Grades
Final grades will be determined using the weighted average presented below. In borderline cases (e.g. an 89 average), attendance and class participation will be the deciding factors.
Percentages of final grade
| Lessons and Attendance | 15 percent |
| Quizzes | 15 percent |
| Project 1 | 10 percent |
| Project 2 | 20 percent |
| Project 3 | 20 percent |
| Portfolio DVD | 10 percent |
| Final Exam | 10 percent |
Absences and lateness
Because this class depends on engaged participation from everyone, attendance is required. Attendance will be taken each day, and it will be factored into your grade at the end of the term. More than one absence will adversely affect your grade. Students absent from a class are not excused from the work assigned; you must contact me for make-up procedures. More detailed policies regarding attendance are presented on the Policies page.
Copies and completeness
Any assignment that is not ready to turn in at the beginning of class in the specified format will be considered late. Please note that part of this class involves demonstrating your ability to use electronic technologies to accomplish professional tasks. Any variation of "The computer ate my homework" excuse will not be acceptable.
Students should maintain multiple copies of all electronic documents. I strongly recommend maintaining back-up files on a flash drive or tape, and I suggest that you also keep printouts when appropriate.
All assignments and tests must be completed for a grade in order to earn a final grade other than F.
Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty
Unless otherwise indicated by the instructor, all work must be individual. Collusion (working with another student or tutor without authorization) or plagiarism (use of another's ideas, data, statements, or other work without acknowledgment and/or extensive use of another's ideas, data, statements, or other work with only minimal acknowledgment) will not be tolerated.
Students who violate these policies may be formally charged with academic misconduct. The minumum penalty in such cases will be an F in the course. As university regulations stipulate, students guilty of academic misconduct may also be suspended or expelled.
Complaints
Complaints about separate assignments should be discussed with the instructor. Complaints about the final grade should be discussed with the instructor in at least one conference soon after the next term begins. If the conference on the final grade does not resolve the problem, the complaint should then be taken to the department chair of Communicative Arts and Integrative Studies.