VALUE ADDED

Value Added

Twenty-five percent of the grade for this class will come from the value you add to your peers' experience in this class

Task

The value you add to your peers' experience in this class is based on three things:

1.  Attendance 
   You are expected to attend all classes and to arrive to class before it starts. You should be seated and ready to start at 0930. If you need to miss a class, let me know so we can expect that you won't be with us.
2.  Deportment 
   Be courteous to your classmates. Turn off cell phones, pagers, and other devices that might disrupt class. Use your information tools to support current course activities only. Pay attention. Try not to pursue other interests during the class session.
3.  General Participation 
   Class participation consists of doing the following: being prepared for class, making observations about the readings, asking questions, taking notes, actively working on in-class exercises and actively listening. Everyone will get the chance to participate through.
   • Sharing of interesting items via the blog:
     The class blog is there to allow us to discuss further things we discuss in class. But it is also a medium to explore other topics of interest to the group. If you have something you wish to share, share it on the blog and see if there is any commentary.
   • Report from the groups:
     Each time we do an in-class exercise, one member of a group will present the findings of the group to the class. Only ONE of you is expected to present, but ALL of you should be prepared.
   • Generalized discussion:
     While much of class time will be taken up with lecture, there is always to the opportunity to share your thoughts in discussion. Such discussion might be a further exploration of your blog posts, a back-and-forth about the topic of the day, or a standalone discussion about something you feel merits the time in class.
4. Additionally, since we all may not get an opportunity to present in class, you should plan to do at least one blog posting every two weeks. That means you should have something that you feel would be interesting to your peers and post it at least once each four class sessions. We may discuss postings in class, if they generate interest.

This will be earned daily

Grade	What it means	What I will be looking for
A	You have done a superlative job of adding to your peers' experience in this class	You were engaged in class, with pertinent comments and/or questions; you took the opportunity to comment on the blog on topics of interest to you and, in your estimation, to your peers as well; your review/preview presentations were organized, understandable, relevant, and professional; and you took the opportunity to discuss an info world to your peers, in an organized, understandable, and professional manner.
A-	A totally acceptable performance demonstrating an adequate level of adding to your peers' experience in this class.	You were engaged in class, with pertinent comments and/or questions; you occasionally took the opportunity to comment on the blog on topics of interest to you and, in your estimation, to your peers as well.
B+		You were engaged in class, with pertinent comments and/or questions, but the quantity and/or quality of your engagement was not as high as hoped for; you didn't take the opportunity to comment on the blog on topics of interest to you and, in your estimation, to your peers as well.
B		You were engaged in class, but didn't have much to say, either in class or on the blog.
B-		Not as good as it could have been; but you didn't detract from your peers' opportunities.
C+	A marginal performance	You were disengaged in class, and didn't have much to say, either in class or on the blog.
C		You were disengaged in class, and didn't have much to say, either in class or on the blog; your attentiveness to the topic of the day was inadequate and detracted from your peers' opportunity to concentrate.
C-		You were disengaged in class, and didn't anything to say, either in class or on the blog; your attentiveness to the topic of the day was inadequate and detracted from your peers' opportunity to concentrate; and, in general, a sense of negativity from you caused your peers to suffer.
D+		You were disengaged in class, and didn't anything to say, either in class or on the blog; your activities in the classroom detracted from your peers' opportunity to concentrate; and you were active in your negativity.
D		Your presence was a negative factor in the classroom dynamic.
F	For whatever reasons, an unacceptable performance	If it's unacceptable, it is unacceptable; it should be as obvious to you as it is to the instructor