class participation points

8/14/2019 Class Participation Points

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To: KevinBrooksFrom: MaliniFoobalanDate: December14,2009Subject: ClassParticipationAsweapproachtheendofthesemester,Ihavefoundacertainlevelofsatisfactionwithmyprogressinthisclass.Hence,IsnecessarythatmypointsforclassparticipationbecreditedequallytowardstheworkIhavedoneandtheeffortIhaveputithisclass.Pleasetakethefollowingresponsesasconsiderationformyparticipationpointsof46/50.

a. Attendanceb. Classcontributionc. Workethic

AttendanceOutofsixteenweeksofclassesIhaveonlybeenabsentonce.Andthiswasduetotheoverwhelmingworkloadfromotherclassesthatforcedmetomissoneclassperiod.Sincethiswasaclassmissedduringunitthree,involvingSecondLifeandgrodiscussions,ImadeitapointtomeetwithmygroupoutofclassthesamedaytodiscusswhatImissedinclassforthebeneourgroup.Myabsenceonthelastweekofclasswassomethingwediscussedaboutearlyonthesemester.Hence,myaddittwoabsencesshouldnotbecalculatedtowardsmyattendancepoints,sincewealreadymadearrangementsformyfinalpresentationandamutualunderstandingwasobtainedformetokeepupwithmyclassworkviaelectronicmailtillthelastoffinals.ClassContributionThereisnodoubtthatIhavebeensignificantlyactiveinclass.IhavecontributedtoclassdiscussiononLechnersEightImpaonWriting.IhavebeenabletoaskquestionsoutaloudinclassthatIfeelwillbenefittheclassandme.TorefreshourmemoIhaveaskedyouquestionsregardingbuildinginSecondLife.Besidesclassdiscussions,Ihavealsoworkedwellinsmallgroudiscussions.

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uploadedalistoftopicsdiscussedinthetwosmallgroupsIwasinonBlackboard.Thisallowedmyfellowclassmatestoreflethetopics.Besidesthis,Ihavealsocontributedtotheclassasawhole,whenthepaceofinstructionintheclasswastoofasemailedyouwithgreatconcernformyunderstandingofthesubjectaswellasmyfellowclassmates.Thisresultedintheclabeingpacedaccordingtothestudentsabilitytoaccomplishtasksandkeepupwiththematerialinamanageablemanner.WorkEthicsIhavegonetogreatextenttodevelopmyproficiencyinthiscourse.IusedmytimeavailableoutsideofclasstodowellinclPriortoeachclasssession,Ireadthereadingmaterialspostedonblackboardaswellaschaptersonthetextbookasassignehavealsotakennotesinclassaswellasfrommyreadingstohelpmeunderstandthematerialsbetter.MyinitiativeisalsoobviousasItaketimetocometoyourofficetoseekhelpwithmymaterials.Ihavealsosentyoumyunitonematerialsforreviewthreetimesnow.Besidesthat,IhavealsoreviewedmyessayandaddedthebibliographyportiontohelpraisemygrTohelpmewithmyreviews,Ididmultiplepeerreviewswithfriendswhomarenotinthisclass.Lastbutnotleast,IamsureIhavesubmittedallofmycompletedworkontime.ThisshouldbesignificanttoprovethatIhaveapositiveworkethic.Fromtheabovecriterions,Ihaveclearlyshowngreatinterestintheclassmaterialsformypersonaldevelopmentinthesubaswellasformyfutureuse.Myworksethics,classcontributionandattendancearestrongevidenceformynoteworthyclasparticipation.