Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Change is in the Wind

I am wanting to change my major. The problem... it takes forever to do so. I am now having to wait 2.5 months to wait to do so.

I remember specifically asking if there would be any problems changing... no was the answer. Now the answer is wait till the end of the term.

Very disappointing.I am wanting to change my major. The problem... it takes forever to do so. I am now having to wait 2.5 months to wait to do so.

I remember specifically asking whether there would be any problems changing... no was the answer. Now the answer is, "Wait till the end of the term."

Seems like the only time they move quickly is to ask for money.

Very disappointing.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Doing the Work

I have so far made it though two "classes." These are intresting and somewhat fun. The one problem is some of the requirments. I am not a perfect writer, wish I was. The problem is the graders will hit you at three points for the same error.

Example:

Score: 2.71 (out of 4) [See Calculation]

Detailed results (Rubric used: SLA1 - Project 2)
Communication Holistic
Score: 2.00
Comment: The work needs revisions.

Mechanics (Grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.)
Score: 1.00
Comment: There are several mechanical errors throughout the paper. There are incorrect words due to spelling errors, extra words and punctuation errors.

Style (Word choice, sentence structure, etc.)
Score: 2.00
Comment: There are problems with word choice due to spelling errors and sentence structure problems due to incorrect punctuation.

Introduction
Score: 4.00
Comment: The introduction is clear and concise.

Discussion
Score: 4.00
Comment: The discussion contains all of the necessary components.

Conclusion
Score: 4.00
Comment: The conclusion is brief and complete.

Overall Holistic
Score: 2.00
Comment: Revisions are needed.


This is a real example of the grading. Notice the only item I am pegged on is grammar. For that I bombed this and had to redo. Though, I must admit that being able to redo is nice. Though, if the class had been a % class I would have passed prior to this one being done.