Finishing Up Week 1

A couple of quick notes as we finish up Week 1.

First, when I post the assignments for the week, the expectation is that you'll begin working on those assignments earlier in the week; in some instances, there will be requirements that you begin working earlier in the week - particularly for class discussions. I absolutely understand life happens and that you may not always be able to get to class materials at the beginning of the week; however, that should not be "the plan." Do not plan to complete class work at the end of the week or only on the weekend. You'll have to find time during the week to get things done.

Second, I'll be working to get grades posted for Week 1; my goal for posting grades in this class is to review everything at the end of the week and get grades posted immediately so you know how you're doing in the class. However, like everyone else, I have a lot of demands on my time and may not always be able to do that. So, the trade off for you is this. If I'm slow to review your work and get grades posted, you get extra time to get the work done; if I take extra time in getting my job done, you get extra time to get yours done. I will always post a due date with projects; that's the earliest I'll plan to start reviewing the work. The hardline due date though is when I start reviewing the work; so, if a grade hasn't been posted for an assignment, you still have time to get it done. Until I review the class' work for an assignment, there's no real reason for you to not be able to turn it in; after I've reviewed an assignment, it takes a lot of extra time and effort on my part to go back and review work turned in late, so I'll typically not want to do that. There are two notable exceptions to that approach to turning in work late. You may not participate in class discussions late or after the fact, regardless of how long it takes me to review the work; for group discussions to be meaningful, everyone needs to participate during the discussion, not after. Also, the automated MyITLab assignments (like the Chapter 5 assignments for this week); are tracked automatically by MyITLab, so those will never be graded late.

Finally, to know if I've "received" your website assignment, take a look at the Class Community page; if you see your name and your webspace listed, I was able to access your website assignment correctly.

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