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Attendance
Points ~~ 10%
WHEN: Your
presence presentation is based on your attendance and is due
each class period. If you're not
there, you can't share. Missed
days beyond one day can be made up by checking out the class
notebook during office hours and/or contacting a student in reference
to missed notes and content. Once a journal entry is
completed to make
up the missed day, up to the point missed could be credited back to
your grade. In a well-developed paragraph, summarize the day
of class
that you missed: What was covered, what was done, what you
learned,
etc.
WHAT:
Receive
credit for your presentation of yourself in class.
This means that each absence up to ten could result in a 1
point loss off of your final 10 point grade for the attendance part of
the grade.
HOW:
Each
absence will result in a reduction of the presence presentation grade.
More than ten absences will result in a 0 for the
atttendance part of
the presence presentation, with each absence reducing the attendance
part of the presentation by one point. One absence will be
excused, and
the student with one absence will earn the full ten points of the
attendance part of the grade. The student with perfect
attendance, however, will earn extra credit--11 points (or 110%) for
the attendance part of the presence presentation grade.
GRADING:
Perfect
attendance will yield an attendance score
of 110%. One absence will be excused; thus, one absence will
yield an attendance score of 100%. Each absence after one
will reduce the score by ten percent,
which would be one
point off of
the total ten points. If a student has five absences, the
attendance
part of the grade will be 60, with one absence being excused.
If a student has ten absences, the final attendance grade
will be 10 out of 100, or one out of the ten points.
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Participation
& Reflection Points ~~
10%
WHEN:
Each
class period provides
opportunities for participation. Each reading assignment
provides
opportunities for reflection. Participate at least once a
week and record at least ten weeks of your participation in your ANGEL
online participation
journal, either before or after the fact. You could also opt
to
record
at least ten instances of reading reflections, no more than two per
week, or you could do a combination of participation and reflection
entries, for a total of ten. I will check
journals weekly and will record appropriate credit periodically
throughout the semester.
WHAT: Keep
a participation journal that records accurate participation and that
reminds this instructor that you contributed throughout the semester.
For
shy students, a participation journal entry can also project meaningful
thoughts
about current readings that I could possibly contribute for the "shy"
student. Like projected participation entries, reflection
journal
entries would reflect on the readings.
HOW:
Using
the ANGEL drop box, record your entry in the "remarks" section.
Attachments are NOT recommended for this assignment.
Record your participation, because this instructor
has
many students and may not remember each student's individual
contribution.
Therefore,
remind me in the journal. Also
record your reflections on some readings, because this instructor wants
to know what you think about what you have read. Throughout
the
semester, your participation and reflections will be remembered and
appreciated and
will contribute to your final grade at the end of the semester.
If you are not able to attend a class, you are free to write
in
your journal about the reading BEFORE the reading is discussed in class
and submit it as a reflection.
GRADING: Each
participation entry
is worth
ten
points and is scored based on the following scale:
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A
(9 or 10 out of 10 points)= actively engaged in the
class and able to ask
questions or give answers
that show insight and
appreciation;
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B
(8 out of 10 points)= answered
questions
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C
(7 out of 10 points)= present
with book,
prepared, and basically attentive;
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D
(6 out of 10 points)= late,
or present but
without book, or answers show that the reading hasn't been done;
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F
(0 out of 10
points)= absent.
You can
NOT wait to record
journal entries
all at once. You are likely NOT to remember what you did or
said, and
the whole purpose of the participation journal would be defeated.
You only need to record
for ten of the fifteen weeks
to
complete the ten entries, BUT no one week should include more
than
two entries. IN OTHER WORDS, you cannot submit a
deluge of entries toward the end of the semester. I will only
record grades for the first two and/or your preferred two entries per
week.
SAMPLE
ENTRY:
Participation during a student presentation
Today
during class Mr. Eric
recited a song
entitled "Dear Mama" by Tupac which he deemed to be spoken word poetry
because it fit the three main criteria of that type of poetry: rhythm,
rhyme, and repetition. He then inquired if anyone in the class had
agreed with him. I raised my hand asking what the three criteria were
and then i stated that the song he recited emcompassed all three of the
criteria into how it was written. Eric made a good point in saying that
some rap songs are forms of spoken word poetry. He stated that if the
words over-power the beat or music of the song then it should be
considered a spoken word poem. In spoken word poetry, the words are the
key into understanding what is being said. The same goes for rap music.
Many artists take pride in thier lyrics and have things to say. They
put words to a beat in order to make a song. But in order to have thier
words heard in the manner they want, they need to make the beat/music
inferior to the words. I agree that "Dear Mama" is a spoken word poem
in the form of a song like Eric said. Tupac wanted his mother to know
how much she was appreciated and he put all those thoughts into lyrics
that meshed with music. The music did not interfere with the words
being clearly heard so I think he was able to get the point across to
his mother- the intended listener. Many rap artists simply make up
silly lines and their words are all over the place making the song
nonsense; the beat however, is what keeps the audience hooked. That is
why most rap songs are constantly replayed over the radio stations all
day. Good beats sell in rap music-- not good lyrics. However, good
lyrics can also sell in the rap world if they are mixed with a catchy
beat. Hip hop is a realm of beats. If you can dance to the beat of a
song in hip hop it will be a good seller and people will want to hear
it over and over again because it gets you moving and
dancing. "Dear
Mama" is a great example of spoken word in rap music.
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*Quizzes
~~
20%
WHEN: Pop
quizzes will be given either at the very
beginning or at the very end of class. An attempt will be
made to provide at least one pop quiz
per week. Some quizzes will be opportunities to express your
opinion and not just your knowledge about the course and or any
material
covered.
WHAT: Pop
quizzes
are opportunities for you to show what you know.
HOW: If
a pop quiz is
given at the
beginning of class, it will be given during the first ten or fifteen
minutes of class and will be based on information from a previous class
period and/or reading. If a pop quiz is given at the end of
class, it will be given during the last ten or fifteen minutes of class
and
will be based either on material discussed during that class period or
will be an opportunity for students to express
for
credit
any concerns that they may have about
the class and/or the material.
GRADING:
At least ten quizzes will be given,
and the
highest ten
grades will count.
If a student is able
to take more
than ten quizzes, the lowest pop quiz grades beyond the ten will be
dropped. If a student takes less than ten
pop quizzes, a grade of 0 will be given for each quiz less than
the ten quizzes required for a grade.
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Good News and Bad News
MEMO ~~
10%
WHEN:
The GOOD NEWS memo Introduction is due
September 1, 2009,
by Midnight. The BAD NEWS option memo is due September 15, 2009,
by midnight.
WHAT:
Email
memo #1 is a positive and informational introduction of yourself to
your
classmates. This email will allow other students to know who you are
and
what you are about. Email
memo #2 is a bad news memo. You will distribute bad news to
some hypothetical CEO/Employee/Co-worker/Customer audience.
HOW:
You will use ANGEL to send Email memo
#1 to all the students in
your class. For more information, refer to specific
directions
provided in class and VIA ANGEL. You will use ANGEL to send Email memo
#2 to me, the instructor (sls63@psu.edu). I will be your
hypothetical CEO/Employee/Co-worker/Customer audience.
GRADING:
Grading
for the email memos will be
based on four areas: 1) Content--did you follow the
directions and include the appropriate content? 2)
Format--Does your correspondence have the proper format for an email
memo? Check the appropriate ANGEL handout for specific details for
proper format. 3) Language--Do you use the right tone and/or
language
for your specific audience and purpose? 4) Grammar and
Mechanics--
Did you proofread for errors and proper word usage?
Grammatical
mistakes not only mislead and misdirect readers, such mistakes could
also
cause you to lose credibility in our increasingly competitive business
world.
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Resume
& Cover
Letter
~~ 10%
WHEN:
Both
your resume and
cover letter are due October 1,
2009.
WHAT:
You will submit a resume and cover
letter for a job that you find in an area of your interest OR you will
imagine what you would/could do in the next ten years and apply for a
job based on the qualifications you would have in ten years.
HOW:
You will find a job vacancy for which
you are OR will be qualified, and you will apply for that specific job
by completing a resume and a cover letter. You will submit
the job announcement with your cover letter and resume--attached in the
appropriate ANGEL drop box. If the job announcement was not
found online and you can't copy and paste the announcement, then you
will need to type the description and source in a word file or in Rich
Text Format (RTF) and attach it.
GRADING:
Grading
for the cover letter and
resume will be based on four areas: 1) Content--did you
follow the directions and include the appropriate content for your
specific goal? 2) Format--Does your correspondence have the
proper format for a cover letter and resume? Check the
appropriate ANGEL handout for specific details for proper
format.
3) Language--Do you use the right tone and/or language for your
specific
audience and purpose? Are you too informal with your language and/or
tone? Cater your language to fit your audience and purpose.
4) Grammar and Mechanics-- Did you proofread for errors and proper word
usage? Grammatical mistakes not only mislead and misdirect
readers,
such mistakes could also cause you to lose credibility in our
increasingly
competitive business world.
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Occupational Outlook ~~ 20%
WHEN:
A
brief proposal for your
Occupational Outlook formal report analysis is due on October 8, 2009.
The progress report for your
Occupational Outlook formal
report analysis is
due on October
22, 2009.
The final Occupational Outlook formal report is due either on November 12,
2009 or December 10, 2009,
depending on the quality of the draft, which is due on November 12,
2009
WHAT:
The final draft of your Occupational
Outlook formal report analysis will be
the final draft of the report, a draft that would be polished enough
to send to any one interested in the fields in which you show interest.
Others should be able to choose between the two fields based
on your recommendations. Some Categories listed
on
the Outlook
Website follow:
| Career
Categories |
| Administrative |
| Armed
Forces |
| Construction |
| Farming |
| Installation |
| Management |
| Production |
| Professional |
| Sales |
| Service |
| Transportation |
HOW:
For your Occupational Outlook formal
report analysis, show that
you have visited the the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Web
site <www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm> and
that you have looked at various
aspects of two potential occupations. Submit a formal report
detailing required background, working conditions, pay scale,
geographic expectations, and job outlook. Note a few general
characteristics for each section. Based on your purpose and
your audience, report the feasibility, recommendation, or justification
of one potential career over the other.
GRADING:
Grading
for your Occupational Outlook
formal report analysis will be based on four
areas: 1) Content--did you follow the directions and include
the appropriate content for the project? 2) Format--Does
your report have the basis for the proper format for a formal report?
Check the appropriate ANGEL handout for specific details for
proper format. 3) Language--Do you use the right tone and/or
language for your specific audience and purpose? Are you too informal
with your language and/or tone? Cater your language to fit
your
audience and purpose. 4) Grammar and Mechanics-- Did you
proofread
for errors and proper word usage? Grammatical mistakes not
only
mislead and misdirect readers, such mistakes could also cause you to
lose credibility in our increasingly competitive business world.
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Group Chapter Presentation ~~
10%
WHEN: Group Chapter Presentations are due on
Tuesdays throughout the semester until Thanksgiving.
No Group Chapter Presentations will be given after
Thanksgiving, during the last two weeks of class..
WHAT: In groups of two to three members,
you will be the facilitator for the reading for that week.
You will provide the formal presentation on Tuesday, and the
class will continue the discussion on Thursday, where you are free to
volunteer input as the "subject experts." As part of your grade (3 out
of 10 of the points), you will provide a progress report detailing your
experience working in the group.
HOW:
Present the chapter to your peers.
Be sure to involve your peers through audience participation.
GRADING:
The grading
criteria for oral presentations
will also be based on five areas, with each area weighing 20% of the
grade:
- 1) Organization:
You should
present information in a well-organized and interesting manner, you
should
focus on a central idea or narrowed aspect of your research, your
speech
should flow well, and you should build to a strong conclusion.
- 2) Active
Involvement: You
should actively involve
the class through use of props, learning exercises, handouts, and other
techniques. Through your presentation, you should creatively
teach an
aspect of your research.
- 3) Content:
You should
demonstrate superb knowledge and understanding of the topic, you should
support your ideas with vivid examples and details and you
should make relevant connections for your audience.
- 4) Voice:
You should demonstrate great enthusiasm for the topic, speak
clearly and loudly enough to be understood easily, and you should vary
your tone and pitch for animated speaking style.
- 5) Body
Language: You
should make effective eye contact
with the
whole audience throughout the presentation, and you should
use gestures and body language to emphasize certain points.
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GROUP PROJECT
~~ 10%
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WHEN:
The group project will be due in four phases: The initial
meeting minutes will be due October
15, 2009.
The Periodic Activity Report will be due October 29, 2009.
The final meeting minutes will be due November 19, 2009,
the Thursday BEFORE Thanksgiving Break, and the actual project will be
due December
3, 2009, the Thursday AFTER
Thanksgiving Break.
WHAT: The group project is based on mutual
interests coming together to create a project, either a proposal, a
document, a website, or some other creative business document.
HOW:
Work
together with peers
to meet and create. Some classtime will be designated for
meeting, but students should rely more on meeting outside of class
and/or corresponding via email and ANGEL.
GRADING:
The first three parts will be worth one point each out of the
total ten points, for a total of three out of ten of the points.
The remaining seven points will be designated for the project
itself. Grading
for all parts of the project will be graded using the same
criteria as any other written paper in class. Length as well
as
depth factors into the content grade. The minutes and
activity report should be about a page in length for each report, and
the project itself should be between five to ten pages. 1) Content--did you follow
the directions and include
the appropriate content for the project? 2) Format--Does
your report have the basis for the proper format for a formal report?
Check the appropriate ANGEL handout for specific details for
proper format. 3) Language--Do you use the right tone and/or
language for your specific audience and purpose? Are you too informal
with your language and/or tone? Cater your language to fit
your
audience and purpose. 4) Grammar and Mechanics-- Did you
proofread
for errors and proper word usage? Grammatical mistakes not
only
mislead and misdirect readers, such mistakes could also cause you to
lose credibility in our increasingly competitive business world.
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