The breakdown of the course requirements is as follows:

Your grades and attendance will ALWAYS be posted in myTC. They will not appear in TConline.

Student Assessment

Grade
A	90-100
B	80-89
C	70-79
D	60-69
F	59-below

You have the following possibilities for earning points:

DAILY GRADES

Forums

Each unit will have one or more Discussion Forums. Each student is required to respond with an original post by the end of the day on each Sunday (11:59 p.m.) of that week. This post can include the student’s personal opinion, as well as researched and documented information. At least one full paragraph should be included in the response, and the question should be investigated thoroughly. If outside sources are used, they should be properly cited at the end of the response. Each student is then required to respond to one (1) or two (2) other students’ postings in order to facilitate learning and discussion unless otherwise instructed. These posts will be due by the end of the day on Sunday with your unit work (11:59 p.m. in your time zone).  Make sure to proofread all of your posts. It is recommended that you type your post in a word processor such as Microsoft Word and after proofreading it paste it into Moodle.

Guidelines for written work

Written assignments must have one-inch margins on all four sides, be double spaced, and be done in the Times New Roman font, size 12. Please note that correct spelling and grammar and a clear, easy-to-read writing style all count toward your grade. Use professional, formal, college English (i.e., no text-message language, contractions, clichés, or slang, for example).  More details about each assignment will be given in class at the appropriate time.