Course Schedule/Outline Include a list, by week, of intended topics, associated readings, assignment/test due dates, holidays, last day to drop classes etc. (a table works well). Date Tentative Topic Text Readings (week of..) Topic area Chapter, website, article. other Mid term / Assignment Holiday break (Thanksgiving, Feb Break) Last Day to drop classes without Academic Penalty Final Exam Assignments and Evaluations Be sure to list the assignments, tests etc, including their due date and their value. A table works well for this, as illustrated below. Assignment/Test Due Date Value Homework/Essay/Labs Mid Term Exam(s) Class attendance/participation Final TBA Late Assignments Describe your late assignment policy here. Assignments Describe all of your assignments here, with as much detail as possible. Include due dates and value. It is also helpful to include your evaluation framework. An example of an evaluation rubric is given below. Example of an Evaluation Rubric for Social Sciences Research Paper Element 85-100 75-84 60-74 < 60 conforms to some mistakes mistakes in Writing conforms to APA standards in APA format APA format Mechanics APA standards (headings, some spelling mistakes in (headings, ( /20) manuscript and spelling and manuscript header, grammatical grammar take header, margins, page mistakes away from margins, page numbers) sentences are understanding numbers, limited spelling somewhat sentences are referencing or grammatical difficult to poorly style) errors understand structured good spelling good sentence paragraphs paragraphs are and grammar structure and have too many confusing very good paragraph flow ideas sentence
Course Schedule/Outline Include a list, by week, of intended topics, associated readings, assignment/test due dates, holidays, last day to drop classes etc. (a table works well). Date Tentative Topic Text Readings (week of..) Topic area Chapter, website, article. other Mid term / Assignment Holiday break (Thanksgiving, Feb Break) Last Day to drop classes without Academic Penalty Final Exam Assignments and Evaluations Be sure to list the assignments, tests etc, including their due date and their value. A table works well for this, as illustrated below. Assignment/Test Due Date Value Homework/Essay/Labs Mid Term Exam(s) Class attendance/participation Final TBA Late Assignments Describe your late assignment policy here. Assignments Describe all of your assignments here, with as much detail as possible. Include due dates and value. It is also helpful to include your evaluation framework. An example of an evaluation rubric is given below. Example of an Evaluation Rubric for Social Sciences Research Paper Element 85-100 75-84 60-74 < 60 Writing Mechanics ( /20) conforms to APA standards (headings, manuscript header, margins, page numbers, referencing style) good spelling and grammar very good sentence conforms to APA standards (headings, manuscript header, margins, page numbers) limited spelling or grammatical errors good sentence structure and paragraph flow some mistakes in APA format some spelling and grammatical mistakes sentences are somewhat difficult to understand paragraphs have too many ideas mistakes in APA format mistakes in spelling and grammar take away from understanding sentences are poorly structured paragraphs are confusing