10 percent: discussion board answers; 10 percent: first competency exam; 10 percent: second competency exam; 10 percent: third competency exam (final exam). | | | | GRADING | V. GRADING A. Grading Policy Instructors in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication maintain high standards and a fair but rigorous grading system. The following statement sets forth the School's grading standards, which are followed in evaluating work in all writing and reporting courses. Instructors consider each assignment as a professional editor would, applying the same professional guidelines and standards that any good editor would in accepting or rejecting stories. The grading system here is the basis for other writing courses such as JOMC 253, "Reporting," and JOMC 232, "Public Relations Writing." News professionals must be able to report and write and produce newsworthy, accurate, fair, complete, interesting, readable and mechanically clean stories. Thus, grades reflect a student's performance as a reporter, as a writer and as one who uses the language correctly. In evaluating writing, the instructor considers the quality of the lead, use of language, economy of expression, readability, organization of material and transition, among other factors. In evaluating the mechanical dimension, the instructor considers spelling, grammar, punctuation, conformity to AP and UNC-CH style, proper use of copyediting symbols and similar factors. In evaluating reporting, the instructor considers news judgment in gathering and selecting information used in the story, accuracy, approach to the story, choice and use of appropriate sources, thoroughness, use of appropriate information-gathering methodologies and related factors. B. Grading Scale Grading in JOMC 153 and in other writing and reporting courses in the School is conducted on a numerical scale. Each student begins each assignment with a raw score of 100. Points are added or subtracted according to the standards listed below. You may determine your approximate grade standing in the course by converting your numerical grades to letter grades on assignments according to this scale: 90 and above = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D below 60 = F
10 percent: discussion board answers; 10 percent: first competency exam; 10 percent: second competency exam; 10 percent: third competency exam (final exam). | | | | GRADING | V. GRADING A. Grading Policy Instructors in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication maintain high standards and a fair but rigorous grading system. The following statement sets forth the School's grading standards, which are followed in evaluating work in all writing and reporting courses. Instructors consider each assignment as a professional editor would, applying the same professional guidelines and standards that any good editor would in accepting or rejecting stories. The grading system here is the basis for other writing courses such as JOMC 253, "Reporting," and JOMC 232, "Public Relations Writing." News professionals must be able to report and write and produce newsworthy, accurate, fair, complete, interesting, readable and mechanically clean stories. Thus, grades reflect a student's performance as a reporter, as a writer and as one who uses the language correctly. In evaluating writing, the instructor considers the quality of the lead, use of language, economy of expression, readability, organization of material and transition, among other factors. In evaluating the mechanical dimension, the instructor considers spelling, grammar, punctuation, conformity to AP and UNC-CH style, proper use of copyediting symbols and similar factors. In evaluating reporting, the instructor considers news judgment in gathering and selecting information used in the story, accuracy, approach to the story, choice and use of appropriate sources, thoroughness, use of appropriate information-gathering methodologies and related factors. B. Grading Scale Grading in JOMC 153 and in other writing and reporting courses in the School is conducted on a numerical scale. Each student begins each assignment with a raw score of 100. Points are added or subtracted according to the standards listed below. You may determine your approximate grade standing in the course by converting your numerical grades to letter grades on assignments according to this scale: 90 and above = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D below 60 = F