{"id":2768,"date":"2016-12-16T15:08:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-herkimer-intro-to-sociology-1\/?post_type=chapter&p=2768"},"modified":"2016-12-16T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:08:24","slug":"how-your-course-grade-is-determined","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/chapter\/how-your-course-grade-is-determined\/","title":{"raw":"How Your Course Grade is Determined","rendered":"How Your Course Grade is Determined"},"content":{"raw":"How you are evaluated:<\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n
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Category Name<\/td>\r\nCourse Value<\/td>\r\nNumber of Assignments<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Chapter Discussions<\/td>\r\n60%<\/td>\r\n14 Chapter Discussion Forums<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Website Assignments<\/td>\r\n20%<\/td>\r\n5 Reviews \/ 5 Discussion Forums<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Knowledge Audits<\/td>\r\n20%<\/td>\r\n5 Reflective Blogs \/ 5 forums<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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Grading Scale:\u00a0 Here are the cutoffs for course grades:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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A+ = 98, A = 92, A- = 90<\/span>
B+ = 88, B = 82, B- = 80<\/span>
C+ = 78, C = 72, C- = 70<\/span>
D+ = 68, D = 62, D- = 60<\/span>
F = 0-59<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Grade Book:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n

Online courses have special features that allow you to see your progress 24\/7. Access is through the \"My Grades\" link on the course homepage.\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\nAttendance Policy:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n
If your goal is to earn an \"A\" in this course, you will need to logon and participate a minimum of 6 times in each graded discussion forum.<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nHow much time will you spend on this course - and how often should you log on?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n
Expect to spend a total of about between 120 - 150 hours on this course - which includes textbook reading, online website research, report writing and online discussion. I expect you to log-on and actively participate in each online discussion on a minimum of six different days<\/span>. To achieve an \"A\" or in this course, you need to submit 10 high quality posts to each discussion forum. Note: if you wait until the final day or two to submit your discussion posts, your grade will be penalized.<\/span><\/div>\r\n ","rendered":"

How you are evaluated:<\/span><\/span>
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Category Name<\/td>\nCourse Value<\/td>\nNumber of Assignments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chapter Discussions<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n14 Chapter Discussion Forums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Website Assignments<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n5 Reviews \/ 5 Discussion Forums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knowledge Audits<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n5 Reflective Blogs \/ 5 forums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Grading Scale:\u00a0 Here are the cutoffs for course grades:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
A+ = 98, A = 92, A- = 90<\/span>
B+ = 88, B = 82, B- = 80<\/span>
C+ = 78, C = 72, C- = 70<\/span>
D+ = 68, D = 62, D- = 60<\/span>
F = 0-59<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Grade Book:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Online courses have special features that allow you to see your progress 24\/7. Access is through the “My Grades” link on the course homepage.
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Attendance Policy:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If your goal is to earn an “A” in this course, you will need to logon and participate a minimum of 6 times in each graded discussion forum.<\/span><\/div>\n
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How much time will you spend on this course – and how often should you log on?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Expect to spend a total of about between 120 – 150 hours on this course – which includes textbook reading, online website research, report writing and online discussion. I expect you to log-on and actively participate in each online discussion on a minimum of six different days<\/span>. To achieve an “A” or in this course, you need to submit 10 high quality posts to each discussion forum. Note: if you wait until the final day or two to submit your discussion posts, your grade will be penalized.<\/span><\/div>\n

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