Zoom Classes

In this course, we will meet once a week on Fridays. A typical class meeting will consist of:

• A kahoot (online quiz) on the material you should have learned before class. This is not worth points, but is a way to review the main concepts in a slightly less boring way.

• A short lecture on the material we covered before class. This will either be a review or an additional example not covered in the videos.

• Time to practice what we learned.

• A preview activity of what is coming next!

If you can't make class, you will have other ways to complete work done in class. There is (usually) no penalty and my goal is to make class worth showing up to if you can!

Online Work

Before we meet, you'll typically watch lecture videos, filling in the corresponding lecture notes, and complete a knowledge check (quiz via Canvas). Those knowledge checks have two attempts and will remain open for up to 80% after class. If you're completely lost on a knowledge check, wait until after class to take your second attempt!

After we meet, you'll finish up any activity that didn't get done during class and complete a discussion board by Sunday!

✔️ Knowledge Checks - 10%

Knowledge checks are weekly quizzes on the video material. They are due before class on Friday, but you can submit up until the Sunday following our class meeting for a max score of 8/10. 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!

💻 Online Activities - 20%

Every week there will be at least two 'activities' to complete either during our Zoom session or before it. Worksheets will be graded for correctness while some activities will be graded based on effort. All online activities can be resubmitted and revised as many times as needed to learn the material before the exam for that content. There is no late penalty, but you are encouraged to submit them on time to get guidance from me!

💬 Discussion Boards - 10%

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 exam on the corresponding content. There is a late penalty on these items as you are expected to be able to interact and help your peers. The late penalty can be seen on the rubric.

📈 Project - 15%

There will be a project that will be done collaboratively. All of the grades will be based on individual work and will be spread throughout the semester.

💯Exams - 45% (15% each)

There are 3 exams and an optional final exam (which will replace the lowest exam score) given during the semester.

Evidence of cheating - getting help from a PERSON or online tutor during an exam will result in a 0 on that exam that cannot be replaced by the optional final. It doesn't happen often, but students will share exam questions with their friends not realizing I can usually spot that.