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OsakaUx: BIO101x The Immune System: New Developments in Research - Part 1

GRADING AND POLICIES

ACADEMIC POLICY

You must agree to behave with academic honesty and respect your fellow students.
Please follow the edX Terms of Service & Honor Code in this course.

COURSE CONTENT

This course consists of the following:

      • Lectures: Each week of the course, 1h-1.5h lecture videos divided into short video clips are provided. You can find the weekly topics in the course syllabus.
      • Check Your Understanding: You are sometimes expected to answer these quizzes which will be graded.
      • The final exam: will be provided and graded.
      • Discussion Forum: Discussion forums are great tools to learn from one another. Please post your questions and thoughts, and share your opinions.

NOTE:  The term “Week ”is used to indicate the length of time allocated for the topics listed in the original BIO101x course.

WORKLOAD

We anticipate students spending 4-6 hours per week, depending on background.

GRADING

Your final grade will be calculated:

1. Check Your Understanding:  60% in total (12% per Week)

During this course, there will be self-check questions (Check Your Understanding) associated with most of the course videos. 

2. Final Exam:  40% in total

GRADING SCHEME

Pass (60% or higher)

Fail (under 60%)

DUE DATE

You can work on the course at your own pace.
The deadline for all assignments and exams is MARCH 20, 2018, 23:59 UTC.

VERIFIED CERTIFICATE

This course does not offer an honor certificate, as is the case with most edX courses from 2016 onward. 
You do however have the option to purchase a Verified Certificate. 

COMMUNICATION POLICY

Please DO NOT send e-mails the instructor and/or course staff directly. Instead, discussion forums are great tools to post your comments and questions. Your posts will be periodically monitored by TA and course staff; however, owing to a large number of students and limited resources, we may not be able to answer all questions. We would appreciate your understanding.

DISCUSSION FORUM POLICY and GUIDELINES

Please read our DISCUSSION FORUM GUIDELINES, carefully.

GETTING SUPPORT

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