Last updated: 05/05/03

Your final grade in this course will be based on the following:
 

Tests (Midterm / Final) (2)	150 points (75 points each)
Information Gathering Assignments	600 points (100 points each)
Project	100 points
Attendance/participation	150 points, based on 10 points each week
	1,000 Total Points

PLEASE NOTE: The minimum requirement to pass this course is completion of all required elements listed above.

The grading scale in this class is as follows:

A - 1000-900 points
B - 899-800 points
C - 799-700 points
D - 699-600 points
F - 599 points or below

Note: Spelling and grammar do count. You will lose points for grammatical spelling, punctuation and typographical errors. Assignments should be 12 point font and double-spaced unless otherwise indicated. No handwritten assignments accepted.

Extra credit exercise:

1. Coverage of crowd events (Basketball games, school seminars, concerts).
2. Biography of Media figure. I will assign subjects.

Required: A full two page paper, properly documented.
10 points per event, up to 50.
You can go over 5 to hedge on points.

Last Day for Extra Credit: 4/30/03

1. Description of web sites using all the criteria. (50 points)
2. Completeness (URL, title, owner identification, etc. (20 points)
3. Discussion of the relevance to your search question. (20 points)
4. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (10 points)

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Point distribution for grading (100 possible):

1. Organization of paper. (25 points)
2. Sources found / proper use of footnotes & bibliography (25 points)
3. Your theory on why this person is relevant to Media Information Gathering. (25 points)
4. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (25 points)

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Point distribution for grading (100 possible):

1. Citation of books (20 points)
2. Citation of scholarly articles (20 points)
3. Citation of  periodicals (20 points)
4. Description of search session. (20 points)
5. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (20 points)

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1. Description of event. The description was thorough and observant. You demonstrate a keen eye for detail! (40 points)
2. Discussion of exercise as a learning experience. You have a thorough and thoughtful analysis of what you learned about observation from this assignment. (40 points)
3. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (20 points)

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1. Transcript. The transcript is thorough and evidence of a good, complete interview. (40 points)
2. Discussion of what you learned, if anything, about your search question. Your discussion is complete, well thought out. (20 points)
3. Discussion of exercise as a learning experience. You have a thorough and thoughtful analysis of what you learned about interviewing from this assignment. (20 points)
4. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (20 points)

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Point distribution for grading (100 possible):
1. Survey plan and questionnaire. The plan is thorough and could be easily executed with few surprises. (60 points)
2. Discussion of what you hope to learn about your search question. Your discussion is complete, well thought out. (20 points)
3. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (20 points)

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 Research Exercise

1. Completeness: All elements (Introduction  and conclusion, Literature review, Internet review, Interview and Survey.  (40 points)
2. Cohesiveness: Introduction and conclusion support the information gathered and directly address research questions. (40 points)
3. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, etc. (20 points)