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Final Grade Calculation:
Class Participation: 50%
Class participation, attendance and collaboration:
collaboration as evidenced in self- and peer-evaluation feedback, ELP entries, group/individual work, and participation in class
5% Attendance
5% Critiques and Class Discussions
40% Short Assignments, In-class Exercises, Reflective Practice (LER and ELP Requirements)
Projects*: 50%
Process, documentation, presentation and reflection included in Bridge projects will be a part of these grades.
5% Bridge 1
10% Bridge 2
10% Bridge 3
20% Bridge 4
5% Bridge 5
* See individual assignment sheets for grading criteria.
100% TOTAL
Assessable Tasks & Evaluation Criteria
Assessable Tasks are activities, assignments, projects that satisfy the course’s learning outcomes.
- Visualize abstract concepts (Outcomes 2,4)
- Demonstrate iterative thinking and making processes (Outcomes 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, & 9)
- Synthesize craft technique into content driven work (Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9)
- Critique and analyze our colleagues’ making (Outcomes 1 & 7)
- Reflect through written and visual responses on content and making (Outcome 5)
- Practice holding space for pluralism in discussion, writing and visualization (Outcomes 5 & 7)
Grading Standards
A [4.0; 96–100%]
Work of exceptional quality, which often goes beyond the stated goals of the course
A- [3.7; 91 –95%]
Work of very high quality
B+ [3.3; 86–90%]
Work of high quality that indicates substantially higher than average abilities
B [3.0; 81–85%]
Very good work that satisfies the goals of the course
B- [2.7; 76–80%]
Good work
C+ [2.3; 71–75%]
Above-average work
C [2.0; 66–70%]
Average work that indicates an understanding of the course material; passable
Satisfactory completion of a course is considered to be a grade of C or higher.
C- [1.7; 61–65%]
Passing work but below good academic standing
D [1.0; 46–60%]
Below-average work that indicates a student does not fully understand the assignments;
Probation level though passing for credit
F [0.0; 0–45%]
Failure, no credit
Grade of W
The grade of W will be assigned by the Registrar’s Office to a student who officially withdraws from a course within the applicable deadline. There is no academic penalty, but the grade will appear on the student’s transcript.
Grade of Z
The grade of Z is issued by an instructor to a student who has not attended or not completed all required work in a course but did not officially withdraw before the withdrawal deadline. It differs from an “F,” which would indicate that the student technically completed requirements but that the level of work did not qualify for a passing grade.
Grades of Incomplete
The grade of I, or temporary incomplete, may be granted to a student under unusual and extenuating circumstances, such as when the student’s academic life is interrupted by a medical or personal emergency. This mark is not given automatically but only upon the student’s request and at the discretion of the instructor. A Request for Incomplete form must be completed and signed by student and instructor. The time allowed for completion of the work and removal of the “I” mark will be set by the instructor with the following limitations:
Undergraduate students:
Work must be completed no later than the seventh week of the following fall semester for spring or summer term incompletes and no later than the seventh week of the following spring semester for fall term incompletes. Grades of “I” not revised in the prescribed time will be recorded as a final grade of “F” by the Registrar’s Office.
Responsibility
Students are responsible for all assignments, even if they are absent. Late assignments, failure to complete the assignments for class discussion and/or critique, and lack of preparedness for in-class discussions, presentations and/or critiques will jeopardize your successful completion of this course.