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The faculty of arts has a long standing set of guidelines for assigning letter grades
which are appended to this outline (see last page).
COURSE GRADING SCHEME:
1. October 19 th : In lecture test—5% of the final grade
2. November 2 nd : Library Assignment “search statements” and the articles selected
due in tutorial. You must submit two copies of each—5% of the final grade.
3. Nov 23 rd : Library Assignment “article summaries” and the “essay” due in tutorials—
10% of the final grade.
4. January 11 th : In lecture test--essay questions--20% of the final grade.
5. Week of February 21 st : Essay, 7-8pp., typed, double-spaced, due in tutorials--20%
of the final grade.
6. March 29 th : In lecture test—essay questions--20% of the final grade.
7. Tutorial Participation: based on preparedness, positive contribution to
discussions, and attendance throughout the academic year--20% of the final grade.
PENALTIES FOR LATE ASSIGNMENTS: you will lose 5% for assignments up to one
week late. If an assignment is late from one to seven days, it will lose 5%, thus if your
evaluation is 65% on the assignment, it will receive 60% as a final grade. The date of
receipt will be when your instructor clears the drop-box. No assignment will be
accepted more than two weeks late unless there is sufficient evidence for the Course
Director to accept it. Assignments over 2 weeks late (where the Course Director has
agreed to accept it) will be marked by the Course Director.
PLEASE NOTE: do not put assignments under your instructor’s door. There is a “dropbox”
for the course (DMOORE/1210) located across from S742R where they can be left.
Always keep a copy of the assignments you submit: if it goes astray you are responsible
for replacing it. Late assignments placed in the drop-box will not be date-stamped by
the support staff.
REWRITE POLICY: students do not have the option of rewriting an assignment to
improve their grades, nor may they do an alternative assignment to make up for a poor
grade on an exam, or poor tutorial attendance. Focus your attention on improving in the
rest of your assignments.
RETURN OF ASSIGNMENTS/TESTS: tutorial leaders return both assignments and
tests in tutorial. Tests (with the exception of the final) are collected back after you have
had a chance to re-read what you wrote, and the comments made on your submission.
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