CEEn 100B
Grading Policy – Winter 2010

Read the following information and maintain your grade record on blackboard.
You are responsible for the accuracy of the Blackboard grade record. You will
be able to update it at any time during the semester until the deadline (April
21, 2010) through completing quizzes.

ATTENDANCE: 14 Points
Possible

Attendance
(14 Points – Must complete Attendance Quizzes to receive credit): You receive one point for each CE department seminar and college
lecture series you attend. You can access the attendance quizzes in the “Attendance
Quizzes” category on Blackboard. Complete these one question quizzes to
receive credit for attending seminar/college lecture each week. These attendance
quizzes will not be available until you complete the Safety Training quiz (instructions
listed below). Please be present on time and remain seated until the
end of all seminar/college programs, after appropriate appreciation has
been expressed to guest speakers. Our guest presenters deserve this courtesy.

ASSIGNMENTS: 14
Points Possible

Safety Training
(Must complete Safety Training Quiz to have access to Attendance Quizzes): You are required to complete the Basic Emergency Safety
Training, Fire Extinguisher Training, and Electrical Safety Training once
a year as a seminar assignment. This assignment must be completed by January
15, 2010.  These three safety trainings are found on Blackboard under
the CEEn Safety category. To verify that you have completed the training, you
must pass the quizzes that accompany each training (also located under the CEEn
Safety category on Blackboard).  To pass the Quiz you must get 9 out
of 10 questions right.  You may retake the quizzes as many times as needed
to get the required 9 out of 10. Once you have completed the three safety trainings
and their accompanying quizzes, complete the CEEn Safety Training quiz found
under the “Assignments” category on Blackboard.  This quiz is simply
to report you have completed and passed the Safety Training quizzes. Be
aware that each training takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. If
you need further information contact Rodney Mayo at rodney_mayo [at] byu [dot] edu (rodney_mayo [at] byu [dot] edu). If
you have completed the safety training within the past year, all you need to
do is complete the CEEn Safety Training quiz found under the “Assignments”
category on Blackboard by January 15, 2010.  Until you complete
this Safety Training quiz, you will not have access to any of the attendance
quizzes.

CAEDM Account
(1 Point – Must complete CAEDM Quiz to receive credit): You are required to complete a quiz confirming you have enabled
your CAEDM
account by January
28, 2010.
You need to complete this quiz, regardless if you enabled your
account during a previous semester. You will need to take this quiz in 100A,
100B, 200A, and 200B even though you only need to set up the CAEDM
account once. This is meant to ensure all freshman AND new transfer
students have the opportunity to set up their accounts. If this is your first
enrollment in seminar, before you take this quiz, you need to enable your
CAEDM
account. You can sign up for it outside of 423 CB (The actual CAEDM
lab is 425 CB). This account has an associated email account where
the address is in the form of: username [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu (username [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu). In
order to receive emails about service hours and chapter activities, you must
have this email address enabled. You must enable your account and report that
you have enabled it by completing the CAEDM Quiz under the “Assignments”
category on Blackboard on or before January 28, 2010 to receive credit.

Visit with
Faculty Advisor (4 Points – Must turn in faculty visit slip to the CE office
to receive credit): This
requirement must be completed during your first enrollment in a 100-level seminar,
whether that is 100A or 100B. It does not need to be completed again during
your second enrollment in a 100-level seminar. (However, if you completed
the visit during the Fall 2009 semester, verify the CE office has auto-filled
4 points for your faculty visit on your grade record for the current semester.
This will take place around the second week of class; a Blackboard announcement
will be posted when it does take place. If the points are not entered, it is
your responsibility to send an email to civil [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu
stating the semester you completed this assignment, or you will not receive
the 4 points. If you completed the visit prior to the Fall 2009 semester,
your points will NOT be auto-filled; again it is your responsibility to send
an email to civil [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu stating the
semester you completed this assignment, or you will not receive the 4 points.)

If this is your first
enrollment in a100-level seminar, the visit must be completed on or before February
4, 2010 to receive credit. Please see this list of advisor assignments or talk to the CE secretaries to find out who your advisor is.
To receive credit for this visit, make sure to have your faculty advisor sign
your faculty visit slip which can be obtained from the ASCE bulletin board (left of the CE office) and return the signed visit slip
to the CE secretaries, so they can enter your points into your Blackboard grade
record.

Seminar Notebook
(3 Points – Must turn in
notebook during class or to CE office to receive credit): You are required to record notes during each seminar/college lecture
in a composition notebook that is due in class on the last seminar of the semester
– April 8, 2010. For students in 100B section 2, this notebook is due
by April 21, 2010 and should be turned into the CE secretaries. Once
your notebook is graded, you will pick it up from the CE office to reuse for
note taking in all your future seminars. You will then use these notes to assist
you in writing papers during your Senior Seminar (400C). If you would like to
know more about the 400C paper requirements in order to better tailor your seminar
notes, refer to the 400C Grading Policy on the CE webpage.

ASCE Service/Activities
(5 Points – Must complete Service/Activity Quizzes to receive credit): You must spend
a minimum of five hours to complete these points. Three of the five points must
be from an ASCE sponsored service project. The other two can either be from
an ASCE sponsored service project or activity/field trip. Chapter service and
activity points are awarded on the following basis. One point is given
for each hour you spend working on an ASCE service project. Only time
spent working on service projects sponsored by the ASCE student chapter qualify
for these points. One point is given for each non-service
ASCE activity/field trip you attend (not for each hour you spend at the
activity). Record your points on Blackboard by completing a quiz in the “Service/Activity
Point Quizzes” category after each hour of service you give or activity
you attend. These service/activity quizzes must be completed before April
21, 2010.

**Note: You will only
be able to record your participation in service projects and activities that
are approved ASCE service projects and activities. To see what service projects/activities
will qualify for these points, refer to the Weekly Announcements for
items labeled Service or Activity Points under the “Weekly
Announcements” category
on Blackboard. Service projects and activities will be added periodically throughout
the semester as they are announced. If you find that a service project or activity
has been announced, but is not specified in the weekly announcements, contact
an ASCE officer to verify that they have notified the CE secretaries of it existence.

ASCE Field
Trip (1 Point – Must complete Field Trip Quiz to receive credit): You are required to complete one additional activity point above
and beyond the five points above. This activity point must be completed during
the semester by attending an ASCE sponsored field trip. Make sure to participate
in these trips early as there are limited field trip opportunities. These field
trips will be announced in seminar and printed on the weekly seminar announcement
sheets labeled Field Trip Point. Record your point on Blackboard by completing
the field trip quiz in the “Service/Activity Point Quizzes” category
after attending a field trip. This field trip quiz must be completed before
April 21, 2010.

MAKE-UP ATTENDANCE: 2
Make-Up Points Possible

Make-Up Attendance
(2 Make-Up Points – Must e-mail civil [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu to receive credit): If you miss up to two
department seminars or college lectures, you may make this up by earning extra
service and/or activity points. A maximum of two make-up points may be earned.
You may earn these points by:

A.     
Attending
an ASCE
Central Utah Branch meeting. (1 point per meeting)

B.     Attending ASCE student chapter activities including field trips, socials,
etc. (1 point per activity)

C.     Working extra hours on chapter service projects. (1 point per hour of service
performed)

Record these make-up points by sending an e-mail to civil [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu">civil [at] et [dot] byu [dot] edu with the subject line: Seminar
Make-Up. You must include the following information in your e-mail: Name, BYU
ID Number, Course (CEEn 100B), Date of Absence, and how you made up the point.
The CE secretaries will then enter in a point(s) for the day(s) you have missed.

GRADING:

Keep track of the
points you earn by completing the above mentioned quizzes on Blackboard (Safety
Training, Attendance, CADEM Set-up, Service/Activity, and Field Trip). You are
responsible to guarantee the accuracy of your Blackboard grade record. The last
day you will be able to make modifications to your Blackboard grade record is
April 21, 2010. If you must make changes after the deadline, you will
need to see the CE secretaries and your grade will drop half a letter.

You will receive
the following grade for the respective amount of points listed below:

A = 28, A- = 27, B+
= 26, B = 25, B- = 24, C+ = 23, C = 22, C- = 21, D+ = 20, D =
19, D- = 18, E = >18