How will you be assessed?

Overview of the basic ingredients

Mind maps and Concept maps: You will submit a mind map or concept map at least once per week. During the more challenging part of the course after Project 1, you will produce two per week. As long as you complete them and as long as they are thorough, you get full credit. 

Abstracts, short writings: Individual and team activities: You will be asked to write partial or complete abstract on several of the assigned readings, following a format that we construct in class.  Other types of writings (similar length to abstracts) will be required when abstracts are not assigned. You will have something due every Monday at least. In general there are at least two assignments per week.

=> Most assignments will be submitted online through the CANVAS system and marked using a rubric we develop together and which you will be able to see online. 

We will also revisit many of your assignments in class as a component of group activities: You will learn from one another. 

=>ON THE DAY A WRITING OR SHORT ANSWER ASSIGNMENT IS DUE, PLEASE BRING AN ELECTRONIC COPY AS A GOOGLE DOC OF YOUR EFFORTS.

Term projects: You are responsible for two projects.  One of these will be in the form of concise oral or poster presentations. Assessments will be based on evaluations from the instructors and from your peers. Details on this will be provided as time goes on.

Participation and group (team) work: You are expected to contribute in all classes. This is NOT a lecture course. Instructors cannot “learn” for you – but we can give you things to do that will help you construct new knowledge and learn skills. We use permanent teams (established in the first week of class) for class work. In addition, you will be working with partners for one or both projects and for many writing assignments. 

Approximate marking scheme*

·      In Class Group Activities and Class Participation: 20%

·      Homework submitted through CANVAS**: 40%

·      Term Project 1: 10%

·      Term Project 2: 30%

·      There is no final exam. There is no midterm exam

·      No late work is accepted. Read that again. And a third time please.

* The challenges of classwork during COVID 19 are varied and real. Some of you will, for example, arrive into class later in the term. As long as you complete ALL work ON TIME (virtually if you are not yet on campus) you will get a B mark in this class.

**Submitted assignments: A basic marking scheme

-Writing assignments (wks 1-4, roughly): Double submission

     Monday: 100% for completion; Weds: Marked 60% content/ 40% writing

-Other assignments: ≤ 100% of full marks (You will receive a letter grade: 100%, 85%, 75%, 62%, 50% or 0%)

-A partially-completed assignment: ≤ 62% of full marks (62%, 50% or 0%)

-Information copied from places like Wikipedia (yes, this has occurred): 0% and you fail this course.