Course Certification
This is a course with an option to obtain certification for a 3-credit graduate-level course. Assessments to student certification include the following components. You would need to decide whether to pursue a certification by end of Week 3 of the course. The number of student certification for each offering of the course would be capped at 20. The passing grade is 60%.
The grade for this course is given based on the choice of the learner. One is a non-certified option. The computation for this mode is as follows.
| Components |
Points/Marks |
Weight |
| Online Self-tests (12) |
5 each x 12 = 60 |
10% |
| Online Discussions (14) |
5 each x 14 = 70 |
20% |
| Assignment 1 - Conceptual Analysis (Problem 1) |
100 |
10% |
| Assignment 2 - Case Analysis (Problem 2) |
100 |
30% |
| Invigilated Online Exam and Case Interview* |
50 |
30% |
| Bonus Activity - Course Improvement Research Survey |
5 |
(+5%) |
*Note: Both non-certified (or completion badge) option and certified option are expected to complete Online Self-tests, Online Discussions, Assignment 1, and Assignment 2. Certificate option is also expected to complete Invigilated Online Exam and Case Interview.
For non-certified option, final letter grades will be given using the following grading schema based on the overall 70% weight on the corresponding required assessment components:
| Letter Grade |
Range |
| A+ |
63% - 70% |
| A |
60% - 62% |
| A- |
56% - 59% |
| B+ |
53% - 55% |
| B |
50% - 52% |
| B- |
48% - 49% |
| C+ |
45% - 47% |
| C |
42% - 44% |
| F (Fail) |
0% - 41% |
For certified option, final letter grades will be given using the following grading schema based on the overall 100% weight on the corresponding required assessment components:
| Letter Grade |
Range |
| A+ |
90% - 100% |
| A |
85% - 89% |
| A- |
80% - 84% |
| B+ |
76% - 79% |
| B |
72% - 75% |
| B- |
68% - 71% |
| C+ |
64% - 67% |
| C |
60% - 63% |
| F (Fail) |
0% - 59% |
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