Course Plan–Submit Your Course Plan for Your Grade 
Look for the yellow to notice where you need to fill in. Cautions: Do double-check your work because I will. Depending on your access, this is 2 or more pages. Be sure to complete the yellow sections from this beginning through the Final Exam. 
Making Sure Your Professor Can Help You If Something Goes Wrong
Type 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.
Your last name:		
Your first name:		
Reliable phone number:		
Alternative email:		
Deciding the Grade You Plan to Earn
Place an X in the yellow box to the left of YOUR planned grade in this 1000-point course and notice the required points.
	Final Letter Grade that You Plan to Earn	How Many Points That You Must Earn for That Grade	
	A (exceptional)	895 or above (Range: 895-1000 points)	
	B (above average)	795 or above (Range: 795-894 points)	
	C (average)	695 or above (Range: 695-794 points)   	
	D (below average)	595 or above (Range: 595-694 points)   	
	F (failing)	594 or less	
Making Sure You Do Enough Points for the Grade You Want to Earn
Place an X in the yellow box to the left of each of the assignments that you will do so you earn the points you need for the grade you want. Caution: Do not assume you will make a perfect score on everything. That is not how life works for most of us, including your instructor. For example, if you usually make a B (79.5% or above) and you also want to make a B (795 points or above), then a safe action is to mark everything and then monitor your grade as you work. Tips: 
•	To help you monitor your grade during the term, I post an announcement at the end of Unit 1, 2, and 3 so you can determine your current letter grade. 
•	If you want to find information in your syllabus about policies (such as Incentives) and assignments in Units 1-3, (such as Learning Quizzes), you can search. 1st click on the Syllabus. 2nd press Control-F to display Adobe’s Find box. 3rd type a few letters from what you want (such as Incent or Learning Q). 4th press the Next button. For example, if you type Incent or Learning Q and press Next, Adobe takes you straight to the spots.
Getting Started (Possible Total for Its Assignments = 60 points) 
The assignments are those listed on the last page of Course Tour, Tasks & Tips. 
	Assignment 	Points	
	Reply to the WCJC email about the actions you must do before you start the class. For your safety, actually do those things. (If you did not respond previously, you still can.)	10	
	Take Syllabus Acknowledgement Quiz. (Caution: You must do it to stay in the course.)	1	
	Post your Introduction in the Discussion available from Getting Started.	4	
	Reply in the Syllabus & Success discussion in Getting Started. Read all postings but reply to all those for points.	15	
	Complete Your Course Plan for Your Grade and submit it in its Blackboard Assignment. 	20	
	Follow the instructions exactly to do the Sample Respondus Exam so you know how to take any exam and you do not lose points. There are 5 points for the 5 questions on the exam itself and 5 points for my confirming that you followed the rules correctly. (That second grade determines whether you can see the Final Exam. Take this seriously and meet Distance Education’s requirements the 1st time.)	10	
	Total 	60	
Unit 1 (Possible Total for Its Assignments and the Prior Assignments = 270 points) 
	Assignment 	Points	
	Take all Learning Quizzes in Unit 1. Tip: Each Learning Quiz is broken into:
•	A one-time Self-Test so you determine what you know and do not know. Once you take the Self-Test, you see content (if needed) and the Full-Test (Points: .01 per question as extra credit)
•	An unlimited retake Full-Test so you can teach yourself. You can take the test as many times as you want, with the highest score counting. (Points: 1 per question)
If you complete a quiz’s Self-Test and its Full-Test 2 days before the start of the Unit Exam, you earn 1 incentive point for each quiz There are many small quizzes so these points can add up. 	70	
	In Evidence Requirements, take Evidence Quizzes 1-2 @10 each. (Tip: The same incentive points as with the Learning Quizzes.)	20	
	Post and reply in Unit 1 Learning Discussion (Tip: If you post as its rubric explains and earn over 14 points and if you make over 60 on the Unit 1 Exam, you earn 10 extra credit incentive points)	20	
	Take Unit 1 Exam. (Tip: This is learnable. Over 30% of the questions are from the Learning Quizzes, and 70% are listed in the Unit Study Guide. Also, you can help each other in the Learning Discussion.)	100	
	Total	210	
Unit 2 (Possible Total for Its Assignments and the Prior Assignments = 460 points)
	Assignment 	Points	
	Take all Learning Quizzes in Unit 2. (Tip: The same extra credit incentive as Unit 1.)	50	
	In Evidence Requirements, take Evidence Quizzes 3-4 @10 each. (Tip: The same incentive as Unit 1.)	20	
	Post and reply in Unit 2 Learning Discussion (Tip: The same incentive as Unit 1.)	20	
	Take Unit 2 Exam. (Tip: The same opportunities for success in learning as in Unit 1.)	100	
	Total	190	
3-Part Writing Assignment during Unit 2 and Unit 3 (Possible Total = 700)
	Assignment 	Points	
	In Required Writing, post your paper in the 3-Part Writing @ 100 points (50 points for content and 50 for Good Habits for Evidence).	100	
	In Required Writing, when the 3-Part Writing reopens, post 2 peer reviews @ 50 points each (25 points for content and 25 for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence for each one).	100	
	In Required Writing, when the 3-Part Writing reopens again, reply to the 2 peer reviews of your paper @ 40 points (10 points for content and 10 for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence for each one; if only 1 student peer reviewed your paper, 20 points for content and 20 for following all 5 Good Habits).	40	
	Total	240	
Unit 3 (Possible Total for Its Assignments and the Prior Assignments = 900 points)
	Assignment 	Points	
	Take all Learning Quizzes in Unit 3. (Tip: The same extra credit incentive as Unit 1.)	80	
	Post and reply in Unit 3 Learning Discussion (Tip: The same incentive as Unit 1.)	20	
	Take Unit 3 Exam (Tip: The same opportunities for success in learning as in Unit 1.)	100	
	Total	200	
Final Exam (Possible Total for Its Assignments and the Prior Assignments = 1000 points)
	Assignment 	Points	
	Take the Final Exam (100)	100	
	Total	100