Discussion Section 1 Guide to KIN 110 and Moodle Week of 9 15 1 TA Contact Info Undergraduate TA s Jacqueline Reilly jpreilly umass edu Madison Tyler matyler umass edu Melissa Armstrong marmstro umass edu Victoria Newbury vnewbury umass edu Graduate TA s Cory Greever cgreever kin umass edu Rich Viskochil jblankenship kin umass edu Hannah Masse hmasse kin umass edu 2 A few notes about discussion Attendance to your discussion sections is MANDATORY Two Excused absences first excused absence you will be given attendance points and be allowed to take the quiz Your second excused absence you are only eligible for attendance points and are not permitted to take the quiz Extenuating circumstances will be handled on a case by case basis Acceptable illness that require treatment by doctors participation on UMass sports team jury duty and family emergencies You must show documentation Notify your TA as soon as possible preferably ahead of time Try to find another discussion section to attend during the same week if possible You must notify your TA and the TA whose section you plan to attend Unexcused absences All other absences without documentation count as an unexcused absence i e alarm didn t go off forgot it was Monday There are no make ups for an unexcused absence Bottom line unexcused absence no points 3 4 Point Breakdown Attendance 50 5 points per week Discussion Assignments 50 5 points per week Annotated Bibliography 15 Due October 26th Research Paper 45 November 30th TOTAL 160 5 Final Business Thoughts Keep your syllabus it has all the info you need for discussion Section times locations TA names email addresses a tentative schedule of discussion topics Some weeks there will be readings posted on Moodle that you should read and be prepared to discuss during discussion All readings will be posted on Moodle during the week you should read them 6 Assignment Procedures Assignments and necessary readings are available on Moodle starting at 12 00 pm on Thursdays You have 4 days to complete each short weekly assignment Weekly assignments are due at 11 59 pm on Sundays 7 Getting to know Moodle 8 A quick tour of Moodle OIT has provided a series of videos to get you better acquainted with Moodle http www oit umass edu support moodle a quick tour moodle students 9 Discussion Assignments Three types of assignments Quizzes Short written assignments Readings There are multiple ways to find your assignments and their due dates Activities block Weekly view Calendar 10 Activities Block All quizzes resources and turnitin assignments are listed when you click on one of the links in the activities block 11 Weekly View 12 Calendar 13 Calendar detailed view On the calendar Quizzes are listed each day they are available Short answer assignments are listed on the due date 14 Accessing Assignments If the quiz assignment is greyed it is not available yet Dates the assignment is available are below each assignment 15 Accessing Assignments Available quizzes assignments are in red and underlined To access it click on it 16 Completing your quizzes in 3 steps Step 1 Click on the quiz link found in weekly section activity block or calendar Step 2 Answer quiz questions Step 3 Make sure all questions have an answer saved and the click Submit all and finish 17 Submitting a Turnitin Assignment To access your assignment click on turnitin assignments in activities block or directly on the assignment 18 Submitting a Turnitin assignment 19 Click submit paper tab Enter your name Title your assignment Submit your document After submitting you will receive a email confirmation receipt 20 Tracking your grades Weekly assignments will be graded and grades can be found by clicking Grades in Course Administration http www oit umass edu support moodle viewgrades and track your progress a moodle course 21 Grades User Report Your grades are listed here Make sure you have selected user report to see grades specific to this class Kin 110 22 For more Moodle Help Visit OIT Moodle help website Be sure to complete Discussion Quiz 1 on Moodle by 11 59pm on Sunday 9 14 14 There will be a required reading for next weeks discussion section posted Please read this prior to coming to Discussion Section 2 23
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