Ethics
in Science
grading.
Course grade breakdown:
| Course ground rules agreement | 2% |
| Quiz: Understanding (and avoiding) plagiarism | 2% |
| Quiz: Basic concepts and background information for case studies | 2% |
| Case study initial responses: | 12% |
| Case study quizzes: | 12% |
| Reading quizzes: | 10% |
| Research reports: | 10% |
| Review of an ethics training module: | 10% |
| Manifesto (draft-for-review): | 5% |
| Manifesto (revised): | 10% |
| Final exam: | 15% |
| Class participation: | 10% |
| Total: | 100% |
Your marks on assignments will be converted to percentages (e.g., 15/20 = 75%) and used to compute letter grades as follows:
| A+ | 98-100% | B+ | 87-89% | C+ | 77-79% | D+ | 67-69% |
| A | 93-97% | B | 83-86% | C | 73-76% | D | 60-66% |
| A- | 90-92% | B- | 80-82% | C- | 70-72% | F | 0-59% |
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