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Discussions:
At the beginning of each week, a discussion question or problem will be posted on Monday.
Your response is due no later than 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday. All discussions are to be
completed in the Moodle course. Late discussions will not be accepted. You must also
respond to at least one other member's response no later than the due date of that week's
discussion. There are a total of 16 discussions (one per week). Each one is worth 10 points.
You need to complete at least 15 of the 16 discussions (150 points total). If you complete all
16 discussions, then you have can earn up to 10 bonus points.
For maximum participation points, you are expected to post at least twice throughout the
week; first to introduce your thoughts, opinions, ideas, or response to the topic/question(s)
posed in this threaded discussion, and second, in response to at least one comment made by
a fellow student (5 points for your initial response to the questions posed + 5 points for your
reply to a fellow student = 10 possible points). I strongly encourage you to send your first post
by Thursday or Friday of the week, and then return a couple of days later to post your
response to your classmates' ideas. This discussion will end at 11:59 pm Sunday, and you
will no longer be able to add comments after that day. Each post should be well thought out,
written using complete sentences and proper grammar, and should include not only your
thoughts, opinions, or ideas, but also your reasons for why you feel the way you do for each
initial and follow-up post.
Case Studies:
At the end of each chapter is a case study which pulls together the key ideas of the chapter
and has you apply these concepts in a meaningful context. Not all of these case studies have
been assigned, but four of them have (chapters 2, 6, 10, and 11). Do not procrastinate on
these! They require you to think about, apply, and write about the material of the course. What
you hand in must reflect good writing and the correct application of the concepts of the
chapter.
Tests:
Three proctored unit tests and a proctored comprehensive final exam will be given during the
semester. Each unit test is worth about 12% (180 points) of your final grade and the final
exam is worth 24% (360 points) of your final grade.
Exams will be sent to an accepted proctor and must be emailed, faxed, or returned by mail
postmarked no later than the due date of the exam. You must complete a proctor form and
return it to me within the first two weeks of the course. I reserve the right to reject any proctor
that I deem unacceptable. I will provide you with formula sheets to use on tests. You should
use a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator on all tests. *The TI-89, TI-Nspire or any other calculator that is
a symbolic manipulator is not allowed on any tests.* If for some reason you have to miss a
test, arrangements satisfactory to the instructor must be made prior to the test to schedule a
make-up (or as soon thereafter as possible for an unforeseen occurrence). If you fail to
contact me within 24 hours of the test, you will receive a zero on that test.