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 two lowest quiz grades for the quarter. That way, if you need to miss a class or two and there is a quiz, you won't be penalized. If you take all of the quizzes, I will replace your two lowest quiz scores with full credit.
Grade breakdown
Your grade will be composed of the following items:Item | Percent | Description |
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Quizzes | 24% | 8 quizzes worth 3% each |
Research project | 28% | project idea and group 5%, milestones 10%, final presentation 5%, final project 5%, participation 3% |
Homework | 24% | We will have eight homework assignments this quarter, each worth 3%. |
COVID-19 bump | 24% | We're going to give everyone 24 points this quarter as a way to recognize the difficulty of taking classes online and to compensate for our inability to teach as well without being in person. |
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 |
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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) |