Parkland College
2400 West Bradley Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61821
Csc 275 Cisco Semester 7 - Switching 
Attendance and Grading Policies
Fall 2002

Class Attendance

Networking is a skill that you can only learn well by doing, and class is the best place to program because of the ready availability of help. We will discuss some practical techniques in class that are not covered in the course material. Also, you are responsible for everything covered in a class, whether you attend that particular class or not.

Attendance in class and full participation and effort in the class is required. If you do not attend and fully participate in at least 3/4 of the classes and exercises your final course grade may be reduced by a single letter grade. If you do not attend and fully participate in at least 2/3 of the classes and exercises your final course grade may be reduced by two letter grades. Students that miss more than ½ of the classes and labs will receive a course grade of 'F'.

Grading

The grading system is an achievement based score for satisfactory completion of the requirements of the course.  The required task completions are listed below.  You receive credit for completing each lab satisfactorily, each test within the stated criteria when the test is assigned, and the Semester 7 Practicum with a perfect configuration in 2 tries.  Most grading is done interactively with the instructor, with the instructor giving you immediate feedback.  If you do not receive credit for a specific task, you will be given a chance to make up the task and have it re-graded, but the absolute last date and time for completion and grading of any work is Friday, December 20th at 9:00 pm.

 

Grading Scale

 
Course
  Grade		 Criteria
(note also the Attendance Policy above)
   
A You have completed...
    all labs at a "Satisfactory" level and
    all Exams within the stated criteria when the exam is assigned and
    the course final within the stated criteria when the exam is described and
    the Semester 7 Practical Exam with a perfect configuration within 2 tries. 

or you have completed...
    the CCNP Switching Exam with a passing score and
    the course final, at the time specified by Parkland College, fully completed with all questions answered but with any score.
B You are missing one of the above requirements in the first set or
you have completed the CCNP Switching Exam with a passing score.
C You are missing two of the above requirements in the first set.
D You are missing three of the above requirements in the first set.
F You are missing all four of the above requirements in the first set.

 

Final

Parkland College requires a final be given for all courses that receive college credit. The final for CSC 275 will be a locally administered practice exam.  It will be given during the standard Parkland scheduled final exam time for this course.  Please plan accordingly and do not schedule any conflicts.

 
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  Scott Badman  Office:  B132  Phone:  353-2250  sbadman@parkland.edu  

Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821