Francis Marion University Nazi Medical Experiments Discussion
Francis Marion University Nazi Medical Experiments Discussion
1) There are EIGHT 20 point multiple choice/matching open book timed quizzes, one in each unit. All quizzes are available for a minimum of three weeks so there will be no extensions for missed quizzes! Note that while you can take each quiz three times to improve your grade, there is a short time delay built in between attempts, so if you wait until right before the deadline, you may lose some of your attempts!
2) There are FOUR timed multiple choice/matching exams which count 100 points each. Exams 1 and 3 are timed but are non-proctored and open notes/book. Two exams (#2 and #4) are closed notes/book and require the use of the remote proctoring service Proctorio.
Limestone College Remote Proctoring Policy Statement:
This course uses Proctorio for verification of student identity and for monitoring student activities while completing selected exams. Although there is not a human watching you take your exam, the software will record audio and video during the exam, so make sure you’re following the guidelines set by your instructor while testing. You should select a quiet, private space for testing. Students must own a webcam and have a built-in or standalone microphone associated with their computer to use Proctorio. Specific instructions regarding the use of Proctorio are offered on the quiz or exam in the course. For more information about Proctorio and installation instructions, see the FAQs athttps://proctorio.com/faqs. Technical Requirements Microphone (integrated or separate) Webcam (integrated or separate) Browser: Google Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/) Internet Connection: Cable Modem, DSL or better.
3) There are EIGHT discussion topics worth 20 points each (plus one Bonus topic). Your contributions and your three or more responses to your classmates for assignment and participation credit need to be well-thought out, well-written, well-referenced and well-edited. Many students lose lots of points on these discussions by not treating them seriously, as “short essays”! I also deduct points for posting all your posts and replies on one day, so get involved early and return often to the available class discussions or full credit.
In any assignment in any educated discipline, both written form and content “count”. How you express ideas is closely linked to the quality of ideas expressed. Refer to the following general rubric and the more specific Grading Form which may be viewed by clicking the link in the upper right hand corner of each graded discussion topic. Apply these principles as a test to your contribution before submitting! I recommend that you write your posts in Word (or equivalent program), save and edit, then copy-paste it when you are satisfied with it to the submission box in the discussion. However,
DO NOT post your discussion assignments as an attachment please. This causes problems for those using different programs and slows down reading through the posts, so I WILL NOT grade discussions posted as attachments! You will also generally lose points for any of the following lapses: not using organized paragraph style[Hit enter twice to insert a blank line between paragraphs], failure to quote and cite properly from your book and other legitimate reference sources (and blatant copy-pasting without citation will get you a zero and possibly reported for plagiarism too), errors or omissions in grammar and punctuation, typos and misspellings [proofread!], failure to link evidence and quotations directly to the question, failure to take the assigned role, length less than the required number of words, just cutting and pasting quotes without sufficient interpretive commentary. Think of each of these as a weekly mini-essay assignment: yours should be complete and well-thought out, but do not let your post get too long either … 250-300 words is just about right!
Let me also recommend that you check out the Limestone Online Writing Lab for assistance if you need it in your writing assignments.
General Discussion Grading Rubric (there is a more detailed rubric in the Discussion topic):
Above average/Superior 16-20: Shows critical thinking and knowledge of all required readings and the intent of the assignment. Well-constructed paragraph(s) integrates evidence from three or more sources. Uses critical (evaluative) analysis; integrates contributions of other classmates and links ideas presented directly to sources or other evidence. Meets length minimum requirement of >250 words not including citations. Includes any citations to quoted documents and websites at end of post, with use of quote marks or quote boxes and appropriate citations by name if direct quotes from sources are included.
Average/ Satisfactory 11-15: Largely informational, but not analytical or interpretive. Does not always integrate sources into each paragraph or does not cite sources directly. Repeats basic, correct information but does not link ideas to primary sources nor provide critical analysis of evidence. Does not meet length requirement.
Below average 6-10: Minimal effort, needs much work: Seemingly no understanding of or engagement with the topic issues. Material is random and non-linked and organization is insufficient. Sentence fragments and misspellings are present. Submission is well below required length and superficial.
Failing 1-5: Little or no evidence of having done the required assignment reading. Appears to have responded based on classmate’s posts rather than assignment. Major lapses in many rubric areas and many grammatical and spelling errors are present. Answer is very short and incomplete.
0 Points: Did not submit the assignment or submitted after posted deadline or plagiarized.
4) Your participation grade (almost a letter grade at 80/1001 points), is based on doing more than the minimum required in the discussions, including responding substantively to at least THREE classmates’ contributions in each topic and replying to any responses to your own post which require one. Your posts on any topic must be on multiple days: “Hit and run” posting …. coming in and posting your comment and replies all at once and disappearing for the remainder of the time the topic is open) which is at least three weeks) WILL be penalized in both your discussion and participation grades. How many posts you read in each topic is also available to me, and will affect your participation grade.
Your grades will all appear in My Grades. Your quiz and exam grades record immediately while assigned discussion and assignment grades appear as soon as I grade them AFTER their due date.
Note that if you want early feedback on an assignment draft you may e-mail it to me here in BB Messages as an attachment I must receive it at least two days (48 hrs) prior to the due date with your request that I review it however … thanks!
