Assignment Due Dates
The reports and responses below should be completed in order; however, you should begin working on Assignment # 15: Formal Research Report early in the semester to be sure that you have time to gather resources. Most of these due dates are flexible, and except in a few instances (assignments #2 and #7), there is no penalty for late work, but if you do not keep close to this schedule you are unlikely to be able to complete the course successfully.

Grade Computation

Assignments # 1, 3-5, 8-11, 13-14

5 % each

50%

Assignments # 2, 6, 7, 12

2.5 % each

10%

Assignment # 15

25%

Final Examination

15%

100%

Important Notes!

Please read the online assignment pages carefully. Several online assignments differ in important ways from those described in the text or those used in the in-class sections of this course. If you haven't looked already, review Some Tips That Will Help You Successfully Complete This Course.

Be careful to avoid plagiarism. Review avoiding plagiarism to refresh your understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and suggestions on how to avoid it.