We are almost halfway through the course now.
Here’s the way the grading is falling out (roughly) each week:
10 pts. are now available each week, based on your completion of the weekly assignment as detailed on the CMMNX236 Blackboard site — and as updated and tweaked by me in my weekly blog postings.
- 6 pts. Post a position paper on your blog, on topic, on time, linked through Twitter.
- +1pts. Post a well-reasoned position paper (e.g ., one that makes sense).
- +1pts. Post a well-reasoned position paper in a proper online format with appropriate links showing evidence of having read and understood the required class readings (i. e., those linked through the class Blackboard site.)
- +1 pts. Participate in the online discussion (e.g, at minimum, leave a comment).
- +1 pts. Participate actively and *effectively* in the online discussion, including use of new media tools (such as sharedcopy), as appropriate, to articulate your position.
- +1 pts. Be a member of the “winning” side. (This is essentially an extra credit point.)
Actually, up to now, I have been a little more lenient with the grading than the above indicates. This leniency was to make sure that everyone had overcome all technical difficulties, was aware of the class requirements, had registered their blog, etc. Hereafter, however, I see no reason to continue this leniency.
As you can see from the above, if you merely post a blog entry on time — and that’s all you do — you get 6/10pts. Six out of ten points = D. If you don’t post an entry at all, then you get less than a D. Less than a D would be an F.
Similarly, based on the above, if you post a well-reasoned and linked position paper (6+1+1 pts.), and then do not participate in the online discussion, you get 8/10 pts. Eight of ten points = B-. If you should then be lucky enough to be on the winning side, you might get 8+1 pts. = 9/10 = A-. Or you might not.
If you do nothing at all during the week, you get 0/10 pts. If you get 0/10 points during one week, then the max score you can get for the entire course is 90/100 points. If you get 0/10 points during two weeks, then the max score you can get for the entire course is 80/100 points. And so forth.
You should be able to inspect your current grades within the class Blackboard site.
