To prepare for lecture, you will often be required to read or review some online materials. You may also be required to complete an online quiz to demonstrate that you have completed the preparation. Your work on these quizzes will not typically be graded for correctness, but it should demonstrate that you have adequately prepared for lecture.
The pre-lecture tasks will be posted on Blackboard. Use the Lectures link in the left-hand navigation bar to access them. The pre-lecture quizzes must be completed by the specified date and time; late submissions will not be accepted.
The participation portion of your grade will be based on your completion of the pre-lecture quizzes and in-lecture questions, and on your consistent participation in the lab sessions. You will receive full credit for participation if you earn at least 85% of the points for the pre-lecture/in-lecture questions and participate in at least 85% of the lab sessions. If you earn x% of the pre-lecture/in-lecture points or participate in x% of the lab sessions for a value of x that is less than 85, you will get x/85 of the possible points.
The above participation policy is designed to allow for occasional absences due to illness or other special circumstances — including ones stemming from isolation for Covid.
We will be recording the lectures and making the recordings available to everyone in the class on Blackboard. Use the Lectures link in the left-hand navigation bar to access them.
If you need to miss a lecture for any reason, you should simply watch the recording for that lecture as soon as possible after it is posted. In addition, you should keep up with the pre-lecture tasks and the current assignments. Please avoid emailing your instructor about absences of this type.
Last updated on January 29, 2024.