February 7, 2012 - Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 are due on February 21 - Final Projects due on May 22, 2012

Grades

Jump to http://cabrillo.blackboard.com/ and login to Blackboard Learn+ to view your grades.

Grading is based on the final project, exercises, tests, participation in the class online Discussions, and class participation. 500 points equals a perfect grade. Here is the percentage breakdown on how grades are calculated.

Total points	Grade
500-450	A	Credit
449-400	B
399-350	C
349-300	D	No credit
299-0	F	No credit

40% - Final project is worth 200 points - final projects are not accepted late.
30% - The ten Exercises are worth 15 points each - exercises are not accepted late.
10% - Tests - We will have ten weekly online Blackboard tests, they will be worth 5 points each. Test content will correspond to the week's lesson.
10% - Participation in the Discussions - 1 point for each thoughtful question, and 1 points for each thoughtful answer, for a total of up to 50 points - no points awarded after class #13, or for posts to the non class topics forum.
10% - Class Participation - Each student starts with 50 points, the total diminishes due to lack of participation.

Although the final project has the majority of the available points, ignoring any of the elements of the class has the possibility of dropping your total by a whole grade. The keys to getting a top grade in this class are simple: show up, turn in the assignments on time, participate, and have fun with the final.