Assignments, grading, and key dates
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Percent of Final Grade |
Due Date |
Links to more details |
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Individual Written Assignments |
55% |
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Pre-session assignments |
16% (8x2%) |
Due before start of sessions at 14:15 |
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Reflections |
24% (3x 8%) |
All due by December 2 |
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Commenting on others’ reflections |
15% (5x3%) |
All due by December 7 |
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Group report |
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Create Group |
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Wednesday, November 2 |
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Group contract |
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Monday, November 7 |
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Interim Report I |
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Sunday, November 13 |
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Interim Report II |
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Sunday, November 27 |
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Final report |
45% |
Friday, December 9 |
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Peer evaluation |
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Saturday, December 10 |
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Attending (9/12) of sessions is obligatory, as the discussions we have in class are key to learning in this course; put another way, you can miss maximum 3/12 sessions. Moreover, based on prior experience, it is highly unlikely that one missing more than three sessions will be able to contribute meaningfully to the group work. Resultantly, if you miss more than three sessions, you will be removed from the group work, making it exceedingly difficult to pass the course.
These 12 sessions include out core in-class sessions, as well as class time devoted to group work.
Medical absences, with appropriate documentation, are not counted as absences. However, to ensure you can contribute to the group work, you will be required to make up the missed sessions by watching the recording, and writing a short reflection on it.
This course will follow the Aalto University Code of Academic Integrity and Handling There of:
Click for full details. Each pre-session preparation will be graded as a 0, 1, or 2. I will use your eight highest grades, so 8x2% = 16%.
- The short explanation: Your highest 3 reflections will be counted (3*8%=24%). reflections will be given a grade of 0-10. I expect most will receive a 7, 8, or 9, with 10s being reserved for those that are exceptionally insightful. Here are a few pointers that will help you get a good grade.
The short explanation: Your highest 5 comments will be counted (5*3%=15%). All comments will be given a grade of 0-10. I expect most will receive a 7, 8, or 9, with 10s being reserved for those that are exceptionally insightful. Here are a few pointers that will help you get a good grade.