Participation Marks Range

At the end of the course, you will be asked to hand in Participation Mark Form.

Here is a guideline for the things that you will be marking yourself on and the range of marks that will apply and for how I will be marking you on participation.

1.0: To get this mark you should be a “stand-out” in class: extraordinary, a leader. You have to be confident in your class contributions, sophisticated in your analysis and lead/guide the group discussions in some way. In the top 2 percent of the class.

1.3 To get this mark you should be contributing well above-average. You should contribute regularly in class and make thoughtful comments and ask thought-provoking questions. In the top 10 percent of the class.

1.7 To get this mark you should be a strong contributor to class discussions. You should regularly voice your opinions and have well-formed ideas and opinions with a high level of analysis evident.

2.0 To get this mark you should contribute often to class discussions, show your interest in the topic and thorough preparation for class.

2.3 To get this mark you need to have contributed to at least a few class discussions and demonstrated an understanding of the material discussed and completed all assignments.

2.7 To get this mark, you need to have shown your interest in class discussions, even if you were not a frequent vocal participant, and have fulfilled all your assignments.

3.0-3.7 To get a mark in this range, while you may have contributed to class discussions, you may also not have come to classes properly prepared and/or have not fulfilled your responsibilities in group assignments and/or had problems with attendance.

4.0 To get this mark, you need to have shown little interest in class discussions combined with poor attendance, and a lack of preparation.