WRT333

Assignments and Grading
Fall 2011

Class attendance and participation (10%)

• 1-2 misses—10%
• 3-4 misses—5%
• 5+ misses—0%

My expectations: You attend and you are up-to-date on your assignments and readings. You are prepared and you respond and contribute meaningfully to class discussions from your own initiative.

Assignments (90%)

Assignment	Given*	Due*	% Final Grade
Defining Yourself	Sep. 7	Sep. 9	5
Resume and Job Application	Sep. 9	Sep. 23	10
Structure and Content of Scientific Journal Articles	Sep. 12	Sep. 26	10
Style of Scientific Journal Articles	Sep. 26	Oct. 5	15
Punctuation	Oct. 3	Oct. 14	5
Strategic Plan -or- Feasibility Study -or- IMRAD Article	Oct. 17	Nov. 14 (revised from 11/11)	20
Popular Press (includes purpose analysis and editing)	Oct. 31	Nov. 18 (first draft) (revised from 11/11, 28(final draft) (revised)	20
Course Critique	Dec. 5	Dec. 12	5

^*Deadlines / Due Dates

Assignments are given and due on the dates listed. Without an a priori excuse, points will be deducted for lateness. Not having your assignment ready is not a good excuse for missing class that day, however. If you have a problem, come to me and explain no later than the due date. I may allow "do-overs" for some assignments, but this makes for a lot of extra work for both you and me, so do your best to hand in highest quality work on the due date.

Grading Scale

A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	D+	D	F
93	90	87	83	80	77	73	70	67	63	59