This class is designed to introduce you the process of planning and implementing meetings, conventions, trade shows, and special events. The course will entail a significant amount of reading which includes the textbook as well as outside readings.
Some students who take this class earn "D's" or "F's" when they could have earned a "C" or better.
Students who do well:
Do an "in-depth" job on answering homework questions and complete all homework assignments.
Write complete answers to all discussion board questions AND write full responses to the postings of at least three other students.
Read the text, review the class notes and study for tests -- most test questions come from the text, class notes, and homework.
Read all news items and supplemental readings and review them again before taking the exam -- several test items come from news and supplemental readings.
Follow all instructions -- for example use the correct format for sending homework to the instructor.
Don't wait until the last minute to do the semester project so it is well written and submitted on time.
Students typically don't do well in this class for the following reasons:
They don't do the homework -- a "zero" on a homework assignment is approximately 1.5 - 2 percentage points off your FINAL grade. If you receive a "zero" on two homework assignments, a final average that would have been a 91, or an "A", is now an 88 -- a "B"! Additionally, homework problems will prepare you for the problems you will see on exams.
They consistently turn their homework in late. Assignments can be turned in before the due date but will lose points for every day or part of a day the homework is late (including weekends, holidays etc.) according to the following schedule: one day late loses 10 points, two days late loses 30 points, three days late loses 70 points. After three days, unsubmitted homework will be assigned a grade of "zero". Homework may be turned in late (it is to the student's advantage to turn it in late rather than accept a zero) but three days after the due date, it will not be accepted. For example, a homework assignment that would have been graded as 100 would become a 70 if it was turned in two days late.
They don't do a discussion board. Discussion boards are worth 3 percentage points on your final average -- 'nuff said.
They don't do everything they need to do on the discussion board. The requirement is to post your answer by midnight on a Thursday and respond to at least three posting of other students by the following Tuesday. To get full credit, you must do everything.
They don't read and follow instructions provided in the syllabus, FAQ's, exam information, announcements, emails etc. (it's really not that hard). This plays a role in the "Attention to Detail" grade.
They don't read the news items and supplemental readings so they can't answer several questions on the exams.
They don't study for the exams.
They don't do the semester project or hand it in late. Late projects lose percentage points as indicated above.
If a student chooses to take a zero in any assignment, their final average will not be rounded up. For example, a 79.4% as a final average will remain a "C" whereas for a student with no zeros, it would be rounded to a "B".