Grading
 

Grading notes:

^aAssignment 2 will be evaluated based on success at carrying out revisions (i.e. based on improvement).  An unrevised paper will received a grade of 0.

^bThe standards for the revised term paper (assignment 5) are higher than those for the draft term paper (assignment 4).  As a result, papers that do not undergo substantial revision will receive a lower grade on the revised paper than on the draft.

Your grade in the W section is one quarter of your course grade in EEB 245W. A failing grade for this section will result in an ‘F’ for the entire course (a University-wide regulation).

3% of the points will be deducted for each day an assignment is late up to a maximum of 15%; however, each person is entitled to 2 free late days (the first 2 used, no questions asked).

Plagiarism:  Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s ideas or words as your own.  In its most blatant form, it involves quoting without quotation marks or without proper attribution of credit, including doing so from another student’s paper or from a commercially available one.  Paraphrasing without giving credit, or changing only a few words (i.e. paraphrasing too closely) even if you give credit are also examples of plagiarism.  Of course, you’ll be discussing the ideas of others in your paper, but make sure you cite the reference for each idea in the text.  The minimum penalty for plagiarism on any assignment is a 0 for the assignment.  Students who plagiarize can also be subject to more serious penalties, including failure of the course and expulsion from the University.