Grading
Turning in work and late policy
Late work will
receive no credit. You will turn in project milestones
via email or canvas (TBD).
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.
Leading a lecture
My goal is for all of you to
get full credit for leading a lecture! Here's how I will
break down the points for your grade when you lead a
lecture:
-
(8 points) -- pick meaningful optional
reading. Should have 2-3 optional reading items.
-
(9 points) -- The presentation itself (should be
15-20 minutes long) that goes over (1) background on
the required reading, (2) a balanced view of the
issue at hand, and (3) a summary of the optional
reading and why you picked it.
-
(8 points) -- In class discussion. Create good
questions, make sure there is a lively discussion.
As a challenge to the entire class: come prepared to
class so that you can discuss the topics in a lively
debate. Since your grade depends on it, please do make
sure that you come to class prepared to debate.
Grade breakdown
Your grade will be composed of
the following items:
| Item |
Percent |
Description |
| Quizzes | 25% |
Five quizzes worth 5% each
|
| Research project | 50% |
Pick topic and group 5%, proposal 5%, midterm
report 5%, final presentation 15%, final report
and results 20%
|
| Presentations | 25% |
|
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) |