---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:23:31 -0500 >From: Marie Helweg-Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm not sure why you consider "lean about research" > (either via participation in studies or by reading > an article, for example) different from all the > other things we require of students. If it is > clearly outlined in the syllabus, this requirement > is just like exams, projects, participation, etc. If > you turn in 3 out of 4 papers, you get a lower > grade. If you participate in 3 of the 4 required > hours of "learning about research" you also get a > lower grade. > I believe the issue here is that at many schools (including mine) failure to complete this part of the course requirement results in an out and out "F" in the course; there is no other course requirement that has such a stiff penalty; it is usually just an "F" on that assignment, thereby lowering the overall grade, but not to a failure status for the entire course.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
