Attendance
Class attendance is required for course credit. Three absences are permitted, but students must be present on examination days and the final class for project presentations. More than three absences will result in a failing grade. Please arrange your schedule to accommodate this requirement.
Grading
Course grades will be determined according to the following weighting:
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Points |
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Grading Scale |
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Examination #1 |
120 |
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450-500pts (>=90%) |
A |
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Examination #2 |
120 |
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400-449pts (80 – 89%) |
B |
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Examination #3 |
90 |
|
350-399pts (70 - 79%) |
C |
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Project Proposal/Bibliography |
25 |
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300-349pts (60 - 69%) |
D |
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Project Paper /Final Presentation |
120 |
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<300 (<60%) |
F |
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Media file |
25 |
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Extra Credit: Info-link |
(up to 20 pts.) |
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TOTAL |
500 |
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Class participation |
(up to 25 pts.) |
Note about the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL): Hobart and William Smith Colleges encourages students to seek the academic collaboration and resources that will enable them to do their best work. The CTL offers a variety of resources that can help students achieve academic success, including Teaching Fellows for course content help in Anthropology/Sociology, Writing Colleagues for help on papers, Study Mentors for help with study skills and time management, Group Study Tables for content help in specific courses, and more. For more information, visit CTL webpage (http://www.hws.edu/academics/ctl/index.aspx) or Blackboard.
Disability Accommodations: If you are a student with a disability for which you may need accommodations, you should self-identify and register for services with the Coordinator of Disability Services at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and provide documentation of your disability. Disability related accommodations and services generally will not be provided until the registration and documentation process is complete. The guidelines for documenting disabilities can be found at the following website: www.hws.edu/disabilities. Please direct questions about this process or Disability Services at HWS to David Silver, Coordinator of Disability Services, at silver@hws.edu or x3351.