Grades
Course
grades will be based on points collected from the assignments described in the
table below.
To maintain fairness in grading, late work will be penalized 5% for each day tardy and cannot be turned in later than one week from the due date. In-class assignments and the final Persuasive Letter cannot
be turned in late. Cases of major illness or family emergency must be supported
by a note from a physician or other documentation, and require consultation
with the instructor. It is your responsibility to consult with the instructor
about making up any work missed due to major illness or family emergency.
Indiana
University has a Code of
Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct that all
students should be familiar with. In particular, academic
and professional honesty and integrity are expected of all
students in this course, and cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and other
violations of the code will be dealt with seriously including severe grade penalities. See the Writing
Tutorial Service's helpful website on how to recognize and avoid plagiarism.
Item
|
Points Each
|
Number
|
Points
Total
|
% of
Grade
|
Service
Learning (25%)
|
|
|
|
|
Direct Service
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
12%
|
Project-based
Service
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
10%
|
Reflections
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3%
|
Persuasive
Letter (15%)
|
|
|
|
|
Workshop
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3%
|
Peer Review (Draft – 1, Peer Review – 1)
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2%
|
Final Letter
|
10
|
1
|
10
|
10%
|
Question Sets (20%)
|
2
|
10
|
20
|
20%
|
Short
Exams (30%)
|
10
|
3
|
30
|
30%
|
Participation
in Class (10%)
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
10%
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
100
|
100%
|
Grade
|
Points
|
A+ / A / A-
|
97.5-100 / 92.5-97.5 / 90-92.5
|
B+ / B / B-
|
87.5-90 / 82.5-87.5 / 80-82.5
|
C+ / C / C-
|
77.5-80 / 72.5-77.5 / 70-72.5
|
D+ / D / D-
|
67.5-70 / 62.5-67.5 / 60-62.5
|
F
|
<60
|