Evaluation and Grade Scale
| Item |
Percentage |
| Weekly Quizzes |
20% |
| Weekly Labs |
20% |
| MindTap Assignments |
20% |
| Project |
20% |
| Exams (10% each) |
20% |
| Grade |
Percentage |
| A |
≥ 90% |
| B |
≥ 80% |
| C |
≥ 70% |
| D |
≥ 60% |
| F |
≤ 59% |
Academic Integrity
Any violation of academic integrity will be dealt with severely. All assignments are subject to review through Turnitin.com for originality. Students caught violating any of these principles will be subject to a failing grade for the course as well as referral to the Vice President for Student Life and Development for further disciplinary action.
Plagiarism: Is "using the words or ideas of another writer without proper acknowledgment, so that they seem as if they are your own" (WSU Academic Integrity Policy). Plagiarism includes the use of AI, such as ChatGPT, to create any material you submit in this course (paper, exams, or discussions) that violates the course AI policy (below). Any use of plagiarism (or any other breach of academic integrity) in this course may result in a failing grade for the entire course.
AI Policy
Prohibited
Creating any course submission (or parts thereof): papers, reports, presentations, etc. (or their outlines)
Answering exam questions
Answering homework questions
Creating discussion posts
Rewriting or changing the entire style of any submission
Permitted (and Encouraged)
Using AI as a tutor or to create self-quizzes
Finding project/paper/discussion topics
Getting explanations of concepts/theories
Finding resources/references/examples
Finding/downloading data Identifying individual spelling or grammatical errors Improving selected phrasing or style issues
For anything else, approval is required.
AI Cautions
Whenever possible, use Microsoft Copilot with your WSU logon.
Do not submit personal or sensitive information.
AI can share your data with third parties.
Employees may read your conversations.
AI results often do not provide the citations required by academic integrity.
AI can ‘hallucinate’, i.e., provide false or distorted information.
AI can be biased especially in sensitive political or social issues.
AI model training may violate copyright.
Course AI Assistant
The Course AI Assistant can answer questions about both the course content. You can use this to find information, explain concepts, get examples, test yourself on the material, etc.
Use of this chatbot is subject to the course AI Policy. You are required to read the AI policy (above) before using this chatbot. Violation of those policies will result in receiving a failing grade for the entire course.
A chatbot is ‘no excuse’ for submitting inaccurate information. “But the chatbot said…” is not a valid excuse for submitting incorrect information in any course submission.
The course chatbot will not be available when an exam is open.
Exams, Project, Quizzes, Reflective Papers
Exams: There are two examinations. The tests are not deliberately cumulative; however, since the course builds upon itself, concepts developed in earlier sections will necessarily be used in later sections. Make-up exams will only be given if there is official documentation of an emergency, e.g., a doctor’s note. Details and dates are listed on the Course Schedule.
Project: Each student must complete a course project. More information will be given in class and the due date can be found on the Course Schedule. Instructions, Rubric, and Sample Projects. A proposal must be submitted and approved by the proposal due date listed on the schedule.
Quizzes: There will be a brief weekly quiz at the beginning of class each Monday. The lowest two scores will be dropped.
Labs: There are weekly, in-class labs every Friday. Links are on the Course Schedule.
MindTap Assignments: The MindTap assignments and due dates are listed on the Course Schedule. You have 30 minutes to finish each MindTap assignment, and you may attempt each assignment three times. Your grade will be your best attempt. You must finish each assignment by the due date, and there are no extensions on MindTap assignment due dates.
Other Information
Groups: Your group for the Friday hands-on lab is listed in D2L.
Cell Phone Policy: Cell phones may not be used during class. Please keep them muted and stored in your backpacks or elsewhere.
