect from me with regards to grading, feedback, and late work. You'll also learn about what is required of you to successfully complete this course.
grading & feedback
grading & feedback
The feedback in this class is intended to help you determine how to invest your time and energy to maximize learning and reduce cognitive overload. Here are a few important links to teach you how to access feedback.
How to View Rubric Results
How to View Assignment Comments on a Computer
How to View Assignment Comments on the Canvas App
How to View Annotation Comments (These are comments written directly on your assignment as opposed to comments typed in the "assignment comments" box.)
To facilitate learning, I will endeavor to grade your work within 1 week after the due date. For each peer-reviewed assignment, the 1-week window begins after the peer reviews are due.
To improve learning, I will provide grading comments on many of your assignments via your Canvas Gradebook.
To provide opportunities to learn from your mistakes, I may accept a limited number of revisions on an assignment. However, after I grade an assignment or enter zeros for missing assignments that are automatically graded, students cannot submit (or resubmit) that item for credit.
Not Graded
Not Graded
Most of the quizzes are automatically graded. However, other assignments require instructor grading. I may grade some but not all of these assignments. Also, I may grade a subset of problems within a given assignment.
Any ungraded assignment will count as practice work and will not affect your grade.
You will not know in advance which assignments will be graded, and I reserve the right to return to any module to grade assignments that were not previously graded.
Late Work
Late Work
Successful completion of this class will be easier if you strive to meet deadlines, especially on interactive elements of the course. However, if life events interrupt your progress in this class, I will do my best to work with you!
I know that you want to be successful in this class. I also know that there are various stressors in your life and many demands on your time. I want to be supportive, so I will not deduct penalty points for late work. However, completing assignments late may increase your workload and could hurt your grade on those assignments that include a peer-review component. For the peer-reviewed assignments, if too much time has passed after the due date, your classmates will have moved on. Consequently, you will not have the opportunity to benefit from your peers' instructive comments. More importantly, you will miss the opportunity to provide feedback to your peers, and your perspective and voice will be lost. While you can still earn credit for completing much of the peer-reviewed assignment, if your work is too late, you cannot earn the points for the peer-review component of the assignment.
If you are falling behind, please contact me as soon as possible – so that we can work together and devise a plan to assist you in getting caught up.
grade breakdown
grade breakdown
5% Interactive Reading & Quizzes
10$ Homework
10% Module Checkpoints
10% Unit Checkpoints
15% Labs & Other Assignments
15% Unit Projects Part 1 (web-based)
20% Unit Projects Part 2 (peer-reviewed)
15% Final Project
A plus-minus system is used to assign final grades. However a grade of C-, D+, or D- will not be assigned.
A+ 97% <= overall percent
A 93% <= overall percent < 97%
A- 90% <= overall percent < 93%
B+ 87% <= overall percent < 90%
B 83% <= overall percent < 87%
B- 80% <= overall percent < 83%
C+ 77% <= overall percent < 80%
C 70% <= overall percent < 77%
D 60% <= overall percent < 70%
F 0% <= overall percent < 60%
final project
final project
Description
Description
In lieu of a traditional face-to-face final exam, you'll work through a final project in Canvas. The final project is mandatory.
To provide students with plenty of time to complete the final project, I plan to assign the project approximately one week before it's due. Keep in mind that I will only grade your most recent submission. So please verify that your final submission is neat, easy to read, complete, and includes white space between problems.
Hard Deadline
Hard Deadline
The Final Project is due by 3:00 pm on May 9th. Since this is the last day of class, the 9th is a hard deadline. In other words, the final project will close at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 9th, and I cannot accept any late submissions (not even one minute late). So please plan to complete the final project a few days early. That way you can accommodate any emergencies that pop up.
Final Project & Overall Grade
Final Project & Overall Grade
You need to earn at least a D on the final project and a minimum overall grade of 70% to pass this class with a grade of C or better.
making the grade
making the grade
Reading Assignments & Quizzes
Reading Assignments & Quizzes
Each Module of our textbook on Canvas includes interactive reading assignments and quizzes. No make-ups after any of these assignments is fully graded (that includes entering zeros for missing assignments), but I will drop your two lowest Reading Assignments & Quizzes scores.
Homework
Homework
Each learning module may include one or more short paper-and-pencil Homework assignments. Of course, you may use the digital equivalent to complete the "paper-and-pencil" assignments in this course. Also, you may correct your mistakes and resubmit any Homework assignment as often as you like until I begin grading the assignment. After I begin grading any assignment, students cannot submit or resubmit the assignment for credit. So there are no make-ups after I begin grading a Homework assignment, but I will drop your two lowest Homework scores.
Module Checkpoints
Module Checkpoints
At the end of each module in Canvas, you will encounter a Module Checkpoint. Think of these checkpoints as take-home quizzes that you complete online. To accommodate any technical difficulties and allow you to revise your answers after reviewing the feedback, you have three attempts on each Module Checkpoint. Expect 20 to 28 Module Checkpoints. For each module checkpoint, no make-ups after the assignment is fully graded. What does "fully graded" mean? It means I have entered zeros for the missing assignments. I will drop your two lowest Module Checkpoints scores.
Unit Checkpoints
Unit Checkpoints
Modules are organized into units in our Canvas course. At the end of each unit, you will have a Unit Checkpoint. Think of these checkpoints as take-home exams that you complete online. To accommodate any technical difficulties and to allow you to revise your answers after reviewing the feedback, you are allowed three attempts on each Unit Checkpoint. Expect approximately 9 to 12 Unit Checkpoints. These Unit Checkpoints are part of the attendance policy. For each Unit checkpoint, no make-ups after the assignment is fully graded. What does "fully graded" mean? It means I have entered zeros for the missing assignments. However, I will drop your single lowest Unit Checkpoint score.
Labs
Labs
Most (but not all) of the modules in our Canvas textbook, include one or more lab activities. Typically there are two parts to each lab. Part 1 is an automatically graded web-based assignment. Part 2 is a short, paper-and-pencil discussion assignment where you will have the opportunity to review your peers' work. The lab assignments are part of the attendance policy in this class. For each lab assignment, no make-ups after I begin grading the assignment, but I will drop your single lowest Part 1 Lab score and your single lowest Part 2 lab score.
Unit Projects
Unit Projects
The unit projects will replace traditional exams in this course. Typically, a unit project covers one or two units. There are two parts to each unit projbect. Part 1 is an automatically graded web-based assignment. Part 2 is a short, paper-and-pencil discussion assignment where you will have the opportunity to review your peers' work. The unit projects are part of the attendance policy in this class. For each unit project, no make-ups after I begin grading. Also, no dropping low scores in this grading category.
Final Project
Final Project
For more information, please see the Final Project section above. No make-ups and no dropping low scores.
academic honesty
academic honesty
We are expected to adhere to the College Academic Honesty/ Dishonesty Policy found in the Academic Policies & Procedures section of the College Catalog.
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