Your grade for the semester will be based on these things:

1. WebCT participation (20%)
2. Co-facilitating one week's discussion (20%)
3. Seminar presentation (30%)
4. Term project or paper (30%)

If you have an idea you're longing to implement and can't make it fit one of these assignments, let me know; maybe we can negotiate an alternative.

Interpretation of grades: A grade of B on an assignment in this course will mean that you have met the basic requirements for the assignment; your performance would be acceptable on a professional level. A grade of A will mean that your performance is not only acceptable, but distinguished. A grade of C for graduate students indicates failure to perform at an acceptable level for graduate credit. 

Individual assignments will be graded according to rubrics on a scale of 1 (Little Evidence of the Standard) to 5 (Well Above the Standard). 

Q. Why do the rubrics on the assignment pages go only from 2 to 4?

A. The instructor does not expect any of you to score below a 3 (that is, a B); and to earn a 5 (or an A) implies that you go beyond the mechanical attempt to do what the instructor wants and make the assignment your own, distinguishing yourself in ways that may be quite unpredictable but recognizably excellent. 

Certain requirements apply to all assignments, so review that page for guidelines about file names and sizes, for instance.