Grading of direct class participation: 20% of total grade. Though we will do some course activities online, this is not a virtual
class--not distance learning. Class exists for you and because of you and depends upon your exchange of ideas with others. At the end the quarter you will grade your own participation using a percentage between 0 and 100. I retain the right to override the grade you select for yourself if it is dramatically different from your actual class performance. Here are some useful guidelines for arriving at your grade:
- for showing up at all class meetings (unless officially excused in advance), 80% (C+/B-);
- for fulfilling the conditions of the previous item and demonstrating that you have read the text(s) assigned for that day, 85% (B);
- for fulfilling the conditions of the previous item and sporadically engaging in discussion and any other activity, with demonstration that you have read the appropriate text(s) and understood the issues in question, 90% (B+/A-);
- for fulfilling the conditions of the previous item, the difference being that you engage actively in every class session, in each of which you demonstrate a good understanding of the material, help advance the discussion by responding to others constructively (that is, following up on other people's ideas with thoughtful comments of your own), and generally helping make the class work well, 95% (A);
- for fulfilling the conditions of the previous item, showing excellent comprehension of the primary material as well as a sound understanding of the theoretical issues at hand, and contributing in some outstanding way in terms of leadership or originality to class discussions, 100% (A+).
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