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Discussion Board
A variety of questions will be asked on
the Discussion Board of
BlackBoard
(5 points)
For the first part of the grade the students are expected to respond
to the topic.
(5 points)
For the second part of the grade the student is expected to respond
to someone else (except on the pathology paper discussion—only one
submission will be required)
- Answers are expected to
be a minimum of 5 complete sentences and 120-150 words
to receive any credit. If you are not sure check your word
count by pasting your posts to Word and running a word count.
There is no partial credit. I COUNT WORDS. I will not
accept short 2 line answers. This is not FaceBook
- E-mail and Instant
Message abbreviations are not accepted. (i.e. LOL etc) and no
silly symbols like : ) or : (
- All answers are
expected to be in accordance with level 2 of the OCTC
expectations although the word ‘I’ is allowed on the assignment.
Watch your grammar!
LEVEL 2
Expression at this level is one or two
paragraphs in length and expresses a complete thought or supports
a position, often in response to a question. The paragraphs
include an introduction, elaboration, and conclusion. Complete
sentences are required, and correct grammar and spelling should be
exhibited.
- After the due date the
Discussion Board will be closed. By that point all points will
be listed on BlackBoard. Check with me if you have responses
that were not graded.
- Grades will be
submitted to Gradebook. If an answer does not meet the 120-150
word minimum it will receive a 0. If there is no submission
after a due date a 0 will be posted.
- Students can change
(improve) their grade by making another submission. For instance
if you receive a 0 for your response go back and make an
additional response. I will give you a new grade.
- I may respond and
indicate a submission needs to be improved. However, I may not.
Otherwise watch Gradebook.
- You can write as many
responses as you would like on Discussion Board as long as at
least 2 of them meet the above requirements
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