Assignment Overview
In order to successfully finish this course you must complete:
- six
(6) TRAs (
"Team Readiness Assessments"), done both individually & *IN TEAMS*
[lowest score dropped; 5 x 10 points for each individual & team = 100 points total]
- eighteen (18) Application Exercises (300
points total), completed in class, *IN TEAMS*
[receiving full credit for these activities requires preparing & bringing homework for each;
40% of points for each activity is distributed via a Peer Evaluation system]
- six (6) End-of-Unit Challenges, including both individual questions & a team exercise
[lowest score dropped; 5 x 40 points (individual + team activity) = 200 points total] - three (3) Practice Instructions Project (lowest score dropped; 125 + 125 = 250
points total)
[background materials, peer review, and final 2-3 page instructions—all done three times] - an End-of-Term Challenge, including individual questions & a team activity (150
points total)
[questions drawn from earlier End-of-Unit Challenges]
[OVERALL SCALE: 94-100%=A,
90-93.9%=A-, 87-89.9%=B+, 84--87.9%=B, 80-83.9%=B-, etc.]
NOTE: The "Planning Your Grade" page offers a breakdown of the scores you must obtain to earn a C ("Developing"), a B ("Developed") and an A ("Proficient") in the class.
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