• Written assignments count for 10% of your semester grade. There will be 2 of them. You will turn those in by email, or you can post them in MathAS.

• Online homework assignments and the reading quizzes count for 15% of your semester grade. 
• You must show detailed work on your Assignments. 
• If you get an Assignment problem wrong you are allowed to redo it. Assignment problems can be done 3 times before you're marked wrong, but then you have an unlimited number of regenerated attempts after that per question. This means you can get a 100% on every assignment. 
• It is important to spend time learning the concepts before you start the assignment.  You should read the textbook and watch the video lessons for the course before you start your assignment. There is also a reading quiz for each assignment. This will count as part of the homework.
• You may use as many late passes on your assignments and Reading Quizzes as you need. There is no penalty for using them.
• Homework assignments for each of the sections we will be covering will be completed in Math AS, and must be completed by the due date listed with each assignment (it can be completed early if you prefer; you are allowed to work ahead of schedule but please don’t get behind!).  To help you complete your homework, Math AS provides multiple resources including short videos, with steps shown. Homework may be redone after the due date to raise your score. There are a total of 24 assignments and reading quizzes.   
• Your notebook is a valuable resource for the course.  It is to your benefit to have a thorough and complete notebook to help you study for the module tests, the midterm and final exams. 
• You can always review the correct answers to an Assignment within each question or through your online grade book.
• Written Assignments are assigned and submitted through Math AS.  These assignments are designed to assess your understanding of how to apply the content.  Late assignments will be accepted, but will be docked 10% per day late, and will not be accepted more than five days late. Although collaboration with classmates is encouraged, make sure that the work you submit is your own work in your own words. 

• Discussion Questions/Participation:  As part of our online class, you will be answering discussion questions in this class. The Discussion Board assignments are housed in Math AS. In order to receive full credit, you should:

  1. Complete your initial post by Thursday of the week assigned and be sure that your post is precise, within the word count given for the assignment and written with proper grammar and punctuation.
  2. Starting on Thursday and by Sunday of the week assigned, participate in the discussion by giving at least 2 substantive posts in response to classmates’ initial posts.
     
     a) Substantive posts are thought provoking posts that further the conversation. The post might answer or clarify a question posed by another student, might give additional information about the topic discussed or you may relate the post to personal experience, or you may pose questions to your classmate. Posts that state “good job” or “I learned a lot by reading your post” or “I don’t understand” are not in and of themselves considered substantive and will not receive full credit.
     b) Discussion posts that are posted after the week in which the discussion was held (and due) will not be graded.

Midterm / Final Exam

• The midterm and final exam must be proctored from the PVCC Q-Building Testing Center or similar testing center or Proctor U (http://www.proctoru.com/). Taking your exams at PVCC is free.  Taking your exams at a different location or through Proctor U usually involves a fee.
• If you will not be taking your midterm or final at PVCC, you must contact your professor at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam to make other arrangements.   Making arrangements to take the exam at a different location or through Proctor U will be up to the student.
• You are required to turn in your work from both the midterm and final.
• You will NOT be allowed to use your math notebook for the midterm or final exams.
• You will be allowed to use your calculator, which will be cleared by the testing administrator before you begin your exam.
• The midterm is worth 20% and the final is worth 30% of your semester grade (50% total).
• The best way to prepare for the midterm and final is to rework your Module Tests and work the problems in the practice midterm and final provided to you. 
• Late passes are NOT accepted for the midterm or final exam.