Assignment #1
KNR 282     

Answers to all of the following questions are available on the KNR 282 website, off my main web site, or maybe out of the textbook. You may have to look and read to find them all. Do NOT send me an email telling me that you cannot find some of the answers. Your responses to this quiz MUST follow the homework submission guidelines. 

Under your name and date on the top right corner of the page, provide me with a 6 characters (alphabetic and/or numeric) top secret code that will be used as your identifier when the gradesheet is posted on the web. The identifier should not be the same as, nor should it include, any part of your SSN or your UID or your ULID.

  1. List the dates, and times, of the 3 in-course and one final exam in KNR 282.  If any date creates a problem for you, discuss this with the instructor now. 
  2. What is it that you are supposed to bring to class every day?
  3. What is the minimum percent you must receive to earn an "A", "B" or "C" in KNR 282?
  4. Not applicable Fall 2009: Take a look at the Gradebook from last semester; was the grading guideline in 3 above maintained? What was the grade percentage earned by the student receiving the highest "B"? "C"? "D"?
  5. How can you obtain extra credit in this course?
  6. What 6 university resources are accessible from Dr. McCaw's main web site?
  7. When is a homework assignment due?
  8. What happens if you do not hand your homework in on time?
  9. What are the requirements for homework that you submit? 
  10. What grade do you receive for the homework if you do not  meet all of the requirements?
  11. How many homework/quiz/group work points are you allowed to miss while still getting full points for the homework/quiz/group work?
  12. How many total points are associated with homework/quiz/groupwork portion of your grade?
  13. What should you do if you miss class?
  14. What happens if you miss class but hear that a homework assignment was given?
  15. What happens if you miss class and a quiz was given in that class?
  16. What do you need to do if you submit a homework but it does not show up on the gradebook?
  17. What are Dr. McCaw's office hours? Where is his office?
  18. Based on readings for this syllabus assignment, what do you think is the meaning of the road-lined opossum?
  19. What is the title of the chapter in the KNR 282 textbook that was written by your instructor?
  20. Who is the woman in the orange shirt, and for what is she noteworthy?