Assignments, Grading & Grades
Assignments for each course are described
on the syllabus. Syllabi are found by clicking on a quarter button
and selecting "online courses available." Many courses require weekly
assignments.
The grading system within a course
is decided by the instructor. Some will use letter grades on assignments,
some will use a numerical system, and some will use "satisfactory/unsatisfactory."
In most cases, an assignment with a failing grade may not be redone.
Examinations are graded with letter grades (A, B, C, D, or F); plus
or minus grades are also used at the discretion of the instructor.
The grading criteria for each course is described on the course
syllabus.
Your final grade in the course will
be reported to the Office of Student Records in exactly the same
way as a course taken on campus. You will receive a grade report
after the end of the quarter or you may request your grades through
the web at www.ohiou.edu/registrar/gradereq
approximately one week after the quarter ends. If you
are an Ohio University degree seeking student, the course grade
will count in computing your quarter grade-point average and your
cumulative GPA. *Please remember that if completion
of the course is delayed, access to your grade will also be delayed.
Instructor Contact:
*You must contact your instructor(s)
within 3 days of the start of class to be sure he/she knows you
have begun work on the class. If the instructor does not hear from
you within 3 days, you may not be allowed to continue in the course.
Lesson Submission
Each instructor has a separate e-mail
address. This address will be provided in each course site and also
on the course syllabus. This
will be the e-mail address to use for lesson submission and contact
with the instructor.
You may access the course
from more than one location, but all your communication with your
instructor must come from the same e-mail address.
Please use the following specifications
when submitting lessons:
- The instructor's e-mail address
must appear as the main address line.
- The subject line must contain
the course # and lesson # (if one is given). (MGT202/9)
- The first line of your message
must be your name (please use the same name you used when registering)
and complete e-mail address. (Most mail programs
put your address in the header, but it may appear in a different
form when your message is received by the instructor.)
Please submit your assignment
answers in the body of your e-mail message, not as an attached document.
If the lesson writing assignments
in a course require narrative answers (essay), type the paragraphs
just as you would to make a paper copy, leaving an extra line between
the paragraphs. If your communication program allows, set your line
length to 70 characters and word-wrap your text from one line to
the next.
Tip: If you pay
for your communications connection, it is a good idea to type your
assignment in a word processing program or text editor first, then
copy and paste it to the e-mail message when you are ready to send
it.
Keep a copy of your lesson
submission until you receive the instructor's evaluation.
Your lesson will be returned to you by e-mail. It is rare, but lessons
can be lost in transmission, so please be sure to keep a copy. Otherwise,
you may end up redoing a lesson.
Please understand that e-mail transmission
is not instantaneous. Servers may be set to batch and transmit
messages at specified times, rather than as they are received, delays
may occur on the Internet, equipment may break down, etc. Thus,
your lesson may not be received by your instructor until 12 or 24
hours after it is sent. Some mail software will allow you to set
a "return receipt" that automatically notifies you when your message
is read. Your instructor may be teaching 2 or 3 courses, but his
or her response to you will be as soon as possible. Your instructor
has 72 hours to grade and return your lesson after
receiving it.
E-Mail:
Your course assignments will be submitted and returned by e-mail
through your Oak account. Beginning with Spring Quarter 2002 all
communication from Ohio University faculty and staff will go to
students' Oak accounts only. All OU Online students must
activate their free Ohio University Oak email account as soon as
possible by visiting www.cns.ohiou.edu/email/activate.html.
You will need your Social Security
Number and 4 digit Registration Access Code.
Oak provides an easy-to-use, attachment
friendly email system, access to important University announcements,
access to Web-based services like:
- Free software downloads
- Online course notes, assignments,
and discussion lists
Even if you already have an email
account that you plan to continue using while at Ohio University,
you still must activate your Oak account and set your forwarding
to your already existing email account. Ohio University professors
and staff depend on Oak email for both announcements and assignments.
You may access the course from
more than one location, but all your communication with your instructor
must come from the same e-mail address.
Examinations & Proctor Sites
While some of the Ohio University Online
courses provide for online testing and others require essay assignments
only, most classes require the midterm and the final be taken at a
proctored site.
What is a proctor?
A proctor is usually someone who is employed full-time in education.
Many midcourse and final exams must be administered by a proctor.
The following is a list of approved proctors for exams:
- Full-time school or public librarian
- Guidance counselor/counseling
staff
- Full-time teacher
- School principal
- School superintendent
- Director of an LDS institute of
religion
- Corporate training officer
- Embassy education officer
- Military base/station education
officer
- Base commander
- Local college testing center
Exams must be sent to an educational
facility. Relatives, employers, or church leaders are not approved
proctors. It is the student's responsibility to contact the proctor
to set up an appointment to take the exam. Proctors may charge a
fee to administer the exam. If you have any questions regarding
suitable proctors, please contact the Ohio University Online staff.
What does a Proctor do?
Proctors verify that our exams are
administered under the proper conditions.
A proctor must do the following
when an exam is administered:
- Verify the identity of the student.
- Keep the exam in the sealed envelope
until the student is ready to take it.
- Verify that the student took the
exam without use of unauthorized books, notes, or reference aides
of any kind.
- Remain in the room with the student
while he or she takes the exam.
- Verify that the student did not
leave the room during the exam.
- Collect all the papers and questions
at the conclusion of the exam.
- Sign an examination coversheet
verifying that the exam was supervised under the proper conditions.
- Seal and return the exam to the
faculty member in the envelope provided.
Students may select the proctor
site which is most convenient for them, but it is the responsibility
of each student to call the proctor site, make a reservation for
testing, and then inform the Ohio University Online Office of the
arrangements. We will send the exams to the proper location.
Students please note that every
effort is made to provide proctor sites which are free to the
student or that charge a minimal fee, however some sites charge
a significant fee for this service. Students are responsible for
paying any proctor fee charged.
Click
here to see a comprehensive list of proctor sites and charges.
Textbooks
Most Ohio University Online courses
require a textbook and possibly other materials. Text and materials
requirements for each course are listed on each course syllabus. For
information on purchasing textbooks, please refer to the Textbook
section within the quarter you are interested.
Academic Honesty
All work you do in this course is expected
to be your own, even if you request assistance from some other person.
You must also give credit in your writing for any information or ideas
that you use from any other source. (Failure to do so is defined as
"plagiarism.")
Any form of cheating or plagiarism
is not tolerated at Ohio University. An instructor who has reason
to believe that academic misconduct has occurred may impose a range
of penalties, including a failing grade in the course. The full
policy on academic misconduct appears in the Ohio University Undergraduate
Catalog.
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