345 Assignments on campus

Assignments: On campus

assignment	description	important dates	pts
Participation	one point per day, 2 unexcused absences (with noted exceptions)	(all of them ; )	50
Friday small groups	at end of weeks 2, 3, 4, 5; 25 pts each	in-class 4 x 25 pts	100
reflection paper	Investigate a conspiracy theory—choose one and investigate its origins, spread, logic, politics persuasiveness, credibility, etc.	due February 27 in Canvas	80
Midterm exam	over two days (individual exam and a group re-test the next day)	February 9-10 (Mon-Tu), indiv. portion worth 75% of grade, group re-test (if it’s higher) 25%)	120
Group projects	Research-based critical analysis of either: social influencing; advertising; astroturf; or comparison of news sources (‘spin’ journal)	Paper (March 17) and presentation (present during finals period, March 19 [Thursday], 10 – noon)	100 / 50
Extra credit	My own course eval (complete by March 20, 5 pts possible) Class participation–1 pt when at least 50% of students participate, up to 15 pts) Turn in handwritten notes from films (TBD) watched	varied	5 / 15 / 10 possible
	totals		500

90-100%	450-500	A	Grading is on a straight percentage. Minuses will be given for the bottom third (0-3) of each range; pluses for the top third (7-9). Unless I’ve made a mathematical error, all grades are final.
80-89%	400-449	B
70-79%	350-399	C
60-69%	300-349	D
Below 60%	< 300	F

“The A students get hired by the B students who work for the C students.” Al McGuire