Grading

Grades are a reflection of your learning progress. Each week, you should click on the Grades tab in our Course Navigation Menu and review your scores and my assignment feedback on submitted discussions and assignments. There are no hidden points in this class. You do the work, show that you've learned by meeting the rubric criteria, and you earn points. It's that simple. If something does not seem right, reach out and let me know!

Breakdown by Percentage

Course grades depend slightly on the length of the term and modality, but will be based on the following: 

• Graded video quizzes (30%).

• Written quizzes (25% to 30%). 

• Collaborative Assignments (25% to 30%); and 

• Projects (15 to 20%).

Thursday at 11:59 pm PST

• The initial post for online collaborative assignments is due.

Sunday at 11:59 pm PST

• All other assignments are due, including quizzes and peer replies or peer reviews for collaborative assignments. 

• All assignments have due dates. These dates are listed in the Calendar and in the Syllabus Course Summary. The goal for due dates is to help you manage your time to complete coursework and to help me manage my time to provide meaningful feedback.

• In a perfect world, we would all meet every due date and deadline for school, work, and life, but we know that this is not the case. For this reason, this course has some built-in flexibility on due dates. 

  • Video and Written Quizzes: There is a built-in 48-hour "grace period" during which assignments will be accepted late, but credit will be deducted by 1% per hour after the deadline. This will encourage you to get things in as soon as possible even if something comes up at the last minute. 

  • Projects: There is a built-in 6-hour "grace period" during which projects will be accepted late, but credit will be deducted by 1% per hour after the deadline. 

• Collaborative discussions and peer review assignments are an exception. It is not in the best interest of the class to accept late collaborative assignments. It throws off the rhythm of the class, and peer reviews have to be assigned promptly following the initial deadlines. With this in mind, please prioritize these collaborative assignments as we will not be able to accept late submissions for credit or feedback. 

• In-class Activities (hybrid sections only): In-class activities are due at the end of class unless otherwise specified. The only way to receive credit for them is to attend class. Your lowest two in-class activity scores will be dropped to account for the occasional absence for whatever reason you deem appropriate. 

• Letter grades are assigned as follows. The interpretation of each grade, with its value in grade points per semester unit, can be found in the Pierce College General Catalog. Borderline grades are considered on an individual basis. 

  • A (>90%)

  • B (80-89%)

  • C (70-79%)

  • D (60-69%)

  • F (<60%).