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Grade Recorder, General Biology 2, Online.


x You may PRINT this page and use it to record your grades. (Save trees, don't print unless you are going to use it, and try to reduce the number of pages used. One way to print it is to first save it as a pdf file, then print the pdf file.) Note that the instructor will not post any grades. Some assignments are graded by Blackboard and are automatically posted in "My Grades". Some grades are "all or nothing" -- 100 percent earned automatically if submitted as per the instructions -- and grades will not be posted. (For a clarification of why "all or nothing" assignment will not be posted click HERE.)

x To get the total course grade at the end of the semester, on the printed document write the points earned on the appropriate blank lines. Then add all numbers on the bottom of the page. A perfect score is 100, minimum 90 is an A, minimum 80 is a B, and so on. (Some percent computations may be required for some of the assignments -- see the Grading Criteria.)

x There is also for your convenience a notation space for deadlines, which you can obtain in the Semester Calendar on Class Hub page.

x Your final course grade will be reported as a letter grade to STC at a date required by the college at the end of the semester, and will not be posted by the instructor. (Most students get their final course grade on JAG-net.)



All Assignments (100p):

Category I. Syllabus and Class Introduction (total 4p)


Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

(0; required for access to the class) -- Student Contract Quiz. Primary Deadline: ____________________

__________ (1p) -- Introduction post. Primary Deadline: ____________________

__________ (1p) -- Start Quiz. Primary Deadline: ____________________

__________ (1p) -- Class Discussion "Key" Quiz. Primary Deadline: ____________________

__________ (1p) -- Town Hall Meeting "Key" Quiz. Primary Deadline: ____________________




Category II. Reading Quizzes (total 30p)


Minimum grade 90 required for points.

Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

Reading Quiz 1(2p): _______ Reading Quiz 2(2p): _______ Reading Quiz 3(2p): _______

Reading Quiz 4(2p):_______ Reading Quiz 5(2p): _______ Reading Quiz 6(2p): _______

Reading Quiz 7(2p): _______ Reading Quiz 8(2p):_______ Reading Quiz 9(2p): _______

Reading Quiz 10(2p): ______ Reading Quiz 11(2p): ______ Reading Quiz 12(2p):______

Reading Quiz 13a(2p):______ Reading Quiz 13b(2p):______ Reading Quiz 13c(2p):______



Primary Deadline: ____________________

Excellence Points: ALL reading quizzes finished with 100(Five (5) Excellence points added to final exam): __________


Category III. Virtual Lab (total 12p)


Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

1a. Online Lab Practicum I, Review I -- Tissues/Bones i (0 percent; required for access to Lab Practicum I)
1b. Online Lab Practicum I, Review I -- Tissues/Bones ii (0 percent; required for access to Lab Practicum I)

2. Online Lab Practicum I -- Tissues/Bones (6 percent): __________

3a. Online Lab Practicum Review II -- Organism Identification i (0 percent; required for access to Lab Practicum II)
3b. Online Lab Practicum Review II -- Organism Identification ii (0 percent; required for access to Lab Practicum II)
3c. Online Lab Practicum Review II -- Organism Identification iii (0 percent; required for access to Lab Practicum II)

4. Online Lab Practicum II -- Organism Identification (6 percent): __________
Primary Deadline: ____________________




Category IV. Field Lab Semester Project (total 8p)


Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

Project Selection (2p): __________

Primary Deadline: ____________________

Project Final Product (6p): __________

Primary Deadline: ____________________



Category V. Memorization Quizzes (total 10p)


Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

Memorization Quiz 1 (Biol. Organiz., 1p): _______ Memorization Quiz 2 (Biol. Organiz., 1p): _______

Memorization Quiz 3 (Animalia, 1p): _______ Memorization Quiz 4 (Animalia, 1p):_______

Memorization Quiz 5 (Primates, 1p): _______ Memorization Quiz 6 (Primates, 1p): _______


Memorization Quiz FINAL (4p):_______ Primary Deadline: ____________________



Category VI. General Class Discussions (total 8p)

Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

FIRST SESSION TOPICS will only be available during the first session):

Animal Mistreatment Discussion

Climate Change Discussion

Human Population Discussion

General Class Discussion Minimum Postings, 1st Session Grade Reading (6p -- each topic/bulletin board 2p each): __________ (minimum required postings in order to earn ANY points, see Grading Criteria)

1st Grade Reading Date (end session 1): ____________________



SECOND SESSION TOPIC will only be available during the second session):

Genetic Engineering Discussion

General Class Discussion Minimum Postings, 2nd Session Grade Reading (2p -- one topic/bulletin 2p): __________ (minimum required postings in order to earn ANY points, see Grading Criteria)

2nd Grade Reading Date (end session 2): ____________________





Category VII. Town Hall Meeting (total 12p)

Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.

FIRST SESSION TOPICS will only be available during the first session):

Dinosaurs?

Primates?

The Sun?


Town Hall Meeting Minimum Postings, 1st Session Grade Reading (6p -- each topic/bulletin board 2p each): __________ (minimum required postings in order to earn ANY points, see Grading Criteria)


1st Grade Reading Date (end session 1): ____________________

The first session bulletin boards (topics) will no longer be available when the first session ends...




SECOND SESSION TOPICS will only be available during the second session):

Age of the Earth?

Continental Drift?

Evolution Evidence?


Town Hall Meeting Minimum Postings, 2nd Session Grade Reading (6p -- each topic/bulletin board 2p each): __________ (minimum required postings in order to earn ANY points, see Grading Criteria)



2nd Grade Reading Date (end session 2): ____________________

Excellence Points: FOR REGULAR PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT BOTH DISCUSSION SESSIONS. Posted minimum total 8 messages in ALL bulletin boards -- IN BOTH SESSIONS (including first and last two days participation -- in both sessions), cramming 8 messages will not earn any booster points -- the instructor claims the right to decide what has been crammed ), at least 1 minimum 100 words "created" (a new discussion string), spell-checked message (Five (5) Excellence points added to Endterm "Final" Exam): __________





Category VIII. Endterm (Final) Exam (total 10p)

Prerequisite: See Grading Criteria.


The Endterm (Final) Exam consists of two exam parts.  Part one has two questions, each worth 3 p, for a subtotal of 6, and part two has 28 questions, for a subtotal of 94.  Both grades are added, e.g., 6 + 94 = 100.  

A "key" quiz must be submitted with the minimum grade 100 to open up the two Endterm Exam parts. This "key" quiz is not worth any points, but 100 must be earned to open up the main parts of the Endterm Exam (unlimited attempts allowed on the "key" part).


Endterm (Final) "Key" Quiz (0; required for access)

Endterm (Final) Exam, part 1 (max 0.6p): __________

Endterm (Final) Exam, part 2 (max 9.4p): __________

Total: __________ (max 100)

Primary Deadline: ____________________



Category IX. Learning Self-Assessment (total 6p)

Prerequisites: See Grading Criteria.

Learning Self-Assessment (6p): __________ (A grade can only be earned for this assignment if all Endterm "Final" Exam parts have been submitted, and all other prerequisites -- see Grading Criteria.)


Primary Deadline: ____________________






Semester Number Grade: __________ (max 100p)

Letter Grade reported to STC: __________ (Number grade above 90 = A, number grade above 80 = B, and so on...)


 PLAGIARISM NOTE: Students copying other students work -- plagiarizing in ONE assignment is all that it takes -- WILL earn a ZERO on that assignment and MAY result in a ZERO on all assignments requiring submission in a bulletin board: Introduction Assignments Posts, Case Studies, General Class Discussions, Town Hall Meeting, Learning Self-Assessments, and other possible bulletin boards, and depending on severity may be reported to the college.

The grading criteria for a particular class may be changed due to unforeseen circumstances to meet the needs of a particular class. The instructor therefore reserves the right to alter (add, delete, or revise) any items of the above, online or via verbal instructions in class. The student is responsible for taking note of any such changes and acting accordingly.

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