MY GRADING OF ASSIGNMENTS:  

A. On the due date and time, I will open each assignment and glance over the assignment to see if anything is missing. NOTE: I generally do not check assignments earlier, even if submitted earlier.

 If, for some reason,  I can't read your submission or you need to revise the assignment, I will notify you by email of the problem and you must resubmit THE SAME DAY I send the email to you with the notification that something was wrong, If you do this, (and it is not a frequent problem) it will not be counted as late.  I will also send an email to those whose assignments I have not received at all.

 IMPORTANT:  CHECK YOUR EMAIL ON EACH ASSIGNMENT'S DUE DATE OR

IF LATE, ON THE NIGHT THE LATE ASSIGNMENT WAS DUE OR THE NEXT MORNING AT THE LATEST...

B. I copy each assignment to a single page for grading and print it out.  It is much easier to grade this way. This is the reason for the correct formatting of the assignment (e.g. 8 pt. type, Ariel, name and assignment in upper left-hand corner, etc.)

C.  First, I read each assignment generally, marking obvious mistakes.  I then read each again, "fine tuning" the grading and marking specifics.  I then assign the appropriate "Grading Code" (see #1 above) to indicate why points were deducted. 

Realize it is not only a matter of "number" of  errors, but also the "degree" of the errors made and the overall quality of the work. Also, an apparent similar assignment may be graded differently from quarter to quarter based on differing factors such as subtly different changes in the assignment, slightly different directions, information about the assignment conveyed by me through emails, "Announcement" page, etc.

D. I will post your numerical grade in the "Blackboard Gradebook."  I will also email each student the total points earned on the assignment along with the "Grading Code" indicating what errors were made on the assignment. 

E. I will create a  "Grading Explanation," ("GE") explaining in greater detail the grading of the assignment.  This "GE" will have some examples from your work (without identification and changed so that identification cannot be easily determined) to indicate "good/bad" answers.

NOTE: MODELS/EXAMPLES: ANY of your work may be presented to benefit the class, without identification, as an example. 

6. RETENTION OF WORK: All tests, assignments, exercises, reports, etc. will be kept by your professor. You will receive notification of the quality of work on most of the assignments. You have WITHIN ONE WEEK of the class's receiving the grade to review each assignment.

7. ASSIGNMENT REVISIONS:  Revisions or rewriting of the the whole assignment or parts of it may be required by Dr. G..  The most common instances include:

a. If the original submission is done extremely poorly. 

b. If major sections of the assignment were omitted.

If a revision is required, Dr. G. will post "revise" in the Grade Post in the place of a grade for that assignment.  In this case, you revision will be graded on the "+2 day late" scale and MUST be resubmitted within 2 days of the posted notification.

8. "EXTRA" POINTS:  These may be earned in two ways:  

a. Doing much better than expected on "Required" assignments.  In this case, your work was far superior to the class in general. 

b. Doing the limited amount of "CHOICE" assignments (see "Assignments Checklist"). Before "Choice" assignments will count, you must complete all "Required" assignments to Dr. G.'s satisfaction.  This does not mean that you can't submit a "choice" assignment before completing all of the "required" ones. 

You may use one "Late Assignment" as your one "Choice" Assignment.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION (click link)