COURSE GRADING
A student’s grading for this course will be based on the following:
1. Exam 1 (30%)
2. Exam 2 (30%)
3. Group Project (25%)
4. Homework (10%)
5. Class Participation (5%)
Grading
Grades will be
assigned using +/-. The scales for the letter grades are as follows:
|
Range |
Grade |
What it
Represents |
|
>= 90% |
A |
Genuinely Outstanding |
|
>= 80%
and < 90% |
B |
Significantly Better than Average Quality |
|
>= 70%
and < 80% |
C |
Meets every course requirement in acceptable or good, but not distinguished, manner |
|
>= 60%
and < 70% |
D |
Generally falls below the standard ordinarily desired |
|
< 60 % |
F |
Disappointing performance |
Extra Credits
Extra Credits
will be awarded for extensive efforts for promoting active learning and
professionalism in class.
Exams
All exams will be closed books and will cover all reading assignments and material covered in class and homework exercises. The instructor will give you more specific guidelines on how to prepare for them prior to the exam.
Group Project
The group project will require a comprehensive analysis, design, and reporting of a company’s strategic IT solution. This will give you an opportunity to put together everything you learned on the class and get a well-rounded understanding of how the different aspects of IT apply to a particular business problem within an organization.
Your group will choose an industry and a company to analyze the company’s major business processes and its IT strategy. You will act as an internal business analyst or an external consultant to analyze and propose IS application solutions for them. More detailed instructions will be provided in class.
Homework
Each homework assignment will cover relevant materials discussed in class and will sometimes involve hands-on computer-based exercises. Each homework will have one week’s time to complete.
Class Contribution
Class contribution will be assessed based on your participation in class discussion (quantity and quality counts) and class attendance.
Computer Lab
Sessions
Computer lab sessions will be held during the semester. The lab session will provide practice materials for the topics covered in class, get you started on your computer-related homework. You will be required to bring your laptop to class for the scheduled lab sessions.
Grade Policy
Grade Appeals Procedure: Any appeal that you wish to make regarding a grade that you were assigned must be done so in writing. Please attach the original work to a sheet of paper explaining why you believe your grade is in error. If it is worth your time to write the appeal, it is worth our time to consider it.
Grade Disparity Policy: If your exams’ grades are substantially lower than your assignment grades, this will be taken as a sign that you have not done your own work on the assignments and I will adjust your final grade to ignore the assignment portion.
Grade Negotiations: At the end of the semester your grade will be assigned to you in a strictly objective manner empirically based on your aggregated scores. Grades therefore are never available for negotiation. Any student that "has to get an A" should use foresight and diligence to put forth the necessary attention and effort to achieve their desired goal.