Grading update: cases, group project, and external engagement

The course still totals 100 points:

Category	Course points
Participation	20
Theme Journal	10
Case write-ups	24 — three at 8 each
Quizzes	20
Final group project	16 — paper 8; creative project + presentation 8
External engagement papers	10 — three equally weighted papers

External Engagement Paper 1 is waived with full credit for everyone. Complete Papers 2 and 3 by November 19 before your section’s class (11:35 a.m. or 2:55 p.m. Eastern). Each paper is scored out of 10 in eLC, then the average percentage is scaled to 10 course points. Work already completed on a qualifying story may satisfy a required paper; it needs no rewrite if marked “completed before rubric.”

This replaces earlier instructions that included external engagement in the journal and waived the third reflection. The Theme Journal remains 10 points, with five developed themes due November 3 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Other deadlines, shared-document submission instructions, and assignment-specific AI rules stay in effect.

See the syllabus, case rubric, group project rubric, and external engagement guide.