CISC 1100: Class Participation

Here's how class participation will count:

1. Each day will be graded on a five-point scale.
2. If you show up for class on time, you will get three points.
3. If you show up more than 5, 10,or 15 minutes late for class, you will lose (respectively) 1, 2, or 3 points.
4. Whenever you contribute to the class discussion, you will gain one point. This would typically include:
   1. Asking or answering a question about the homework.
   2. Answering or answering a question about the material being presented in class, or making a germane comment about same.
   However, you cannot earn more than five participation points on a given day. On the other hand, if you show up late, you can offset your "lateness deficit" by participation, i.e., you could get five participation points by (say) asking or answering three questions.
5. When homework is due on a given class day, I will ask whether there are questions regarding same. If nobody responds in the affirmative, I will assume that you all were able to do the homework. In this case, I will pick somebody at random to answer the question at the board. If said person is not able to answer the question, s/he will lose one participation point. So please be prepared to either ask questions about the homework, or to answer them.