Class Participation and Group Work Grade - Midterm

Class Participation and Group Work Grade - Midterm

The syllabus explains that 10% of your course grade will be determined by "class participation and contribution to group work." Twice during the semester (once at midterm and once at finals), you will receive a numeric grade that encompasses the following items:
  • Your contributions to class discussions, both positive and negative. In other words, thoughtful comments will help you, while comments that are off-topic or disrespectful of your fellow students will hurt you.
  • Your attentiveness in class, especially to your peers' presentations. Remaining awake, alert, and focused will help you, while sleeping, web surfing, or carrying on side conversations will hurt you.
  • Your contribution to your team's website analysis and recommendation report assignment, as reported by your teammates.
This grade will be averaged with all of the shorter assignments (journal entries, revision workshops, etc.) you have completed for this course, although this grade is "weighted" a bit heavier than each of those small assignments. You do not need to submit anything for this "assignment," because you have been earning it throughout the semester.

If you are unhappy with your midterm participation grade, remember that you will receive another grade just like this one at the end of the term, and your "running total" in this category resets at the beginning of Week 9.