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StudentGuideforMathablecourses
WelcomeWelcometoyourMathablecourse.YounowhaveaccesstotheMathableonlinesystem,whichcontainsalltheassignmentsforthecourse. Afterreadingthisdocument,makesuretoreviewtheadditionalinformationontheMathablewelcomepage.Examinethechecklistbelowandmakesureyouhavecompletedorscheduledtocompletetheseessentialtasks:
NetMathPost-EnrollmentChecklist:
IhavesetupmyBoxfoldertoreceiveexamresults.(http://go.illinois.edu/netmathboxintro) Ihavereceivedanintroductoryemailfrommymentorandrespondedtothisemail. IhavesuccessfullyloggedintoMathableandreadtheWelcomePage.IhaveaccessedtheMentorChatRoom.(http://go.illinois.edu/NetMathMentorChat) Ihavefoundaneligibleproctorformyexams. (http://netmath.illinois.edu/proctors) Ihavepreparedascheduleforcompletingassignments.
GradingPoliciesThefollowingscalewilldeterminegradesforthiscourse:
Math220/231AllOtherCoursesCommunication 5% Communication 5%Coursework 50% Coursework 50%MidtermExams(2) 10%each MidtermExams(2) 10%eachMasteryExam 5% FinalExam 25%FinalExam 20%
3%ofthecommunicationgradeisdeterminedbyyourresponsivenesstoyourmentor,and2%ofthecommunicationgradeisforthecourseorientation,explainedonpage2.CutoffpointsforlettergradesarelistedontheMathablewelcomepage.
YourNetMathMentorNetMathstudentsareassignedamentorwhoisanundergraduatestudentattheUniversityofIllinoisoranacademicprofessional. [email protected]. Thementorisyourprimarycontactforcoursesupport.Weeklycommunicationwithyourmentorisrequiredandcountsforpartofyouroverallcoursegrade.Youshouldmaintainemailcontactatleastonceaweek,evenifyoudonothaveanycourseissues.BothyourmentorandothermentorswillgradeandprovidefeedbackonyourMathableassignmentsincludingquestionstothinkaboutforyournextattempt.Weencourageyoutoaskanyfollow-upquestionsyoumayhave.Foradditionalcoursequestions,youmaycontactthecourseTAlistedontheMathablewelcomepage.
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CourseOrientationAfterreadingthroughthewelcomepagedocuments,youshouldstartworkingwiththeproblemsinLesson0:GettingStarted.AsyouworkthroughLesson0,writedownanyquestionsorconcernsyouhaveaboutthecourse.AfteryouhavecompletedLesson0andhavesomequestionsprepared,youshouldscheduleacourseorientationwithyourmentor.YourcourseorientationtakesplaceintheMentorChatRoomandcanbescheduledatanagreedtimewithyourmentor.Thecourseorientationisworth2%ofyouroverallcommunicationgrade.Toreceivecredit,thisorientationmustbescheduledwithintwoweeksofyourofficialcoursestartdate.Duringtheorientation,yourmentorwillprovideacourseoverview,examinehowtocompletecoursework,andansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.Aftertheorientation,thementorwillrecordyourattendanceandyouwillreceivethe2%credit.MathableAssignmentGradingTheassignmentsforyourcoursearetheTryItandLiteracynotebooksshownontheleftsideofyourMathablecoursepage.Eachassignmentisscoredoutof20points,10pointsforcorrectnessand10pointsforexplanation.Toreceivefullcreditforanassignment,youmustprovideawritten,detailedexplanationinatextcellforeachproblemexplainingyoursolutionprocess. Havingonlynumbersand/orformulasforasolutionisworthhalfofthecredit.Iftherearegraphicsthatneedtobeincluded,theyshouldbedetailedandrecognizable. Mentorsareallowedtogiveyouanotherattemptoncompletedassignments.Incompleteassignmentsarenotgivenasecondattempt.Whenyoureviseanassignment,pleasemakeyourcorrectionsinseparatecellsbelowthefeedbackgivenbythementor.MathableSupportMathableisanonlinelearningsystemthatoccasionallyencounterssomeglitches.IfyouhaveanissuewithyourMathableaccount,oryounoticeaServerErrorissuethatyourmentorisunabletoresolve,pleasecontacttheNetMathTechTeamattech-staff@netmath.illinois.edu.DisabilityServicesAnystudentwhofeelshe/shemayneedacademicoraccessaccommodationsbasedontheimpactofadocumenteddisabilityshouldcontactusatinstruction@netmath.illinois.edu.ProctoringExamsProctoringoptionsforNetMathstudentsareathttp://netmath.illinois.edu/proctors.Forstudentsoffcampus,pleaseverifythattheproctorhasagreedtobeaproctorforyouandthattheywillbeabletoreceiveyourexamsattheinstitutionaladdress.NetMathexamsaresentviaUPStobothdomesticandinternationaloffices.Youmustbringapostage-prepaidenvelopetoeachexam. Postageshouldbesufficienttomail15pages(8.5by11)forEACHexamtaken. Putyourproctoronthereturnaddress,andtheproctorwillaffixtheprovidedaddresslabelfortheNetMathprogram.WealsorecommendyouaddatrackingnumbertoyourenvelopesoyouareawarewhenyourexamarrivestotheNetMathoffice.IfyoudonotreceiveanupdateonyourexamfromBox,[email protected].
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StudentInactivityBecauseNetMathmentoringresourcesarelimited,ifyoudonotsubmityourfirstMathableassignment(Lesson1,TryIt01)withinthefirstfiveweeksofyourcourse,youwillbesentanotificationandsettoInactive.Ifyouwishtocontinueinthecourse,youwillneedtocontactusatinstruction@netmath.illinois.edu.Forhighschoolstudents,wewillcheckonyourprogressnearthemiddleofthetermandifyouhavenotcompletedatleast30%ofthecoursework,wewillnotifyyouandyourcoordinatorandsetyoutoInactiveinMathable.CourseExtensionNetMathcourseextensionguidelinesareathttps://netmath.illinois.edu/extensionguidelines.Highschoolstudentsarenoteligibleforcourseextensions.DropandRefundPolicyIfyouwishtowithdrawfromyourNetMathcourse,youmaydosoatanytimeduringthecourse.Acoursedrop/withdrawaldoesnotshowuponyourUniversitytranscript.Torequestacoursewithdrawal,pleasegotohttps://netmath.illinois.edu/WithdrawalsAndRefundsandsubmittheNetMathChangeofStatusform.NetMathTuitionYourNetMathtuitionbillwillbesenttoyourUniversityofIllinoisemailaccount. Tuitionbillsaresentaccordingtoamonthlypaymentcycle. YoucancheckyourstudentaccountbyloggingintoyourEnterpriseaccountathttps://apps.uillinois.edu/selfserviceandconnectingtoUI-Pay.Ifyouareunabletoaccessyourpaymentinformation,contacttheUSFSCOofficeat(217)333-2180.FinalCourseGradeYourfinalcoursegradewillbeassignedafteryourfinalexamisgraded.Youareexpectedtocompleteyourfinalexambyyourofficialendcoursedate.Afteryourfinalexamisgraded,youwillbesentaFinalGradeReport.Afterthefinalexamhasbeentaken,noadditionalcourseworkmaybesubmitted.YoumaycheckyourfinalcoursegradeonlinebyloggingintoyourEnterpriseaccountathttps://apps.uillinois.edu/selfserviceandcheckingunder“AcademicHistory”.TranscriptInformationAftercompletionofacourse,yourfinalgradewillberecordedonyourofficialUniversityofIllinoistranscript. Forinstructions,gotohttp://www.registrar.illinois.edu/transcripts.AcademicIntegrityAllNetMathstudentsaresubjecttotheUniversityofIllinoisstudentcodearticle1,part401detailedathttp://studentcode.illinois.edu/article1_part4_1-401.html.
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