Your Emergency Contact Information and Your
Plan for the Grade You Want to Earn
Date __/__/___
1.
Write NEATLY your emergency contact information
so I have several ways to reach you if it is in your interest if I contact you. Example: You did not complete the Final Exam and I am required to fail you for the course. I will try to
call you.
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Your last name: |
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Your first name: |
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Reliable phone
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Alternative email: |
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2.
There are requirements
set by the state of Texas, by WCJC, by the History Department, and by the
instructor.
Place an X in the __
to the left of EACH section in the syllabus to confirm you understand or will
ask for help.
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Student Learner Outcomes for the History Department – including requiring that students use primaries and “historical evidence” and they analyze (not just repeat). Click here for details about those terms. |
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The Department also requires that instructors’ courses consist of a minimum of 25% written assignments. With 25% specific written work, you must do some written assignments—or—only want a C for the course and always make 100% on each objective assignment (a risky plan). If you don’t understand, click here to see examples of the math |
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Academic Honesty Policy – including a 0 for assignments if you do not practice academic integrity |
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Class Behavior Policy – WCJC’s policy |
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Attendance Policy and “active attendance” |
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Self-Management grade – 30 points for each Unit or 90 of the total 1000 points (nearly 10% of your grade) |
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Late Work Policy – including no make-ups and having to have verifiable written excuses (such as a doctor’s note) |
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Six Drop Rule – a Texas requirement about the maximum number of drops |
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Dropping a Course with a Grade of “W” – including how instructors in the History Department cannot drop students (Students must do that.) |
3. Place an X in the __ to the left of EACH of the statements to confirm you
understand or ask for help.
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To help your grade, if you follow the 5 Good Habits for Evidence, you
can make a decent grade even if you are not skilled or comfortable with writing.
Click here for required Course Objectives,
the separate Good Habits for Evidence grade, and how it can help you. |
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To help you pre-learn 30%
of the Exam questions, your course offers Learning Quizzes to help you learn
concepts and locations. What’s a concept? Click here for a definition and 2 examples.
To learn
the other 70% of Unit Exams, use the Study Guide. |
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To help you pre-earn
points, Learning Quizzes also provide several ways to help you: Click here for
how Self-Testing, Full-Testing where
highest score counts, and incentives can help you. While quizzes are meant to help you, with 24% specific daily work with
quizzes, you are in a similar mathematical position as you will be if you did
not do the writing assignments. Learning Quizzes (200 points) + Evidence
Quizzes (40 points) = 240 points. |
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To help you understand history as whole rather than repeat bits of
stories, exams for your course do not require that you know everything, but
that you know something. Click here for the type of questions on the exams. |
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Do you know any job that pays well that
doesn’t require these habits or any decision you could make safely without these habits? If you think you do
a job that does not require the 5 Good Habits for Evidence, try this link. Unfortunately, most students do not realize they are not
being careful enough with evidence. For example, over 60% of students
since 2011 usually did not know basics such as being factually accurate
when writing about real things until this course. Click here to see
what past students said they did not know before. |
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If there is a problem with following the
Good Habits for Evidence or with anything incomplete about an assignment,
your instructor enters 1.11 as a temporary placeholder for the grade
and posts a comment with that grade telling you what you need to do. You must
check Blackboard for your grades. |
4. Have you ever used Blackboard before for a class?
_ 2 or more
times _ 1 time _ A little
_ Seldom
_ Never (Tip: If you need
help, I am glad to help you.)
5. Place an X to the
left of YOUR planned grade in this 1000-point
course. Notice the difference in 895 and 894 points.
_ A (895-1000
points) _ B (795-894 points) _ C (695-794 points) _ D (595-694 points) _ F (594 or less)
6. Place an X to the
left of EACH of the assignments you plan to do so you earn the grade that you plan.
Tip: If you want an A, you need to select them all. If you have
questions, ask. I am glad to help.
Caution:
If your X’s do not add up to
the points required for the grade you want or if you would have to make 100% on
each assignment with an X,
you will have to redo this. If you have questions, please ask during or after
the class.
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Assignment to be Done On Your Own or With Your Instructor (If
possible to arrange a Computer Lab |
Points |
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Determine your plan in class, mark neatly,
and—if necessary--correct it. I provide it to you once checked. |
10 |
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Successfully login to Blackboard. Then click on
Unit 1→Learning Quizzes. Then take the 1st Self-Test. In
class I will cover how I can help students learn about Blackboard and this
course uses it. |
10 |
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Total |
20 |
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Assignment |
Points |
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4
in class short essays @ 50 points each, with the lowest being dropped. Each essay @ 25 points for content and analysis and 25 for following
all 5 Good Habits for Evidence. (At least 2 occur in Unit
1; some require preparation before class. |
150 |
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Brief,
formal paper using both primaries and the required textbook pages and with
citation. Paper @ 50 points for content and analysis and 50 for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence. There
are 2 paper assignments available, and you may choose to write the paper with
the due date that is best for you. (They occur in Unit 2 and
Unit 3.) |
100 |
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Total |
250 |
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Assignment |
Points |
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Take all
Learning Quizzes in Unit 1. Tip: A demonstration shows you how they work. This link
explains how they can help your grade: Self-Testing, Full-Testing where
highest score counts, and incentives. |
70 |
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In Evidence
Requirements, take Evidence Quizzes 1 and 2 @ 10 each (Tip: Also done as Self-Tests and
Full-Tests) |
20 |
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Self-Management
and Participation for Unit 1 @ 30 each |
30 |
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Take Unit 1
Objective Exam (100) |
100 |
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Total |
220 |
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Assignment |
Points |
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Take all Learning Quizzes in Unit 2. |
50 |
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In Evidence
Requirements, take Evidence Quizzes 3 and 4 @ 10 each (Tip: Also done as Self-Tests and
Full-Tests) |
20 |
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Self-Management and Participation for Unit 2 |
30 |
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Take Unit 2 Objective Exam (100) |
100 |
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Total |
200 |
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Assignment |
Points |
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Take all
Learning Quizzes in Unit 3. |
80 |
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Self-Management and Participation for Unit 3 |
30 |
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Take Unit 3 Objective Exam (100) |
100 |
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Total |
210 |
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Assignment |
Points |
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Take the Final Exam (100) |
100 |
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