Modules:

Concentrate on the web material.  Study the linked on-line material before the end of the day in the reading scheduled.   Make sure that you can work the problems that are worked out in the online material.  Then make sure that you can work similar problems that are worked in the textbook and the workbook.  Explore some of the links that are embedded in the on-line material.  As you work through a module, complete the associated laboratory.  Participate in the Piazza discussion forum on Canvas for class-participation credit.  Complete homework assignments, laboratories, and extra credit assignments and contribute to the module discussion before midnight on the due date in the homework, lab, Piazza, and extra credit schedule. 

Homework assignments:

• Assignments cover the material presented in the online material.  They may refer you back to a module, to some activity you were asked to complete in a laboratory, or to the workbook.

• Assignments are submitted online on Canvas.  Assignments are scored by the computer and you will receive your assignment grade immediately.  You can submit the assignments up to three times if you need to improve your score.  The highest score counts.

• Assignments are due at 11:59 PM on the indicated date.  No late assignments will be accepted.

Class participation:

Participate in online discussions for class participation credit.  At least one meaningful contribution to the discussion associated with each module before the due date shown on the schedule gives you 100% class participation credit for this module.  Post questions, answers, hints, comments, etc, under one of the suggested topics or start your own topic.

What is a meaningful contribution?

Extra credit assignments:

You can earn up to 25 points extra credit by answering 25 extra credit questions, distributed over the 10 modules.  You can submit these extra credit assignment twice.  The questions are challenging, but you are encouraged to discuss the assignment with your fellow students in the discussion forum before the submission.  You can earn up to 25 additional extra credit points by making more than one meaningful contribution to the discussion associated with each module.  Extra credit points are added to your total score from tests, homework assignments, class participation, and laboratories.

Tests:

Test are 80 minute online exams.  Exam 1 questions are about material covered in modules 1 - 5, and exam 2 questions are about material covered in modules 6 - 10.  You will take the exam using the Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor.

Grades

You can examine the entries made for you in the instructor's grade book on Canvas.
Percentage grades translate to letter grades as shown in the table below.  Please notify the instructor if you think a grade has not been recorded correctly.