6. Grading Scale and Assignments

Note on Grading Scale

The whole course is based on 1000 points. Each individual assignment will be marked on a four-point scale, the same as your GPA. Thus, if a particular exercise is worth 40 points, and you get 30 on it, then you earned 75%, or a B.

Assignment Breakdown

• Participation Portfolios (300 pts)
  Online, informal writing assignments based on the assigned readings and discussion topics.
• Exercises (250 pts)
  More formal than the participation assignments. (These prepare you for the major papers.)
• Papers (300 pts)
  Two formal papers (3-4, and 6-8 pages in length).
• Final Project (150pts)
  A creative, in-depth presentation of an important issue in game studies; the topic is related to your 6-8 page research paper.