document.write('<h2>Calculating Your Grade</h2>');
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document.write('Activities completed will be worth a certain amount of points depending on the activity category.  A student will know their current standing in class by dividing the total number of points earned by the points possible up that time. So, if by week seven a student has earned 550 points and 720 points have been possible, then that student would have 76.4% (550/720) at week seven. A course will have approximately 1,000 points possible.');
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document.write('<td style="width:10%;background-color:#00D">Quizzes<br />100-150 points</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:14%;background-color:#00B">Labs/Portfolio<br />150-200 points</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:40%;background-color:#009">Assignments<br />350 points</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:16%;background-color:#007">Mid-term Exam<br />150 points</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:20%;background-color:#005">Final Exam<br />200 points</td>');
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document.write('By keeping track of the number of points earned a student will know their percentage grade by dividing points earned by points possible. With percentage grade known, the letter grades will be...');
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document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#0F0">A<br />94% or higher</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#0D0">A-<br />90% - 93.9%</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#0B0">B+<br />87% - 89.9%</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#090">B<br />84% - 86.9%</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#070">B-<br />80% - 83.9%</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#050">C+<br />77% - 79.9%</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#030">C<br />70% - 76.9%</td>');
document.write('<td style="width:12%;background-color:#010">D<br />60% - 69.9%<sup><b>*</b></sup></td></tr>');
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document.write('<sup><b>*</b></sup>CIS students must earn a C or higher ');
document.write('for the credits in that course to count as part of their ');
document.write('degree. For courses that offer a pass/fail, a C or higher ');
document.write('must be earned in order to be considered a pass.');
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document.write('<h2>Late or Incomplete Assignments/Activities</h2>');
document.write('<ul>');
document.write('<li>Homework assignments that are turned in late will have a grade');
document.write('deduction--20% up to one week and 40% for more than one week.</li>');
document.write('<li>Homework assignments that are incomplete will not be graded. So, it is better ');
document.write('to turn an assignment in late and complete than on time and un-finished.</li>');
document.write('<li>Quizzes cannot be turned in late.</li>');
document.write('<li>Exams that are scheduled for specific days or class meetings that are ');
document.write('missed will earn a zero grade unless the reason for the missed activity was ');
document.write('reasonable and notification was made to the instructor prior to or very soon ');
document.write('after the activity.</li>');
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document.write('Students that miss a class are responsible double-checking the topics schedule');
document.write('and for getting notes from classmates and reviewing class recordings/handouts ');
document.write('(if available). Asking "what did I miss in the last class?" will get a needle ');
document.write('poked into the voodoo doll likeness I keep of every student.</p>');

document.write('<h2>Incomplete Course Grades</h2>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('Getting an Incomplete for a course grade is very rare. ');
document.write('To be considered for an incomplete grade, students must...');
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	document.write('<li>have earned 70% of the possible points from assignments, labs, quizzes, etc.</li>');
	document.write('<li>have scored 70% or higher on the mid-term exam.</li>');
	document.write('<li>have experienced a significant hardship in the latter weeks of the term.</li>');
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document.write('Students who haven\'t shown they were on track to earn a C or');
document.write('higher should withdraw from the course prior to the eighth week.</p>');

document.write('<h2>Commitment</h2>');
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document.write('Being busy does not always mean real work. The ');
document.write('object of all work is production or accomplishment ');
document.write('and to either of these ends there must be forethought, ');
document.write('system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, ');
document.write('as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.<br /><br />');
document.write('<span style="display:block;float:right"><b>THOMAS ALVA EDISON</b></span></p>');
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document.write('Success in any class depends greatly on the student\'s commitment. ');
document.write('A full-term, 4-credit course requires approximately 12-15 hours ');
document.write('of work, each week, away from class. This includes reading the text, ');
document.write('working on assignments/projects, and practicing the skills ');
document.write('demonstrated in class or online. Students seeking exceptional ');
document.write('grades often need to put forth exceptional effort, working for ');
document.write('more than 12 hours in a week for a particular class.</p>');

document.write('<p>');
document.write('Online classes tend to be more challening for students\' time ');
document.write('management, so more time per week is often needed.</p>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('Summer classes tend to be more challenging as the same amount ');
document.write('of material is compressed within fewer weeks.</p>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('Keep your instructor posted on problems you\'re having with the ');
document.write('school work early on so that small problems do not turn into ');
document.write('big problems. Visit during office hours and homework labs.</p>');


document.write('<h2>Disability Accomodations</h2>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations, who ');
document.write('have any emergency medical information the instructor should know of, ');
document.write('or who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should ');
document.write('make an appointment with the instructor as early as possible, no later ');
document.write('than the first week of the term. Students any also wish to contact the ');
document.write('COCC Disabilities Services Office in Boyle Education Center, extension ');
document.write('7583.</p>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('Personal Counseling, to help with time management, stress, depression and ');
document.write('the many other personal situations affecting students.  Call the CAP ');
document.write('Center at 383-7200 to schedule an appointment.</p>');

document.write('<h2>Insurance</h2>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('Students are not covered by medical insurance while on campus or ');
document.write('involved in college classes and activities.  Students are responsible ');
document.write('for their own medical and dental insurance coverage.  Information on ');
document.write('student insurance coverage can be obtained at the student health ');
document.write('center in Grandview or at the cashier in the Boyle Education Center.  ');
document.write('If you have specific questions or concerns regarding student insurance ');
document.write('coverage you should discuss them with the Program Coordinator or ');
document.write('Department Chairperson.</p>');

document.write('<h2>Plagiarism</h2>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('All students are expected to practice the highest standards of ');
document.write('academic honesty.  Cheating on assignments, quizzes or exams or ');
document.write('plagiarizing other people\'s work is unacceptable and may lead ');
document.write('to a failing grade.  Plagiarism is using, borrowing or stealing ');
document.write('someone else\'s words or ideas without giving appropriate credit ');
document.write('to the original author.  This includes copying definitions and ');
document.write('sentences from textbooks, other student\'s papers, the Internet ');
document.write('or any other source.  Students are expected to complete all ');
document.write('assignments independently, unless it is a designated group ');
document.write('project. In addition to traditional forms of cheating, ');
document.write('cheating in a computer class includes:</p>');
document.write('<ul>');
document.write('<li>copying content or images from a web site without credit to the source');
document.write('<li>using page kits or similar design templates without permission');
document.write('<li>sharing files or using another file found on the computer');
document.write('<li>working together to produce identical or very similar outcomes');
document.write('<li>Communicating with others while taking online assessments');
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document.write('<p>');
document.write('When in doubt, ask.</p>');

document.write('<h2>Equal Opportunity Policy</h2>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('COCC has a continuing commitment to programs of equal ');
document.write('opportunity and affirmative action to extend community');
document.write('services and educational, employment and promotional ');
document.write('opportunities to all legally protected classes.</p>');
document.write('<p>');
document.write('COCC does not discriminate on the basis of age, ');
document.write('disability, gender, marital status, national origin, ');
document.write('race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. ');
document.write('The College complies with all federal legislation and ');
document.write('civil rights laws of the State of Oregon.</p>');