Tim Roufs

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CLASS PARTICIPATION, EXAMS, PAPERS, WEB

1. Class Participation (up to 75 points = 8.6%)

   Members of the class are required to participate in class discussions, including postings on the PCforum at <http://www.d.umn.edu/~troufs/PCforum/>
   [15 @ 1/week = 75 points (max) = 8.6% of the final grade]
   
   

• PCforum
  
  
  • At a minimum of once a week post a meaningful message on the class discussion on-line chat board located at PCforum
    
    
  • you will receive an e-mail describing each topic, and each topic will be announced in class
    
    
  • there will be 15 forums in total, usually but not always once a week
    
    
  • at least one topic of your "weekly" posting(s) should be related to the class topic(s) of the week
    
    
  • i.e., in Week 02, for example, you should discuss a topic related to what is happening in class during Week 02
    
    
  • at the very end of the semester, i.e., in Week 15, post a course evaluation of the class itself
    
    
  • end of the semester postings must be completed by the scheduled final exam time
    

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2. Case Study (up to 100 points = 11.4%)

• Case Study Paper on "What's New? Current Trends and New Discoveries," due Week 04
  [100 points = 11.4% of the final grade
  
  
  • Case Study Paper detailed instructions
    • sample paper outline
      
    
    
• Length: 5 - 6 well-written pages
  
  
  • including one title page (see sample title page below) and
  • and at least one separate "Works Cited" (or "References") page (see sample below)
  • that leaves 3-4pages of text
    • with one-inch margins all around
    • with body type font 11 or 12
    • illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited
      
      
• Turn in via WebDrop
  • at <https://webdrop.d.umn.edu>
  • named something like YourUMDid_case_study_1
    
    
• Unexcused late Case Study papers @ -2% of final grade

  Papers must follow a college writing handbook such as Lunsford, A., & Connors, R. (1999). The New St. Martin's Handbook. New York: St. Martin's.
  
  Or you can follow the Soc-Anth-Crim-Hum/Cl Writing Guide.
  
  Other web resources such as OWL and Paradigm can be found on the UMD "Writing Labs, On-Line Assisstance, and Reference Works" page.
  

• For your footnotes, "bibliography" ("Works Cited" or "References"), and other matters like that, use either the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.

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3. exams (up to 700 points = 80%)

• Includes in-class videos / film, important e-mails, PCforum posts, assigned web materials and lectures.
  
  
• DAY exams
  
  
  • Exam I
    • The first DAY exam is scheduled for Week 06 Day 12, Thursday, 9 October 2008
    • [40 questions, 200 points = 22.8% of the final grade]
  • Exam II
    • The second DAY exam is scheduled for Week 11 Day 21, Tuesday, 11 October 2008
    • [40 questions, 200 points = 22.8% of the final grade]
      
  • Final Exam
    • The f2008 DAY Final Exam will be on Wednesday, 17 December, 08:00 - 09:55 a.m. in Cina 214
    • [60 questions, 300 points = 34.4.% of the final grade]
    • The final exam will be cumulative
      
      
      
• CEE exams
  
  
  • Exam I
    • The first CEE exam is scheduled for Week 07, Monday, 20 October 2008
    • [40 questions, 200 points = 22.8% of the final grade]
  • Exam II
    • The second CEE exam is scheduled for Week 11, Monday, 17 November 2008
    • [40 questions, 200 points = 22.8% of the final grade]
  • Final Exam
    • The f2008 CEE Final Exam will be on Monday, 15 December, 05:00 - 06:55 p.m. in Cina 214
    • [60 questions, 300 points = 34.4.% of the final grade]
    • The final exam will be cumulative
      
      
• sample exams questions: ~ multiple-choice ~ essay
  
  
• eGradebook

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• Makeup Exams

  • You may make up exams during any makeup time scheduled by the Department of Sociology-Anthropology.
  • Makeups are usually given by the staff in Cina 228 at times which will be announced in class.
  • Please see me if you need to arrange for a makeup exam
  • Please note: it usually takes several days for makeups to be returned to you
    

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4. Extra Credit Lecture / Paper (optional)

• Papers must follow a college writing handbook such as Lunsford, A., & Connors, R. (1999). The New St. Martin's Handbook. New York: St. Martin's.
  
  Or you can follow the Soc-Anth-Crim-Hum/Cl Writing Guide.
  
  Other web resources such as OWL and Paradigm can be found on the UMD "Writing Labs, On-Line Assisstance, and Reference Works" page.
  
  
• For your footnotes, "bibliography" ("Works Cited" or "References"), and other matters like that, use either the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.

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5. You can check your scores anytime at eGradebook <http://www.d.umn.edu/egradebook>. PCforum scores will be added to the eGradebook at the end of the semester; during the semester you can check your PCforum scores at the bottom of your PCforum page.

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