Final Grades

For all my classes final grades were completed yesterday afternoon and they should have rolled over - that is become permanent - at midnight. That means any changes I make will have to be done via the paper chase through the various deans - and will have to wait until they have all returned from the holiday break. If you receive a grade you did not expect please email me and I will explain why the grade entered was what it was. For the most part, those with less than an A received the grade because I was missing work. I understand that some had problems with email and resending your work until I get it - checking to figure out why it is not going through - should do the trick. But it will be after next semester starts before things can be changed. If the various assignments were not finished before the due dates there is no obligation on my part to change the grade but I would much rather everyone get an A if possible. That is just so much nicer for everyone. I did have several students say they did not turn in a term paper. Notice that is worth 25 percent of the grade, so unless there are reasons, without a term paper the grade would be C or lower. Some sent in extra work that might have ameliorated that somewhat. At least one person said they sent everything but all I received were a few quizzes. In such a case a grade of D is my way of avoiding the issues associated with an F and is actually easier to fix if we figure out what happened to all the emails that ended up in the Cloud - which is a real thing now. In any case, I hope everyone has a great holiday break, uses any free time to read more great books, and prepare for next semester. Regarding that, my syllabi are not updated yet but should be available through Blackboard.