Schedule for Assignments and Quizzes

January 11 - 19

Chapters 1 & 2 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

January 19

Chapters 1 & 2 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

January 11 - 19

Quiz 1 – Chapters 1 & 2 (8:00 AM Jan. 11 until 11 PM Jan. 19)

January 20 - 26

Chapters 3 & 4 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

January 26

Chapters 3 & 4 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

January 20 - 26

Quiz 2 – Chapters 3 & 4 (8:00 AM Jan. 20 until 11 PM Jan. 26)

January 27 – February 2

Chapters 5 & 6 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

February 2

Chapters 5 & 6 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

January 27 – February 2

Quiz 3 – Chapters 5 & 6 (8:00 AM Jan. 27 until 11 PM Feb. 2)

February 3 -- 9

Chapters 7 & 8 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

February 9

Chapters 7 & 8 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

February 3 -- 9

Quiz 4 – Chapters 7 & 8 (8:00 AM Feb. 3 until 11 PM Feb. 9)

February 10 - 16

Chapters 10 & 11 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

February 16

Chapters 10 & 11 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

February 10 - 16

Quiz 5 Chapters 10 & 11 (8:00 AM Feb. 10 until 11 PM Feb. 16)

February 17 - 23

Chapters 12 & 13 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

February 23

Chapters 12 & 13 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

February 17 - 23

Quiz 6 Chapters 12 & 13 (8:00 AM Feb. 17 until 11 PM Feb. 23)

February 24 – March 2

Chapters 14 & 15 – Read the chapters and the online chapter highlights

March 2

Chapters 14 & 15 Assignments due (by 11:00 PM)

February 24 – March 2

Quiz 7 Chapters 14 & 15 (8:00 AM Feb. 24 until 11 PM Mar. 2)

Points for Quizzes and Assignments

Quizzes – 100 points per quiz (total of 700)

Assignments – 100 points per chapter (total of 1400)

Possible total of points – 2100

Grading Scale

1890 – 2100 = A

1680 – 1889 = B

1470 – 1679 = C

1260 – 1469 = D

Below 1260 = F

I do not give the "I" (Incomplete) grade.

If you have not logged into the course by January 19, 2010, you will be given the NA (non-attendance) grade.

Quizzes: Quizzes can be found by clicking on "Quizzes" on the homepage, then clicking on the appropriate quiz. You will have one (1) hour to take an online quiz. Blackboard does not automatically stop accepting answers after the one-hour time limit. Therefore, if you go over the one-hour time limit (even by one second) you will receive a zero (0) for the quiz. Also, a 1 minute warning will be displayed. When you receive this 1 minute warning, I strongly suggest that you click on Save, and then click on Submit. Once you begin taking a quiz, you cannot exit the quiz and return to it. Each quiz contains forty (40) multiple-choice questions. Quizzes will be available for a week. For example, Quiz 1 will be available from 8:00 AM January 11, 2010 until 11 PM January 19, 2010. If you have not taken Quiz 1 by 11 PM on January 19, 2010, you will receive a grade of zero (0) for the quiz. There will be no make-up quizzes for any reason.

Assignments:  Assignments can be found by clicking on "Course Content" on the homepage, then click on the appropriate chapter, and then click on the chapter assignment. Instructions for turning in assignments are given when you click on the chapter assignment. The due dates for assignments are established above. Assignments will be accepted until 11:00 PM of the due date. They will not be accepted after that (even if it is 11:01 PM). If the assignment is late, you will receive zero (0) points for the assignment.

Academic Honesty: Florida State College’s Academic Dishonesty Policy is stated in full in the course catalog. Here are some statements from that document defining academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and due process: 

“1. Academic dishonesty is considered a serious offense and is expressly prohibited. This policy includes all course assessment, related assignments and all standardized tests.”  

“2. Plagiarism… is defined as the act of stealing or passing off as one’s own work the words, ideas, or conclusions of another as if the work submitted were the product of one’s own thinking rather than an idea or product derived from another source.. .”

“Any student alleged to have committed any act of academic dishonesty as defined herein, shall be entitled to due process as defined in District Board of Trustees Rule 6Hx7-2.18, prior to the administration of disciplinary action including suspension and dismissal.”  

Time Zones:  I am in the Eastern time zone. If you are in a different time zone, you must send in your assignments according to the Eastern time zone. For example: If it is 11:00 PM in the Eastern time zone, then it is 10:00 PM in the Central time zone, 9:00 PM in the Mountain time zone, and 8:00 PM in the Pacific time zone.  

Procedures for Success:

·        Read the chapters.

·        Read the online chapter highlights.

·        Take quizzes within the time allotted.

·        Turn in assignments when due.

 Important Dates:

·         The last day to withdraw with a 100% refund is January 19, 2010

·         The last day to withdraw with a grade of "W" is February 16, 2010