Your Information and Your Plan - Course _________  Class Days_____ Class Hours _______ Date_______

1.       PRINT your complete name in WCJC records, phone number, and WCJC email address so I can reliably reach you in an emergency.

 

WCJC Name: _________________________________    Phone # ___- ___-____   WCJC Email: _____________________________

 

2.       Check EACH line to the left of EACH statement to confirm that you understand the statement:

 

For every 1 credit hour in class, you need 2 to 3 hours outside of class in preparation. If you are taking 12 credit hours, you need a MINIMUM of 36 hours a week (12 in class + 24 in preparation outside of class). Click here for WCJC’s link on this.

 

To succeed, you need to plan your college work to match both your current life and future goals. - This form is to help you plan.

 

Write the Course Due Dates and what you plan to do and mark below on a calendar that you use each day—electronic, a pretty one you bought, or one you downloaded for free from the Internet. I really suggest a month-in-view, not a daily planner.

 

This course provides online resources to save you time and match how you learn. I will show you how to use them even if you have limited Internet access and limited computer access. If you have neither, see me for alternatives for assignment instructions and for the one resource you cannot get from class.

Tip: I do not recommend printing anything except one of the resources that can help you take notes efficiently in class.

 

 

3.       Place a Y to the left of YOUR planned grade.
_ an A (895-1000 points)  _ a B (795-894 points)  _ a C (695-794 points)  _ D (595-694 points)  _ F (594 or less)

4.       As we talk, record what you plan to do—both assignments and extra credits. I provide this table on the last page of your syllabus. I suggest strongly that you copy your choices there so you know what you said you planned to do, and you also can record your grades as you earn them. That way you can keep track of your own grade. You can determine your own average by dividing your current total where you see each broad line.

 

What you do is your decision, but my objective is to grade so that I encourage you to do things in your interests throughout the course. There are 1000 points in the course and 28 extra credit points. The extra credits are explained under the heading Purpose of Extra Credits… on page 4.

 

Possible Assignment or Extra Credit Available to You in This Course

Possible Points for Assignment

Possible

Extra Credit

X If You Plan to Do This

Points You Actually Earned

Divide Total by

Reading Quiz A – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

History Changes Essay – in class

10

0

 

 

 

    History Changes Essay extra credit

0

10

 

 

 

Reading Quiz B – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Reading Quiz C – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Unit 1’s Preparation for class%

16

0

 

 

 

Unit 1’s Objective Exam

200

0

 

 

 

Unit 1’s Essay Exam (2 essays, 25 each)

50

0

 

 

 

Your Current Total

-

-

-

 

306

Reading Quiz D – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Reading Quiz E – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Reading Quiz F – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Unit 2’s Preparation for class%

12

0

 

 

 

Unit 2’s Objective Exam

200

0

 

 

 

Unit 2’s Essay Exam (2 essays, 25 each)

50

0

 

 

 

Your Current Total

-

-

-

 

598

Reading Quiz G – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Reading Quiz H – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Reading Quiz I – quiz in class

10

0

 

 

 

    Made 9 or 10 on the quiz in class

0

2

 

 

 

Unit 3’s Preparation for class%

12

0

 

 

 

Unit 3’s Objective Exam

200

0

 

 

 

Unit 3’s Essay Exam (2 essays, 25 each)

50

0

 

 

 

Your Current Total

-

-

-

 

890

Quiz J as a refresher for the Final Exam

10

0

 

 

 

Final Exam – If not taken, an F for the entire COURSE (not just the exam)

100

0

X

 

 

Your Current Total

(1000 possible)

(28 possible)

-

 

1000

% How I measure Preparation: When I mark the seating chart (or change it if needed); when I give 10-minute short essay questions in class.

 

5.       If there is something you would like for me to know about you, please write it on the back.
It helps if you draw a big arrow here so I know to turn the page.


 

 

WCJC Department:

History – Dr. Bibus

Contact Information:

281.239.1577 or bibusc@wcjc.edu

Last Updated:

2012

WCJC Home:

http://www.wcjc.edu/

 

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