This is a course with an option to obtain certification for a 3-credit graduate-level course. Students would need to decide whether to pursue a certificate by end of the 1st Week of the course. The number of certificate learning students for each offering of the course would be capped at 40. Assessments to student certification include the following components. Assessments to student certification include the following components. Each component must be passed to successfully complete the course to get the course certificate. The passing grade is 60%.
Components
Points/Marks
Weight
Pre-course Survey (1)
5
2.5%
Self-introduction Video (1)
5
2.5%
Online Discussions (16)
10 each x 16 = 160
30%
Proposal for Term Paper (1)
45
15%
Audio-visual Presentation (1)
30
15%
Final Report/Term-paper (1)
100
30%
Post-course Survey (1)
5
5%
Your final letter grade will be given based on the following grading schema: