2.1 Evaluation Process
Course grades
Your course grade will be based on the dollar credits that you earn through class participation and completion of specific activities.

Each course activity and entrepreneurial opportunity will be assigned a specific dollar value, so that you can plan for and control the grade you wish to get for the course. Be a winner! In the USA  you can achieve your American Dream of getting whatever note you  wish.
Here is the grading system:

 
$400
A
Excellent
$325
B
Very good
$250
C
Good
$200
D
Satisfactory
$175
E
Sufficient
<$175
F
Fail

      
ID Card & SS#
Your social security number (SS#) is found on your ID card. The cash you earn will be collected at the end of the second day of class.
Minimum wage
Each day of the program consists of 6 hours of class. The exam day consists of 3 hours of class presentations. You will be paid the US Federal Government minimum wage of $7.25 per hour of class  attendance. This means that you will receive $108.70 for full on-time attendance (15 hours) at all sessions.
Unannounced lateness will be deducted (see the bonuses and  penalties chart below). If you know in advance that you will be late or absent, report it to one of the  facilitators so that you can negotiate make-up time or activities and avoid being penalized.
Bonuses and penalties 
Your grade will also be affected by your ability to put US values into practice both as an individual and as a team player.
Your fellow classmates and teammates, as well as the course facilitators, may use dollars to motivate you either as incentives or penalties. You will be paid a cash advance of $25.00 upon arrival to use as you wish in these course activities.
The facilitators, the whole class and individual teams may develop norms and guidelines for rewards and penalties as the course proceeds. Below are examples of behaviors that will be awarded or penalized. Using US values of equality and fairness as well as playing by the rules will guide how we reward- penalize these  behaviors.
Incentive behaviors, e.g.
Reward
When?
"It's up to you--Take charge"
 
 
 
 
1. Taking the initiative to volunteer for an assignment.
$1.00
per incident
2. Effective active listening (giving others equal time and letting them know that you  understand them by reflecting what they say).
$1.00
per incident
3. Gatekeeping  (helping another classmate or teammate have equal  opportunity to get  into a discussion or activity).
$1.00
per incident
 
 
 
 
 
 
Penalty behaviors are based on the US values: time is money, treating others fairly  and equally, and respect for  personal  property (capitalism).
Penalty
When?
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Time is money"
 
 
 
 
1. Unannounced lateness for class or team commitment.
- $1.00
per minute
2. Missed class unit (quarter day) or team meeting.
- $25.00
per unit
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair & equal treatment
 
 
 
 
3. Unwanted physical touching after warning.
-$25.00
per incident
4. Inappropriate humor (racist, sexist, or other derogatory jokes or comments).
-$5.00
per incident
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalism, personal property rights
 
 
 
 
5. Non-return of borrowed learning tools, books, tapes, etc.
-$200.00
per item
6. Plagiarism (taking information from the Internet or books without citing the author or referencing the source).
-$1,000.00
per incident
7. Lost Security ID tag & SS#
Requires security check for replacement (your personal ID or passport).
-$5.00
per event
Law & Order--Security
 
 
 
 
9. Not wearing ID after establishing identity.
-$2.00
per incident
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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