Grading
Grades in English 282 will be computed by points, with 400 points equaling a 4.0, 300 points a 3.0, and so on. If your total falls between grades, I will round up if you score one to five points below the higher grade and round down if you score one to four points above the lower grade. For example, 274 points equals a 2.7 and 275 points a 2.8. Students who score less than 65 points total will receive a 0 for the course, as the UW grading system does not scale grades lower than .7.
Apart from short assignments and peer critiques, which are graded on a credit/partial credit/no credit basis, points for each assignment will be awarded based on quality of work submitted. I will distribute grading criteria with all assignments. Each component of the course is worth the following number of points:
- Participation and Peer Critiques: 80 points
- Web Site Redesign Project: 100 points
- Public Service Campaign Project: 100 points
- Short Assignments: 40 points
- Site Redesign Pitch: 20 points
- Visual Factsheet: 20 points
- Showcase Project: 40 points