SET Grading Information   ( 08/25/2011 12:09 )

The following information is provided to students in order that they understand the process by which their performance in this class will be evaluated.

Quiz and exam grades as well as your progress on various parts of the major assignments will be available on-line under the last four digits of your TCNJ ID number. You will be sent an email whenever I do that.

If there are any questions about the information provided, you need to contact me as soon as possible. At any time, you can review your grades with me and discuss issues important to you. Please do not hesitate to do so whenever you have concerns or problems. It is IMPERATIVE you do that if you fall behind or do not submit an assignment on time. Project due dates are noted on the CLASS SCHEDULE.

My grading philosophy is that all students are capable of achieving an "A" in this course if they are willing to expend the time and effort required to do so. The graded activities are briefly described below. Each will be explained in detail at the appropriate time during the semester.

1.  DID - Design/Invention/Discovery Project -
This will be a TEAM project focusing on a assigned topic related to one of the four course themes.
Various parts of the paper and related materials will be submitted on an established schedule.
Each member of the team will give a 7 minute PP presentation to the class and their project grade
will be calculated individually.....................................................................
20 %   

2.  Ethical Case Analysis Project
This is approximately a ten page paper done independently using APA format
in which viable options related to making an ethical decision involving some
technological issue are considered
. Sections of the paper will be handed in and
returned with comments prior to the final paper being submitted
................20 %

3.   Participation  -  Reading quizzes (70%) / Attendance (30%) ....................20 %

4.   Midterm Exam..................................................... ....................................20 %

5.  Final Exam...............................................................................................20 %