Grading Scale

	There is a total of 1000 points possible in the course.

		900 - 1000 points	=  A
		800 -  899		=  B
		700 -  799		=  C
		600 -  699		=  D
		  0 -  599		=  F

Standard Weighting of Parts of the Course

   	Exams: sum of all four x 1.75			=  700 points
	Computer Assignments (3@20)			=   60
	Class presentations	 (2@15)			=   30  
	Futures Contract Study Project Report		=   50 
	DSU $tock Market Contest			=    0  (Note 2)
	DSU Futures Market Contest			=    0  (Note 3)
	Final Exam					=  160
					Total		= 1000 points

Additional Information

 1. The computer assignments and class presentations are part of
    the futures contract study project. 

 2. All students in the course must participate in the DSU Spring 
    2001 $tock Market Contest. Late entries will be penalized three 
    (3) points per day late, up to a maximum of 50 points. Any 
    student placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the contest within the
    class will earn an additional 25, 10, or 5 points respectively 
    toward his or her total points. This contest will start January 
    22, 2001 and run for 40 trading days. See note 4.

 3. All students in the course must also participate in the DSU 
    Spring 2001 Futures Market Contest. Late entries will be 
    penalized three (3) points per day late, up to a maximum of 50 
    points. Any student placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the contest 
    within the class will earn an additional 25, 10, or 5 points 
    respectively toward his or her total points. This contest will 
    start about halfway through the semester and run for 20 trading 
    days. See note 4.

 4. You cannot earn points for both of the above contests. If you
    would have earned points in both contests, you will be awarded
    the higher points from either contest. You will then be removed 
    from the ranking of the other contest within the class to 
    determine the distribution of points in that contest within the 
    class. All the points from both contests will be awarded to 
    members of the class.

 5. There are no make-up exams.

 6. If you miss an exam, the percent performance on that section 
    of the final exam will substitute for the exam grade missed.

 7. You may drop up to two exam grades. You must tell me (on a form 
    provided by me) before the final exam, if you wish to drop any 
    exam grades, and which exam grades you wish to drop, if you do 
    not simply want to drop the lowest exam grades. The percent 
    performance on the corresponding sections of the final exam will 
    then substitute for the dropped exam grade. The purpose of this
    provision is to allow you a second chance to demonstrate mastery
    of the material in the unit or to serve as a make-up exam for 
    those who actually miss an exam for whatever reason.

 8. The final exam is comprehensive, and every unit is covered 
    equally on the exam. Each unit is clearly identified on the 
    final exam. Each unit on the final exam is about half as long
    as the regular hourly exam on that unit.

 9. You may also use up to all four exam grades to substitute for
    the percent performance on the corresponding section on the 
    final exam. You must tell me (on a form provided by me) before 
    the final exam which, if any, exam grade you wish to substitute 
    for sections on the final exam. You will then not complete that 
    section on the final exam. If you forward all four exam grades 
    to the final exam, you will not take the final exam. Your final
    exam grade will be determined entirely by the hourly exam 
    grades. If you do not take the final exam and do not tell me 
    otherwise, I will assume you mean to forward all four regular 
    exam grades to the final exam. This provision is meant to
    encourage you to do as well as you can on the regular hourly 
    exams.

10. Options 7 and 9 above are independent of each other. You may 
    drop exam grades as well as forward others or take only one 
    option or neither.

11. Designated questions on exams must be answered in complete 
    sentences in Standard English. The futures contract study project
    must also be written in Standard English. Both exams and project
    report must use the specialized language of the futures and 
    options field. Sound like you know what you are talking about.