LTCY 421/444

Professionalism, Participation, Collegiality (30 points)

Participation in this course is mandatory! This also includes collegiality, effort, etc.  You are required to regularly check your email and to check Blackboard for announcements, explanation of assignments, recommended resources, etc. 

Rubric for Scoring Professionalism, Participation, and Collegiality

(This is the rubric that will be used to score your professionalism, participation and collegiality points.)

Criteria

0 - 14

15 - 18

19 - 24

25 - 30
Correspondence via Email with Instructor

 

(10 points)

 "Disappears" regularly.  Never initiates email.

 		Occasionally initiates email.

Lapses in responding (about 72 hours).  

 

 

 Fairly prompt responses (normally within 48 hours but often took a few more days.  Regularly initiates and responds email.  

Timely responses (within 48 hours except weekends and holidays). Open and continuous communication by initiating and responding to email. 
Professionalism

(10 points)

 Lacks professional demeanor. 

 

Received a warning from professor a few times but did not improve at all.

 

 

 

 Needs improvement in professional demeanor.

 

Received a warning from professor a few times.

 

 

 

 

 Displays professional demeanor.

 

Received a warning from professor once.

 

 

 

 

 

 Very professional and informative in all areas.
  1. Polite and courteous
  2. The subject of e-mail
  3. Addressing Professor’s name
  4. Concluding e-mail with his or her name. 

Received no warnings from professor. 
Collegiality

(10 points)

 No instances of assisting other students.
  1. Sometimes assisted other students.
  2. Assisted other students in Water Cooler a few times.

 
  1. Assisted 2 or more students graciously (on-line discussion).
  2. Often assisted other students in Water Cooler.
1. Assisted 2 or more students graciously (on-line discussion).

2. Regularly assisted other students in Water Cooler.

3. Contributed to creating an informative on-line learning community.

NOTE:  It is often easy to get unhappy about something and "fire off" an angry email.  It does not make for a pleasant learning atmosphere when that happens.  I try to keep my messages to you light and considerate - while giving you the information you need and answering your questions.  Thank you for keeping your correspondence professional at all times. 

Plagiarism will never be tolerated and will result in his/her unconditionally receiving zero (0) point for professionalism.