{"id":1562,"date":"2017-07-20T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-wm-concepts-statistics\/?post_type=chapter&p=1562"},"modified":"2017-07-21T15:52:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T15:52:44","slug":"how-your-course-grade-is-determined","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-statisticssocsci\/chapter\/how-your-course-grade-is-determined\/","title":{"raw":"How Your Course Grade is Determined","rendered":"How Your Course Grade is Determined"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n\r\nHow you are evaluated:<\/span>\r\n<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n
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\u00a0There are 30 graded activities in this course:<\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Category Name<\/span><\/td>\r\nCourse Value<\/span><\/td>\r\nNumber of Assignments<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Homework Problems<\/span><\/td>\r\n25%<\/span><\/td>\r\n15 homework assignments<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Discussion Forums<\/span><\/td>\r\n25%<\/span><\/td>\r\n5 discussion forums<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Exams<\/span><\/td>\r\n25%<\/td>\r\n5 exams<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Reflective Blogs\r\n<\/span><\/td>\r\n25%<\/span><\/td>\r\n5 blogs\r\n<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\nDiscussion Forum Grading Rubric:\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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To earn an \"A+\" on a discussion forum, you must submit 10 or more acceptable posts on 10 or more different days.<\/div>\r\n
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What is an \"Acceptable Post?\"<\/div>\r\n
1. The subject (post title) must be a complete sentence which summarizes the main point of your post message.<\/div>\r\n
2. Your post message must provide new, accurate, and relevant information.\u00a0 If your post is a question, it must be thoughtful and relevant.<\/div>\r\n
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Course Final Grade Scale:\u00a0 Here are the cutoffs for final course grades:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n
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A+ = 97, A = 94, A- = 90<\/span>
B+ = 87, B = 84, B- = 80<\/span>
C+ = 77, C = 74, C- = 70<\/span>
D+ = 67, D = 64, D- = 60<\/span>
F = 0-59<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n

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How you are evaluated:<\/span>
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\u00a0There are 30 graded activities in this course:<\/span><\/div>\n
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Category Name<\/span><\/td>\nCourse Value<\/span><\/td>\nNumber of Assignments<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homework Problems<\/span><\/td>\n25%<\/span><\/td>\n15 homework assignments<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Discussion Forums<\/span><\/td>\n25%<\/span><\/td>\n5 discussion forums<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exams<\/span><\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n5 exams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reflective Blogs
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		25%<\/span><\/td>\n5 blogs
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Discussion Forum Grading Rubric:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To earn an “A+” on a discussion forum, you must submit 10 or more acceptable posts on 10 or more different days.<\/div>\n
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What is an “Acceptable Post?”<\/div>\n
1. The subject (post title) must be a complete sentence which summarizes the main point of your post message.<\/div>\n
2. Your post message must provide new, accurate, and relevant information.\u00a0 If your post is a question, it must be thoughtful and relevant.<\/div>\n
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Course Final Grade Scale:\u00a0 Here are the cutoffs for final course grades:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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A+ = 97, A = 94, A- = 90<\/span>
B+ = 87, B = 84, B- = 80<\/span>
C+ = 77, C = 74, C- = 70<\/span>
D+ = 67, D = 64, D- = 60<\/span>
F = 0-59<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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