Grading
Your grade will be based on 1,000 total points composed of 6 elements:
- (1) Quiz on course mechanics = 10 points
- (2) Term Essay / GE Wriing Experience
- Practice Essay = 20 points
- First part of Term Essay (Introduction) = 125 points
- Second part of Term Essay (Data and Facts Section) = 125 points
- Third part of Term Essay (Final Version) = 225 points
- (3) Virtual Office practice posting = 20 points
- (4) Midterm Exam = 200 points
- (5) Final Exam = 270 points
- (6) Course Evaluation = 5 points
- Total: 1,000 points
Letter grades will not be given to any individual assignments, exams, or portions of the course.
Your grade will be based only on the total number of points you have accumulated at the end of the
course. What this means is that you cannot argue that if you receive what you feel are "A's" on
some portions of the course and "F's" in others, your grede should be an average of what you feel
those letter grades are. Because your grade is based only on the total number of points you
receive, you need to participate and do well in all parts of the course in order to receive a good
grade.
Unfortunately, the smartsite gradebook does not "roundup" the way many of us have been taught
to expect. Each year, some students are disappointed to find themselves 0.5 points away from the
next highest grade. I am sorry if this happens to you. I have complained about this to
the smartsite developers but they do not seemed to be inclined to do anything about it.
If you have a situation that requires special exam conditions, let me know and we will make the
needed arrangements.
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