IRLS520 Requirements.

 Last altered 5/18/04 

 

Requirements

 

The course requirements are

  • quizzes
  • group coursework task
  • two single author coursework papers
  • final paper

There will be five very brief quizzes.

The group coursework requirement will be one small task undertaken by you working in teams.

The single author coursework requirement will be two papers of about 4 pages.

The final examination will be a take-home exam of three hours duration. It will be distributed electronically about the beginning of August and has to be returned by Sunday August 8th

The quizzes will count for 25% of the final grade, the single author coursework papers 45% of the final grade, the group task 5%, and the final paper for 25% of the grade.

The 1997-8 University of Arizona General Academic Manual, p.23 reads

The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case the grade of E must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incompete grade before the end of the semester ...

If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.

Grading

 

The following scales will be used

Percentage

Letter

85-100%

A

70-84%

B

55-69%

C

below 55%

fail

Academic Code of Integrity

 

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an instructor.

GAT

 

There usually is no GAT for Summer courses (perhaps contact the office for WebCT difficulties).

Contacting me

 

Please raise queries by email. When the course is up and running, and you are a registered student, use the course's internal email (this is best for me as it keeps material related to this course in one place). Failing that, use ordinary email to mfricke<AT>u.arizona.edu .

There will be online Office Hours (probably, Wednesday 12-1).