Quote from: the_geneticist on April 26, 2024, 02:47:30 PMQuote from: evil_physics_witchcraft on April 26, 2024, 06:20:25 AMStudent missed the final exam because stu mixed up the days. I understand that things happen, but I've been talking about this exam for the past two weeks, posting about it online and oh, it's in the syllabus. I guess it would have helped if stu came to class more often...
Edit: Should I take pity on stu and allow a makeup with penalty? Damn, this kind of thing always gets me in trouble though...
I'd let them take it in my office. My chair would NOT have my back if I said they earned a 0 on the final exam.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on April 01, 2024, 10:37:12 AMNew month, new(ish?) goals!
For me:
- Finally finish straggling book chapter.
- Comment on an acquaintance's projected reply to a paper of mine.
Start streamlining translation 1.- Start a new book chapter.
Stretch:
- Start work on a chapter contribution due in August.
Quote from: FishProf on April 29, 2024, 11:11:51 AMAbsolutely true. I was on the committee that tightened up the incomplete rules at FishProfU. It was the wild west.
We had professors that;
1) Gave EVERYONE an incomplete, so they had more time to grade; or
2) Gave EVERYONE without an A and Incomplete until they got to an A; or
3) Gave students an incomplete who could not ever pass, and thereby blocked them from repeating; or
4) Gave incompletes and allowed them to be fixed for years...
Now it's straightforward.
1) Must be passing at time,
2) Must have completed most of the coursework;
3) Must complete the missing work by 8 weeks into next semester (summers excepted) or the grade becomes a failing grade.
4) Extensions to the deadline must be approved at Dean level.
There was much grumbling, but the changes seem to have made incompletes the rarity they are meant to be