The dates of the quizzes and exams are documented in the class schedule. There will be no impromptu (‘pop’) quizzes or exams.

Students will be given instructor-provided notes for exams and/or quizzes.

There is only one exam. It is administered during finals week. Students are required to take 10 quizzes. Exams and quizzes are Hands-On assessments of competency.

These Hands-On assessments are technical exercises completed in a fixed amount of time. These are conducted in class, and students must use a workstation in the classroom to complete the exam. No other electronic device is to be used for the quizzes/exam.

Quizzes

Quizzes in this class have a non-traditional format, they will be “Hands-On” quizzes. The Hands-On quizzes are designed to evaluate a student’s ability to apply concepts learned in the class. They are also intended to help students prepare for the final exam.

Students are allotted an entire class period to take a Hands-On quiz. Students are encouraged to think of the Hands-On quizzes as low-stakes practice opportunities for the final exam.

The final exam will be similar in nature to the Hands-On quizzes. The final exam accounts for a greater percentage of the student’s grade.

Students will be given instructor-provided notes for use on Hands-On exams and/or quizzes.

There are 10 quizzes in the semester and a student’s lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

What happens if you miss a quiz?

Make-up quizzes will not be given. Your instructor will drop the lowest quiz grade for each student at the end of the semester. This is done deliberately to allow students to completely miss a quiz, and consequently get a grade of zero, without penalty.

Students who miss a quiz for any reason will be expected to take advantage of this policy.

Any student who will be absent for multiple quizzes due to hospitalization or some other extreme circumstance should discuss their situation with the instructor.

If an exception is made, students may find the content of the make-up quiz to be more difficult than the original. It is, therefore, to the students’ advantage to show up for the quizzes at the scheduled time and take it with the rest of the class.