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Nope! Well, that's not exactly true...I have e-books available for you, free of charge, from your class's "Materials" page. But you do not need to purchase a textbook for this class! |
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Nope! We're in a computer lab for a reason - because we'll be using these PCs as often as we can in your stat class. You already have access to Microsoft Excel as COCC/OSU students - why
pay an additional $100(+) for a superfluous piece of antiquated technology? Don't worry if you've never used Excel! You'll learn in here. |
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Yep...except for in-class quizzes. The answer, for me, is at *least threefold:
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For any out-of-class assessments, you'll always submit in BlackBoard (BB).
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I'll agree that they're unique, but they're actually pretty straightforward. Let's explain them:
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Nope - and here are a few reasons why:
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You must show all work on problems marked with a (w). If you simply provide an answer, you will receive no points for that question,
even if your answer is correct. Also, if your work does not support your answer, you will receive no points for the question. If you used technology to help you solve a problem (as you will sometimes have to do), explain exactly what you did. If you "did the work in your head", then explain what your head did. |
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Take a deep breath - let's talk. :)
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We have deadlines for a reason; just like in outside-of-school life, things are due at a certain time. The Rainy Day Coupons help you to make up lost points,
but they also assume that you have gotten assessments submitted on time. If you email me an assessment after it's due, the email will most likely be deleted without reply. Please - stay on top of due dates and times! |
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Again - let's talk!
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Yep! |
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They don't; they just become one more part of your grade. So long as you get 10 quizzes in, you've covered the bare minimum. If you do the bare minimum, quizzes make up 25% of your grade. However, for reasons I outlined on the first day of class, you might consider doing more. If you do, they then make up more than 25% of your grade (while other assessments make up a lesser percentage then they did originally). |
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Let's say you did q quizzes. If q < 10, then you're short (10 - q) quizzes. For those that you're short, I'll assign you a grade of "0" (you'll still receive credit for those that you did on time). |
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We'll discuss it in class when you need to know about them, but if you're interested right now, here's the link. |
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At this point, no learning can take place, and all you're showing me is that you want to get the correct answer without bettering your grasp of the material being assessed. You have sufficient time to work on each assessment; I give you that much time so that you don't feel rushed. Please don't procrastinate! |
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Class time is for collective discovery, data exploration, and uncovering of ideas...not wrapping up assessments (which are often not on what we'll be discussing on any given day).
If you have questions about your assessments, you can come by during office hours, call me, or email me. If we have time, you can also ask me during our class breaks, or before or after class. |
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I will email you a weekly progress report that will tell you exactly which assessments were cumulatively available, your scores on those you have turned in, and your current grade. |
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Quick answer? Never look at your overall course grade in BlackBoard (BB). Here's why:
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Not yet, there isn't.
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Using its simplest definition, "office hours" are the times I *will be in my office. If you prefer face-to-face discussions over electronic ones, stop on by! Office hours are times I have reserved for going over any additional questions you might have. Here, you can ask assessment questions, and/or get clarification on just about anything else. If my door is open outside of normal office hours, I may have time to help you, but please ask first. My office location and office hours can be found here. |
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Because I adore seeing students' faces light up when they solve a problem on their own. |
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Because then you're asking me to "grade your work before I grade your work". I'll grade it once - after it's due. If you have a question, by all means - ask! Just make sure that question isn't some variant of "Is this right?" |
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Trust me - I get it! I get told many, many things during the day. My ADD mind has a hard time filing them all away, so, as a result, I will most likely forget anything said to me before or after class. For your own good, please don't tell me things like, "I won't be here in two weeks", "I need to reschedule", or "Don't you remember? We talked about this!" before, after, or during class. I won't remember; I need to enter those things in my calendar which I usually don't do with verbal prompts. Please send me an email! |
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Sorry if you feel that way! I adore student questions. It's been my experience that if one person in a class has a question, chances are, so do others...so help yourself and others out by asking. Also - feel safe to ask questions in here. I spent my life in schools where the classroom setting ws one where I was afraid to ask questions out of fear of "sounding stupid". I keep that memory handy as a way to NOT teach. I try very hard to create a very open learning environment...there are no "dumb questions" in here. |
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Here are some ideas!
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