Exams and Grading

Online Grading

Penn instructors enter their final grades through the Online Grading function in Courses-in-Touch. The registrar's office sends out notices before final grades are due reminding instructors of when and how they should enter their grades.

User's guide to entering grades on Courses-In-Touch

Rules governing final exams
Due dates for grades
Grading policies
Pass/Fail option
Incompletes (short and long)
Policy on Common Midterm Examinations
For instructors teaching a course with multiple sections planning to schedule a common midterm.
Academic Integrity
Advice for Promoting Academic Integrity at Penn
Presents guidelines for faculty on including a statement of academic integrity in your syllabus, how to encourage integrity in different types of classes and on different types of assignments.  In addition, this site includes guidelines about what to do if you suspect cheating has occurred, how to report a case to the Office of Student Conduct, and consdiers some of the gray areas in Penn's policy.
Guidelines for Students
The Penn Online Research Tutorial (PORT) provides information for students on what plagiarism is and its consequences.
Code of Academic Integrity
 
Students’ Academic Grievances
Procedure for appeal of an evaluation, exam or course grade

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Updated: June 30, 2008