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Weight in Grading
- Rhetorical Evaluation of Website - 35%
- Impact of the Internet on Communication - 35%
- Final Exam - 20%
- Contributions to Class Discussion including Group Assignments-
10%
Final Exam
There will be a short (one or two question) essay exam. Make-ups
will only be an option for those notifying me in advance that you
will be unable to make the regularly scheduled exam and providing
a documented reason in line with University
policies on excused absences (see University of Maryland
Undergraduate Catalog, ch. 4, pp. 36-38). The examination is "closed
book" and all rules of the Code
of Academic Integrity (see University of Maryland Undergraduate
Catalog, ch. 4, pp. 44-47) apply, including the use of the University
Honor Pledge. 20% of grade.
Class Discussion
A grade will be assigned based on the degree of your contribution
to the classroom discussion. 10% of grade.
Incompletes
As in all University courses, an "Incomplete Contract"
will need to be negotiated if all work is not completed by the end
of the semester, or a grade of "F" will be assigned to
missing work.
Academic Integrity
You are responsible for knowing the university's Code
of Academic Integrity (see University of Maryland Undergraduate
Catalog, ch. 4, pp. 44-47). The principles governing that policy
are two-fold: (1) the work that I should mark as yours is material
that you have authored, and (2) you have the responsibility to give
recognition to others whose work you incorporate in your projects.
You should review the university's policy and make certain that
you implement these two principles. I encourage group study, but
in preparing your projects and in the examination room, work should
come from your hand. I will ask all students to complete and sign
the honor code on projects and examination.
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