All work is graded by the instructor based upon the criteria of the assignment according to a clear grading rubric provided with the assignment. Students may revise any work for an improved grade after the work is initially turned in. All revisions are due within a week of the return of the initial grading. Revisions will be awarded partial credit towards an improved grade.
Work is due on the date announced. Late work will be penalized unless an agreement has been reached between the student and the professor.
All work must be turned in to pass the course.
You may select the weighting we will give to each of the above activities in determining your course grade. The grade weight ranges for each activity are indicated below:
Participation |
30% |
Project 1 |
10% |
Project 2 |
10% |
Project 3 |
10 % |
Project 4 |
20% |
Midterm Exam |
10% |
Final Exam |
10% |
Grades will be assigned using the established academic practice of letter grades. The following guidelines will be employed cumulatively for each assignment (based upon Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning).
Grade |
Concept |
Description |
F |
No evidence of learning. |
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D |
Knowledge |
Ability to recall facts about the subject. |
C |
Comprehension |
Can show understanding of key concepts. |
B- |
Application |
Able to employ the key concepts in a practical way. |
B |
Analysis |
Examine and explain how systems work. |
A- |
Synthesis |
Work of superior quality, showing complete grasp of the subject and an ability to apply the knowledge to achieve novel results. |
A |
Evaluation |
Can gauge the quality of topic areas based upon knowledge of the field. |
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