Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

of resources on the Title IX website. www.dakotacollege.edu/student- life/safety/title-ix Announcements: You are responsible for reading ALL announcements. This is where I post IMPORTANT information that can and will effect your grade. Be sure to check it at least once a week for updates. Late Assignments: All modules are open for a week. They open on Sunday night and close on the following Sunday night. ALL work including homework, discussions, and quizzes MUST be done BEFORE the module closes. Late work will lose 1 letter grade per day that it is late. PAY ATTENTION TO DUE DATES and get your work in on time. Grading Philosophy: Please understand that I do not care about your grades, I care about your education. My job is to teach you, your job is to learn what I teach you, and hopefully more. If we both do our jobs, grades shouldn’t be necessary. The best way to succeed in my class is to NOT focus on - “what’s my grade,” or “what do I need to get an A?” - but instead focus on - “how much can I learn.” If you embrace this, you won’t be doing assignments for grades, you’ll be doing them in order to learn, and the grade will become secondary and take care of itself. Discussions Discussions are a very important part of learning in this course. If you want full credit for discussions, then you must participate in the discussions. You will receive up to 25 points each time you post in a discussion for a maximum of 75 points. If you only post one time, you will only receive up to 25 points out of 75, which is an F. Occasionally there will be a discussion topic that does NOT require you to post more than once. For those discussions I will grade appropriately. If I, or another student, respond to your initial discussion post, and ask you further questions in the thread, then you are expected to answer. If you do not answer, you will not receive full credit for the discussion or the assignment. Also, please participate and comment on other people's discussions as well. This is a great way to discuss and learn. Keep your comments civil, appropriate, and constructive.