Grade-Trade
Yes,
you can TRADE YOUR GRADE with another student--but
only for selected classes that use team projects for a major
portion of the grade. Check your syllabus or talk with the professor to
see if grade-trade is approved for your class project.
Here's how Grade-Trade
works:
Grade-trade is designed to promotion fairness and
equality among team members working on a team project. Many projects
present difficulty in sharing an equal work load among team members. Thus, one or two team members
may end up doing a larger amount of the work while other team members complete smaller
tasks. When these inequities occur, a team may decide to use the
grade-trade option.
Grade-trade allows a team to divide up to
a maximum of 7
percent of the project grade among team members. For
example; on a 100 point project, a team may transfer a maximum of 7
points among team members in any manner agreed to. However, there must
be a "zero-sum difference." This means that for any points given
to one team member, the same points must be subtracted from other team
members. The point distribution allows for a team to "distribute" points
to team members that do a larger amount of the project work.
The number of team members participating and the actual points
transferred may vary
as the team decides.
Instructions on using grade-trade:
1) all
affected team members must
mutually agree to the trade
2) provide a short written
justification discussing why the team members deserve the additional
points, and include how the points should be distributed
3) hand the grade-trade request
directly to the professor IN A SEALED ENVELOPE at the same time
the paper is submitted for grading. Once the grade-trade is submitted it
cannot be changed, altered or cancelled--it stays
The project will be graded as usual by the
professor for an initial grade. The envelope will then be opened and the
grade adjusted
up and down for those students participating in the grade-trade option.
The adjusted grade will be posted in the gradebook. Other team members
not selecting grade trade will receive the initial grade.
NOTE: Any errors, incomplete information, or
unreasonable justification in the grade-trade request will result in the
grade-trade being voided and cancelled. Please ensure you submit it
correctly the first time.
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