Evaluation
Policy for1441-001, Summer 2014
| Category |
Percentage
Contribution |
| Homework |
25% |
Mid-term Comprehensive Exam
|
23% |
| Final
Comprehensive
Exam |
20% |
| Best
of
the
two
term
exams |
12% |
| Lab Score |
10% |
| Pop-quizzes |
10% |
Extra
credit
|
10% |
Evaluation
procedure:
- The
scores of the two term exams will be adjusted to reflect the difficulty
and
the
performance of the classes, using the mean values of the exams, and the
better score of the two exams will be chosen for the final grading.
- There
will be
many
opportunities for exltra credit, including attendence and strong
participation.
These extra credit will constitute up to 10% of total.
- These
adjusted scores
will be used in the computation of the final score using the following
fomula:
FInal Score = ( Homework ) * 0.25
+ midterm comprehensive
exam * 0.20
+ final comprehensive exam
* 0.23
+ One better term exam*0.12
+
Lab
grade
*
0.10
+
Pop-quizzes
*
0.10
- Grading
will
then
be determined under the sliding
scale, using the final scores based on their distribution.
- ***
WARNING
***
- If you
miss
any one
of the comprehensive exams with
an unavoidable reason or my prior approval, you may be given an
opportunity for a make-up exam.
- If you
miss
any one
of the term exams with
an unavoidable reason or my prior approval, your
score for the exam is 0.
- If you
miss
any one
of the exams without an
unavoidable reason or my prior approval, your
grade will be an automatic F.
**Academic
Dishonesty
It is the
philosophy
of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a
completely
unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All
persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in
accordance
with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include
suspension
or expulsion from the University.
"Scholastic
dishonesty
includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the
submission
for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or
in
part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any
act
designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit
such acts." (Regent's Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI,
Section
3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22).
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