Quiz 4: Course Procedures Quiz

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If you must miss a quiz:

you can make up missing points by doing one or more of the Extra Credit assignments

Which of the following are TRUE regarding the submission of work to the BeachBoard Dropbox?

-If your Dropbox file for the major project is not formatted as a .doc or .docx file, you will get a D or F grade in the PSY 301 course. -The Course Procedures document explains the steps for checking that your Dropbox file can be read by Turnitin. -You must submit your Dropbox work as a Word document with .doc or .docx file type ONLY.

Why is it necessary to earn a minimum number of points on the project and the final exam to earn an A or B or C in the course, even if the total points accumulated are more than needed for that letter grade?

-The instructors feel the project is one of the most important assignments in the course. -There is more control over who has contributed to (and completed) the project and the final exam than there is for many of the quizzes. -The final is a better reflection of what the student has retained than are individual quizzes that can be completed by guessing and repeating the quiz until the desired points are obtained.

The final exam will be given:

-at specified times to be announced -in the computer lab in the Psychology building -using BeachBoard

To receive an A in the course, you need to:

-complete this Course Procedures Quiz with a score of 30 or better -earn at least 210 of 300 possible points on the final exam -complete all sections and subsections of the major project -earn at least 195 points on the major project -submit the academic/career planning assignment

Indicate which of the following situations are appropriate to bring to the course assistants. You should visit a course assistant . . . . .

-if you feel overwhelmed and want someone to help you set up a plan to manage your time. -if you need clarification about the meaning of the instructions for an assignment.

PSY 301 is a course that: (check all that apply)

-is created for psychology majors -provides information for getting the most out of your undergrad education -offers lots of extra credit -uses the resources in the Psychology Resource Office (PSY 206) for some assignments

For most BeachBoard quizzes (all except the GRE quizzes and the final exam):

-it is OK to refer to course materials while answering questions. -you may retake the quizzes as many times as you want during the time the quizzes are available. -all questions are objectively scored by BeachBoard. -it is possible to lose work if you save your work but do NOT submit it before the due date/time.

When submitting written assignments, it is NOT acceptable:

-to copy from a friend -to cut and paste from an Internet link -to copy directly from the text

Assignments that are NOT graded by BeachBoard (for example, paper hard copy assignments due to the Black Box) will be graded:

3 - 4 weeks after the due date and a news announcement will be posted when points are available

A 35 point quiz has _____ questions

35

This written assignment must be submitted to earn an A or B in the course.

Academic/Career Planning Assignment

A student named Sarah Alexander who has a question for the instructors should use which of the subject headers on her email?

Alexander, Sarah - question

One of the following statements about the services that PRO Guides provide to PSY 301 students is not true. Identify the false statement.

Any PRO Guide will be able to help you with all of the assignments, because all PRO Guides have completed PSY 301 and the course does not change from semester to semester

If you are confused about an assignment, you could do any of the following EXCEPT:

Ask any PRO Guide or the receptionist in the psychology office for help.

Written assignments due in paper hard copy are submitted to the ______.

Black box

Where should you click to find the 301 required assignments?

Clicking on the 301 Course Home and then finding the bookmark to Assignments.

This quiz explains our specific rules and your responsibilities in order to be successful in this course.

Course Procedures Quiz

Late work is accepted in PSY 301

False

Some assignments have minimum score requirements for particular grades. For instance, you must earn 195 on the major project to get an A in PSY 301. (THESE FIRST TWO STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.) Given those facts, is it true or false that, if you do not meet one of the minimum grade requirements, you can apply extra credit points to the grade of that specific assignment?

False

Students can send email through BeachBoard in PSY 301.

False

When submitting more than one assignment to the Black Box at the same time (such as Assignments 15 and 16), it is okay to staple both assignments together.

False. If you staple two assignments together, you will NOT receive credit for the second assignment

This quiz, taken in person, is the one time we are sure it is you doing the work in this class.

Final Exam

To help you identify the course assistants when they are holding office hours in room 206D of the Psychology Resource Office (PRO), they will be wearing _______ (insert color) name tags. Therefore, PSY 301 students should only ask people wearing that color name tag for PSY 301 help while in PRO.

Green

It is necessary to earn at least 135 points on the major project in order to get a C in the class, even if you have enough overall points to get a C (or better) grade.

True

You can submit an assignment to the Black Box at any date or time when PRO is open, as long as it is before the due date and time. For example, you could submit an assignment one, two, three (or more) days before the assignment's due date. (Assignments become available 3 weeks before they are due).

True

You should post your PSY 301 Assignment Schedule somewhere you can see it every day.

True

Failure to do this results in a course grade no higher than a D.

Verifying submission of my completed Major Project to the BeachBoard Dropbox by the due date/time

How much time should you plan on spending on 301 work each week?

about 6 to 8 hours per week

Assignments to be submitted to the Black Box in the Psychology Resource Office (PRO - in room PSY 206D) are due

by 3:00 PM of the due date

Questions or comments for the instructors regarding PSY 301 MUST be sent to?

[email protected]

If you want prompt (within 48 hours) feedback to a question submitted via email, you should send it:

from Monday morning to Thursday noon

After the due date/time, you can only review quizzes you had taken before the due date. You review past quizzes by:

going to the quiz on the Quizzes tab on BeachBoard and clicking on Submissions.

There are many different Extra Credit assignments available during the semester. Each student may earn:

no more than 160 points of Extra Credit

Instructions for Extra Credit can be found:

on BeachBoard, under Content, then Extra Credit

If a student discovers that no credit has been received for work that was submitted, the student should:

send an email message to [email protected] within ONE week of the due date or grade posting.

To keep up with all information and assignments in the course it is suggested that you check BeachBoard News announcements and email:

several times per week including a Monday and Tuesday

The questions on the final exam are taken from the quizzes. To do well on the final exam you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

try to read all of the course materials when you are studying for the final


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