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EVALUATION
6 Practice Quizzes 0%
6 Online Assignments: 15%
3 Midterms: 45%
1 Final Exam:
40%
100%
The lowest
grade you can obtain will be calculated using the above formula.
However, I apply 'progressive marking' meaning I compare your
calculated average using the formula with your Final Exam grade.
If the Final Exam grade is higher than the calculated average your
final grade will be increased by half of the difference between your
calculated average and the Final Exam grade.
Practice Quizzes (PQs)
Six online Practice Quizzes (PQs) are
poated on Canvas: Introduction, National Accounts; Aggregate Expenditure &
Demand; Aggregate Supply & Equilibrium; Fiscal & Monetary Policy; and, Global Economy. PQs provide answers
but without credit towards your Final Grade. PQs are 45
minutes with 30 multiple choice questions. Additional
practice tests are available at:
http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/eco100/contents.htm
Online
Assignments (OAs)
Six Online Assignments (OAs) are posted on
Canvas:
(1) Introduction & (2) National Accounts
must be completed by Midterm 1;
(3)
Aggregate Expenditure & Demand, (4) Aggregate Supply & Equilibrium
and (5) Monetary & Fiscal Policy must be completed by Midterm 2; and,
(6) Global Economy must be completed
by Midterm 3.
They are 45 minutes with 30 multiple
choice questions. Ensure you set aside
sufficient time. There is no pause. Once
started they must be completed. You will have five
attempts with only the highest mark counting towards the
Final Grade. The five attempts are intended to negate any
technical disruptions. Please, do not wait until the last
minute! After each midterm OAs turn into review mode providing
answers to prepare for the Final Examination. You will be
penalized for exceeding the time limit - 1 mark for each overtime
minute. Make sure to save and submit when finished.
Failure to do so may leave the system 'in process' and I may be
unable to grade your exam.
Midterms
(MTs)
For
midterms
and
the
final
exam
op
scan
sheets
are
used.
MTs will be conducted in class beginning at 2:30 on each
designated day.
Read
the
instructions
carefully.
Each
Student
must
use
a
lead
pencil
'to
fill
in
the
dots'
and
code
their
Student
NSID
correctly.
Each
Student
is
responsible
for
the
legibility
of
their
opscan
sheet.
Fresh
sheets
will
be
issued
any
time
during
an
exam.
No
additional
time
will
be
allowed
to
copy
a
sheet
or
make
corrections
after
the
testing
period.
Failure
to
correctly
code
a
Student's
NSID
will
result
in
delay
of
results.
Each Midterm consist of 30
multiple choice questions answered in 45 minutes, i.e., identical
in format to PQs and OAs. Each Midterm is 'stand alone'.
Material from previous Midterms will not be asked in a subsequent
Midterm. There are no
deferred midterms.
The weight
of a
missed
midterm
may
be
transferred
to
the
Final
Examination
on
condition
documentation
is
provided
for
acceptable
cause
such
as
sickness,
family
emergency,
jury
duty,
etc. Students engaged in university
or professional events including sports also qualify, with
documentation, for a transfer of a missed midterm’s mark to the Final
Examination. To repeat, there are no deferred midterms.
Students who
have booked vacation trips before the start of classes and that conflict
with the midterm exam schedule must contact me during the first week of
classes to qualify for a transfer of midterm grades to the final exam.
Final
Examination (FE)
The FE is comprehensive of all course material. The location of
the FE is to be determined. There will be 100
multiple choice questions to be answered within 180 minutes or 3 hours.
Technical Difficulties
Given the virtual nature of the course
one must account for possible technical difficulties. In
general, you are responsible for your tech. I am not a
technician. Accordingly, in the case of not for credit
activities like accessing PAWS, viewing podcasts or reading Lecture
Notes, it is on you and ICT at USASK -
itsupport@usask.ca. They are there to help you.
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