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Survey
Personal Interview
Infomercial, Edutainment
Your Choice Projects
Journal
Grades
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Course Assignments: See
specifications for each assignment using the links in the left navigation area.
Fall, 2003
| Who |
What |
When |
Contribution to your grade |
| teams--to be assigned in class |
on-campus survey |
Sep 22-26 presentations in class |
1 grading unit |
| individual |
journal; does NOT go on class website |
September 26, October 31, December 12 |
3 grading units; 1 for each time turned in |
| individual |
personal interview; does NOT go on class website |
before fall break; i.e., before Oct. 17 |
1 grading unit |
| individual or team |
5 minute audio or video "infomercial" or "edutainment"
or public service announcement"
production; goes on class website |
Dec. 8; presentations in class Dec. 8-12 |
1 grading unit |
| individual or team or 2 to 4 students okay--ABSOLUTELY NO MORE THAN 4
STUDENTS MAY BE ON A TEAM! |
"Your Choice Project" |
before last day of class; i.e., before Dec. 12;
must be presented in class |
2 grading units; one for content, one for presentation |
| individual |
class participation, attendance, and
discussion web contributions |
throughout semester |
1 grading unit |
Events may come up during the semester that can be used
to increase the grade on one item by one unit (i.e., from D to C, or from B to
B+). See Extra Credit on the navigation bar above.
The score at midterm will be based on survey, first reading of the journal,
personal interview, and class
participation, attendance, and discussion web contributions to this point in the semester.
| A |
Outstanding achievement and an unusual degree of intellectual initiative |
| B+ |
High level of intellectual achievement |
| B |
Noteworthy level of performance |
| C+ |
Performance beyond basic expectations of the course |
| C |
Satisfactory work |
| D |
Work of inferior quality, but passing |
| F |
Failure--no credit |
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