The course structure includes various components such as homework, tests, and quizzes, primarily managed through WebAssign. Homework assignments, typically due on Tuesday nights, contribute 5%
WebAssign Homework
-End-of-semester Average counts
for 5% of final grade
-Usually 2-3 assigments per week
-Usually due on Tuesday night
Tests
-There are 4 unit tests and a final
-These tests are not taken online, but must be taken at the DE Testing Center on the Western Wake Campus (Wake Tech policy)
-Each test has a calculator part and a non-calculator part
-You will have 75 minutes for each unit test
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-Course Arranged by Weeks:
-Weeks run from Wednesday to Tuesday
-Attendance "taken" twice a week by discussion board post NOT just logging in to Blackboard course
Homework
-Most done in Webassign
-Any homework on topics not in the text
will be available as a handout in the appropriate unit test folder or as assigned pages in the text and still needs to
be completed, but will not be turned in
Discussions
-Must post two meaningful, content-related posts per week
-A post can be an answer to another student's question or your own question:
Example: "Can someone explain complex conjugates?"....is meaningful
"Is the test next Tuesday?" ...is not content-related
-Each post counts as "present" for the week
-Each post for a week must occur at least 2 days apart
Example: Thursday and Sunday post OK
Monday and Tuesday post not OK
WebAssign
-Most homework from text done in WebAssign
-4 timed, graded quizzes with a 3-day window of availbility
-Contains gradebook for all assignments
Syllabus
-Please read syllabus in its entirety for all course-related questions
-You will be expected to "sign" a document via a discussion board stating that you read and understand the syllabus. This will count toward your first attendance post
Graded Assignments
Test 4 (DE Testing Center)
Writing Activity 2
WebAssign Quiz 4
Test 3 (DE Testing Center)
WebAssign Quiz 3
Test 2 (DE Testing Center)
WebAssign Quiz 2
Test 1 (DE Testing Center)
Writing Activity 1
WEbassign Quiz 1
Content (arranged by Test)
Contains:
handouts/worksheets/assignments
