FULLY Online
How does this course work?
This class does not meet on Zoom, though you can request a Zoom appointment with me.
This is not a self-paced course, new material will not be available until the Friday before the subsequent week.
All activities, assignments, and content will be posted on Canvas.
You are encouraged to support each other in the learning process, but avoid allowing yourself to be taken advantage of (i.e. just sending a finished worksheet doesn't do anyone any favors).
HOW will we be graded?
I threw out my normal system this semester for my own strange version of specifications grading. You will have 6 points worth of assignments due each module (only 4 in Module 16) and a 6-point final portfolio for a total of 100 points this semester.
You can find the things you will be graded on below. All components can be revised and resubmitted until full points (i.e. the standard has been met) or overall deadline for that material. Those deadlines are below:
Modules 1-4 must be completed by Week 5 (3/5).
Modules 6-8 must be completed by Week 9 (4/9).
Modules 10-12 must be completed by Week 13 (5/7).
Modules 13-16 must be completed by the course end date (5/31).
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS FOR Content MODULES
Content modules are those dedicated to learning material. These are all modules except our portfolio modules when we get a bit of a break to catch up and build connections between what we just learned.
✔️ Knowledge Checks - 1 point
Knowledge checks are weekly quizzes on the material. They are due before class on Friday and if you score 70% or higher before class, you will be marked complete. They have TWO attempts and some helpful hints appear after your first attempt. You can use any resource - tutors, classmates, me, as you work on them, but make sure you understand since those tend to be my favorite types of questions! This is the only assignment with a hard deadline on Sundays.
💻 Online Activities - 2 points
Every week there will be an 'activity' to complete to demonstrate your understanding of the material. All activities can be resubmitted and revised as many times as needed to learn the material before the exam for that content.
💬 Weekly Discussion - 3 points
Each week, there will be a discussion board or a project assignment posted on Canvas. These can also be resubmitted and revised as many times as necessary before the portfolio on the corresponding content.
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS FOR PORTFOLIO WEEKS
On those weeks where we bring together the material from our larger themes of the course (Collecting and Describing Data in Week 5, Probability in Week 9, Intro to Inference in Week 13, and Inferential Methods in Week 16), you will have two graded assignments:
📂 Portfolio - 3 points
This will be a reflection focused on how you have demonstrated engagement, communication, understanding, and authenticity in the proceeding weeks.
📊 Mini Project - 3 points
Similar to the Weekly Discussions, you will complete a small project.
🏁 Final Portfolio - 6 points
There will be a final portfolio where you showcase your work for the course.
Note, these components are all set up to test your understanding of the material in different ways. Since you need only to get to 90 points for an A, my hope is that you can stumble in a particular way to show understanding on a weekly topic and still achieve the grade you want in the class.
DROP FROM CLASS
WARNING!
You can be dropped from the course after missing 1 week worth of class. This equates to 3 online submissions. So get in your first draft or a note about when you'll get to it.
What do I do if I miss a Zoom lecture?
Let me know what's going on! I will wonder where you were, so just check in. Everything you should need to complete will be on Canvas.
I do hope you use each other to learn the material, but I ask that the weekly discussions and mini projects are your own work. Since you can revise and resubmit, I hope that you will feel comfortable submitting something that isn't there yet for feedback!
Evidence of cheating - getting help from a PERSON or online tutor or AI for one of those components will result in a 0 for that week's worth of contributions until we have met and discussed how you will demonstrate your understanding of the concepts tested.
For further clarification and information on these issues, please consult with your instructor or see Procedure 3100.2, Student Disciplinary Procedures.
More on Due Dates
We have two sets of due dates each week (suggested on Wednesday and Friday, with an actual due date on Sunday evening). The weekday due dates are a suggestion to help spread out the workload, but the Sunday due date is a strict due date.
Knowledge Checks will close on Sunday at 11:59pm. You cannot access them late.
Activities and Discussion Boards can be submitted after the submitted due date up until the exam for that material, but I do not suggest making turning them in late a habit as this course is go, go, go!
Final Course Grade
If you're new to Mesa, there are no +/- grades.
Your final grade in the class will be based on your overall percentage: