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ID NO MOD  1 MOD  2 MOD  3 MOD  4 MOD  5 MOD  6 MOD  7 MOD  8 MOD  9 MOD  10 MOD    11 MOD  12 MOD  13 MOD  14 Bonus TOTAL Projected Grade TOTAL Final Grade  
    A   A   A   A   A   A   A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C   84      
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5973 1 6   6   6   6   6   6   6* 2 6 2 4 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 1,2 92 A 92 A
3415 2 A   A   A   A   A   W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 1 1 W   W
7726 3 6   6*   6   5   4   3   6 2 6 2 6 - 6 2 6 2 6 1 3 2 6 1 2,5 68 C 91 A
1717 4 6   6   6   6   3   5   6 2 6 2 6 2 3 2 6 2 3 2         1,2 77 B 93 A
5666 5 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W     W   W
2614 6 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W     W   W
6122 7 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W     W   W
8730 8 6   4   6*   5   6   6*   4* 1 6 - 4* 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 3   1,1,1,2,5 62 C 80 B
2944 9 6 - -   -   -   - - -   2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 1 12 F   W
3404 10 6   6   6   5   w   W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 1,2 15 F   W
8083 11 6   5   4   2   5*   4   6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 1 2 6 2 6 2 1,2 69 B 88 B+
0051 12 6   5   6   -   -   -   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,1,2 21 F   W
4398 13 6   6   2   5   5   6   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?     - - - - - - 2 ? F 32 F
4328 14 6   5   6   3   6   4   4 2 4 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 1 67 C 91 A
0737 15 6   6   2   6   4   -   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   24 F   W
8827 16 6   4   6   6   3   4*   6* 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 3 2 3 1 6 2 4 - 1,1,1,5 68 C 89 B+
4805 17 6   3   6   6   6   6   3 1 6 2 6 2 6 2 3 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 1,2,1 70 B 90 A
7713 18 6   4   6   6   4   4   6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 - 1 71 B 93 A
5711 19 6   4   4   4   5   6   ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - - - - - - - - 1,2 ? F 31 F
5646 20 6   -   -   -   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 7 F   W
2741 21 6   3   6   4   3   5   2 2 6 2 6 - 4 - 6 - - 2 6 - 6 2 1,2 60 C 75 C
5009 22 6   4   4   4   4   4*   6 1 6 2 ? - ? 2 ? 1 ? ? - - - - 1,1,2 ? F 43 F
6085 23 6   4   6   5   4   6   6 2 6 2 6 2 5 2 5 2 3 2 6 2 6 2 2,1,2,5 79 B 95 A
8951 24 6   6*   6   6*   4   6*   3* 2* 6 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 6 1 6 1 2,5 67 C 86 B
8726 25 6   4   6   4   2   5   5 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 0 6 2 6 2 5 1 1,1,2 72 B 85 B
xxx 26         3 w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w   3 F   W
xxx 27 w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w     F   W
9174 28 -   4   -   5   2   4 - - - - - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 1 6 1 6 1 1,1,2 21 F 47 F
3296 29 6   3   6*   3   6*   4*   6 - 6 2 6 - 6 0 6 1 - - 6 2 6 1 1,2,1,2 73 B 75 C
2169 30 6   6   6   5   6   6   3 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 5 1 - - 3 1     1,2,5 38 F 73 C
1987 31 6   3   6   5   6   3   - - 3 1 3 2 3 - 6 2 - - 6   6   1 1 F 64 D
    1A C 2A C 3A C 4A C 5A C 6A C 7A C 8A C 9A C 10A C 11A C 12A C 13A C 14A C          
6A=WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT Maximum 6 points/mod = 84 points
C=Case Study   2 point/ mod  = 16 points
Bonus = 5 points
TOTAL POINTS= 105

60-63=D-; 64-66= D ;67-69=D+ ;  70-73=C- ;74-76=C ;77-79=C +; 80-83=B-

 84-86=B ; 87-89=B+ ;  90-95=A-;   95-105=A
underlining  indicates a LATE paper     * indicates a revised paper    ? indicates a violation of academic integrity

PROJECTED GRADE=  This means the grade you would receive if you were to continue at your current rate of participation and achievement. If you are not satisfied with that grade and want to improve on it then you need to improve on your performance.  If it is not clear to you what needs improvement contact your instructor and ask for clarification and advice.

So...how will you be evaluated?

Good question! Here is the answer and in a good bit of detail. First though, you should know that although all of this looks very imposing and somewhat daunting, the course is no harder than its counterpart that occurs in the regular classroom. This course should actually turn out to be quite a bit of fun, if you are interested in thinking about things in new ways. In this online medium all the information is being given to you at the beginning and it may seem to be a bit too much, but once you get a chance to look it over and reflect , you should see that it really is not that dissimilar to the standard classroom.

GRADING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Written Assignments -Questions: 14 modules @ 6 points each= 84%

2. Case Studies: 16%

BONUS WORK: Final Culminating Survey and Essay: 5%

TOTAL: 105 %

Below you will learn how the grades will be determined and how you can earn the highest possible grade or number of points for each assignment and activity in the course.

Grading Scale for the Final Grade: Here are the cutoffs for course grades:
Total points Letter Grade
90 – 100 A
87 – 89 B+
83 – 88 B
80 – 82 B-
77 – 79 C+
73 – 76 C
70 – 72 C-
67 – 69 D+
63 –66 D
60 – 62 D-
LESS THAN 60 F
   

     CHECK  ON YOUR GRADE:

You can check on your grades under Grades on the website.

Then click on the link for your semester and class section (time)

Hints on how to achieve a high grade:

Make sure your written assignments reveal your knowledge of the textbook, participation in the discussions, and understanding of the issues. Use DIALECTICAL reasoning and evidence to support your positions.  Answer all parts of the assignment..

Evaluation of the written assignments

Grade Characteristics

F: 0 points-paper which does any of these:

1. fails to address the topic

2. does not present any evidence to support the thesis affirmed;<

3. consists largely of unintelligible discourse

4. relies solely on the arguments of others.

D: .5 points-paper which is free of the aforementioned defects but which conspicuously and predominantly does any of these:

1. uses jargon, rhetorical questions, and emotive discourse;

2. misuses English to such an extent as to be incoherent, obscure or vague;

3. fails to adduce adequate reason to support the thesis which it affirms and fails to analyze terms adequately.

C: 1 point- paper free of the aforementioned but which is fundamentally any of these:

1. poorly organized;

2. fallaciously argued

B: 2 points- paper free of the aforementioned but which does either of these :

1. fails to express significant thought

2. includes many careless errors

A: 3 points - paper free of the aforementioned and which includes all these:

1. subtle analysis

2. rigorous argument

3. significant thought

Evaluation of the Case Studies

Each is worth one point. Either you get the credit or you do not. If you do not receive the full credit the work will be assessed with an explanation and you will have a chance to fix it and resubmit it. All students will be encouraged to get full credit for all eight cases.

FINAL GRADE

THIS IS DETERMINED BY THE TOTAL POINTS A STUDENT EARNS BY THE END OF THE SEMESTER.
Total points Letter Grade
90 – 100 A
87 – 89 B+
83 – 88 B
80 – 82 B-
77 – 79 C+
73 – 76 C
70 – 72 C-
67 – 69 D+
63 –66 D
60 – 62 D-
LESS THAN 60 F
   

 

How to earn points- Maximum Values

totals

 

Written Essays or Questions/Papers 3 points each module TOTAL = 42

CASE STUDIES submitted in eight modules TOTAL = 8

 

MAXIMUM TOTAL FOR THE ENTIRE COURSE = 100

BONUS CULMINATING EXERCISES/SURVEYS = 5 added to previous total