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Students will be responsible for material covered in the lectures, the relevant chapters of the textbook, and suggested assignments. You are responsible for adhering to the academic regulations of the University of Victoria, particularly with regard to scholarly integrity. Please review the Academic Regulations section of the University Calendar with particular attention to the section of Plagarism and Cheating.

The marked components will be weighted as follows:

A passing mark for the laboratory (with completion of 70% of the laboratory work) is required to pass the course.

AND

A passing mark (approximately 50%) for the total of final examination, midterm tests, clicker and Mastering Chemistry quiz component is also required to pass the course.

All midterm and quiz marks count towards the final grade with NO EXCEPTIONS. Therefore, students must work throughout the course and be rewarded for such. Regular review of the material has proven to be the best strategy for success in this course. You should not leave things until the end of the course with the notion that you can depend on the final examination as a means of measuring your performance. The final examination should be considered as a part-measure of your achievement in this course.

• You'll get a copy of the data sheet (last page of your Lecture Notebook contains a sample Data Sheet) in the midterms and final exam. Here's a sample pdf copy ().
• Missed midterm tests or final examination will count as zero in the grade calculation unless a medical or other satisfactory reason is provided in writing.
• Missed Mid-Term Tests: The excuse must be dated within the week of the missed midterm test and must be handed in to your instructor within two weeks of the test date. The medical excuse must provide sufficient information to establish that you were not able to write the test or exam due to your medical condition on the date of the test or exam. You are expected to give written consent for appropriate information about your medical condition to be disclosed to your instructor. Any such information obtained is treated as confidential. Certain other types of personal or family circumstances may be considered as equivalent to a medical excuse if accompanied by appropriate documentation. There will be no make-up midterm tests. Documentation (e.g., from your doctor) should be provided to your instructor. If the documentation is accepted, the weight of the final examination will be increased to account for the midterm test value.
• Missed final examination: The appropriate documentation should be submitted with a “Request for Academic Concession” (from Records) to the Undergraduate Records Office as described in the University Calendar, p36).
• Missed on-line quizzes in Mastering Chemistry will count as zero.
• Clicker points will be based on participation in CHEM 101 classes on specified dates, depending on your section. If you participate in clicker questions in 80% or more of the specified 18 classes (i.e. in 14 or more classes), you will receive the maximum of 3% of your final grade. You have to answer AT LEAST ONE of the questions on a given day to get credit for participation that day. If you participate in fewer than 14 classes, you will receive a pro-rated percentage. There is no opportunity to “make up” or prorate clicker points

Letter grades will be derived from the final composite score. Conversion of numerical scores to letter grades will be based approximately on a new conversion scale introduced by the University in 2012. This new scale is described HERE