Class performance includes attendance, four assignments/projects,  one term project (research proposal), and participation. Check course schedule for the due dates.

Note: Without proper excuse, late assignments would get 5 points deducted per day after the due day.

Below gives details on the assignments, projects, and grading distribution.

 

•  Assignments/Projects (70%)

  Assignments	Content	Percent
  Assignment 1	LIS Evaluation Research Scenario and Evaluation Criteria for Internet Resources	15%
  Assignment 2	Evaluate an Evaluation Research Paper	15%
  Assignment 3	Evaluation Questionnaire Development	20%
  Assignment 4	Review of a Qualitative Evaluation Method and Data Coding Exercise	20%

   

•  Term Project: Developing an Evaluation Research Proposal (23%)

During the semester, you will be learning to develop a research proposal on a topic that you have chosen and considered to be important to Library and Information Science Research. There will be informal reports of your proposal development status prior to the final presentation.
Details will be available on the project sheet.

 

•  Participation (7%)

Attendance is expected for every class. This is an intensive class in evaluation research methods and students need to attend each session. In the unavoidable event of an absence, students should inform the instructor and make arrangement to pick up lecture notes and handouts. The participation of the course includes class attendance, engaging in class discussion, and involvement in presentations and other in class activities.








 

• Course Grading Scale

  Grade	Credit	Score Range
  A	4.00	95-100
  A-	3.67	90-94
  B+	3.33	86-89
  B	3.00	80-85
  B-	2.67	75-79
  C+	2.33	70-74
  C	2.00	65-69
  C-	1.67	60-64
  D	1.33-0.67	55-59
  F	0.00	0-54