Grading/Evaluation/Proficiency There will be several requirements for this course. Web exercises: You will be required to complete Web exercises on various topic areas. Specific instructions for each assigned web exercise are available in the topic area within this web site. Reaction papers: You will be required to complete some brief (1-2 pages) papers on various topics you will encounter throughout the course. These papers are to describe your personal reactions to each topic. All material is to be sent directly to the instructor, no attachments please. Simply copy and paste your work into an email. (This method makes for quicker turn-around time on grades for students.) The reaction paper is part of your web exercise as mentioned above. This semester you will find reaction papers due on Lessons 1,3,4, and 6. Exams: There will be three exams to examine and develop your knowledge of the material. Each exam will be open book and open note. That is, you can use any information you wish to help you. Each exam MAY include some essay and/or fill in the blank questions. For the essay questions, you may be able to drop one or two questions (depending on the format) you find ambiguous or confusing. You will not be able to drop any of the other questions. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY YOU CUT AND PASTE INFORMATION FROM THE WEB OR USE ANOTHER PERSON'S MATERIAL. DOING SO WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING AND RESULT IN A COURSE GRADE OF "F" (300 points/ 100 points per exam) Term paper for Graduate Students: NOTE - Paper is only for grad students. You will be required to complete one research paper on a topic in which you have a strong interest. (Discuss your chosen topic with the instructor before proceeding.) This will involve conducting a literature review and citing a minimum of 5 references from journal articles or books. Popular press (e.g. Time, Scientific American, Newspapers, etc.) will not count toward your total. You may use up to three web references from reputable web sites. You cannot cut and paste material from the Web. Class discussion: Discussion in the class is optional and will not be factored into your grade. These can be accessed through Blackboard. Cheating and Plagiarism: Generally if you cheat or plagiarize someone else's material and you are caught, you will receive an "F" grade for the class. Note: copying and pasting material from the world wide web in exams will be considered cheating. Copying and pasting material from the web and not citing that information will be considered plagiarism. The department is also purchasing new cheating software to reduce problems that have recently occurred. Do not consider cheating in this class. Course Requirements and
Possible Points: Assigned papers = 10 points each - 4 of them. You will see these on Lesson 1,3,4, and 6. Exams - 3 @ 100 pts each Quiz = 10 points (not factored into point total below) Term Paper for Graduate Students = 100 points All grading will be based on the
following scale > 90% = A = 306 - 340 80% = B = 272 - 305 70% = C = 238 - 271 60% = D = 204 - 237 < 60% = F <
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