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Project Posting and Printed Portfolio
Due Dates and Credit
that Can Be Earned Fall 2009

ALL extra credit projects involve posting reviews and *substantial dialog entries in the Extra Credit Section of Moodle.

You are required to turn in a printed portfolio of your work for evaluation by the virtual TA for ALL extra credit Projects. Extra credit portfolios will be collected for evaluation three times during the semester (see table below for details).

You must participate in extra credit projects throughout the semester to earn the full 6% extra credit.

You may submit extra credit projects worth 2% at the due date before the first exam, 2% at the due date before the second exam, and a final 2% at the due date before the final exam.

One project entry PLUS two dialog entries (if required for the project) will earn you ONE PERCENT extra credit. If you want to earn the 2% credit possible for a portfolio due date you will need to complete TWO project entries PLUS submit FOUR *substantial dialog entries.

If you wait until after the first exam to start your extra credit projects you can earn a total of 4% extra credit for the semester. If you wait to start until after the second exam you may earn a total of 2% extra credit for the semester. See the table of due dates below for specific instructions concerning due dates.

You may submit one of these two "bonus" extra credit projects:

Submit your COMPLETE portfolio AND all previous evaluation sheets each time you turn in your portfolio.

Your COMPLETE portfolio plus your answers to the three final evaluation questions must be turned in at lecture on Monday Dec. 8 for you to receive all your extra credit for the semester.

Extra Credit Mini Deadlines
Fall 2009
Printed Portfolio Deadlines
Fall 2009
Due Date #1 Post Reports in Moodle
by 8 AM Wednesday September 23
Compete dialog entries
and turn in Portfolio at Lecture
Monday September 28
Due Date #2 Post Reports in Moodle
by 8 AM Monday November 2
Compete dialog entries
and turn in Portfolio at Lecture
Wednesday November 4
Due Date #3 Post Reports in Moodle
by 8 AM Monday December 7
Compete dialog entries
and turn in Portfolio at Lecture
Wednesday December 9

IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER:

    *Tutor/Tutee, and Speech-Seminar projects do not require dialog entries, however reports for these two project types must be posted in the Extra Credit Folder of Moodle by the mini-deadline due date.

    *Substantial: of considerable size or amount; having considerable worth or value; real; strong; solid

    *Waiting until the last minute to post your projects may result in an inadequate number or quality of dialog entries, resulting in loss of credit for your projects.