Grading

Turning in work and late policy
Late work will receive no credit. You will turn in project milestones and homework via Canvas.

Cheating policy
I have a no tolerance policy on cheating, which includes copying from friends and plagarism. If you get caught cheating, you will get an F in this class and I will turn you into the univerisity's academic integrity group.

Quizzes
I will give you full credit on your lowest quiz grade for the quarter. That way, if you need to miss a class and there is a quiz, you won't be penalized. If you take all of the quizzes, I will replace your lowest quiz score with full credit.

Grade breakdown
Your grade will be composed of the following items:

Item Percent Description
Quizzes36% Six quizzes worth 6% each
Research project40% Pick topic and group 5%, project meetings 5% project presentation 15%, final report and results 15%
Homework24% We will have six homework assignments this quarter, each worth 4%.

Grade scale
I grade on a straight grade scale. Although most of the points in this class will come towards the end of the quarter, the milestones will help give you a sense of how well you are doing on the final project.

Grade Score
A[93, 100]
A-[90, 93)
B+[87, 90)
B[83, 87)
B-[80, 83)
C+[77, 80)
C[73, 77)
C-[70, 73)
D[60, 70)
F[0, 60)