CrCrTh692 Assignment checklist (replica of version on personal 692checklist wikipage)

with links to Instructions and Examples

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Your personal copy of this wikipage allows you to keep track of your own progress so that interaction with the instructor can focus on dialogue around written work.
See also// Instructions & Notes (on requirements & expectations, etc.), File Naming Requirements, Assessment to assign grades above B+ , incomplete policy, and rationale for the assessment system. Ask for clarification if needed to get clear and comfortable with this system.

Written Assignments & Work-in-progress Presentations

2/3 of grade
Initial attempts, however sketchy, for at least 11 assignments should be submitted by the session indicated. Take note of dates of sessions for current semester.
At least 7 of the assignments should be revised and resubmitted in responses to comments until “OK/RNR” is received. G1 and H must be in the 7.
Final date for submissions and revisions: session 14, except one week later for H and J.

 DATE SUBMITTED/RESUBMITTED,
with files to be inserted by instructor in the appropriate row below
 Instructor
Comments
example---->
 692PTAsmtArev30Sep09.pdf
A. Revised Governing question and Paragraph Overview (session 3) (examples)

B1. Sense-making digestion of relevant article (session 3) (ex.)

B2. Review or controversy article (or section in a book) (scanned copy or online link to) with a paragraph describing how it is key to moving you towards fulfilling goal B (session 4)(ex.) OR

Report on conversation with initial guide (verbally in session 4 or briefly in writing soon after, describing how it moved you towards fulfilling goal B) (ex.)

B3. Annotated bibliography of reading completed or planned (session 5) (ex.)

C. Revised map (incl. updated Governing Question) (session 5) (ex.)

D. Summarize the different sub-arguments for your topic (session 6) (ex.)

E. Revised research & engagement design (session 7) (ex.)

B4. Revised and Updated annotated bibliography (session 8)(ex.)
  • (including references from research since session 5)

F1. Interview guide (session 8) (ex.)

G1. Presentation on Work-in-Progress (practice session 9, public session 10): REQUIRED.

F2. Brief written report on interview, participant observation, or workshop as it related to Phase F for your project (session 11) (ex.)

G2. Narrative Outline (session 11) (ex.)

H. Report (complete draft by session 13)(ex.) -- REQUIRED
  • Complete draft of H required before moving on to final report. To count as complete, a draft must get to the end, even if some sections along the way are only sketches.
  • Final revised report, 2250-4500 words, plus bibliography of references cited. (If the report presents an activity for a class, organization, or your own personal development, you may have fewer words for the same number of pages, i.e., 10-20.)
  • For the report to be counted as final, you must have revised in response to comments from instructor and peers on a complete draft. Allow time for the additional investigation and thinking that may be entailed.

J. Self-assessment at the end of the course/project in relation to goals (with final revised report) (template) (ex.)


Participation and contribution to the Class Process

1/3 of grade
Link to the instructions is on the letter for the item.

 DATE SUBMITTED/RESUBMITTED,
with links to uploaded files,
unless otherwise indicated
 Instructor
Comments
a. Prepared participation and punctual attendance at class meetings/live online sessions (14)
 missed session/arrived late/came unprepared/let my cellphone ring on dates =
b. Syllabus treasure-hunt, session 2

b1. Abiding by Requirementsconventions for file naming and subject lines for email submissions, whole semester (-1 for each reminder after first)

c. Minimum of two in-office, phone, or live online conferences on your assignments and projects, by session 5
 date =
by session 11
 date =
d. Research workbook(s) and organization perused during conference before session 5
 date =
& before/during session 13 for changes made in response to comments
 OK by instructor =
e. Mid-semester self assessment, Competency list, and research organization self-assessment, session 7

f. Peer commentaries on other students’ assignments (5 items, including 1 for those in session 13) (ex.)

g. Support survey, session 5

h. EXTRA: Briefing on research and engagement issues (=2 items; draft due session 7)

i. EXTRA: Volunteering to have your work discussed by the class in session 4, 6, 9, or 11
 date =
j. EXTRA (if it is arranged): Participating in a small group "cardstorming" session on the support survey
 date =
k. Assignment checklist, recorded throughout semester, then submitted session 14



File Naming and Submission Requirements:
1) Please use the following naming convention for all files uploaded here: 692YourinitialsAssignmentDate.pdf.
For example, if Peter Taylor was submitting revised Written Assignment A on 13 Feb 2012, the file 692PTamstArev13Feb12.pdf.
2) Please scan anything that you have written by hand.
3) Every file submitted must have your name, date of current version, assignment name at the top of the document.
4) Submit by email with subject line 692assignment,


Assessment, including rubric to assign grades above B+

80 points or a B+ is earned automatically for 11 writing/presentation assignments within 4 days of the due date, 7 revised until OK/RNR (=OK/ Reflection-revision-resubmission Not Requested) plus 22 Participation items fulfilled. (You are free to do revise and resubmit more assignments and fulfill more participation items, but it does not hurt your grade to choose strategically to miss some in light of your other work and life happenings.)
If you reach the automatic B+ level, the simple rubric below is used at the end of the course to add further points.
If you don't reach the automatic B+ level, your points = 3 for each writing assignment submitted within 4 days of the due date + an additional 4 for each writing assignment OK/RNR + 1 for each participation item fulfilled, up to a maximum of 80 points.

Use the following system to make your own self-assessment for each quality below


 student
 instructor

(optional)
 (if different)
A sequence of assignments paced more or less as in syllabus (and revisions timely),
 ..........
often revised thoroughly and with new thinking in response to comments.

Project innovative,

well planned and carried out with considerable initiative, and

Project report clear and well structured,

with supporting references and detail, and professionally presented.

Active, prepared participation and building class as learning community,

including conscientious peer commentary on other student's assignments.

Consistent work and development of your research organization outside session as evidenced in workbooks and computer files

Self-assessment in relation to course goals that shows deep reflection on your development through the semester and

maps out the future directions in which you plan to develop.

Briefing submitted, summarizing important themes/tools/resources related to the chosen topic and suggesting that you are ready to teach others about processes of research & engagement.


If there are big discrepancies between the student's and the instructor's assessments, we should discuss the discrepancies and try to come to a shared agreement about them.

Incompletes and Completions

Remember: Each student can ask for extensions--no explanation needed--on two assignments or participation items, moving the due date as far back as the last session. Beyond the 2 extensions, when you miss the due date for a submission by more than 4 days, it is ok to submit it late, but only the eventual OK/RNR, not the submission, count, so focus on doing the best you can with the remaining assignments and participation items.

1. Final date on submissions for which you have requested an extension = Last session.

2. Final grade will be based on work submitted and work completed by the date for submission of grades.

3. Exceptions to the 1 & 2 require a serious health or family situation and submission of a proposed completion contract, then reviewed and approved by the instructor by the last session and signed by both parties. For the proposed contract, use your assignment checklist to indicate what you think you have completed and your proposed contract dates for completion of specific assignments.

4. Please don't expect instructors to work with you over the summer and winter breaks to complete your assignments. (We need you to respect that we have professional "incompletes" that we need to try to make up during these periods!) In other words, do what you can by the day when grades are due and then take a break from "dialogue around written work" until the new semester starts. Please write your completion contracts with this in mind. Even in the new semester, be patient because instructors have to give higher priority to responding to students from the current semester.

5. Please note that the desired learning rarely takes place during standard on-your-own incompletes, despite the best intentions of student and instructor. There is no substitute for the development of teaching/learning interactions that happens with peers and regular week-by-week sessions. Expect that comments made on work for incompletes will be brief.

6. If you don't have a signed completion contract, the course must be taken again when it is next offered to get you a passing grade or improve your grade if it is lower than you wanted.

7. An incomplete grade automatically becomes an F if it is not completed within a year.