Grade Expectations! – How Your Course Grade is Determined

How you are evaluated:


 There are 36 graded activities in this course:
 
Category Name Course Value Number of Assignments
Chapter Discussions 50% 12 Chapter Discussion Forums and 1 “Research in Social Psychology” Discussion Forum
Website Assignments 20% 5 Reviews / 5 Discussion Forums
Knowledge Audits 15% 5 Reflective Blogs / 5 Blog Discussion Forums
Research Project
15% 2 Discussion Forums / 1 Written Assignment

Course Final Grade Scale:  Here are the cutoffs for final course grades

A+ = 98, A = 92, A- = 90
B+ = 88, B = 82, B- = 80
C+ = 78, C = 72, C- = 70
D+ = 68, D = 62, D- = 60
F = 0-59

 


Grade Book:  Online courses have special features that allow you to see your progress 24/7. Access is through the “My Grades” link on the course home page.  


Attendance Policy:   To earn full credit, you are required to logon and participate on a minimum of 10 different days in each graded discussion forum. The grade you earn on each discussion forum will include this criterion.