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Grading
Class Participation
Extra Credit
 Grading
Activity % Explanation

Written tests 30% 2 worth 15% each

Homework 10% Assigned problems
Graded Activities 20% Various
Participation 30% In-class or discussion boards
100%

Extra Credit 5% – 10% See ‘extra

extra credit
credit’ below
 Class Participation
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„ What you do in the classroom
„ What you do with your teams
teams, and
„ What you do on the discussion boards.
 Class Participation
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„ Suggesting new ideas and alternatives
„ Offering opinions and views
„ Summarizing and consolidating what others have said
 Class Participation
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„ Obviously, if you do not show up for class, you cannot
participate.
participate
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people
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than one absence will result in a mark down of your
grade.
 Extra Credit
Extra credit can increase your semester
grade by
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for extraordinary work in class.
class.
It is given for effort regardless of the
outcome – in other words, you don’t have
“ ” you just have to try hard.
to be “right,”
 Extra Credit
Some examples where extra credit might be
earned are:
„ Great question
„ Great answer
„ Great idea
„ Great discussion/disagreement
„ Great individual effort in your team
„ Great teamwork
„ Great mistake
„ Great use of outside information/concepts
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